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11/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Many botanical extracts show promise as natural, alternative insecticides

Horn flies and stable flies are growing more resistant to commonly-used chemical pesticides. A government-supported study evaluated plant-based insecticides and insect repellents as alternative means of controlling the populations of these biting flies. Biting flies feed on the blood of cattle and other livestock. Not only do their painful bites and swarming numbers disrupt the […]

10/15/2015 / By Julie Wilson

Venezuelans turn to organic farming and natural and homemade products as economic collapse worsens

As Venezuela’s economic crisis worsens, those with skills of self-reliance are fairing much better than those enslaved by government dependency. Currency restrictions enforced under a socialist regime, along with falling oil prices, have plunged the nation into economic despair, resulting in food shortages and vigilante justice as Venezuelans take matters into their own hands, punishing […]

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