Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $23,006
28%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 28%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: honeydew

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Insects invading Virginia and Pennsylvania could be 'most destructive species in 150 years'...

    10/20/2018 8:20:18 AM PDT · by caww · 84 replies
    .foxnews ^ | 10/20/2108 | Madeline Farber
    An invasive insect species native to China, India and Vietnam is posing a problem in at least two states.... 'The Spotted Lanternfly' is harming crops in Winchester, Virginia, WDVM reported. The Pennsylvania-based Churchville Nature Center said the creatures were also spotted for the first time on its property Thursday. "If it is new to you, this invasive plant hopper is threatening the forests of the northeast as well as the lumber and agricultural industries. Please keep an eye out for the insect." The species poses a threat to agriculture and “has the ability to greatly impact the grape, hops and...
  • Gecko 'begs' insect for honeydew

    02/16/2008 6:08:10 PM PST · by BGHater · 27 replies · 218+ views
    BBC ^ | 16 Feb 2008 | BBC
    A bizarre relationship between a gecko and a sap-sucking insect has been caught on camera for the first time. The day gecko, which lives in the forests of Madagascar, has been recorded begging a bug for its dinner. The lizard repeatedly nods its head at the insect, called a plant hopper, until it flicks over small balls of honeydew for the gecko to dine upon. It is not yet understood why the insect so willingly offers up honeydew at the lizard's behest. Some believe that the presence of the hungry geckos may keep other predators away from the insect. The...
  • Bomb Blasts Hit India (Man with freaking enormous head guards temple)

    03/08/2006 12:03:03 PM PST · by dead · 128 replies · 3,853+ views
    Indian policeman stand gaurd outside of the Durgiana Temple in Amritsar. Indian police shot dead an Islamic militant suspected of links to a triple bombing that killed 23 people in Hinduism's holy city of Varanasi and sparked a nationwide alert.(AFP/Marinder Nanu)