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Gardener shares simple hack for using aspirin to improve plant health.
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Yahoo News reported, "Asprin (sic) is a valuable tool in improving a plant’s immune system because the pharmaceutical contains acetylsalicylic acid, which is chemically similar to the salicylic acid naturally found in plants. Plants release this compound to protect themselves from pathogens, so applying the diluted aspirin to the plant is a way to boost its immune response.
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Scientists have developed a radical new solution to seek and destroy invasive spotted lanternflies.
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"The TartanPest [robot] is a promising tool in the war against the spotted lanternfly. Using machine learning, the TartanPest can identify spotted lanternfly nests and remove them before they can do the environment harm."
More US cities and towns are slapping limits — or even bans — on gas-powered garden tools to fight pollution and noise
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Business Insider reports, "More municipalities are looking to place limits or even bans on some gas-powered garden tools. Outsized pollution and noise from devices like gas-powered leaf blowers are driving the efforts."
ICYMI: Researchers found new molecule found in chestnut leaves disarms dangerous staph bacteria.
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Science Daily reported, "Scientists isolated a molecule, extracted from the leaves of the European chestnut tree, with the power to neutralize dangerous, drug-resistant staph bacteria. Frontiers in Pharmacology published the finding, led by scientists at Emory University.
"The researchers dubbed the molecule Castaneroxy A, after the genus of the European chestnut, Castanea. The use of chestnut leaves in traditional folk remedies in rural Italy inspired the research."
Study shows farms on decline, posing risks to future food supply
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Scripps News reported, "New research suggests the number of farms around the world could fall from about 616 million in 2020 to just 272 million by the end of the century."