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<title>Natural Selections: Whirligig Beetles</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/6203/20130404/natural-selections-whirligig-beetles</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 4, 2013) Watching whirligig water beetles, found in circling clumps on the surface of calm fresh water, is a favorite childhood activity of many, including one-time child Martha Foley. Dr. Curt Stager explains the method behind their madcap collective behavior. (Note: Dr. William Romey teaches at SUNY Potsdam.) [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/6203/20130404/natural-selections-whirligig-beetles">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Natural Selections: Dragonflies, part 2</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 18, 2011) The Japanese trap dragonflies with weighted silk threads, treasuring their association with the virtues of happiness, courage and strength. Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley continue their discussion of dragonflies and their habits. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/6146/20110818/natural-selections-dragonflies-part-2">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Natural Selections: Dragonflies, part 1</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 11, 2011) Dragonflies, the largest flying insect predators, can be startling, but are not known for biting humans. As Dr. Curt Stager tells Martha Foley, however, one is reported to have killed a hummingbird. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/6121/20110811/natural-selections-dragonflies-part-1">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Natural Selections: Return of the Black Fly</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 14, 2011) This pest of the northern spring can travel up to twenty miles on the wind. How to get away? Dress in yellow, some suggest, or tie a dragonfly to your hat. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager consult. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7732/20110414/natural-selections-return-of-the-black-fly">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Natural Selections: Tent Caterpillars</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 30, 2009) Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley take a look at the voracious caterpillars that make their homes in silky &quot;tent&quot; structures in trees. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5732/20090430/natural-selections-tent-caterpillars">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Invasives spread across North Country; threaten Adirondack Park</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 24, 2007) The Sirex wood wasp has now spread across most of New York and virtually all the North Country. By burrowing and laying eggs in pine and scotch trees, the invasive insect kills them by introducing a fungus into their sap. As Jonathan Brown reports, officials with the state Department of Environmental Conservation are considering hauling restrictions, and possibly quarantines, to keep the wasps from spreading further. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/9107/20070424/invasives-spread-across-north-country-threaten-adirondack-park">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Keeping out some nasty, wood-eating invaders</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/9017/20070411/keeping-out-some-nasty-wood-eating-invaders</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 11, 2007) State environmental officials are warning people about bringing firewood srom down-state to camps and campgrounds in the North Country. As Jonathan Brown reports, the concern is over some destructive insects hitching rides in firewood and spreading across the northeast and into Canada. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/9017/20070411/keeping-out-some-nasty-wood-eating-invaders">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Natural Selections: Black Flies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 20, 2006) This pest of the northern spring targets other species than humans. Some varieties annoy deer and some live in the tree canopy to bedevil the birds. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager enumerate the victims. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/9192/20060720/natural-selections-black-flies">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Natural Selections: Venus, Mars and Canker Worm Moths</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 9, 2003) Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley wonder: what&apos;s up with insects? A student brought in two obviously disimilar insects who appeared to be mating. But no, the canker worm moth can tell the difference—it&apos;s just that the female of the species has no wings. This and other arthropodical oddities on Natural Selections. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/3521/20031009/natural-selections-venus-mars-and-canker-worm-moths">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Mark Berninghausen is North Country Public Radio</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 29, 2003) Mark Berninghausen, a beekeeper from Brasher Falls, explains how he &quot;knocks on the door&quot; of a hive without riling up the residents. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/3477/20030929/mark-berninghausen-is-north-country-public-radio">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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