Stories Collection

  1. In the search for the perfect attactrant for the biocontrol beetle Diorhabda elongata...
  2. In the western United States, blood-sucking members of the fly family lay their eggs ...
  3. "To protect and to serve" is the motto for the Los Angeles Police Departmen...
  4. There have been lingering questions about the effects of organic practices on the hea...
  5. Animal geneticist Harvey D. Blackburn is responsible for collecting and storing thous...
  6. The stalks and leaves that remain after harvesting ears of corn make up what's called...
  7. Cultivating new plant varieties is serious business--providing food and feed as well ...
  8. Spraying potatoes in commercial storage bins with harmless, beneficial bacteria that ...
  9. ARS scientists in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, have modified biodiesel production technolo...
  10. Research has shown that hot peppers--an important specialty crop for many bell pepper...
  11. Helvecio De-Polli is not an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist, but a casu...
  12. The pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM) has a dainty name, but don't let it fool you. This i...
  13. While chicken eggs are best known for their high-quality protein and widespread use i...
  14. Antibiotics were once called miracle drugs because they revolutionized treatment of d...
  15. It all started at a 1998 meeting of entomologists in Gainesville, Florida. James Thro...
  16. Sometimes the solution to a problem is in one's own backyard. For agricultural engine...
  17. Recent research using rat liver cells suggests that a compound in grapes called ptero...
  18. A study at the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas, showed that gi...
  19. Things in the henhouse changed practically overnight when McDonald's announced in 199...
  20. Researchers interested in increasing plant cells' use of carbon for seed storage prod...
  21. No one has really understood how plants orchestrate quick, protective responses to pe...
  22. When scientists talk about animal stress, they're weighing the possibility of real pa...
  23. Shellfish can remind us of treasured times--going clam digging with the family, slurp...
  24. The Eastern Regional Research Center (ERRC) in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, recently annou...
  25. The environment and hog producers alike should benefit from a new way developed by AR...
  26. Rich, crunchy walnuts are always delicious, whether sprinkled on top of a waffle at b...
  27. Inside a biosafety research laboratory at Fort Detrick, Maryland, ARS scientists have...
  28. Ed Hughs is determined to save chili peppers and cotton for New Mexico growers. Hughs...
  29. Sudden oak death--a mostly mysterious disease--afflicts not only these majestic hardw...
  30. ARS played a pioneering role in the complete mapping of the genome of Fusarium gramin...
  31. We are surrounded by radiation. It's a natural part of the electromagnetic spectrum, ...
  32. Charleston Belle, a new bell pepper, is notable for its resistance to heat and to thr...
  33. Imagine enjoying a delicious, tender steak at the finest restaurant in the region. No...
  34. The emerald ash borer, a major threat to ash trees, may have met the enemy. And it's ...
  35. It's the creamy component in some ice creams and yogurts, a satisfying alternative to...
  36. Gut-dwelling bacteria that help cows and other herbivores break down tough dietary fi...
  37. Using cryopreservation techniques, ARS entomologists can now freeze screwworm fly emb...
  38. When testing buildings for air quality, inspectors have focused on Stachybotrys chart...
  39. In the Pacific Northwest, powdery mildew is a serious problem for hop growers. To red...
  40. Researchers are seeking more accurate methods for predicting the optimal amount of fe...
  41. These days, juicy, delicious oranges are practically synonymous with vitamin C. But d...
  42. For people who suffer from gluten intolerance, there's heartening news. Researchers a...
  43. Since Watson and Crick first discerned the structure of DNA 50 years ago, scientists ...
  44. An ongoing search for new, rice-based products has led to flours to use in coatings f...
  45. Though mapping the human genome received a lot of same studies in other animals--with...
  46. While cataloging microbial species that inhabit swine manure and produce its offendin...
  47. This year marks the second year of sales for Clearfield sunflowers, with U.S. growers...
  48. A survey of more than 9,000 consumers nationwide has shown that the about 25 percent ...
  49. Whether it's a fragrant slice of freshly baked artisan bread or a perfectly prepared ...
  50. Elderberry. Lingonberry. Aroniaberry. Funny names, but these are three of the dozens ...
  51. The National Clonal Germplasm Repository at Corvallis is one of about 30 sites that m...
  52. You probably remember your parents urging you to "Drink your milk!" and &qu...
  53. High-velocity air curtains may one day provide a nonchemical barrier to prevent disea...
  54. By developing new detection techniques and processes that incorporate principles from...
  55. Studies of metal-absorbing plants by ARS scientists and a colleague have yielded an e...
  56. Peaches evoke memories and bring out the best of summertime activities. There are pea...
  57. Turning chicken feathers into industrial fiber seems a little like the fabled spinnin...
  58. A year ago this month, a group of ARS scientists and technicians gave up their Christ...
  59. There's a lot happening in the world of watermelons. Just ask researchers at ARS's So...
  60. Fire ants have been pests in the southern United States since their arrival in 1918 a...
  61. Acremonium zeae is a type of fungus called an endophyte that lives inside the kernels...
  62. Here's a quick quiz: If the wrapper on the bread you've just chosen contains the heal...
  63. Reforestation efforts may get a lift thanks to a new advance in plant-tissue culturin...
  64. When one thinks of rural America, images of farms, trees, and wildlife probably come ...
  65. Poultry is an important, low-cost source of high-quality dietary protein. In recent...
  66. We're not the only ones to brush off an annoying mosquito or other buggy pest. Hone...
  67. Long before mad cow disease began making news in Great Britain, ARS was a leader in r...
  68. Shredded in salads and slaws, steamed, or just peeled and dunked in an herb-speckled ...
  69. Melaleuca is an exotic invasive plant species that was introduced into South Florida ...
  70. Gardens may harbor fewer caterpillars this summer, thanks to new lures developed by A...
  71. Scientists in Phoenix are studying plants that thrive in extreme climates to help the...
  72. When a pistachio is ripened perfectly, its light-tan shell splits open, revealing a r...
  73. Many growers don't simply water their crops. They "fertigate" them. As the ...
  74. Those crunchy pistachios that make a perfect mid-afternoon snack are most likely to h...
  75. Millions of hectares in the U.S. Northwest are covered by nonnative, invasive plants....
  76. The researchers made phone call after phone call through long days and weekends. Unda...
  77. While protective coloration is well known among animals that rely on blending in with...
  78. About 85 million bales of cotton are produced worldwide each year, including 18 to 20...
  79. Heat stress can kill livestock--or reduce their productivity and cause economic losse...
  80. A discovery has startled the botanical world! Plant roots--those silent, unseen burro...
  81. Water may be the essential liquid for Earth's life forms, but coffee really gets the ...
  82. The Agricultural Research Service currently conducts integrated pest management (IPM)...
  83. Foodborne bacterial infections cost billions of dollars in losses each year. In the U...
  84. Think of how superior a map showing roads, terrain, rivers, and cities is to one show...
  85. About a million dairy goats are being raised today in the United States for milk and ...
  86. Got nematode troubles? Fungi? Too many weeds in a field? Spread some mustard on 'em. ...
  87. In ongoing efforts to find economical and profitable end uses for the corn fiber and ...
  88. Plowing a field once causes hardly any carbon loss from the plow layer. Though previo...
  89. Parasites known as Varroa mites infest honey bee colonies, sucking blood from the bee...
  90. While researching Salmonella enteritidis in poultry, ARS veterinary medical officer J...
  91. Microarrays, or gene chips, enable scientists to get a quick look at thousands of gen...
  92. Campylobacter. It's a funny sounding name for bacteria. But there's nothing funny a...
  93. Older adults who get supplemental vitamin D in their diets are less likely to slip an...
  94. Imagine trying to count the raindrops on your car's windshield after a light rain. Th...
  95. On a still, dark evening near Ames, Iowa, about 30 researchers and helpers mill about...
  96. Former Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agricultural engineer Andra Dickens and mi...
  97. Visitors to the Statue of Liberty may not know it, but the monument's elevator now ru...
  98. A researcher studying how cotton quality is affected by its environment has developed...
  99. Estimates are that damage from Formosan subterranean termites alone costs U.S. consum...
  100. In a year when insects are making appearances in the millions, and even trillions--17...
  101. Another new database is now available, free and online, to help ensure inclusion of a...
  102. A high-tech look into how nitrogen interacts with organic matter and decomposing crop...
  103. Not just any old potato can be used for making potato chips. For one thing, a chippin...
  104. While some consider giant salvinia to be an attractive aquatic plant, this free-float...
  105. Consumers give many thanks for the estimated 5.6 billion pounds of turkey brought to ...
  106. If you love Mexican food, you know that a burrito is only as good as its tortilla. ...
  107. Manure contains nutrients, such as nitrogen, that spur growth in field crops. But exc...
  108. There's nothing quite like the sweet, exotic scent of a creamy-white gardenia. Its be...
  109. The irrigated farms of America's Southwest are known for producing bountiful fruits, ...
  110. Those lightweight, polystyrene containers that some restaurants give you for carrying...
  111. Florida's citrus industry employs more than 100,000 people and contributes $8 billion...
  112. Working with a cadre of international scientists, agronomist Rufus Chaney, of the Ani...
  113. A lot of people around the world want to know the answer to the question posed in the...
  114. While selenium is an essential nutrient for humans and other animals, an excess in dr...
  115. Since before Mary Shelley published "Frankenstein" in 1818, people have osc...
  116. More than 5 million acres of the western rangeland in America are now overgrown with ...
  117. Both people and papayas have specialized chromosomes that carry genes that determine ...
  118. Everyone agrees that the best time to establish good dietary habits is in childhood. ...
  119. The fate of the gene pool for the asters and mums that grace many fall gardens rests ...
  120. What's a potato's number-one enemy? Anywhere on our planet the likely answer is: la...
  121. Getting at bacteria before they have a chance of getting into people is the focus of ...
  122. Researchers have found that adding vitamin E to poultry diets may reduce incidence of...
  123. ARS scientists are looking within for environmentally friendly ways to battle nematod...
  124. That's right. And they can be readily made from sugar that's combined with water and ...
  125. In a remote spot at Mead Ranch, in northern California's Napa Valley, scientists are ...
  126. Each year, about 10 million Americans require hospital care for a variety of gastroin...
  127. In some parts of Asia, farmers are planting and growing record amounts of rice. For t...
  128. Taste is what's kept many consumers from buying soy-based breads, but an improved dou...
  129. You're a college sophomore who has just decided to take a job as a part-time research...
  130. Welcome to spring, when flowers burst into bloom--and pollen counts soar. Those soft,...
  131. A flower grower in the Coachella Valley of southern California looks doubtfully at th...
  132. For some people, the benefits of eating a healthy diet are hard to detect on a daily ...
  133. The third longest river in North America, the Rio Grande, runs through the middle of ...
  134. In researching poultry production practices and housing alternatives, a team of anima...
  135. Sometimes it's really important to know which strain of Escherichia coli bacteria mig...
  136. Though you might not expect so, some tiny mites that feed on plants are, apparently, ...
  137. Too much of a good thing can often be a waste--or even a downright pollutant--but not...
  138. More than a century ago, European ranchers produced beefy, well-muscled cattle throug...
  139. A tagging system that would enable officials to identify U.S.-sourced cotton and text...
  140. The U.S. Army is trying to address several environmental problems. One is that it's r...
  141. A golden kernel of corn is a rich source of many food and industrial products, one of...
  142. Over the past 2 years, Jacqueline S. Gray, an ARS postdoctoral scientist, took a four...
  143. Rangeland is land that is dominated by grasses, forbs, and shrubs and managed as a na...
  144. A genetic "booster shot" could be in store for U.S. soybeans with the publi...
  145. If you live east of the Rockies and think it rained more than usual at the end of the...
  146. ARS studies have found that residue from water-treatment processes--often discarded a...
  147. In research that may one day affect food crops, ARS and Cornell University researcher...
  148. Americans have been missing out on a tasty and hearty grain. While sorghum has been p...
  149. Today's consumers must decipher a variety of dates on grocery products. "Use-by,...
  150. Snack foods are a major dietary component for many U.S. consumers. Often these crunch...
  151. The annual predations of just five plant pests cost U.S. farmers nearly $3 billion an...
  152. A chance finding has shown that unused nitrate applied as fertilizer during crop prod...
  153. Agricultural Research Service researchers and their collaborators are going directly ...
  154. Many outside plants can be infested with fungi that produce potentially harmful compo...
  155. Scientists funded by ARS have discovered that certain compounds in oats hinder the ab...
  156. Scientists funded by the Agricultural Research Service recently studied volunteers' e...
  157. In just one year, ARS geneticist Les Szabo and colleagues Charles Barnes, a plant pat...
  158. While food shortages have plagued humankind through much of history and remain a star...
  159. Hybrid striped bass production began in the mid 1980s and is now a major aquaculture ...
  160. Some folks go to great lengths to remember important anniversary dates and tasks. But...
  161. You're relaxing at a neighborhood cafe, savoring a cup of your favorite roast and a d...
  162. Farmers who find excessive levels of nitrates in ground-water can keep on grazing the...
  163. Most people think of calcium and phosphorus as the most important dietary components ...
  164. We all wish for good genes, especially those that guard us against serious illness an...
  165. Scientists are hoping the seed of three new sunflower germplasm lines will sow greate...
  166. Arthritis hurts. But fresh cherries may help. Results of a preliminary study by ARS...
  167. Roughly 2 million cases of Salmonella infection are found in U.S. livestock each year...
  168. Higher levels of dietary trans fatty acids have been linked to higher blood levels of...
  169. On page 4 of this issue, you'll find an article detailing how Agricultural Research S...
  170. California's grasslands were once vegetated by native perennial grasses. But during t...
  171. After a 2-hour drive from the ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory in Oxford, Missis...
  172. Concrete "rocks" the size of racquetballs, but weighing about the same as a...
  173. Look at those dust clouds kicked up by a plow in West Texas! Is that dust affecting p...
  174. Mycorrhizal fungi--naturally Friend occurring, beneficial soil organisms--have been h...
  175. Russian knapweed is a problem in ranges and pastures in the western United States, wh...
  176. Maybe you've eased into an elegant dinner with a bowl of chilled lychee soup or linge...
  177. Entomologist Mat Pound and agricultural engineer Allen Miller, at ARS's Knipling-Bush...
  178. The pinto is the dry bean most often purchased by consumers and accounts for 40 perce...
  179. Beneficial insects are used in biological control programs in environmentally sound a...
  180. Exchanging solid-wound brush cylinders for the standard doffing brush cylinders used ...
  181. A sugar beet can be likened to a factory. To uncover the blueprint for the factory, A...
  182. Something poisonous in the saliva of Hessian fly larvae triggers a disastrous respons...
  183. J. Mitchell McGrath may not seem the man to be cast in the role of a revolutionary. B...
  184. Like a reporter sticking a microphone up to the mouth of a celebrity, ARS entomologis...
  185. Exotic Newcastle disease (END) is a highly contagious, fatal viral disease caused by ...
  186. A plain, dingy white fiber sitting in a New Orleans laboratory holds great promise. ...
  187. Off-flavor in catfish costs the industry as much as $50 million annually. But Agricul...
  188. Scientists in ARS's Wheat, Peanut, and Other Field Crops Research Unit have played a ...
  189. About 20 million American women have osteoporosis, a thinning of the bones that incre...
  190. ARS scientists and colleagues have isolated and characterized several polyphenolic po...
  191. Tom Jackson has his eye on 2010. That's when the National Aeronautics and Space Admin...
  192. One mouthful in three of the foods you eat directly or indirectly depends on pollinat...
  193. A recent study showed that not only did a low-fat, low-calorie diet lead to weight lo...
  194. In 1990, a honey bee swarm unlike any before found in the United States was identifie...
  195. A potent substance found in cayenne peppers may one day battle molds that too often s...
  196. The U.S. swine industry loses millions of dollars each year to bacterial infection in...
  197. There's more good stuff lurking in an orange than just its vitamin C-rich juice. Stud...
  198. Kathy Soder rests a hand on the Holstein cow. With the other, she removes the plug to...