Going bug-eyed for beetles - Edmonton Journal
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Going bug-eyed for beetles Edmonton Journal Beetles have also inspired authors and filmmakers. The death-watch beetle, for example, plays a spooky role in Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart and in the Hollywood movie Practical Magic. Macabre as some of the names of beetles are, ... |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
Preservation: Conserving precious artefacts - This is Kent
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Preservation: Conserving precious artefacts This is Kent THE Prince was fascinated at a demonstration of how Knole staff keep woodworm and the deathwatch beetle at bay in their artefacts. House steward Emily Watts said: "Last year we had some X-ray photographs taken of our collection, including this piece, ... |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
Diary of a garden rescue: a knotty problem - The Guardian (blog)
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 The Guardian (blog) | Diary of a garden rescue: a knotty problem The Guardian (blog) As I sit to type this, I hear the tap in the woodwork of the death watch beetle. A pox on all these pests. The positive thing this month is at the top of the garden. Angus the woodsman has made and delivered our garden gate, six foot high in green oak ... |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
Prince Charles delighted with guided tour of historic Knole - This is Kent
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Prince Charles delighted with guided tour of historic Knole This is Kent Many of the antique furniture pieces in Knole are infested with woodworm, while others have been infected by the dreaded death watch beetle. Shown several adult beetle bodies, Prince Charles admitted: "I didn't expect them to be so large. |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
'Young Justice – Invasion: Salvage' – Recap - Science Fiction
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 Science Fiction | 'Young Justice – Invasion: Salvage' – Recap Science Fiction Warning: This is a full episode recap, so if you don't want to read any SPOILERS, please watch the episode first! When DC and Warner Brothers revamped 'Young Justice' into 'Young Justice Invasion' and leapt five years into the future, fans reeled. |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
Environmental Alert: Ash Borer is Coming - Housatonic Times
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Environmental Alert: Ash Borer is Coming Housatonic Times The emerald ash borer is an extremely destructive beetle responsible for the death and decline of more than 25 million ash trees in the United States in urban and forested settings since June 2002, the DEEP said in a press release. |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
South: Fungicide intervals stretched beyond 3-4 week optimum - FarmersWeekly (blog)
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South: Fungicide intervals stretched beyond 3-4 week optimum FarmersWeekly (blog) If I refer back to my February Crop Watch I wrote: "We have had much less than average rainfall in the south....... my worry is that nature has an uncanny way of balancing itself out. We could be in for a very wet spring this year". |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
Nature Nut: Bluebirds are now visible as a success story - Post-Bulletin
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 Post-Bulletin | Nature Nut: Bluebirds are now visible as a success story Post-Bulletin It was fun watching the parents and all the older siblings flitting about, catching insects on the fly, or dropping to the ground to pick up a caterpillar or beetle for the awaiting mouths. There are still a few folks out there who remember when they ... |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
May 1 Photo Brief: Spanking banks, burning effigies and Beltane - Baltimore Sun
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 Baltimore Sun | May 1 Photo Brief: Spanking banks, burning effigies and Beltane Baltimore Sun (Edgar Su/Reuters) PHOTO LINK People look at vintage Volkswagen cars during the 29th annual “MaiKaeferTreffen” (May Beetle meeting) meeting in Hanover. Around 3500 air-cooled Volkswagen vehicles took part in this event hosted by the Maikaeferteam ... |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
MARRIAGE IS CIVIL RIGHT ( RITE) AS WELL AS RELIGIOUS SACRAMENT - Mountain Home News (blog)
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MARRIAGE IS CIVIL RIGHT ( RITE) AS WELL AS RELIGIOUS SACRAMENT Mountain Home News (blog) Just watch a documentary on Netflix called, "For the Bible told me So". The older preacher on there spells out why those who use the Bible to rationalize their fear and bigotry are just being ignorant. If one looks at the historical context of when ... |
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 08:41:52 PM
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