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1. Tree-killing southern pine beetles showing early activity in South Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to have infestations. Spotty pine beetle activity has been detected in areas as far north as Ocean County. RELATED Southern pine beetle in N.J. on pace to destroy over 14,000 acres of Pinelands The ...

2. State of New Jersey opens exhibit to educate public about tree-killing insects
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... year. This 1/8-inch long, dark, reddish-brown insect has been a destructive pests in the southern U.S. for more than 30 years. Some 70 percent of outbreaks have taken place on private lands. Infestations ...

3. Southern pine beetle in N.J. on pace to destroy over 14,000 acres of Pinelands
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... their destructive activities," Cradic said. The beetles are about the size of a grain of rice. Infestations are marked by the sudden onset of yellowish needles that quickly turn brown. Infestations usually ...

4. N.J. residents urged to help prevent another southern pine beetle invasion
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Experts fear 2011 could be worse than 2010 when 14,000 acres lost State foresters have begun attempting to suppress infestations of the southern pine beetle, which they said destroyed a record number ...

5. Bed bug control called into N.J. courtroom
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of the bite. Bed Bug infestations within developed countries decreased between the 1930s to the 1980s, but an increase in international travel, new ineffective pest control methods and a resistance to ...

6. Autumn acorn-sorting season for state foresters will lead to new oak trees in the spring
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the nursery's superintendent, said. In less than a year, the oak saplings grown from the acorns collected this fall will be used to reforest state lands that have lost trees to insect infestations, disease ...

7. Bedbug forces shutdown at UMDNJ
(Health/Healthquest)

... people as well as secondary skin infections. Bedbug infestations have been reported nationwide. On Wednesday, Terminix Pest Control ranked New York City one of the most infested cities in the United ...

8. N.J. issues firewood alert to combat insect infestations
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

State asks campers to obtain wood near campsite to help protect forests State presently combating two insect infestations People planning to camp in New Jersey forests are being asked by the state ...

9. New Jersey sports betting, raising Bayonne Bridge, consumer protections top Assembly committee agendas
(N.J./State)

... Joan M. Quigley (D-Hudson) and L. Grace Spencer (D-Essex) to provide additional tools for landlords and tenants to address bedbug infestations. The sponsors crafted the legislation after news reports detailed ...

10. New Jersey gets $2 million in federal aid for forest, wildlife area improvements
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... said. The aid will fund a state grant program to help cities and towns improve the health of their trees through the removal of trees harmed by gypsy moth infestations, the construction of irrigation ...

11. N.J. launches Asian longhorn beetle awareness program
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... April of 2006. Asian longhorned beetles were first discovered in the United States in 1996 in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn. Since then, infestations have been found in Manhattan, Staten Island, Illinois ...

12. U.S. effort heats up to combat bed bugs
(Health/Healthquest)

... infestations. Quigley was among the lead speakers at the National Bed Bug Summit sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency in Arlington, Va. “I thought bed bugs were something from another century ...