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Färbehof: Pflanzengefärbte Wiegenhimmel, Schal, Pflanzenfarben (German only) www. wolle-stoffe-seide-pflanzengefaerbt.de
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The Zakzúk is the young of the Shál (Synodontis Schal: Seetzen); its plural form
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Story of Illabousatrous (?) of Schal-Goase, and of
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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The Zakzúk is the young of the Shál (Synodontis Schal: Seetzen); its plural form Zakázik
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Schal said his findings are not likely to lead to new insecticides for bedbugs, but they do underscore the need to move fast once bedbugs are detected.
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"We find that bedbug infestations basically start from a very small number of individuals," Schal said in a telephone interview.
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"There is a myth out there that bedbugs get transported on people," Schal said.
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Schal says all it takes is one mated female to check into a room for the bedbug party to get started.
News 2011
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A team of entomologists led by Coby Schal and Ed Vargo of North Carolina State University studied the genes of bedbugs infesting three multistory apartment buildings in North Carolina and New Jersey and found very low genetic diversity -- meaning most of them were very close relatives.
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Schal said this may be a trait of insects that have evolved an association with humans and rely on them to get from place to place.
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