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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Medicinal honey
The medicinal properties of honey have been known for many thousands of years, the oldest records of medicinal use being from a Sumerian clay tablet of 2000 BC. Indeed, in cultures where other sweeteners were available the main use of honey … Continue reading
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Silkworm update
The silkworms are growing well and some have now entered the third instar. It is now clear that the ones feeding on mulberry leaves are growing faster; many of these are now in the third instar, whereas few of those … Continue reading
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Silkworms at Reading
Every year we try and obtain some silkworms, Bombyx mori, for the insects practical in Exploiters and Exploited, but we usually cannot find any for sale, as they are usually reared in the spring. This year we were luckier; I … Continue reading
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The Swarm
For more than 20 years scientists have known that a swarm of killer bees has been heading for the United States. Now Warner Brothers presents Irwin Allen’s The Swarm Its size is immeasurable, its power is limitless, its enemy … Continue reading
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