UMass Amherst insect researchers say they’ve eliminated the threat of the winter moth — which feeds on maple, oak, and other trees — without the use…
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RI’s Official State Insect Dodges Losing Its Federal Protections For Endangered Species
After an effort by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to remove Rhode Island’s official state insect, the American burying beetle, from…
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New Bedford Sprays Pesticides To Protect Against Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
New Bedford is taking precaution against diseases spread by mosquitoes. State health officials, a part of the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project,…
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Southern Pine Beetle Makes Its Way To RI
One of the most destructive insect pests of pine trees is expanding its range north. Scientists have found the southern pine beetle in Rhode Island.
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Bee Rally Draws Crowd At RI Statehouse
Lawmakers and environmentalists spoke in front of a crowd of more than 50 people at the Rhode Island Statehouse Tuesday to raise awareness about…
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First Infestation Of Tree-Killing Emerald Ash Borer Found In Vermont
It’s been a matter of ‘when’, not ‘if’: For years state officials have been expecting the destructive emerald ash borer to turn up in Vermont. Tuesday,…
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Five Years After Sandy Hook, An Animal Sanctuary Is One Girl’s Legacy Of Kindness
It’s been five years since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Catherine Violet Hubbard was one of 20 children killed,…
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Experts Say Last Month’s ‘Bee Attack’ Not Typical Behavior
In September, a Foxborough man mowing his lawn was stung by a swarm of insects he identified as bees, before dying of a subsequent heart attack. But…
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Land Conservationists Worry Power Plant Will Fragment Forest, Harm Species
As my tour guide, Bill Eccleston, and I walked through the dirt, twigs and puddles of the George Washington Wildlife Management Area in Burrillville, we…
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West Nile Virus Found in Seekonk Mosquitoes
West Nile Virus has been found in mosquitos collected in Seekonk. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health discovered the virus, which can infect…