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An 'increasingly destructive' insect is preying on hedges this April - and gardeners are being advised to take action now.

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Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan ...

On a soft piece of fermenting orange, a male fruit fly takes a sip of methanol-rich juice. Moments later, his body pulses with a heady bouquet of pheromones. Within minutes, he’s won the ...