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I am an Entomologist based in Zambia. I was born in the UK in 1972 and was educated there until I finished my Masters degree and got my first job in Africa. I was asked to do a project on mealybugs on cocoa in Ghana and my addiction of Africa was confirmed.

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Relationships & Family > The Single Life Relationship advice for the bitter single girl: 4 of 40

Being treated badly or unfairly in a previous relationship, particularly resulting in a break up, can result in bitterness and scepticism about getting into another relationship. It is easy to become marred by the feeling that it will happen again and this can often lead to unjustified mistrust of other people. I know the fe...
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Keeping healthy in the sun: 1 of 7

Living in a tropical climate, keeping healthy in the sun is a daily consideration of mine. People who have a tan are always perceived as being “healthy” looking. However, with over 2 million people being diagnosed with skin cancer annually, I think it is safe to say that looks can be deceiving! It is not just the...
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas & Advice Long-distance love: Can it work?: 14 of 85

There is a long list of elements that are important in a relationship. Generally having someone to share our lives with, share our experiences, basically having someone there to be a witness to our lives, are just some of them. These desires, of course, in the true sense cannot be met when you are in a long distance relation...
Health & Fitness > Herbal & Natural Remedies Alternative cold remedies and treatments: 2 of 12

Some of the symptoms of colds could be seen as the body's way of telling us to slow down and give it a chance to sort itself out. However logical this sounds, modern society doesn't fall in line. We need to keep going, and so relieving the symptoms of a chesty cough or runny nose is high priority. Here are some alternative c...
Politics, News & Issues > Conservation How ending food waste would help the environment: 2 of 9

On the 12th April millions of people took to the streets to protest about world starvation. According to the UN, food production must rise by 50% to support the 854 million people that are short of food. With figures quoted in web articles, such as those on www.globalissues.org, stating that 27 -28% of all children in develo...
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Parenting: 2 of 8

On a recent outing with a friend of mine to collect her nearly teenage daughter from the cinema, the amusing similarities to the Passage through the Teenage phase of growing up swung into view. Namely, the age old quandary of still needing to have parents around for useful tasks like transport, money etc. but really not want...
Sciences > Ecology & Environment Should Kruger National Park in South Africa decrease some of its elephant population?: 1 of 4

Populations of elephants, like all other animals on the planet, follow natural cycles and oscillations. Populations increase to a point where any further increase in numbers is constrained by limited resources, including food and territories. These constraints lead to a reduction in the numbers (through death, increased pred...
Health & Fitness > Fitness & Exercise Tips Stretching: Beyond just feeling good: 5 of 19

The body is designed with ultimate efficiency. A skeletal structure wrapped in a network of muscles that enable movement with strength and flexibility. The only limit to our body's incredible design and efficiency is our use of it. The benefits of movement extend beyond just feeling good about doing exercise. The body is des...
Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) Headaches: Causes and treatment options: 6 of 22

There are few people in the world who have never suffered from a headache. It is one thing that everybody is able to appreciate and sympathize with when someone else is suffering. There is a multitude of causes of headaches, as well as various degrees of severity and frequency. In most cases we can view a headache as the bod...
Home & Garden > Weeds & Pests How to naturally control the whitefly: 2 of 6

Whiteflies - a delicate small white flying insect, only delicate in its looks! This insect is a sap sucking beast. As an adult it looks like a small, white winged fly with a yellow body. They are usually hanging around on the underside of the young leaves, when you shake the plant, they take flight in a cloud, upwards, only ...