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Periodic low-level fires spare the trees but kill a portion of the pests’ pupae buried in leaf litter and soil, preventing them from ruining the following year’s crop.
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Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
These moth pupae overwinter in the soil, so tilling or aerating the soil with a garden fork prior to planting can help to expose them to predators (birds will appreciate the snack).
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
Some of the bones also had evidence of blowfly pupae, meaning the bones would have been defleshed before they were put in the ground as opposed to the entire body of the mammoth being left, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Larvae then transform into pupae, which swim to the surface and emerge as adult midges ready to mate.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
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Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
These moth pupae overwinter in the soil, so tilling or aerating the soil with a garden fork prior to planting can help to expose them to predators (birds will appreciate the snack).
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
Some of the bones also had evidence of blowfly pupae, meaning the bones would have been defleshed before they were put in the ground as opposed to the entire body of the mammoth being left, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Larvae then transform into pupae, which swim to the surface and emerge as adult midges ready to mate.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Pupa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupa. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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