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These strange creatures have experts once again urging homeowners to destroy on sight.

These strange creatures have experts once again urging homeowners to destroy on sight.

There is some interesting new work carried out by researchers at Dartmouth College and the USDA Forest Service on the relationship between the Mountain Pine Beetle, major die-offs of forests in North America, and climate change.

The southern pine beetle is a harmful insect threat to Mississippi forests. This is evidenced by its scientific name, which is translated to mean “tree killer”.

The decision comes after a report released last year by the Forest Service advised for a reduction in the number of trees that are released for commercial operations in an effort to provide a recovery period for future harvest levels. The local timber and forest products industry has since felt the impact of this reduction and has also raised questions about its future in the Black Hills region.

They're carnivorous, poisonous, and kind of hard to kill.

They're carnivorous, poisonous, and kind of hard to kill.

They're carnivorous, poisonous, and kind of hard to kill.

Insects are cool (if you look past all the legs). They break down dead things by eating them and pollinate plants so that we can grow enough crops to

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