"Concerns Are Raised About Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes"
"These mosquitoes are genetically engineered to kill — their own children."
Source: NY Times, 10/31/2011
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"Bed Bug Pesticides Make Some People Ill"
"Bed bugs might make you itch, but the chemicals used to combat the pests are making some people ill.
As more people in the United States are feeling the bed bug's bite, there has been a spike in illnesses from pesticides used to kill the insects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC.L reported on Thursday.
From 2003 to 2010, 111 people were sickened and one died from bed bug insecticide, the government agency reported in a study that is the first of its kind in the country.
Source: Reuters, 09/23/2011
"Tropical Mosquito Found in San Gabriel Valley"
California has found the tropical Asian tiger mosquito in the San Gabriel Valley, where it is not normally found. The species spreads various tropical diseases, and may be a symptom of climate change.
Source: LA Times, 09/16/2011
"Giant 'Bugnado' Swarms In America's Heartland"
"In the American Corn Belt this year, the weather has already felt apocalyptic at times. In the last six months, the Midwest has seen record-breaking floods, devastating twisters, unseasonable cold snaps and late heat waves. Now, add insect swarms to these forces of nature."
Source: NPR, 08/22/2011
"An Economist for Nature Calculates the Need for More Protection"
A Stanford professor is showing how many more ecological costs need to be factored in to estimates of the economic impacts of environmental actions.
Source: NY Times, 08/10/2011
Drought Will Impact Wildlife Habitats in Texas for Years To Come
Texas' record drought will damage entire ecosystems for years to come.
Source: AP, 08/09/2011
"Monsanto Launching Its First Biotech Sweet Corn"
"Monsanto Co. is preparing to launch a genetically altered sweet corn, marking the global seed company's first commercial combination of its biotechnology with a consumer-oriented vegetable product."
Source: Reuters, 08/05/2011
"Florida Budget Cuts, Mosquito Burst Create Itchy Issue"
As cash-strapped local governments in Florida cut their mosquito-control budgets, the fight against a surge in mosquito populations is getting ugly -- and mosquitos may be threatening both health and economic well-being.
Source: Reuters, 07/18/2011
Insects Attack US Forests, Worsened by Drought, Climate Change
"Marauding insects have become a leading threat to the nation’s forests over the past decade, a problem made worse by drought and a warming climate, a federal report says."
Source: AP, 07/08/2011
"Fatal Bat Disease Confirmed In All New England With Maine Find"
"White nose syndrome, a devastating disease that has killed more than one million bats in the Northeast, has been found in Maine, the last New England state to discover it, wildlife officials said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 05/25/2011
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