Posted on June 24, 2009 by Cheshire
Bug girl has a post about all the different crops that are brought to you by insects.
I figured I’d give you an inside scoop as to how crop pollination works, since I’ve dealt with bees before.
One of the most common misconceptions about beekeeping is that they mostly produce honey. A lot of beekeepers certianly do [...]
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Posted on November 30, 2008 by Cheshire
If you remember from last week, I ended the post with a clever little pun about golf making it’s divot on the history of insect pathology. So…what does golf have to do with anything?
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Posted on November 19, 2008 by Cheshire
I heart parasites. They’re strange-and frightening. And surprising.
You wouldn’t neccessarily think of parasites as having any maternal instincts. They generally try to shed eggs off as fast as they can so that perhaps a lucky few may get into a new host. Kind of puts a whole damper on the parent thing, right?
Well, maybe not. [...]
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