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Controlling house flies:
USDA scientists have found an effective method to infect house flies with a virus that stops the flies from reproducing. (4/8) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130408.htm

Opening a window into vector-borne viruses:
USDA scientists are collaborating on development of technology that could lead to new ways of disrupting how insects transmit viruses to crops. (4/11) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130411.htm

Shedding light on crop tissues:
By adapting computed tomography (CT) scan technology, a USDA scientist is gaining new insight into how water and pathogens move through a plant's vascular tissue. (4/12) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2013/130412.htm

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