Special 'Sting' Operation Could Guard Grocery Goods From Buggy Pests It's possible that sometime in the future, as you stroll the aisles of your local grocery, armies of miniature wasps will be on patrol in your midst, keeping watch over packages of cornflakes and cartons of oats. Harmless and practically invisible, parasitic wasps are an effective and Earth-friendly way to keep serious food pests in check, according to Paul Flinn, a biologist with the Agricultural Research Service at Manhattan, Kan. One of the most problematic and costly insects in retail and warehouse environments is the Indianmeal moth. Its larvae can infest stored products--like bags of grain, cereal or pet food--and even chew through protective packaging. Traditionally, the moths have been controlled with chemical fumigants or fogs. They found that T. deion, a wasp no bigger than a speck of dust, was able to zero in on, sting and kill the moth eggs. When Trichogramma wasps were paired with another tiny parasitic wasp from the genus Habrobracon, the results were even better.
Found Shit : Funny, Bizarre, Amazing Pictures & Videos Top 10 Geek Pick-Up Lines on Twitter Explained Jun 11th 2009 By Jeremy Taylor All day yesterday, Twitter was flooded with folks tweeting each other " geek pick-up lines ." The microblogging service's 140-character limit actually makes it a good format to exchange such information, as any pick-up line over 140 characters would qualify as more of an awkward monologue. Using a rough formula of quality and times tweeted and re-tweeted, we've compiled a list of the top 10 geek pick-up lines from the discussion. Check it all out after the jump , and remember, while some of these lines are quite funny, you should never ever use them in a non-cyber situation. 10. 9. 7. 6. 4.
tweet brawl Twitter nerds unite to share pick-up lines before Valentine's Day | Technology | Los Angeles Times Warming up their underused love circuitry for Valentine's Day, members of the online nerdocracy have begun feverishly passing around their best pick-up lines via Twitter. "If I were an enzyme, I'd be DNA helicase so I could unzip your genes. [bphuff] I own an island...in Second Life [bitfaker] One has to wonder, however, if in their excitement, the nerds aren't doing themselves a romantic disservice. "Roses are #ff0000, violets are #0000ff. all my base are belong to you," [aleivag] [tshirt] ... he's sure to hear the object of his desire, the one to whom his bases belong, answer back: "Eww, nerd! You see, my nerdy friends, a line is only as good as it is fresh, and by cycling and recycling all the good ones online, you're just stepping on each others' penny loafers. "I like Battlestar Galactica. Help us -- I mean help these nerds out a little by offering a few original lines in the comments ... -- David Sarno
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