by Valerie C Clark
Belfast, Northern Ireland–After two years of doctoral studies in Northern Ireland, I have been dismayed at the lack of lucky leprechauns on the island of Ireland. But wait! This summer finally revealed something far more interesting: An army of frogs-a-leaping in the peat bogs of central Ireland. With the help of local children, we found [...]
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by Valerie C Clark
“These mosquitoes really love me! Why aren’t they biting you?” The reason why pests bother you, but not the person sitting next to you or vice versa probably comes down to a matter of scent. Years ago, chemical ecologists at Rothamsted Research developed pyrethroid insecticides from a natural lead compound, pyrethrum, which is produced by [...]
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