Please join us for the first annual Tick Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Academy! Tick species and tickborne diseases of medical importance are increasing in number and geographic distribution and generating… Read more »
Month: August 2019
Circadian Rhythms of Plants Could Set the Time for Crop Spraying
Research published in the journal Nature Communications found that the death of plant tissue and slow-down in growth resulting from the herbicide glyphosate depends upon the time that the herbicide… Read more »
AgriLife Extension Seeking Individuals to Participate in Integrated Pest Management Survey
AgriLife Extension is seeking subjects 18 years old and older with a recent experience of insect pests in the home to participate in an online survey relating to integrated pest management…. Read more »
IR-4 Program Moving to North Carolina
A federal research program that provides safe and effective pest management solutions to specialty crop producers will be moving from Rutger’s Agricultural Research Station in New Jersey to North Carolina… Read more »
Forest Service Study: Biomass Loss Via Invasive Pests Likely a Driver of Climate Change
A study published by the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service suggests that the loss of North American forests to invasive pests has a major effect on carbon… Read more »
Western IPM Center August Newsletter Out
This edition contains discussion of how IPM is used to manage pests in Yellowstone National Park, a Q&A with new Center Director Amer Fayad, a guide to a new approach… Read more »