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Dermacentor variabilis, also known as the American dog tick or wood tick, is a species of tick that is known to carry bacteria responsible for several diseases in humans, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia (Francisella tularensis). It is one of the best-known hard ticks. Diseases are spread when it sucks blood from the host.
As spring approaches in Louisiana, it's time to shift from the quiet dormancy of winter lawns to the vibrant growth season ahead. Soon enough, it will be time to break out the lawnmowers, if you ...
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Artemisia annua belongs to the plant family of Asteraceae and is an annual short-day plant. Its stem is erect and brownish or violet-brown. The plant itself is hairless and naturally grows from 30 to 100 cm tall, although in cultivation plants can reach a height of 200 cm.
Since the passage of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, it has operated as the primary in-state outreach service for the commonwealth’s two land-grant universities: Virginia Tech and Virginia State University. Today, Virginia Cooperative Extension has a network of faculty and staff at two universities, 107 county and city offices, 11 agricultural ...
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Phytophthora ramorum is the oomycete known to cause the disease sudden oak death (SOD).The disease kills oak and other species of trees and has had devastating effects on the oak populations in California and Oregon, as well as being present in Europe.