Birds, bugs and native species can do battle to control insect pests

Second, when I replaced the plants, I chose a wide variety of native species. Later, I found out that having a variety of ...
Indiatimes

8 ways to keep slugs out of your home garden using natural solutions

Slugs are persistent garden pests, but chemical solutions harm the environment. This guide explores effective natural methods to control them, such as maintaining garden hygiene, encouraging predators ...
Portland Press Herald

Cumberland County leaders say use of the jail by ICE may be out of their control

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...
The Conversation

Why slugs are so hard to control – and how scientists are working to keep them in check

Keith Walters currently receives research funding from Innovate UK. In the past he has received research grants from UK government, research councils, industry levy bodies and a range of other sources ...
Frontiers

The expanding role of microRNAs in the biology and control of veterinary parasitic nematodes

Parasitic nematodes threaten animal health globally, contributing to substantial losses in livestock productivity and posing zoonotic risks through infections in companion animals. There is a growing ...
nebraska

Research for pest control with nematodes to protect corn yields

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension is investigating methods to combat the western bean cutworm, a significant threat to corn and dry bean crops. Vojin Miloevi, an agroecosystem ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Ohio bill would let utilities create optional programs to control customers’ thermostats to reduce energy use

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — A state lawmaker proposes allowing utilities to take control of volunteering customers’ thermostats or appliances, to decrease overall demand on the energy grid in times of peak ...
NBC Washington

Here are the 13 bills Congress could use to seize more control over DC

Members of the powerful House Oversight Committee will consider 13 proposed bills that could seize more federal control over D.C. The proposals under consideration starting Wednesday would create ...
Lifehacker

iOS 26 Lets You Control Your iPhone by Raising Your Eyebrows or Sticking Out Your Tongue

Apple's iPhone offers a large array of accessibility features that help all users, of varying needs, access their smartphones. There are features that let you control the device with your voice, your ...
CBS News

Nearly a third of people using over-the-counter birth control pills previously used nothing, study finds

Two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research is looking at who's switching to it and why. In the study, published Monday ...
CNN

Over-the-counter birth control pills have been available in the US for over a year. Here’s who’s using them

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...
Bleeping Computer

Leak: OpenAI's browser will use ChatGPT Agent to control the browser

OpenAI is building an agentic future with its upcoming Chromium-based browser and a new leak confirms GPT Agent integration. ChatGPT already comes with Agent mode, which uses a virtual machine to ...