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North Carolina State University The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will be limited to areas in the southern United States, but new research from North Carolina State University shows that they may be able to expand into other parts of the country. Kudzu bugs (Megacopta cribraria) are native to Asia, and were first detected in the...

"Kudzu Agency Partnership Set Up as In-House Marketing and Branding Arm for KOMA Unwind and Other BeBevCo Products" STATESVILLE, N.C., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bebida Beverage Company (OTC markets: BBDA) (BeBevCo), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of liquid relaxation and energy products, announced today that the company has acquired a 40 percent interest in The Kudzu Agency. The Kudzu Agency is a branding and modeling agency developed specifically with the intention of...

Changes Plastic Surgery Was Voted by Kudzu Users as Best of 2012 for Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery in San Diego San Diego, CA (PRWEB) March 04, 2013 Changes Plastic Surgery & Spa was named a Best of 2012 winner in San Diego Plastic Surgery on Kudzu, the leading source of local business information and consumer reviews. Over 5 million businesses competed across 30 categories, and winners were awarded based on the highest number of votes received on Kudzu.com. At Changes Plastic Surgery...

Atlanta LASIK surgery facility, the Atlanta Vision Institute, receives Kudzu Best of 2012 award. Atlanta, Ga. (PRWEB) February 08, 2013 This week Atlanta LASIK surgery facility, the Atlanta Vision Institute, received Kudzu’s Best of 2012 award as voted by Kudzu users. Every year, Kudzu honors only the most popular businesses across a multitude of service categories. Based on thousands of votes, the Atlanta Vision Institute was a recipient of the Best of 2012 award last year, beating out...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study out of the U.K. points out what many ecosystems of the world have already known. In this new study, scientists from the Queen Mary, University of London, claim that almost 100 non-native freshwater species have successfully invaded the River Thames, making it one of the world’s most highly invaded freshwater systems. Published in the journal Biological Invasions over the weekend, scientists suggest that previous...

According to a new study published in the current issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence by McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers, an extract of the Chinese herb kudzu reduces binge drinking and could be useful in the treatment of alcoholism. David Penetar, PhD, lead author of the study from the Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory at McLean Hospital, explains: “Our study is further evidence that components found in kudzu root can reduce alcohol consumption...

A recent analysis led by ecologist Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that climate change predicted for the United States will boost demand for imported drought- and heat-tolerant landscaping plants from Africa and the Middle East. This greatly increases the risk that a new wave of invasives will overrun native ecosystems in the way kudzu, Oriental bittersweet and purple loosestrife have in the past, members of the international team say. The kudzu invasion...

Inspired by a sixth-grade science project, a teenager has developed a way to help combat kudzu, "an invasive plant that has overrun millions of acres of land throughout the Southeastern United States," according to a recent CNN.com report.Kudzu was first brought into the US during the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, and gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s as a way to combat erosion. These days, however, it has begun spreading out of control, overtaking 150,000 new...

Invasive plant species have long had a reputation as being bad for a new ecosystem when they are introduced.Stan Harpole, assistant professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology at Iowa State University, is founding organizer of a team of more than 70 researchers working at 65 sites worldwide that tested that assumption.They wanted to know if it is true that problematic invasive species often spread widely in their new habitats because they don't encounter predators or diseases that...

Kudzu extract had little to no effect on participants during a double-blind placebo-controlled study    * Extract from the kudzu root has long been thought to be a remedy for alcoholism    * However, since the precise mechanism of action is unknown, a new study set out to unravel its mystery    * The results show that the participants treated with kudzu experienced no adverse consequences that could decrease alcohol intakeThere are many ways, both medical and...