Over the next few months a birth control product called OvoControl P, which interferes with egg development, will be placed in bird food in new rooftop feeders. Other animal rights groups, including the Humane Society of the United States, support the contraceptive over electric shock gates, spiked rooftops, poisons or other methods. Their population boom is blamed in part on people feeding the birds, including a woman known as the Bird Lady, who was responsible for dumping 25-pound bags...

The regimen included spraying the water surface with a pesticide that kills immature mosquito larvae, said Yolanda Lourenco, assistant manager with the district. Burns said that after a code-enforcement officer inspected the property, a citation for building-code violations was issued July 25. Valley residents are encouraged to call if they encounter unsprayed pools in their neighborhoods, she said. Any standing body of water that's not drained within a week could serve as a breeding...

Want to provide your family with a year's supply of the flavorful, nutritious (high in protein, fiber and minerals) and blood-sugar-stabilizing mesquite meal that can be substituted for a small amount of the flour in any recipe? Mesquite pods are becoming ripe and ready to harvest. Want to provide your family with a year's supply of the flavorful, nutritious (high in protein, fiber and minerals) and blood-sugar-stabilizing mesquite meal that can be substituted for a small amount of the...

When you deal with the pest-control biz, find out if you're the one getting bitten.

ABU DHABI Ruwais Fertilizer Industries (Fertil), a subsidiary of Adnoc Group, has launched an expansion programme valuing $240 million to add 50 per cent capacity to its Urea manufacturing facilities. ABU DHABI Ruwais Fertilizer Industries (Fertil), a subsidiary of Adnoc Group, has launched an expansion programme valuing $240 million to add 50 per cent capacity to its Urea manufacturing facilities.