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MaX FaCTS hydrOPONiC NEwS, TiPS aNd Trivia Halting House Flies USDA scientists have found a new method of controlling house flies. The salivary gland hypertrophy virus (SGHv), which reproduces in ), the salivary gland of the infected insects, prevents infected the females from laying eggs and the males from mating. (Source: ars.usda.gov) MAX MAXFACTS HYDROPONIC NEWS, TIPS AND TRIvIA Thwarting Walnut Thieves Butte County supervisors will look at amending a county code to help protect Californian walnut growers from thieves. The current law allows the county agricultural commissioner to require anyone who has 25 lb. of agricultural commodity in his or her possession to prove ownership. The proposed amendment would eliminate the 25-lb. requirement and would require people wi ]X[