New training to reduce pesticides in schools

Some are vacuumed. Some are swept. Others are crushed, baited or trapped. The rest are kept out with caulk, window screens, door sweeps or, as a last resort, sprayed with chemicals. In some schools, the spray comes first. “We have a season that never stops,” said University of Arizona entomologist Dawn Gouge, about school pests…

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Rabies outbreak slows in Southern Arizona

After nearly one year of being confined to 6-foot leashes and fenced-in yards, dogs in southern Arizona may soon be able to run free without fear for rabies. A surprise outbreak led Santa Cruz County to issue a rabies quarantine in April 2014 to prevent dogs and other pets from interacting with rabid skunks, the…

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