Researchers at USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are investigating the microbial communities carried by house flies ...

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perhaps like a saltine when you’re finally kicking norovirus. Wood ants fill their nests with foraged spruce resin, which has antibacterial and antifungal effects. We can learn a lot from bug ...

To keep Japanese beetles away, try eliminating the grub with nematodes before they're able to mature and mate.

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