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As spotted lanternflies continue to spread around the country, several states have issued kill-on-sight orders to prevent any further expansion of the invasive insect, writes Greg Atoms for 96.5 KVKI. Spotted lanternflies are still considered relatively new in the United States. Their first sighting was nine years ago and since...

Kill-on-Sight Orders Issued in Several States for Spotted Lanternflies

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been treating your pepper plants as annuals, pulling them out at the end of each growing season. But here’s a little secret: peppers are actually perennials! Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, pepper plants can live for several years if they’re protected from frost and cold weather. Overwintering your peppers is not only possible, but it’s also a fantastic way to get a head start on next year’s growing season. Imagine harvesting peppers from a plant that’s already established and ready to produce! It’s a game changer, and I’m here to walk you through how to do it.

Your Peppers Are Perennials! Here’s How To Overwinter Them

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Learn to distinguish between fruit flies and drain flies to effectively tackle your home's flying insect problem and prevent future infestations.

How to tell the difference between fruit flies and drain flies

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

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Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

In 2022, we published a photo story about an unusual group of skateboarders. The young Bolivian women who founded Imilla Skate do their heel flips and backslides in polleras — colorful, layered skirts worn by the country's Indigenous Aymara and Quechua population. "By skating in polleras, we want to show that girls and women can do anything, no matter how you look or how people see you," says Daniela Santiváñez, who founded the group with two friends in 2019.

Whatever happened to ... the Bolivian women who skateboard in Indigenous garb?

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Get lots of new plants for free by taking semi-ripe cuttings in summer

7 plants to propagate in August – summer cuttings to take this month

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Fall is not typically the season that comes to mind when we think about putting new plants in the ground. Spring takes that title for me, and I imagine many folks share that notion. There are, however, some gorgeous perennial plants that perform great when you plant them in September and beyond, depending on your climate.

19 Perennials to Plant in September

Audio will be available later today. Corn sweat is real. Corn draws in water, then releases it into the air through evaporation. And all that moisture produced by more than 90 million acres of corn nationwide can make it more humid.

Corn sweat is real, and it's made extreme heat in the Midwest even more uncomfortable

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Audio will be available later today. Eagle Pass, Texas, has been center stage in a border conflict between federal authorities and the state. A new art exhibition aims to reframe the city's image. (Story first aired on Morning Edition.)

Art exhibition aims to reframe Texas border city's image beyond immigration battle

Audio will be available later today. Not motivated to get to the gym? NPR’s Michaeleen Doucleff explores how functional exercise, such as gardening or taking care of chickens, racks up steps and squats.

Forget about the gym! Chicken-sizing will keep you fit. Bonus: Fresh eggs

UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: (Chanting in non-English language). MARTIN: They demanded an end to the war and a deal to bring remaining hostages home. Official autopsies by Israel showed that all six had been shot in recent days, that according to a statement from the Israeli Ministry of Health. FADEL: For more,...

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Dear EarthTalk: What’s the most effective way to remove pesticide residues from fruits and vegetables that I buy at the supermarket? —R.L.J., Kansas City, KS. For many decades now, pesticides have been a vital tool for farmers to ensure that their harvests aren’t overgrown by weeds or eaten by pests. As a result, pesticides remain prevalent today, in spite of the many health risks that pesticide residues still pose to people consuming fruits and vegetables. It’s worth noting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed limits on the amount of pesticide residue found on produce—called “tolerances”—to ensure that people will most likely not be impacted by harmful “persistent organic pollutants” (POPs) such as glyphosate and atrazine. However, it’s still important to make individual efforts to clean produce to further protect your personal health and safety.

Best way to rid fruits and vegetables of pesticides

Shaking hands, sending cold emails and asking for coffee can feel unnatural. Networking expert Robbie Samuels explains how to create meaningful job connections in more authentic ways. This episode originally published on October 2, 2022.

How to make networking less awkward

Intelligence Isn’t Strictly a Human Characteristic. Vertebrates are considered to be group of organisms that are among the most advanced beings on earth. Mammals which generally have larger brains compared to other vertebrates are thought to possess the most advanced cognitive abilities and, are considered the highest of the invertebrate class. Intelligence, language and problem solving is terrain once reserved exclusively for humans. The fact that we ourselves are mammals, probably introduces some bias into such evaluations since we like to portray ourselves as the most intelligent beings on the planet. While they appear to be much different from us, honey bees with their tiny brains are very clever and much more like human beings that most of us would care to admit.

The Mind of the Honey Bee

As summer ends and cooler temperatures approach, lawns begin their transition into the fall season. Dethatching lawn areas is one of the most critical tasks to do in order to keep healthy grass during this time of year. On a lawn, thatch is a coating of decomposing grass, roots, and other organic material that may build up over time. Problems such as poor absorption of water and a greater likelihood of diseases and pests may arise from this buildup.

Dethatch Grass This September For a Healthy Fall Lawn

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Refined by New York chemist Robert Chesebrough almost 150 years ago, petroleum jelly is still widely used today in topical applications. Even with the myths that abound online about it being carcinogenic, it has withstood the test of time.

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It's been 35 years since the original Baywatch TV series premiered on NBC in the 1989-1990 season. One year later, it was syndicated and became one of the most popular TV shows on the planet. The show's original cast included David Hasselhoff, who stayed with the series through its entire run. During that time, he was joined by other actors, including (but not limited to) Pamela Anderson, Alexandra Paul, and Jason Simmon. At the time, Simmons, who is gay, was in the closet.

The Once-Secret Gay Life of 'Baywatch' Actor Jaason Simmons: 35 Years After The Beach Drama's Debut

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Short Wave: Insect Eavesdropper

Globally, farmers struggle with a huge problem: pests. WUWM reporter Lina Tran reports how researchers in the Midwest are inventing new forms of pest detection that...

Short Wave: Insect Eavesdropper

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