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"P" is for Pacific Mills. Pacific Mills began in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1850. In 1915, in order to expand its operations it purchased four mills on the outskirts of Columbia.

The larvae of most braconids are internal or external primary parasitoids of other insects. Most species kill their hosts, though some cause the hosts to become sterile and less active.

There are any number of insects, cocoons or eggs that might be in the live greenery we like to bring into our homes during winter.

Hypoconcha sp. (shellback crabs) are among some of the most interesting decapod crustaceans. As members of the Dromiidae family, these crabs have fourth and fifth walking legs that are modified to secure a bivalve shell on their back for protection. They can bear a fragment or a whole shell that is larger than their body size.

Anisomorpha buprestoides, the southern two-striped walkingstick, devil rider, or musk mare, is a stick insect (order Phasmatodea: otherwise known as "phasmids" or walkingsticks) which occurs throughout the southeastern United States. Anisomorpha buprestoides is a large, stout (for a stick insect) brown phasmid with three conspicuous longitudinal black stripes. Females average 67.7 mm (2.67 in) in length; males are smaller and more slender, averaging 41.7 mm (1.64 in).

The Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) is a species of house gecko common to the Mediterranean area which has spread to many parts of the world.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Marc-Andre Cornier about thyroid disease. Dr. Cornier is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and metabolic Diseases at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Elizabeth Greer about the importance of wearing a helmet to reduce risk of severe injury to children from bicycles, scooters, skateboards and other wheeled recreational activities. Dr. Greer is a pediatric emergency medicine fellow at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Catherine Bradley about the importance of early intervention for young children with autism. Dr. Bradley is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at MUSC.

“B” is for Battery Wagner. Battery Wagner was the principal fortification on Morris Island during the Civil War.