The results showed that the range of striped species overlaps with where biting flies are most activeâregardless of species and where the stripes occur on the body, according to the study, published April 1 in the journal Nature Communications.
With potatoes its number 1 crop and producing over 6 million tons of spuds annually, Idaho is the US's top potato producing state. It's followed closely by Oregoâ¦n, Washington, Maine, and Colorado. It also produces most of the french fries for the nation's fast-food restaurants.
North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation. Students at a Wilson County school petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly for the establishment of the sweet potato as the official state vegetable. Harker's Island hosts the annual Core Sound Decoy Festival in December.