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In Fairhaven, where a woman recently contracted the mosquito-borne illness and died, some residents are taking extra precautions and adjusting their schedules in an attempt to protect their health.
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To save their bees from winter losses, some small-scale, western Massachusetts beekeepers are using innovative methods. And they're getting promising…
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In Massachusetts, on average, about 40% of people who contract the mosquito-borne disease die.
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Honeybee losses in Massachusetts last winter were roughly 40 percent. That's according to Hannah Whitehead, a honeybee specialist at UMass Amherst.And…
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In the search for what triggers sleep, researchers stumbled upon a link between sleep and the immune system. A single fly gene gets turned on in sick flies, inducing sleep and an immune response.
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Researchers have finished their largest study to date on how ticks and warming winters are hurting moose in Northern New England. The data shows...
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A mosquito in Massachusetts has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis for the first time this year, according to the state Department of Public…
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State officials are asking for the public's help in locating several ash trees sold by a major retailer in Maine this summer that may contain emerald...
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UMass Amherst insect researchers say they've eliminated the threat of the winter moth -- which feeds on maple, oak, and other trees -- without the use of…
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Thirty-seven Massachusetts communities have reported cases of the West Nile virus in mosquitoes in the past three weeks, according to figures from state…