The City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board and the Greater New Orleans Pest Control Association are pleased to announce the return of the Urban Rodent Academy. The two-day, in-person course is… Read more »
Author: Thomas Green
Nature-Friendly Farming Does Not Reduce Productivity, Study Finds
Results of 10-year project reveal that rewilding areas can boost biodiversity and crop yields Putting farmland aside for nature does not have a negative effect on food security, a study… Read more »
Viruses Can Change Your Scent to Make You More Attractive to Mosquitoes, New Research in Mice Finds
Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animal. Over 1 million deaths per year are attributed to mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika and chikungunya fever. How mosquitoes seek out and feed on… Read more »
Pollinator Haven: Create a Toxin-Free Yard for Critical Critters
The IPM Institute of North America’s community integrated pest management manager, Ryan Anderson, discussed managing toxin-free lawns in a recently published article by Natural Awakenings: Aimée Code has stopped trying… Read more »
Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Scientists Warn
Scientists have been raising growing concerns for decades over the use of toxic “forever chemicals,” so called because their strong molecular bonds can take hundreds of years to completely break… Read more »
California Court Ruling Opens Door for Protection of Insects as Endangered Species
A California court has ruled that state legislation on endangered species can apply to invertebrates. The decision this week by the Third District Court of Appeal means insects, including four endangered native… Read more »
Glyphosate Weed Killer Damages Wild Bee Colonies, Study Reveals
The critical ability of wild bumblebees to keep their colonies at the right temperature is seriously damaged by the weed killer glyphosate, research has revealed. Glyphosate is the most widely… Read more »
Traps Deployed for Early Detection of Spotted Lanternfly
PORTLAND, N.Y. — During May, members of the Cornell Lake Erie Regional Grape Program set up 7 traps in the region to monitor for the presence of Spotted Lanternfly. The… Read more »
EPA Awards Cooperative Agreement to ECA and Penn State for Urban IPM Technician Training Program
The Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) in partnership with Penn State’s PA IPM program has received a cooperative agreement of $200,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct the… Read more »
Three of Northeast SARE’s Grant Programs Are Now Accepting Preproposals
As part of Northeast SARE’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Strategic Plan, they will be examining their grant programs and procedures and may make structural changes to their grantmaking systems…. Read more »