Yesterday, the Tick Encounter Research Center launched their Experiment campaign. They are raising $8000 to help fund a more efficient TickSpotters platform that will give them the ability to collect… Read more »
Month: April 2019
US Court Orders Trump EPA To Justify Use of Chlorpyrifos Within 90 Days
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today gave Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler three months to justify why chlorpyrifos should stay on the market. In 2017, Scott Pruitt,… Read more »
Wisconsin Monarch Collaborative Releases New Handouts
The Wisconsin Monarch Collaborative has published two new educational handouts, one on 12 different plant species that can support Monarch butterflies, and one on milkweed specifically. Follow these links to… Read more »
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Identifies Glyphosate Cancer Risk
Last week, a sub-agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), published the long-anticipated Toxicological Profile for Glyphosate…. Read more »
North Central IPM Center Publishes Regenerative Agriculture Fact Sheet
On April 11th, the North Central IPM Center released a regenerative agriculture fact sheet. It’s intended to be a resource for Organic and IPM communities, or for anyone who wants… Read more »
Maryland Senate Weighs Chlorpyrifos Ban
The Maryland state Senate will consider a bill to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos more than two weeks after a majority in the House of Delegates approved a statewide prohibition on… Read more »
Read Western IPM Center’s April Newsletter Here
The Western IPM Center’s April edition of its monthly newsletter is now online. This issue contains: Their draft list of newly updated IPM and pest management priorities in the region…. Read more »
April Declared “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month” by U.S Secretary of Agriculture
Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed a national proclamation to declare April “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month.” April is a time when many invasive pests emerge and can… Read more »