Boll weevil strain hits Arizona fields
Arizona cotton growers face a new Mexican boll weevil strain that could affect about 50 000 acres this year and possibly spread to 200 000 to 300 000 acres without proper controls. Experts warn of up to 35 percent bud and boll damage and potential $41 million in losses as the insect completes multiple generations yearly.
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Arthur H. Rotstein
Associated Press
Tucson, Ariz
Arizona
Leon Moore
University of Arizona Extension
Arizona State Pesticide Control Board
Moore
No bug plants on the horizon say scientists at Missouri Gardens
Scientists led by Dr. Thomas Eisner discuss genetic engineering to create crops that repel bugs without spraying. They cite catnip as a model and Monsanto work with algae and herbicides, noting plants offer vast, largely untapped alkaloids while warning biodiversity is vanishing as tropical jungles shrink.
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Eric Newhouse
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Thomas Eisner
Cornell University
Eisner
Missouri Botanical Gardens
Monsanto Co
Monsanto
Nature
Europe
Seized Goods Turn Into Cash in Miami Federal Sweep
Federal prosecutors in Miami lead the nation in forfeitures under the proceeds of crime law. Officials say more than 50 percent of items forfeited nationwide come from Miami operations involving drug smugglers. Monthly gains range from 1.5 to 3 million dollars in cash and assets. Last year the DEA Miami office seized about 44.5 million in cash and property, the most of any district.
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Miami
Florida
U.S
United States
Justice Department
John Russell
Leon Kellner
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Brent Eaton
Miami News
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