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A rather fitting name for such a huge species.\u003C\/i\u003E Image credit: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/mushroomobserver.org\/account\/login\/new\"\u003EDanny Newman\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\n\nIn Zambia, where mushroom-gathering is an important part of life, the Termitomyces titanicus is especially held in high regard.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhile the largest fungus (and organism) in the world is of the genus Armillaria and is currently consuming Oregon on 1,000 hectares, Termitomyces titanicus is the world’s largest edible mushroom, with a cap that can measure a little more than three feet (one meter) across.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EInterestingly, this giant mushroom species was unknown to Western science prior to 1980, despite its size and the fact it was a common item in native markets.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgEgHm1b5uaCBg_rEzOuwyyf-YMAvyk292-QRU3poGnV474ydosrbRITTPIJ60yNgTEddN-McjEEU-WJCJ4BcPwq7WobqAUby385XQz8Iy12v-OAMkdwAMrT3jcQIkMxnR9NanHwTfs21bsvVr-hozTQcd_vE9H2LSgKHtlod9BQv5HTQSqVPhBbmB2\/s816\/termitomyces-titanicus-largest-edible-mushroom-2.webp\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"816\" data-original-width=\"700\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgEgHm1b5uaCBg_rEzOuwyyf-YMAvyk292-QRU3poGnV474ydosrbRITTPIJ60yNgTEddN-McjEEU-WJCJ4BcPwq7WobqAUby385XQz8Iy12v-OAMkdwAMrT3jcQIkMxnR9NanHwTfs21bsvVr-hozTQcd_vE9H2LSgKHtlod9BQv5HTQSqVPhBbmB2\/s600\/termitomyces-titanicus-largest-edible-mushroom-2.webp\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003EThis family living in Zambia purchased this giant specimen on the road to Lusaka, the capital city. Image credit: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicagroenendijk.com\/single-post\/2016\/04\/19\/titan-of-the-forest-1\"\u003EWords from the Wild\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\n\nThe name Termitomyces refers to how the mushroom grows inside a termite hill. The mushrooms in this genus have a symbiotic relationship with termites and grow on their fecal matter, breaking down plant material as food for them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDecayed mushroom tissue is another food source for the termites.\n\nIn turn, the fungi associated with termites receive a steady supply of plant material, in a location with fine-tuned temperature and moisture content optimal for growth.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhe2vAfRfyfjhseUNgTBTik-dW5H0GkPEYTHaIFVoHfLON8r9qD13yWckPZAvG6wmK1WcP0pnhqmw2dzDJaxN9CCpTshJGRH6Nfw8kCL062UKmwpbp_w3cpAHhkz_7x2HaKtC6ICzx57z-ORJ8G67VmBhZpne3RcsU84TE3u3T7mPPMrx37dCxZ-lmI\/s700\/termitomyces-titanicus-largest-edible-mushroom-7.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"591\" data-original-width=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhe2vAfRfyfjhseUNgTBTik-dW5H0GkPEYTHaIFVoHfLON8r9qD13yWckPZAvG6wmK1WcP0pnhqmw2dzDJaxN9CCpTshJGRH6Nfw8kCL062UKmwpbp_w3cpAHhkz_7x2HaKtC6ICzx57z-ORJ8G67VmBhZpne3RcsU84TE3u3T7mPPMrx37dCxZ-lmI\/s600\/termitomyces-titanicus-largest-edible-mushroom-7.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003EThe mushrooms are connected to the heart of a colony of fungal breeding termites. Image credit: Aanen and de Beer\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\n\nBut why does the mushroom grow so big? Well for one, it acquires a huge amount of resources from its insect mutualist, as termite colonies can reach densities in the millions, with countless individuals foraging for organic material to feed them. But it’s size is not only due the large amounts of energy it obtains: this horizontally transferred fungus must spread enough spores to be found by suitable termite species.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn low producing savanna ecosystems, the distribution of termite mound may be quite patchy. So, to ensure that it gets a good chance at finding a suitable substrate, the fungus has evolved one of, if not the, largest mushrooms on the planet. The larger the mushroom, the more spores it produces, making it easier for initial termite foragers to actually find them.\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiuq-JsXWuZpMoFBUOaBVLzTC261Y30H9--ZBvt19oV2cic5BliM8pb42QS7RLmzHdRl_rBGm6Xu6m718R4smUUGmJBnvGa18aRlyPVXt8T87GRSllyQcGzsxrjtXRqFDn9rKukC7NoS3udpEBBz8yb1a4JNWSuGDURAFHajRN86TxA2xO6H4qAqt8Z\/s1280\/termitomyces-titanicus-largest-edible-mushroom-9b.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"853\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiuq-JsXWuZpMoFBUOaBVLzTC261Y30H9--ZBvt19oV2cic5BliM8pb42QS7RLmzHdRl_rBGm6Xu6m718R4smUUGmJBnvGa18aRlyPVXt8T87GRSllyQcGzsxrjtXRqFDn9rKukC7NoS3udpEBBz8yb1a4JNWSuGDURAFHajRN86TxA2xO6H4qAqt8Z\/s600\/termitomyces-titanicus-largest-edible-mushroom-9b.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003EA Termitomyces titanicus found in a village outside Upemba National Park. Image credit: Blimeo\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\n\nTitanicus grows in the winter during the rains, which is prime mushroom season in its habitat. It has a meaty texture and a savory, smoky taste which is considered to be particularly delicious.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAnd a single cap can provide a full meal for an entire family…\n\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.beautyofplanet.com\/the-worlds-largest-edible-mushroom-lives-in-symbiosis-with-termites-and-thats-why-it-grows-so-huge\/?fbclid=IwAR31SIdJH9Up1dpCeV3nX6I4RycDkmZoMErFMSoKkSaKNkhWWwCQuGv5TKQ\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/4949352650992608767"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/4949352650992608767"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2023\/03\/the-worlds-largest-edible-mushroom.html","title":"The World’s Largest Edible Mushroom Lives in Symbiosis with Termites and That’s Why It Grows So Huge"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZTNBRm4wz6o7UJ9HT09eKjX1gG83aSjTbusLJUkZF15dHaUz1su3XY-gV-xmWWgQgfz0-hjlhq-hQv9cYOSOUJuNjU9B8lgtwly3IGIBYbvyOuT2oMlXyobFV_Xj45BMGQRrnezf4m6arZwOKeSUst_LLvx4rzAA8kLyFGzN-VriTWgP8yxvQsl0L\/s72-c\/6665416437923225340.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-5279931465689992015"},"published":{"$t":"2020-05-08T03:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-05-08T03:30:11.533-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Healthy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Smart Ideas"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pennsylvania Dairy Farmer Decides to Bottle His Own Milk Rather than Dump It. Sells Out in Hours."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The American spirit lives on at a 300-year-old, cream-line dairy farm, where a farmer is working around the clock to bottle his own milk after his processor told him to dump it. Locals are lining up to support him.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZVQ1NnwC3xs\/XrUyk72lbjI\/AAAAAAAAdYI\/wwpvktB8q9AfM6RDBjzwQpvl_R0R2R_IgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/2-768x384.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZVQ1NnwC3xs\/XrUyk72lbjI\/AAAAAAAAdYI\/wwpvktB8q9AfM6RDBjzwQpvl_R0R2R_IgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/2-768x384.jpg\" data-original-width=\"768\" data-original-height=\"384\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen Ben Brown’s dairy processor told him they could no longer buy his milk, he got to work bottling it himself.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBrown’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Whoa-Nellie-Dairy-1762832260710604\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWhoa Nellie Dairy farm\u003C\/a\u003E has been providing high-quality, cream-line milk since the 1700s.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe sells some of it at his on-site farm store, but a large portion of it used to be sold to a dairy processor who pasteurized and bottled it for local restaurants and markets.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen he realized he would have to dump hundreds of gallons of milk each week until his 70 milking cows dried up, he couldn’t bear it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vQz7a7Bb-ns\/XrUypFeeb4I\/AAAAAAAAdYM\/BueqijdY42gOmS8sIzErMgKaSg35m9_vwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/95345725_2626548224338999_4780849417118810112_n-768x419.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vQz7a7Bb-ns\/XrUypFeeb4I\/AAAAAAAAdYM\/BueqijdY42gOmS8sIzErMgKaSg35m9_vwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/95345725_2626548224338999_4780849417118810112_n-768x419.jpg\" data-original-width=\"768\" data-original-height=\"419\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo he got to work, literally around the clock, pasteurizing it in small batches in his 30-gallon vat and bottling it up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=2611198949207260\u0026id=1762832260710604\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHe posted on Facebook\u003C\/a\u003E that they’d open up the farm store for additional hours to sell the milk directly to consumers, and the response was overwhelming:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D2617906328536522%26id%3D1762832260710604\u0026width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"645\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe line to get in the store was at least 20 customers deep for several hours, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/triblive.com\/local\/regional\/fayette-westmoreland-residents-support-dairy-farmer-struggling-through-coronavirus-pandemic\/?fbclid=IwAR3glfh53hYl-Pr9Ha_UWaFZ6x47TtrwmzOvj07sMxS09vrw_UdF0eoelNo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe local news reported\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GSQtZ0suHAQ\/XrU0EjaU0UI\/AAAAAAAAdYY\/60kI81o1X0wOU6BLP90_WsWEMo88UZy1ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/95240837_10223777469690622_6682958426697367552_o-768x576.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GSQtZ0suHAQ\/XrU0EjaU0UI\/AAAAAAAAdYY\/60kI81o1X0wOU6BLP90_WsWEMo88UZy1ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/95240837_10223777469690622_6682958426697367552_o-768x576.jpg\" data-original-width=\"768\" data-original-height=\"576\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E“I know their uncle, Larry Basinger, and we want to help the Brown family through this,” one customer said. “We’re going to buy 10 gallons. I have orders from our whole family.”\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThey sold out within hours and have sold out almost every day since. On days they don’t sell out, they donate their fresh, non-homogenized milk to local charities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E“I hate waste, and I don’t want to dump milk. People can use it, and I still have to pay my bills,”\u003C\/i\u003E Brown said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBrown and his wife Mary Beth purchased the farm four years ago from Ben’s parents. He admitted to a local newspaper that his family has “barely been scraping by” in recent years, and that at first, he was afraid the lockdown would be the end of them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-f9yK-PtWrVg\/XrU0F41V0zI\/AAAAAAAAdYc\/kiLgav3T28E1DUnLCTnVKpnv-W3jhP2bgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/93597859_2616906631969825_5539590582919233536_o.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-f9yK-PtWrVg\/XrU0F41V0zI\/AAAAAAAAdYc\/kiLgav3T28E1DUnLCTnVKpnv-W3jhP2bgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/93597859_2616906631969825_5539590582919233536_o.jpg\" data-original-width=\"720\" data-original-height=\"959\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E“I don’t want us to go under. This farm has been in the Brown family since the 1700s,”\u003C\/i\u003E he said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTwo weeks ago, the farm was able to purchase a second 45-gallon pasteurization vat, so Brown won’t have to stay up all night processing it anymore.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/returntonow.net\/2020\/05\/04\/pennsylvania-dairy-farmer-decides-to-bottle-his-own-milk-rather-than-dump-it-sells-out-in-hours\/?fbclid=IwAR2bUeX-l4FRsyWMy65OvaJHbQTbK3FtYIdMRCZgmBaqCZzoVq8_3ClbxUE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/5279931465689992015"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/5279931465689992015"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2020\/05\/pennsylvania-dairy-farmer-decides-to-to-bottle-his-own-milk-rather-than-dump-it-sells-out-in-hours.html","title":"Pennsylvania Dairy Farmer Decides to Bottle His Own Milk Rather than Dump It. Sells Out in Hours."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZVQ1NnwC3xs\/XrUyk72lbjI\/AAAAAAAAdYI\/wwpvktB8q9AfM6RDBjzwQpvl_R0R2R_IgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/2-768x384.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-8657499039983300093"},"published":{"$t":"2020-02-03T14:13:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-03T14:13:54.327-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Environment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Healthy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Interesting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Strange"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guinea Fowl Prevent Lyme Disease by Eating Up to 4000 Ticks Per Day"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YxPILlvKgcM\/XjiZgK-T3NI\/AAAAAAAAa9s\/tgWvcVyegxomPtGSC9am3_-fDLPMOvu5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/guinea-fowl-a-z-animals.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YxPILlvKgcM\/XjiZgK-T3NI\/AAAAAAAAa9s\/tgWvcVyegxomPtGSC9am3_-fDLPMOvu5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/guinea-fowl-a-z-animals.jpg\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"533\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nKnown by a few names, such as African Pheasant and Guinea Hens, one could also call this African native the “Tick Assassin.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn their homeland, these loud and prehistoric-looking fowl follow around the grazing herds and reportedly eat up to 4000 ticks a day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGuinea fowl are relatively low maintenance. In the summertime, guinea will forage all of their food. They eat ticks, fleas, crickets, mosquitos, slugs, grasshoppers and small rodents (basically anything they can get their beaks on) without destroying the yard or garden as chickens do. Flocks of guineas have been known to eat snakes. They also love to eat weeds. A bit of feed in the coop will encourage them to come home at night. Coops can be provided, although flocks will find homes high in treetops, away from the threat of raccoons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThey are also free from most diseases that plague other poultry. They will give warning calls when unknown guests arrive, which helps to protect other farm animals. Their call will also keep unwanted rodents away.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGuinea fowl manure can be added to your compost and is a wonderful addition to nurturing the soil where your food is grown. Your plants will thrive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGuineas are known for their hardiness, being able to withstand both hot and cold.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhile not laying as often as chickens, guinea eggs may still be collected and eaten. Guineas tend to make their nests in hidden areas, so finding their eggs may be an adventure.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YLh9yLdn0Y4\/XjiZ0iSQn2I\/AAAAAAAAa90\/G6hziCPQxmQw4xHe7slgb6lOGoMTzlMcgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Guinea-Keets.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YLh9yLdn0Y4\/XjiZ0iSQn2I\/AAAAAAAAa90\/G6hziCPQxmQw4xHe7slgb6lOGoMTzlMcgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Guinea-Keets.jpg\" data-original-width=\"400\" data-original-height=\"344\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen starting your guinea flock, it’s best to buy them from keets (babies) so they will know where home is. Imported adult guineas will wander off.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you have nearby neighbors, it’s best to check in with them, as their squawking can be unbearable for some. However, given their reputation as tick assassins, having them in the neighborhood can be a helpful, healthy alternative to pesticides if you are living in a tick-ridden area.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBear in mind that guinea meat is also a known delicacy, so if you start your flock and someone complains, you can also have guinea stew.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/achnews.org\/2020\/01\/21\/guinea-fowl-prevent-lyme-disease-by-eating-up-to-4000-ticks-per-day\/?fbclid=IwAR1MJiEdCMp5aftkD_KuFmyXXTKPs_2-Mdh8jRriavvimhHCMxCzSF18ujQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/8657499039983300093"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/8657499039983300093"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2020\/02\/guinea-fowl-prevent-lyme-disease-by-eating-up-to-4000-ticks-per-day.html","title":"Guinea Fowl Prevent Lyme Disease by Eating Up to 4000 Ticks Per Day"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YxPILlvKgcM\/XjiZgK-T3NI\/AAAAAAAAa9s\/tgWvcVyegxomPtGSC9am3_-fDLPMOvu5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/guinea-fowl-a-z-animals.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-8166845914788032106"},"published":{"$t":"2019-11-15T14:23:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-09-05T05:35:45.126-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Healthy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Humanity"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Interesting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"First Paralyzed Person Treated With Stem Cells Regained His Upper Body Movement"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\nKris Bosen, a 21-year old man from Bakersfield, California, underwent a landmark stem cell therapy procedure which is allowing him to heal from a state of paralysis that he feared would be with him for his entire life. When Bosen was younger, he was in a severe car accident that left him permanently paralyzed from the neck down.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCharles Liu, director of the USC Neurorestoration Center, lead surgeon of the team did the transplant, said that this was a very experimental procedure, and referred to it as a “study.” Bosen was injected with an experimental dose of 10 million AST-OPC1 cells at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California. The dose was shot directly into Boesen’s cervical spinal cord.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AftMhUKCc7E\/Xc8jmsP8lsI\/AAAAAAAAYnc\/Q-2HI3eYYzEF1GCuyagAKSVGxMxndpngwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/THS-Virals_First-Paralysed-Human-Treated-Stem-Cells-798x418.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"418\" data-original-width=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AftMhUKCc7E\/Xc8jmsP8lsI\/AAAAAAAAYnc\/Q-2HI3eYYzEF1GCuyagAKSVGxMxndpngwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/THS-Virals_First-Paralysed-Human-Treated-Stem-Cells-798x418.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E“Typically, spinal cord injury patients undergo surgery that stabilizes the spine but generally does very little to restore motor or sensory function. With this study, we are testing a procedure that may improve neurological function, which could mean the difference between being permanently paralyzed and being able to use one’s arms and hands. Restoring that level of function could significantly improve the daily lives of patients with severe spinal injuries,”\u003C\/i\u003E Liu explained.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JqPEfl92SVE\/Xc8jtd7eMMI\/AAAAAAAAYng\/qA-yYC0n1rAitxU2_0BGHLyvfO-ee-_KQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/stem_cell_spine_patient_04_web-824x549.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"549\" data-original-width=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JqPEfl92SVE\/Xc8jtd7eMMI\/AAAAAAAAYng\/qA-yYC0n1rAitxU2_0BGHLyvfO-ee-_KQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/stem_cell_spine_patient_04_web-824x549.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt has been nearly three years since Bosen received the treatment in April of 2016, and he has shown incredible progress during rehabilitation. It took only two weeks for Bosen to regain control and sensation in his arms and hands.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E“As of 90 days post-treatment, Kris has gained significant improvement in his motor function, up to two spinal cord levels. In Kris’ case, two spinal cord levels mean the difference between using your hands to brush your teeth, operate a computer or do other things you wouldn’t otherwise be able to do, so having this level of functional independence cannot be overstated,”\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/107047\/experimental-stem-cell-therapy-helps-paralyzed-man-regains-use-of-arms-and-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELiu told USC news\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBosen hopes that this same treatment can help him walk someday as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n“All I’ve wanted from the beginning was a fighting chance…But if there’s an opportunity for me to walk again, then heck yeah! I want to do anything possible to do that,”\u003C\/i\u003E Bosen says.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cXL52KkRzM4\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThese types of stem cell treatments are offering new hope to people in similar positions, as more facilities are comfortable with attempting the procedure after seeing Bosen’s success. Last year, the Mayo Clinic opened up stem cell therapy trials for ten people suffering from traumatic spinal cord injuries.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C!--ResponsiveArticle--\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5503363493450355\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"6437173504\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" style=\"display: block;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQ6ggOdQz2k\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne of the Mayo Clinic’s stem cell patients, Geoffrey Craigie of Grand Rapids, Michigan, just received his first stem cell treatment last month.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E“I can feel to like the middle of my chest. So far so good, it’s pretty exciting,” Craigie told WZZM.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n“You know, when I got hurt, I was in a pretty dark place, depressed, thinking this is the end of the world type of thing. It really isn’t, there’s a lot of support out there for people like me,”\u003C\/i\u003E he added.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2019\/01\/190131130014.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAccording to a study conducted this year at the University of Minnesota Medical School\u003C\/a\u003E, spinal cord stimulation using stem cells does, in fact, help to heal paralysis in many circumstances.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/truththeory.com\/2019\/03\/06\/paralyzed-man-can-move-again-after-experimental-stem-cell-treatment\/?fbclid=IwAR0ltWOD2aBAf0W2GfuB_qxJL9loY0IDA-rFJJwWYQEPdKqXjXqqOxsSv5Y\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/8166845914788032106"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/8166845914788032106"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2019\/11\/first-paralyzed-person-treated-with-stem-cells-regained-his-upper-body-movement.html","title":"First Paralyzed Person Treated With Stem Cells Regained His Upper Body Movement"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AftMhUKCc7E\/Xc8jmsP8lsI\/AAAAAAAAYnc\/Q-2HI3eYYzEF1GCuyagAKSVGxMxndpngwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/THS-Virals_First-Paralysed-Human-Treated-Stem-Cells-798x418.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-4223638520792346370"},"published":{"$t":"2019-10-12T05:42:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-10-12T05:42:45.202-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Environment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Healthy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Smart Ideas"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Trader Joe’s Got Rid of Plastic Packaging And Produce Prices Fell By Up To 25%"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Trader Joe’s was one of the first chain grocery stores to begin selling organic food, but their products have not necessarily been eco-friendly. A vast amount of the produce that can be found at Trader Joe’s is needlessly covered in plastic, but that is about to change soon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JG2Yn81C5rc\/XaHJO3CTBLI\/AAAAAAAAX3c\/Ujuwd9fF5-sb-02bX89CCeY69pya17E6gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/13943112165_9b54032837_b.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JG2Yn81C5rc\/XaHJO3CTBLI\/AAAAAAAAX3c\/Ujuwd9fF5-sb-02bX89CCeY69pya17E6gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/13943112165_9b54032837_b.jpg\" data-original-width=\"1023\" data-original-height=\"557\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe company recently announced that they will be cutting down on their use of plastic, and reduce their consumption of plastic by roughly 4 million pounds each year. More than half of that plastic, 2.5 million pounds, is being cut from the produce department.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow, many produce items that can be safely sold loose will not contain any packaging. This change will save the company a ton of money, and those savings are reportedly being noticed by customers as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAt one Trader Joe’s location, a customer said that they found a single head of garlic for $.49, when before the same item was sold in packs of two for $1.39 before. For this item, the loss of packaging came with a 25% reduction in price, and customers say that this has happened all over the produce section.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere were some food items that just needed plastic to be kept fresh, although a statement from Trader Joe’s noted that they were seeking solutions for more eco-friendly packaging for these situations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E“The outcome of our test was not tolerable from a food-waste perspective, so we are in pursuit of alternatives. While we may not always arrive at the right solution the first time, we remain steadfast in our dedication to this important work,”\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.traderjoes.com\/announcement\/packaging-improvements\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe statement\u003C\/a\u003E read.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe company also said that they will be phasing out the use of styrofoam trays and looking for a variety of different ways that they can cut down on waste in their stores.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOver 5000 people have downloaded our free ebook “Growth Hacking Tips And Rituals For Optimal Living” CLICK HERE to get your free copy now\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTrader Joe’s has been keeping their customers informed about the changes through their website and on their podcast, “Inside Trader Joe’s.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the press release, the company explained that:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EA fundamental focus of sustainability is maintaining product integrity and preventing food waste.  We strive to balance the key role packaging plays in this effort with the overall impact packaging has on the ecosystem, as we approach making any changes. We are also aware that the realistic opportunities for recycling materials, along with differing understandings of what is the “best choice” for sustainability, makes this work complex. While most of the plastic in our packaging has the highest recyclability acceptance rate in the U.S., reducing the amount of plastic packaging in our stores is another important focus of our sustainability.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTrader Joe’s has also taken some other measures recently, in addition to reducing packaging and no longer offering single-use plastic bags. The company has also promised to get rid of Bisphenol A, or BPA, from their packaging.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/truththeory.com\/2019\/09\/28\/trader-joes-got-rid-of-plastic-packaging-and-produce-prices-fell-by-up-to-25\/?fbclid=IwAR0pNnG9emC1kH3Ax95n7p9Bz6sCEOpmi9h_368pNitIf-V8QiqQauW9bzU\" target='_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/4223638520792346370"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/4223638520792346370"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2019\/10\/trader-joes-got-rid-of-plastic-packaging-and-produce-prices-fell-by-up-to-25-percent.html","title":"Trader Joe’s Got Rid of Plastic Packaging And Produce Prices Fell By Up To 25%"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JG2Yn81C5rc\/XaHJO3CTBLI\/AAAAAAAAX3c\/Ujuwd9fF5-sb-02bX89CCeY69pya17E6gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/13943112165_9b54032837_b.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-419199189299031656.post-7293052202555092877"},"published":{"$t":"2019-08-11T06:35:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-08-11T06:40:36.918-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Environment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Healthy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Interesting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Study: Opossums are Our Best Defense Against Lyme Disease, Killing 5000 Ticks Per Week Each"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Opossums attract and then kill thousands of ticks per acre, per week, making them one of our best allies in stopping the spread of Lyme disease, researchers say.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k2IkuOSqNfk\/XVAaup4xU7I\/AAAAAAAAV8w\/QyacP3wqkZQpbCxfyPlAof2rxBi0cmXDgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/possum.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k2IkuOSqNfk\/XVAaup4xU7I\/AAAAAAAAV8w\/QyacP3wqkZQpbCxfyPlAof2rxBi0cmXDgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/possum.jpg\" data-original-width=\"700\" data-original-height=\"405\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2825780\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EA study\u003C\/a\u003E compared squirrels, mice and opossums, which all eat ticks, and found opossums were the most effective exterminators.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTicks favor opossums twice as much as the other rodents, the researchers, from Syracuse University, found.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFortunately, for humans, possums are also the most effective at killing the disease-carrying pests.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOpossums kill almost every tick that occupies them, the study found. A single opossum kills over 5500 ticks per week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E“Opossums are extraordinarily good groomers it turns out – we never would have thought that ahead of time – but they kill the vast majority – more than 95% percent of the ticks that try to feed on them,”\u003C\/i\u003E disease ecologist Rick Ostfeld \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caryinstitute.org\/discover-ecology\/get-facts-opossums-ticks-and-lyme-disease\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eexplained\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E“So these opossums are walking around the forest floor, hoovering up ticks right and left, killing over 90% of these things, and so they are really protecting our health.”\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWorldwide, more than 1.3 million people die each year of infectious diseases transmitted by a vector, such as a mosquito, sand fly or tick, according to the World Health Organization.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nVector-borne diseases also inflict heavy tolls on crops, livestock and wildlife, the study’s authors wrote.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/returntonow.net\/2019\/01\/27\/study-opossums-are-our-best-defense-against-lyme-disease-killing-5000-ticks-per-week-each\/?fbclid=IwAR2LgbCwJ51rpX0-lfWH3t8ZdF99R3s7n75XZsGRNLPVenYpkRrHSVmoK1Y\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESource\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/7293052202555092877"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/419199189299031656\/posts\/default\/7293052202555092877"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.natureknows.org\/2019\/08\/study-opossums-are-our-best-defense-against-lyme-disease-killing-5000-ticks-per-week-each.html","title":"Study: Opossums are Our Best Defense Against Lyme Disease, Killing 5000 Ticks Per Week Each"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Back to Nature"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15391705779221271602"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k2IkuOSqNfk\/XVAaup4xU7I\/AAAAAAAAV8w\/QyacP3wqkZQpbCxfyPlAof2rxBi0cmXDgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/possum.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}}]}});