Former Sierra High standout Berezay battling in minors Aug 19, 2008
They're eating at him like ants at breakfast, nipping at his body and sapping his spirit. Berezay loves baseball, mind you, but its physical toll, brain-numbing repetition and cruel realities have sobered him. (Modesto Bee, CA)
From cow horn chairs to pie safes, Bouckville antiques show has it all Aug 17, 2008
00 Guaranteed Ant-Bane will kill ants, if used as directed, and agree to forfeit $1,000. 00 to any person who can prove to us that it cannot do this. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Bugged? Easy, Eco-Friendly Ways to Control Insect Pests Aug 15, 2008
Termites and carpenter ants will relish your wooden deck as much as you do ... Ants can also damage wood, encroach on landscaping and even cause allergic reactions in some people ... Plus, no one wants ants attending their cookout, or worse, entering their home. (Pekin Times, IL)
Fishing report Aug 14, 2008
Madison River: It s terrestrial time on the upper river that means ants, beetles, hoppers and attractor dry flies. Still getting some on golden stones and caddis and a smattering of PMDs. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Nine To Twenty Individual Fire Ant Queens Started U.S. Fire Ant Population Aug 14, 2008
13, 2008) The current U.S. population of red imported fire ants--which infest millions of acres across the southern states--can be traced back to nine to 20 queens in Mobile, Ala ... These ants spread outward from the purported initial landing spot in Mobile ... Data collected substantiates the theory that there is a close genetic resemblance of ants collected near Mobile to a hypothetical, reconstructed ancestral population. (Science Daily)
Pavilions to showcase Slow Food Aug 14, 2008
Photos of bugs, sea urchins, ants and other wriggly things crawl across its pages, but the academy's new creative director, Rhonda Rubinstein, once an art director of Esquire magazine in New York, is moving the graphics that we'll see in the store and around the academy to a more playful look. Children's book illustrator Michael Bartalos will depict the academy's dozen zones, including the aquarium, planeterium, natural history room, rain forests, and the perfectly re-created diorama-filled... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fly, little birdie, please fly Aug 13, 2008
Phoebe, our barely-graduated-from-kittenhood cat, had previously sat benignly atop our island property's truncated food chain, spending delightful days pouncing on ants and stalking dragonflies. But now, with the eagles casting their baleful shadow earthward, she hesitates to go outside during daylight hours without a police escort. (Boston Globe)
Office spaces speak volumes about McCain, Obama Aug 13, 2008
Both offices show their occupants' sentimental streak: McCain has a picture of his favorite high school teacher, and a 1904 Navy register that lists his grandfather as a midshipman ... A walking tour of the Senate offices of the two presidential candidates tells a tale of their occupants ... The mantel of an imposing marble fireplace is covered with various awards bestowed on McCain, and a few tired-looking plants. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Aphids Are Sentinels Of Climate Change Aug 13, 2008
Besides siphoning off juices from potato plants, the aphid can infect the plants with viruses that cause an estimated 100 million ... 11, 2007) Chemicals on ants' feet tranquilise and subdue colonies of aphids, keeping them close by as a ready source of food, says new research. (Science Daily)
Atlanta's claim on Lake Lanier questioned Aug 13, 2008
An added benefit would be that they then would be palatable to the fire ants when we kick their retarded butts on a nice fresh hill. By Bud Wiser. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bon Homme County Achievement Days Aug 12, 2008
The trophies were sponsored by Farmers ants State Bank, Scotland and by First Savings Bank, Springfield. BEEF PERFORMANCE. (Tyndall Tribune & Register, SD)
Roaming in ghostly, seaward Maine Aug 10, 2008
There are no paved roads and no restaurants ... We watch ants carry a bee that died on a Rosa rugosa blossom. (Boston Globe)
Olympics opening ceremony sets ratings record for NBC... Aug 10, 2008
The opening ceremonies were fantstic ... Part of the pleasure of watching the opening ceremonies was seeing the incredible pride and sheer joy in the faces of the Chinese participants and spectators ... No country is perfect, we prefer ours, most others prefer theirs, no one wants to leave home for political reasons, some must, others work to make it better, often losing their lives, others push on in their memory, always trying. (The Drudge Report)
Lobster roll, check; iPhone, check; bacon, check; it's camping time Aug 10, 2008
Sue: "It's not cold. (Gulping noise. Pause. Rustle ...) Bathroom." (Tent zipper noise, followed by the sound of my wife's sweatpants shooshing as she walks to and from the camp bathroom ... Well, I think that raising four kids provides all the "wild" and discomfort you need without adding the outdoor elements ants, leeches, spiders, mosquitoes, coyotes, bears and (God forbid) snakes into the equation. (New Haven Register, CT)
Brown Tree Snakes Wreak Eco-Havoc In Guam Aug 10, 2008
Birds typically make up a small part of the life of a forest, but they are important for pollination, spreading seeds around the forest and controlling insects that feed on plants ... 22, 2001) Plants have no respect for boundaries ... Nor, for that matter, do zebra mussels, crazy ants or Nile perch. (Science Daily)
Spiders Who Eat Together, Stay Together -- And Form Enormous Colony Sizes Aug 10, 2008
While ants communicate via pheromones. . (Science Daily)
Pennine Acute Trust denies pest problem Aug 10, 2008
Date published: 07/08/2008. Pennine Acute Hospital Trust, which runs Rochdale Infirmary, is in the top five for pest control call-outs in the country according to new figures. (Rochdale Online)
Summer movies for young people Aug 8, 2008
Some scenes, including one where giant ants attack, could be too scary for small children ... Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Wisconsin Woodsmoke Aug 8, 2008
The martins also catch flying ants, beetles, grasshoppers and butterflies ... The Indians named the all-white plants Indian pipes because they resembled clay pipes ... It was also believed that the white plants grew only on an Indian burial ground. (Forest Republican, WI)
Tories are accused of scare tactics on hospital vermin Aug 7, 2008
" Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust had the highest number of pest incidents between January 2006 and April 2008 with 1,070, including problems with rats, mice, cockroaches, ants, fleas, wasps, squirrels, pigeons and foxes. John Simpson, director of estates and facilities management, said: "These figures must be put into context. As the fourth largest trust in the country, our hospitals are bigger than most others. (Mirror.co.uk)
Hospitals 'infested with vermin' Aug 6, 2008
If these hospitals were restaurants they would be closed down and out of business ... One had wasps in a neo-natal unit, and flying ants on the main wards, while another reported rats in their maternity unit, and wasps in operating theatres ... "How can patients be safe amid bedbugs, fleas and rats? These findings reveal what happens when money is taken away from where patients expect to see it spent. "If these hospitals were restaurants they would be closed down and out of business. (BBC News)
Summer brings out bugs in Oregon Aug 6, 2008
First aid: Inflammation and itchiness at bite sites come from the body's immune response to irritants in the mosquito's saliva ... About the bite: Although some ants in Oregon sting, others bite ... When you're at risk: Stinging ants are more common in dry areas of eastern Oregon; most ants in western Oregon can't sting. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Black Gold! Texas Tea! Oil in Georgia Aug 6, 2008
During the waning years of the Cretaceous period, millions of years ago, oil began to form from the remains of dead sea animals and plants along the receding coast line of the Atlantic Ocean ... Wildcatters, skulkers and the pure greedy were descending on Scotland like ants at a dinner on the grounds at the Smith family reunion ... His descendants will tell you that he never struck oil. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Fallout 3 - Hands On Aug 5, 2008
Create any kind of character you want and explore the open wastes of post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C. Every minute is a fight for survival as you encounter Super Mutants, Ghouls, Raiders, and other dangers of the Wasteland ... Take a trip out of Fallout 3's Vault 101 and into a post-apocalyptic Washington DC where Raiders and giant Fire Ants stalk the lands ... These vaults housed survivors of the 2077 nuclear apocalypse and many of their inhabitants were used as human guinea pigs for... (Total Video Games)
Monogamy Is Responsible for the Evolution of Bees Aug 5, 2008
They examined 267 eusocial species of bees, wasps and ants and found that the insects evolved from monogamous conditions, which maximize a group s degree of relatedness. Moreover, they found that polyandry (having more than two mates) transpired only among lineages where workers had become permanently sterile a prediction of kin selection theory for species that have become irrevocably eusocial. (Scientific American)
Green Thoughts: Pesticide perspectives Aug 5, 2008
For example, if ants are invading a home, we aid in identifying the type of ant first ... Glyphosate, the herbicide that angered our reader, is toxic to a wide range of plants, so must be used carefully near desirable species. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Adopted pit bull attacks Tampa Bay boy Aug 4, 2008
The boy stepped into a pile of ants and began screaming. Authorities say that prompted the dog to bite him. (Florida Today)
World's smallest snake found in Barbados Aug 4, 2008
"Snakes may be prevented by natural selection from becoming too small because, below a certain size, there may be nothing for their young to eat," said Hedges, adding that the Barbados snake, like others to which it is related, likely feeds primarily on the larvae of ants and termites. In contrast to larger species -- some of which can lay up to 100 eggs in a single clutch -- the smallest snakes, and the smallest of other types of animals, usually lay only one egg or give birth to one offspring. (EurekAlert!)
Solids, epoxy will fill garage door holes Aug 3, 2008
Now it can be told: How the Handyman's house was invaded by ants, and how the Handyman's wife conquered all ... "There are four ants on the bookcase and three on the sofa," she shouted, her voice shaking with annoyance ... "Why are they coming in?" the Handyman's wife asked, meaning, "How dare they come into my house!" I had no answer, except to follow her around killing ants. (Boston Globe)
TopFinds: From Vice President Predictions to Scrabulous's Last Gasp Aug 2, 2008
As the Citizen Journalist wrote: "That water is full of stinging fire ants and tarantulas. Although tarantulas look scary, they are sometimes as large as a dinner plate, their bite is only painful not deadly." As if city swimmers didn't have enough on their mind ... Several other stories touched on other news across the world: one million will take part in a 10K charity race on Aug. 31, posted; the U.S. Army is gunning down as part of their training exercises, Kesavan Unnikrishnan wrote; are... (DigitalJournal.com)
Trolling for Trouble Aug 2, 2008
New York Times Magazine, Aug. 3An article enters the morally murky realm of "trolls," a term that describes a usually anonymous person "who intentionally disrupts online communities." Since the Web has burgeoned into a "mass medium for defining who we are to ourselves and to others" rife with discussion boards and social-networking sites, "[t]rolling has evolved from ironic solo skit to vicious group hunt." A piece reveals that the solution to traffic congestion lies with army ants, "the... (Slate)
Bee's Future As Queen Or Worker May Rest With Parasitic Fly Aug 1, 2008
" O'Donnell and his colleagues studied two closely related tropical social bees, Megalopta genalis and Megalopta ecuadoria, and a family of very small parasitic flies called Chloropidae. The bees are important pollinators of night-blooming plants and the female bees can nest alone or live in small colonies. A colony is typically made up of two to four individuals a queen and her offspring. Behavioral observations showed that non-reproductive foragers and guards are significantly smaller than the... (Science Daily)
Fishing Report (Today) Aug 1, 2008
Ants and beetles were a good bet along the banks and under trees. Nymphing Green Weenies, scuds, cressbugs, Pheasant Tails and Hare's Ears, Walt's Worms and zebra midges also was recommended. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Taking on carpenter ants; sink hole needs to be filled Jul 31, 2008
A contractor said it's from carpenter ants, and another said the ants are eating through the insulation in the ceiling, which is a white foam type insulation ... A. The ants certainly sound like carpenters, which don't eat wood or the foam insulation, but make nests in damp punky wood ... The ants found the foam insulation similar in texture and softness to punky wood, so they nested in it. (Boston Globe)
Fungus-Loving Ants Live Primarily on Mushrooms Jul 31, 2008
EAT UP: Malaysian ants devour a mushroom ... lldobler, who noted that the mushroom-eating ants are phylogenetically quite distant from their cousins who use fungi for other purposes, such as nest building ... The findings, published in Naturwissenschaften (Life Sciences) could have important implications for the community of fungi, because ants are remarkably effective and efficient consumers. (Scientific American)
Do Animals Commute? Jul 31, 2008
Bees and ants live in colonies that easily contain tens of thousands of individuals, most with specific jobs to do, from maintenance work on the nest to tending to the young to foraging. Foraging bees will fly tens of miles to gather pollen and nectar and bring it back to the communal home. (Forbes)
New Species Of Predatory Bagworm From Panama's Tropical Forest Jul 30, 2008
At first Quintero and Cambra were puzzled to find Perisceptis carnivora on plants belonging to ten different families, but once they realized that the larvae were predators, not herbivores, it became clear that plant species was irrelevant ... Bits of spiders, grasshoppers and katydids, flies, beetles, wasps and especially ants are attached to the silk matrix of field-collected larval bag ... (June 3, 2002) The slightest clearing in the vast rainforests of the Amazon can wreak havoc with the... (Science Daily)
Amazon Insect Diversity Due To Ice Age? Jul 29, 2008
A team of American and Brazilian researchers, led by former graduate student Dr. Scott Solomon of The University of Texas at Austin, studied three species of leafcutter ants from Central and South America to determine how geography and climate affect the formation of new species ... "Scott is the first to thoroughly test the importance of geographic barriers for the origin of insect biodiversity in South America, using the leafcutter ants as a model system," says study co-author Ulrich Mueller,... (Science Daily)
When PETA Attacks...Mrs. Trump! Jul 29, 2008
Well then Christian Louboutan 5" stilletos it is. If you would like me to rescue an animal for you I will. We can stop on the way to the furrier and the shoe store. Why do I just know that you are even beautiful in flip flops on the beach? Only one way to find out. 2:12 AM Natasha Says: O.K . I'm going to sleep. Sweet dreams everybody! 2:04 AM Natasha Says: I'm from Moscow. 1:55 AM Natasha Says: Chip Silverman, If man whant to give me a "fury thing" ,he can rescue an animal at the shelter. As... (Yahoo News -- Animal Rights & Welfare)
'Traffic' writer reads the road signals to explain drivers' behavior Jul 29, 2008
Fast-food restaurants attract as much as 70% of their sales at drive-through windows ... He's also a driver who likes to discuss how he became a "late merger," why "slower is faster," and why ants never get into traffic jams, like the one this afternoon on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which, as often happens, isn't living up to the last part of its name ... "For now, though, train ridership is booming, Ford's pickup plants are being closed, and even the mayor of Houston's talking about mass... (USA Today)
Protect your home against wood-hungry insects Jul 27, 2008
v Eliminate black plastic used in landscaping around the home and replace it with mesh-style fabric, which lets the ground breathe and reduces moisture that attracts termites and other pests like ants and earwigs. v Reduce humidity in crawlspaces, attics and basements. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Army ants destroy crops in communities Jul 27, 2008
Afienya-Mataheko, July 26, GNA - Colonies of army ants popularly known as 'Charles Taylor' are currently reducing vegetable production in the Prampram traditional area of the Dangme West District. According to Nene Lawer the, sub-chief of the area, who spoke to the GNA in an interview, the ants attack the roots of tomato seedlings and bore holes in the fresh okro, thus reducing the quality of the vegetables ... Explaining how the ants behave, the sub-chief said they build sand dunes around their... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Why are there so many flying ants? Jul 26, 2008
Why are there so many flying ants ... Flying ants engage in their airborne mating ritual once a year ... Swarms of flying ants have descended upon some parts of the UK over the past few days, only to disappear just as suddenly. (BBC News -- UK)
Milkweed's Evolutionary Approach To Caterpillars: Counter Appetite With Fast Repair Jul 25, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 24, 2008) The adage that your enemies know your weaknesses best is especially true in the case of plants and predators that have co-evolved: As the predators evolve new strategies for attack, plants counter with their own unique defenses ... Genetic analysis reveals an evolutionary trend for milkweed plants away from resisting predators to putting more effort into repairing themselves faster than caterpillars -- particularly the monarch butterfly caterpillar -- can eat them... (Science Daily)
ERROL CASTENS:Complain about the heat, but summer brings its own delights Jul 25, 2008
Every time a new customer opened the front door, we renewed our harangues about the dog days in Mississippi - humidity and road construction and air conditioning bills and fire ants and too much grass to mow. When Cindy couldn't take it anymore, she stomped over to our table, set down her two pots of fresh-brewed dark roast and glared wordlessly, hands on hips, at each man circling the table before she spoke. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Med diet 'could prevent asthma' Jul 25, 2008
Red grape skin contains high levels of antioxidants as well as resveratrol, a potent polyphenol, known to curb inflammatory activity, say the authors ... "They demonstrate that the Mediterranean diet, which traditionally contains higher levels of fresh fruit and vegetables, can have a beneficial effect on asthma symptoms in children. "This benefit is thought to be linked to the vitamins and antioxidants which they contain and Asthma UK is currently funding a number of research projects to... (Yahoo News -- Allergies and Asthma)
Kenyans ill in 'toxic waste' leak Jul 25, 2008
Why are there so many flying ants. MOST READ. (Yahoo News -- Kenya)
Gene 'controls body fat levels' Jul 25, 2008
Why are there so many flying ants. Yeti hair' to get DNA analysis. (Yahoo News -- Obesity)
'Human-animal' embryo green light Jul 25, 2008
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 14:34 GMT 15:34 UK. (Yahoo News -- Human Stem Cell Research)
New stem cell could aid research Jul 25, 2008
Why are there so many flying ants. Wrong bras' can damage breasts. (Yahoo News -- Human Stem Cell Research)
Brain 'can beat early blindness' Jul 25, 2008
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Saturday, 17 February 2007, 00:33 GMT. (Yahoo News -- Brain Research)
New Orleans attractions Jul 23, 2008
Opened last month, the museum has 35,000 live residents and 15,000 mounted specimens, including spiders, centipedes, crawfish, ants and mosquitoes ... The zoo is 58 acres of animals in their natural habitats, including elephants Jean and Panya, the Komodo dragon, and the white tiger brothers from California, named King Rex and King Zulu ... MORE INFORMATION For restaurants and hotels, see the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp. Web site, , or call 504-524-4784. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Bugged? Easy, Eco-Friendly Ways to Control Insect Pests Jul 23, 2008
Termites and carpenter ants will relish your wooden deck as much as you do ... Ants can also damage wood, encroach on landscaping and even cause allergic reactions in some people ... Plus, no one wants ants attending their cookout, or worse, entering their home. (Pekin Times, IL)
How A Simple Mathematic Formula Is Starting To Explain The Bizarre Prevalence Of Altruism In Society Jul 22, 2008
(June 13, 2007) How social or altruistic behavior evolved has been a central and hotly debated question, particularly by those researchers engaged in the study of social insect societies -- ants, bees and wasps. (May 27, 1999) To encourage conservation biologists and natural resource managers to work together, the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment (CNIE) will provide them with an electronic meeting. (Science Daily)
Social Behavior In Ants Influenced By Small Number Of Genes Jul 21, 2008
16, 2001) University of Georgia scientists have discovered a protein in fire ants that may lead to a new way of using their own biology against them. The protein is linked to red imported fire ants' senses ... 20, 2001) It may be the world's tiniest power struggle: Queens and workers in fire ant society are often at odds about the proportion of new male and female ants raised in their colonies. (Science Daily)
Looking at the '08 Dogs Jul 21, 2008
The bag reeked from odor and was covered with fruit flies and ants. I sat on the porch swing and drank Firefly Vodka Iced Tea and had visions of 40 days left for UGA Football. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Ants are a pesky problem Jul 20, 2008
By Dawn PettinelliSpecial to the Press Ants do a good job protecting aphids feeding on your plants from predators. This may be beneficial to the aphids but certainly not to your plants ... T he seemingly endless parade of ants making their way into my kitchen needs an effective but not toxic treatment. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Burliss: Birthday presence Jul 19, 2008
And for the floors and toilets to be free of, um, remnants. When you kill 18 ants before breakfast there s a problem. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Ask Ellen: Maggots freaky but actually beneficial to composting process Jul 19, 2008
Dear Ellen: We have ants under the tiles in the bathroom eating the rotting wet wood ... Dear Bill: A sprinkling of borax in all the cracks and crevices will kill the ants, but aren t you afraid that you and your sink and your toilet and your enormous spa tub are going to go crashing through the floor. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Men who ate bad fish recount agony Jul 18, 2008
If the ants eat it, it is safe, but if the ants don't eat it, throw it away. By native palm beach. (The Palm Beach Post)
Wildlife: Summer sightings Jul 17, 2008
Other bird sightings over the past month include brown thrashers, ruby-throated hummingbirds (both at feeders and garden plants such as foxgloves and bergamot), rose-breasted grosbeaks, a broad-winged hawk devouring a snake, and a sharp-shinned hawk chasing a much larger red-tailed hawk ... The little crater-shaped holes you may find in sandy soil are made by ant lions, which wait beneath the surface to capture ants which fall in. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
The best of bugs Jul 16, 2008
Mosquitoes are humming in your ear and ants are marching underfoot. You might feel like terminating every insect ever hatched, but why not make peace with the creepy-crawly world instead by spending Saturday enjoying food, art, and dance that shows the better side of bugs. (Boston Globe)
Kicking up a bit of dust Jul 16, 2008
Some species actually pick up the ants with their bills and tuck them into feather clumps or smear them against their skin ... Ants may eat parasites they find on bird's skin ... Birds can find ants here as easily as they spot the dust bathhouse. (New Haven Register, CT)
OSU scientist solves creeping mysteries Jul 16, 2008
UPDATED: :48 a.m. PDT, July 16, 2008. by 07/01/2008 3:07 p.m. PT. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
It was a very painful learning experience with an ant in Arizona Jul 16, 2008
Arizona has more thriving species of ants - 318, to be exact - than in any other state ... But I didn't do that, because I've learned that Arizona's red ants are beneficial: tick, scorpion and flea eggs being among their favorite foods. (Nogales International, AZ)
