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Some caterpillars, such as the Gulf fritillary, should be encouraged. If caterpillar pests do pop up, spray them with Bt or spinosad products, but keep the spraying confined to the infested plants to avoid hurting butterflies.

How to tackle pests in your veggie garden or fruit plantings

May 15, 2020 at 1:11 p.m.

Insects and diseases in the vegetable garden and on fruit plantings are minimal under the natural organic program, but the occasional serious pests have relatively easy solutions. For example, aphids...

A traveler in a protective mask looks at a departing flight board March 4, 2020, at the United Airlines check-in area in Terminal 1 of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. United has almost $24 billion in debt and few passengers.

Airlines are racking up billions in debt to get through COVID-19. Can they survive?

May 12, 2020 at 2:53 p.m.

The four largest U.S. airlines — American, Delta, United and Southwest — have taken on billions in new debt from private and government sources, burning through $30 million to $70...

Southwest Airlines aircraft are seen March 13, 2019, at Midway Airport in Chicago. During the coronavirus pandemic, the airline has suspended more than half of its flights and plans to drop more in the coming weeks.

Southwest CEO warns of a ‘drastically smaller airline’ if air travel doesn’t pick up

April 24, 2020 at 2:24 p.m.

Southwest Airlines may have to force cuts in pay and benefits to avoid involuntary furloughs if air travel doesn't improve dramatically in the coming months, CEO Gary Kelly said in...

Prospective homebuyers searching for a new place in Maryland can find a home with a median value of $312,400, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That price has since decreased, according to Zillow's 2019 report: The median home value is listed as $290,500 and is predicted to rise by 0.1% by 2020.

Lenders are raising the credit bar for homebuyers and refinancing

April 27, 2020 at 8:15 a.m.

At the start of the year, the percentage of homeowners who were late with their mortgage payments fell to its lowest level in more than 20 years. But that was...

A Walmart store in Warrington, Pennslyvania is seen March 17, 2020. The world's largest retailer said March 31 that it will begin checking all employees' temperatures before the workers start their shifts.

Walmart to check employees’ temperatures, offer them masks and gloves

March 31, 2020 at 12:57 p.m.

Walmart said Tuesday it will begin temperature checks for all employees before they start their shifts. The world's largest retailer is also making masks and gloves available for employees who...

Mexico City's Parque Mexico is a favorite hang out for tourists, a leafy neighborhood with dozens of outdoor coffee places and eateries, including El Moro, which specializes in churros, something akin to sweet, fried tacos.

Is it safe to travel to Mexico for spring break?

March 13, 2020 at 1:05 p.m.

EL ROSARIO, Michoacan — Is it safe to travel to Mexico for Spring Break? As fears over the spread of the coronavirus widen in the U.S., Mexico beckons with beaches,...

Betsy, a la izquierda, y su hija Lisa A. Johnson disfrutan de un almuerzo en El Rosario, Michoacán, después de visitar el santuario de la mariposa monarca, el 5 de marzo de 2020. Dijeron que no estaban preocupadas por el coronavirus y se sintieron aliviadas de estar lejos de las actualizaciones sin parar en Estados Unidos.

¿Es seguro viajar a México para las vacaciones de primavera?

March 12, 2020 at 3:49 p.m.

A medida que los temores sobre la propagación del coronavirus se extienden en Estados Unidos, México seduce con playas, mariposas y gangas, con la esperanza de que los turistas estadounidenses...

El autobús utilizado para el entrenamiento sobre prejuicio inconsciente en el lugar de trabajo organizado por PricewaterhouseCoopers, el miércoles 12 de febrero de 2020 en Dallas.

‘Todos tenemos prejuicios’

February 20, 2020 at 12:21 p.m.

Afuera del edificio de oficinas de PricewaterhouseCoopers en el centro de Dallas, los empleados pasaron por un autobús equipado con auriculares de realidad virtual, tabletas con pantalla táctil y cámaras...

A Dean's milk carrier makes a delivery to a store on North Broadway on Feb. 3, 2011, in Chicago. Dean Foods, which filed for bankruptcy in 2019, has reached a $425 million deal to sell 44 of its milk processing facilities to Dairy Farmers of America. Dean was a Chicago-area institution for decades before a 2001 merger with Dallas-based Suiza Foods Corp.

Dean Foods, once a Chicago-area dairy giant, agrees to $425 million deal to sell most of its plants

February 18, 2020 at 8:59 a.m.

Dallas-based Dean Foods has reached a $425 million deal to sell 44 of its milk processing facilities to Dairy Farmers of America as part of a court-supervised sale of company...

Eddie Canales posa para una foto en un cementerio en La Grulla, Texas, el lunes 16 de diciembre de 2019. Canales trabaja con Kate Spradley en la Operación Identificación, un proyecto aplicado de antropología que ayuda a catalogar e identificar restos humanos de migrantes que perecieron al sur de Texas.

Migrantes desaparecidos recuperan su identidad al morir

January 23, 2020 at 3:25 p.m.

Los detectives del cementerio se movían con precisión quirúrgica. Incluso el operador de la gran retroexcavadora cooperaba, cincelando una escalera de tierra paso a paso en el agujero rectangular ahora...

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