Weekly tip: Give your indoor fern the extra care it needs to thrive
Posted on | February 4, 2012 | No Comments
Temperatures, water and light are key to its lushness.
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Weekly tip: Give your indoor fern the extra care it needs to thrive
Top Ten: Poison dangers for dogs remain high
Posted on | February 1, 2012 | No Comments
The veterinarians at Pet Poison Helpline have perused their records for 2011, and determined the “Top Ten List” of potential poisons in our homes and yards that were the most commonly reported during 2011.
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Top Ten: Poison dangers for dogs remain high
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Panama is first to benefit from fund to tackle biopiracy
Posted on | February 1, 2012 | No Comments
The Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF) — has announced its first beneficiary: a project exploring Panama's natural resources for use in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.
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Panama is first to benefit from fund to tackle biopiracy
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Deadly Bat Fungus Spreading in the Maritimes
Posted on | February 1, 2012 | No Comments
A New Brunswick scientist is sounding the alarm over a deadly fungus that is severely impacting bat populations in the province and could spread across Canada.
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Deadly Bat Fungus Spreading in the Maritimes
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Controlling grasshoppers in the garden
Posted on | January 29, 2012 | No Comments
Gardeners in the Shenandoah Valley saw a lot of grasshoppers in 2011.
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Controlling grasshoppers in the garden
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