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West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD
… than people living in more affluent neighborhoods. So reports a new study published in the Journal of Medical … attractant, and were placed in shaded, protected sites. Target mosquito species included the invasive … requires consistent, fine-scale surveillance, even in sites where access is tricky.” LaDeau concludes, …
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With global challenges in mind, keeping a decades-long success story at the forefront
… means to visually communicate the acid rain threat to the public, “I would argue that cartoons with their use of … focused on the environmental issue — communicated to the public very strongly.” The body of data and successful … a massive improvement, and are so powerful in showing the public and politicians this success. It’s pretty obvious. …
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Team Cary: Elsa Anderson
… into a career until I was in college. I went to a good public school, but as a kid, I didn't like science class. I … travel in a pre-COVID life. Balancing field work with parenting. Anderson measures wildflowers …
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Project Slice: Schoolyard Water Investigation Workshop
… Workshop Cary Institute Main Campus 2917 Sharon Turnpike Millbrook, … Workshop cancelled. Cary Institute Main Campus 2917 Sharon Turnpike Millbrook, NY 12545 America/New_York public Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at …
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Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
… predators that eat these invasive species, and public education to identify infestations earlier. … rearing and releasing “biological agents.” To report a possible emerald ash borer infestation to the USDA, … another. A few species of stingless wasps have shown to be parasites to emerald ash borer. Some eat the ash borer …
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Visit Cary
… Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Explore the hiking trails on our 2,000 acre campus. Our Campus A field site for ecological … weather station . A destination for hiking and taking in public programs . Our 2,000-acre campus is all of …
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Measuring soil water from space
… season winds down and autumn unfolds in all its beauty, the field season for many scientists working at Cary Institute … NASA and collaborators, we placed sensors in forests at 25 sites across an area measuring 33 km by 33 km that … SMAP, the NASA satellite, monitors from outer space. These sites represent a range of habitats and forest types, …
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COVID-19 could lead to increase in tick-borne illness, experts say. Here’s why.
… stuck at home are spending more time outside , Today reported. Fewer ticks A survey of acorns indicates … worried that people who’ve been stuck at home will “ explode into the outdoors . And there may not be the … just a slight bit,” she told the outlet. Busy hiking trails could also push people to the edges of paths and into …
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Is the coronavirus pandemic related to meat production?
… seem intractable when we look at them through the lens of a public health crisis that has much of the globe on lockdown. … Wuhan seafood market. It’s not proven. Coming from the report I’ve read of the Chinese sequencing of the original … with the creatures that are shedding bacteria, viruses, and parasites more heavily than their counterparts. We’re …
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The more we lose biodiversity, the worse will be the spread of infectious diseases
… The jury is still out but several scientists say there is a “ biodiversity dilution effect ” in which declining … earlier explained in the Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health that biodiversity can be described in terms of … that while it is true that the overall diversity of parasites is higher in more diverse communities of animal …
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