by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
A wasp-like critter from Russia’s far east that lays eggs on the larvae of Emerald Ash Borer, producing its own larvae that eat the EAB, is proving a pretty good biocontrol in Michigan. A study from the US Forest Service (here) found: Life table analysis showed...
by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
If you, dear reader, are annoyed that your sleep got messed up because you had to change clocks on Sunday, you can follow the greatest of New Hampshire traditions and blame Massachusetts. Daylight Saving Time was instituted in this country during World War I to save...
by David Brooks | Nov 6, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Nov. 5. *** System and Method for Powering a Device DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED...
by David Brooks | Nov 6, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
The Boston site for Axios news service has an article saying that Logan Airport has begun testing wastewater from incoming planes, looking for viruses. (Full story, although it’s quite short, is here.) They’ll look for “pathogens like the flu, RSV...
by David Brooks | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
ISO-New England reports that for the first time since 1983, before air conditioning really took off in New England, the region saw its annual peak occur outside the three summer months: Consumer demand for electricity reached 24,016 MW on September 7, a reflection of...
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