Here are 7 common spring cleaning mistakes to avoid to keep pests under control. Spring cleaning often starts in the kitchen with clearing out cabinets, emptying fridges and throwing out expired items ...

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These golden blooms are a common sight in a vegetable garden because they’re so good at keeping pests away. Marigolds ( Tagetes) are known to repel nematodes, whiteflies, squash bugs, aphids, thrips, ...

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Baylor University researchers have published a novel approach to fight colorectal cancer, using modified food-borne bacteria as a courier to deliver potent cancer-killing proteins into tumor cells.

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A sweeping review of nearly 100,000 insect and arachnid species in North America has revealed a surprising and troubling reality: scientists lack even basic conservation assessments for the vast ...

Nearly 90 percent of insect and arachnid species in North America lack conservation status, leaving major gaps in biodiversity protection.