Mum’s nagging saved my life says Westbury cyclist
This is Wiltshire
PC Georgina Matthews, of Trowbridge police, said: “With a dent in his helmet the accident could have been a lot worse than what it was. The helmet saved his life.” The 30-year-old driver of the VW Beetle was interviewed but no arrests or ch...
Brown beetle spreads in N.S.; expert says new pest should concern ...
Cape Breton
HALIFAX (CP) — The brown spruce longhorn beetle has been found in three counties in Nova Scotia for the first time, including Victoria County in Cape Breton. Gregg Cunningham, Atlantic specialist for forest pest emergencies with the Canadia...
Vermont imports Idaho beetles to save hemlocks
Boston Globe
Officials say the beetle, Laricobius nigrinus, which was collected in Idaho, preys on hemlock woolly adelgid and already has been released in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York.
Help Mission Parish School, win a Beetle
Orange County Register
San Juan Capistrano's newest Blue Ribbon School is giving away a 2009 Volkswagen Beetle as part of its annual "Serenade of Dreams" fundraiser. Mission Parish School is selling raffle tickets for $100, and one lucky ticket buyer will win the...
Tiny sapling, mighty hope at Independence Hall
Philadelphia Inquirer
Similar scenarios continue to play out in this country with things such as white pine blister rust, sudden oak death, and most recently, the emerald ash borer, an Asian beetle discovered in Michigan in 2002 and Western Pennsylvania in 2007....
Kansas Couple Sells 1946 Volkswagen Beetle
KSALlink.com
A Kansas couple has sold a 1946 Volkswagen Beetle, a vehicle some believe is the oldest from that company left in the state. A Kansas couple has sold a 1946 Volkswagen Beetle, a vehicle some believe is the oldest from that company left in t...
Vail Daily letter: Voting for Gordon
Vail Daily News
Mark has pursued the possibility of building a bio-mass fuel facility in East Vail that would cleanly burn beetle killed pine to heat water and provide energy for the town. Progressive ideas such as these will keep Vail economically viable ...
Nonnative beetle nearly eradicated from Orem
Daily Herald
Utah agriculture officials say a horde of Japanese beetles that showed up in Orem a few years ago is nearly eradicated. Only five beetles were caught this summer. In 2007, there were around 2,000 in an urban neighborhood near downtown. Offi...
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle
midwest AG net
( http://extension.missouri.edu ) Throughout much of the country, the multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) has become an unwanted houseguest, especially during the spring and fall months. Adults are about one-quarter inch long...