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      <title>Taking the Bite Out of Mosquitoes</title>
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      <title>Communitywide Control of Argentine Ants in Louisiana</title>
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      <title>Scientist studies Formosan termites in China</title>
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      <title>Molecular Genetic Methods Help Unravel Termite Mysteries</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In many ways plants and insects are intimately related. Possibly the most widely appreciated is the 150 million-year-old mutual dependence of flowering plants and honey bees. Without honey bees, many of our crops would not be pollinated. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Treating Trees: A successful Louisiana program for managing Formosan Subterranean Termites</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:48:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Although his title is entomologist his mission is a harmonious environment. Dale Pollet may well be one of the most popular people in Louisiana. That’s because he knows every bug in the state and what to do about them. And Louisiana has a lot of bugs. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Following are some facts about insects in the urban environment. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A federally funded Formosan subterranean termite pilot test in New Orleans’ French Quarter, known as the French Quarter Program, began in 1998. Featuring various treatments to combat the termites, the program is a partnership among the LSU AgCenter, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, the New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board, the Audubon Nature Institute and area pest control applicators. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Unique termite school helps with Louisiana pest control</title>
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