Quick hits: Bird flu could curtail Easter Egg availability; a newer, simpler word for news organizations proposed

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.

The bird flu that has wiped out millions of egg-laying hens has raised the price, and could affect the availability, of eggs leading into Easter, according to a new CoBank report. Read more here.

Remember murder hornets? They're invasive pests that kill honeybees. Scientists are trying to keep them from spreading east by using "insect sex spray" to lure swarms of male hornets to their deaths. Read more here.

More on entomology: U.S. scientists are about to release 2.4 billion genetically modified male mosquitoes to try to snuff out their own species. They do this by mating with female mosquitos and producing sterile duds. Read more here.

It's often difficult for people to know what to call a news organization, since it's not strictly a paper, nor a website, etc. One news-media expert argues for using the neologism "newspub." Read more here.

An American Farm Bureau Federation video argues that rural broadband is a necessity, not a luxury. Read more here.