On this page the following entry/entries were made in the month of “November, 2005.” Check out other months in our Archives.
Bug Blog Archives for “November, 2005”
A Thanksgiving Note
Take a moment or make a moment. Give thanks.
As a note to everyone and anyone who may see this, have a happy Thanksgiving. Maybe you’re not from the United States — we’re quite aware that there are of a lot of visitors from other countries — but it doesn’t really matter, does it? Some of us rarely, if ever, say thanks for what we have, our blessings, our families, our health, our next meal.
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Fresh Encarsia Max
Applied Bio-nomics strongly suspected there was a better way and decided to go with instinct instead of what was fashionable
In a paper dated November 4th, 2005, one of our producers, Applied Bionomics Ltd., explained the advantages of “fresh” Encarsia formosa. We’ve been aware of this for awhile, and the rearing/shipping practice has been in effect a long time, but finally, now that the research findings are in, it’s time to spread the word.
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New RSS Newsmaker
We made some changes to our Latest News system. Massive changes, in fact. The original news system we had up to now was used on this site to test and further develop the beta version of a plug-in we finally released called the “RSS Newsmaker.” This plug-in was developed for a free, open-source web Content Management System (CMS) we developed called the GreenBeast CMS. Now that development of the plug-in is complete, and the our RSS Newsmaker has been released to the public, we felt it was time to do a visible upgrade here so all could enjoy the benefits of this exciting new product. The system upgrades and features you may be interested in are as follows:
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Grab Them Bugs!
Store them in a paper or cloth bag in your refrigerator and deploy them when needed
Wouldn’t it be nice if biological pest control agents were free? Uh huh, it would. Well, some are if you know where to look. And if the good bug you’re looking for happens to be Harmonia axyridis, then this is one time of the year to open those eyes and take a look around. And while you’re at it, you may as well grab a large paper bag. You’re going to need it.
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