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

NJDEP offering financial aid in effort to suppress the pests As the mild winter enters its final weeks, the three-killing southern pine beetle is showing disconcerting sights of early activity in the ...

2. N.J. forests need our intellectual honesty and stewardship
(Opinion/Commentary)

... in overpopulations of deer preventing forest development by browsing seedlings and saplings, and ruinous infestation to the Pinelands by the southern pine beetle. In the Highlands the hemlock woolly ...

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

... our greatest resource in combating invasive pests since most discoveries of these insects are made by private citizens." The multi-sensory board tells about the Asian longhorned beetle, emerald ash ...

4. New Jersey in natural fight against insects and weeds
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of Agriculture began developing biological pest control programs in the 1920s, beginning with the Japanese beetle. The savings can be huge. In 1987, for example, an estimated $1 million in research costs ...

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

State, Pinelands Commission attempting to combat the infestation The southern pine beetle this summer is on a pace to kill more than the 14,000 acres of Pinelands it destroyed last year and environmental ...

6. N.Y. Auto Show: Chrysler-Fiat makes a splash
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... venerable VW Beetle and the Mazda 2, with the same type of rolling soft-top found in the Smart-for-Two convertible. Breaking into this contentious turf will not be easy. But Soave, now living and working ...

7. Climate change, El Niño, La Niña, and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

"Jeff Tittle, New Jersey Sierra Club director, said the presence of the beetle in New Jersey, shows the impact of climate change on the state." Not necessarily - last year's hot summer was due largely ...

8. 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 ...

9. Super Bowl commercials 2011: Ads are the show
(Sports/Professional)

... Bowl XLV is this Volkswagen ad featuring a young Darth Vader attempting to learn "The Force." Volkswagen has bought two 30-second spots, one for the 2012 Passat and one of the new 2012 Beetle. One ...

10. 2011 Ford Fiesta review: Lots of fanfare for a little car
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... more established small sedan, the Focus. But its design is completely new. The windshield, for example, looks extra large — a design cue borrowed from the long lasting VW Beetle. But there is so much glass ...

11. Similac baby formula recall has parents seeking answers
(Health/Healthquest)

... were small common warehouse beetles found sometime last week, Morrison said. Once the discovery was made, production was stopped and containers of formula from the tainted line were tested. Morrison said ...

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

... wood, as well. The Department of Agriculture has been battling an infestation by the Asian longhorned beetle since 2002 when the wood-boring pest was discovered in Jersey City. Surveys found 113 invested ...

13. Bee hunters collect data to study decline
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... noting the time of day and location they are photographing. Once they find some bees, or other pollinating insects such as wasps, butterflies and beetles, it's time to pull out the camera and get some ...

14. Travel: A taste of Costa Rica
(World/International)

... actually approached an active one); on insects, beetles, and such (and saw gigantic cockroaches, one of which landed on a fellow traveler); on the history of Costa Rica (the army was abolished in 1948 ...

15. 2010 Big East Tournament: Day 1 ups and downs
(Sports/Professional)

... to save a loose ball, knocking off of her rolling chair and leaving her a little shaken. That was a routine traffic accident. In the second game, she was VW Beetle meeting an 18-wheeler. St. John's Sean ...

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

New Jersey joined other Northeast states Thursday in calling attention to the threat of the Asian longhorned beetle to trees in the region as state secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher kicked off ...

17. Meet the beetles at Union County's Echo Lake Park
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

15,000 Gallerucellas released to combat invasive plant species The allies have landed on the shores of Echo Lake. With the help of state entomologists, nearly 15,000 Gallerucella beetles were released ...

18. Bartering is on the rise during economic downturn
(Money/Economy)

... garlic, and homemade cheese. Gates fashioned a logo for Ferreira's fledgling company, Beetlebung Farm LLC. He and his business partner help people and schools plan and manage vegetable gardens. They ...