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The "ick factor" has kept consumers in the U.S. from eating crickets, locusts and mealworms. To convert skeptics, bug-food advocates are trying to win them over with sleek packages and clever names.
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While most Americans probably haven't heard of Chikungunya, Ann Powers, a research microbiologist at the Centers for Disease Control, has been studying…
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For the first time in the 2014 season, West Nile infected mosquitoes have been found in 5 Colorado counties.Adams, Boulder, Delta, Mesa and Weld counties…
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Anywhere there is standing water, mosquitoes will thrive. While chemical repellents are big business, there is a natural alternative. The scent of several…
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Pluck the silk of a spider web and it vibrates like a guitar string, scientists say. By strumming the strands and detecting the tune via sensors in its legs, a spider gets key information.
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Nathan Anderson stops his red pick-up truck alongside a cornfield on his farm near Cherokee, Iowa. The young farmer pulls on a heavy brown hoodie, thick,…
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The Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive Asian beetle that has decimated American ash trees in the United States has been in the city of Boulder between three…
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The state department of agriculture has enacted an emergency quarantine to prevent untreated ash tree products and nursery stock from leaving Boulder…
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The Emerald Ash Borer, an Asian insect, has arrived in Colorado; and Boulder was the first place to host it.It was transported to North America probably…
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The insects are the size of an adult's thumb and can sting multiple times, delivering a large dose of venom.