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KXAN
Tarantulas and flying spiders: Can you expect these creepy crawlies in Central Texas?
If mosquitos, cockroaches and cicadas aren’t enough for you, another crawling friend is breaking out for the summer: tarantulas.
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The Eagle
Experts discuss opportunities, challenges of selling ranch-raised beef
Cattle producers around the state are picking up on a growing trend: producing and marketing ranch-raised beef.
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KETK
Tyler blueberry season prospers despite severe storms
Severe weather that hit Tyler for the past few weeks has left damage in their path across East Texas, including the Tyler Berry Farm that saw damage across the property raising concern for the blueberry season rose.
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CHRON.
The great Texas tarantula migration is officially underway
The giant spiders are pretty harmless to humans, but can still bite so beware.
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Fast Company
This startup pitched cricket protein bars on Shark Tank. Now, they are taking on a whole new industry.
Chapul Farms is making fertilizer from black soldier fly larvae—a more nutrient rich and environmentally friendly process than traditional fertilizer.
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WATT Poultry
NFL star Von Miller cuts ribbon for his new poultry plant
The Texas A&M poultry science alumnus and former Super Bowl MVP owns the first USDA organic poultry processing facility in Texas.
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The Associated Press
Six Texas freshwater mussels, the “livers of the rivers,” added to endangered species list
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared six species of freshwater mussels found in Central Texas as endangered and another as threatened.
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Futurity
German cockroaches have humans to thank for their evolution
Researchers have unveiled insights into the origins of the common German cockroach.
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The Texas Tribune
Six Texas freshwater mussels, the “livers of the rivers,” added to endangered species list
Freshwater mussels can pump and filter eight to 15 gallons of water a day, cleaning rivers and streams. Six of the 50 mussels that call Texas home are federally protected by Monday’s listing.
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The Texas Tribune
How a chance meeting helped Texas become the nation’s top beekeeping state
Twelve years after a state law gave tax breaks for keeping bees on at least five acres, people are still getting into the trade — or throwing in the towel and hiring professionals to do it for them.
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Texas Monthly
Beekeeping Is Booming in Texas (Thanks to a Sweet Tax Break)
Texas is home to far more hives than any other state, and landowners are reaping millions in tax savings.
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Texas Monthly
The Texanist: What’s the Best Way to Tell if a Watermelon Is Ripe?
A Grand Prairie man who has always relied on the “thump method” is looking for an alternative for his small-handed granddaughter.
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Martha Stewart
How to Fix Leggy Seedlings to Encourage Strong, Healthy Plant Growth
Leggy seedlings can result in delayed fruiting and reduced yield.
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Greenhouse Management
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Dariusz Malinowski, Ph.D., brings never-before-seen hues to hardy hibiscus flowers at Texas A&M.
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USA Today
How to get rid of drain flies
Drain flies have a nasty habit of turning your bathroom into their personal hangout space.
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Grist
Cicadas à la carte? Here’s why it’s so hard to get Americans to eat bugs.
Edible insects could decarbonize America’s food system. But lobbyists, conspiracy theories, and your “ick” factor stand in the way.
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Los Angeles Times
‘Disney controls everything’: Resort oversaw Cal State Fullerton report on expansion plan
Before voting on a massive Disney expansion in April, Anaheim City Councilman Stephen Faessel professed as conventional wisdom that what’s good for the company is good for the city.
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Poultry Times
Texas Panhandle wildfire agriculture losses costliest in state history
Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension Service economists project the Panhandle wildfires caused $123 million in preliminary agricultural losses, making it the costliest on record.
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SciTechDaily
Cutting-Edge Phage Research Promises New Solutions for Old Pathogens
New research details long-sought mechanisms and structures.
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Popular Science
Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas panhandle
Even though H5N1 has circulated for nearly 30 years, its recent arrival in U.S. dairy cattle was unexpected.