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Fast-growing kelp invades San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO - A fast-growing kelp from the Far East has spread along the California coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay, worrying marine scientists and outpacing eradication efforts.
Nations:U.S. Argentina New Zealand Source:(AP)
2009-07-11
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
CONCORD, N.H. - Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-07-05
Beetle invasion threatens New England trees
WORCESTER, Mass. - A wood-devouring beetle has gained a foothold in New England, and authorities plan to cut down large numbers of infested trees and grind them up to stop the pest from spreading to the region's celebrated forests and ravaging the timber, tourism and maple-syrup industries.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-23
Study looks at beetles' effects on weather
WASHINGTON - Can a plague of beetles change the weather? That's one question researchers hope to answer in a four-year research program in Western forests that are being infested by pine mountain beetles, leading to the deaths of great swathes of trees.
Nations:U.S. Japan France Source:(AP)
2008-09-24
Border Patrol also guards against foreign bugs
SEATTLE - Alishia Beckham is on the front lines defending the United States from foreign invaders -- armed with weapons that include a hand mirror and a flashlight.
Nations:U.S. New Zealand Argentina Russia Japan China Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
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