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Web links to stories issued August 25-29, 2014 ___________________________________________

ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
August 29, 2014
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Beneficial wasps, up close:
Using specialized digital photography methods, USDA scientists are producing high-resolution images of beneficial wasps that help control insect pests. (8/25) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/140825.htm

Safeguarding almonds:
Almond orchard experiments and laboratory tests led by USDA scientists are yielding good news for almond fans and bad news for almond's No. 1 insect enemy, the navel orangeworm. The team has developed a promising new combination of all-natural compounds to lure navel orangeworm moths into monitoring traps. (8/28) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/140828.htm

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