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Ever heard of the Insect Eavesdropper? 🪲
Dr. Bick from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will share how researchers are using vibration detection to scout for insect damage in crop fields.

Register for this webinar for more: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Dr. Emily Bick places a sensor on the bottom of a corn stalk to detect insect feeding activity.
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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🌟 Now available! "Aquatic Invasive Plants: A Field Guide for Michigan's Lakes, Streams, and Ponds" is now available for purchase!

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Aquatic Invasive Plants: A Field Guide for Michigan’s Lakes, Streams and Ponds
This field guide is designed to help those who spend time around Michigan’s lakes, streams, and ponds learn how to identify aquatic invasive plants they may encounter. Each invasive plant entry includ...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Did our guide to pollinator gardens leave you with questions? Join us TOMORROW June 17th @ 10am PT / 1pm ET to ask our staff experts at our live Q&A! #PollinatorWeek
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“Building Pollinator Habitat Q & A - Bug Banter Podcast Live!” A bumblebee visiting a sunflower in a backyard pollinator garden.
June 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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HortScience, HortTechnology, and JASHS now accept graphical abstracts.

Sarah White and Germán Sandoya will share examples and tips for creating a graphical abstract at #ASHS2025. July 29- 2:45 pm and July 31- 12 pm in New Orleans. journals.ashs.org/page/authors...

#plantscience #horticulture
Why Graphical Abstracts? two pictures of peaches, top: peaches rotting, bottom: healthy peach on tree breanch
June 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Possible Paraquat (Gramoxone) injury on corn. Paraquat is a post-emergence herbicide with contact foliar activity. Damage is often seen as a drift from a nearby field, often a no-till field where a burndown treatment of paraquat was applied. This can result in necrotic spots on corn. 🧪
February 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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xercessociety.bsky.social
For #PollinatorWeek, we are doing a special live Q&A to get you all ready to build your own pollinator garden! Bring all of your questions about native plants, nesting sites, pest control, & more!🌻🐝
🗓️Jun 17 at 10am PT / 1pm ET
🔗Register for this free event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
“Building Pollinator Habitat Q & A - Bug Banter Podcast Live!” A bumblebee visiting a sunflower in a backyard pollinator garden.
June 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I made a Bluesky. I will populate this in coming days/weeks. If you know me from elsewhere, please follow me. If you are interested in: entomology, agriculture, horticulture, nature, integrated pest management, pollination, conservation or neurodivergence, I am interested in following you!
September 14, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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Set up your garden for success with integrated pest & pollinator management (IPPM)! Don’t worry—that just means strategies to help your garden work hand in hand with your local wildlife. We’ve put together an easy walkthrough of gardening tips for you to try this spring ⤵️
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How To Control Garden Pests While Supporting Pollinators
Learn how to set your garden up for success with integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM)!
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January 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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muextbugngarden.bsky.social
Starting TOMORROW: Green Thumb Bootcamp!

5-weeks course covering:
🗺️Site assessment
🌱Veggie gardening & food safety
🌼Ornamental gardening
🦋Insects & Integrated Pest Management
🐝Pollinator habitats & stewardship

More info: extension.missouri.edu/events/exten...

#Gardening #Sustainability #ExtendMU
April 12, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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The production of a large number of mosquitoes and reliable sex sorting before release are key challenges when applying the sterile insect technique. This 2020 study aimed to evaluate the potential use of the FAO/IAEA larval rearing unit for Aedes aegypti 🧪
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Aedes aegypti larval development and pupal production in the FAO/IAEA mass-rearing rack and factors influencing sex sorting efficiency Abstract The production of a large number of mosquitoes of high biological qualities and reliable sex sorting before release are key challenges when applying the sterile insect technique as part of an area-wide integrated pest management approach. There is a need to fully evaluate the production capacity of the equipment developed in order to plan and maintain a daily production level for large-scale operational release activities. This study aimed to evaluate the potential use of the FAO/IAEA larval rearing unit for Aedes aegypti and the subsequent female contamination rate after sex sorting with a Fay–Morlan glass separator. Trays from each rack were tilted and their contents sorted either for each individual tray or after mixing the content of all trays from the rack. The pupal production and the female contamination rate were estimated with respect to day of collection, position of the tray, type of pupae collection, and sorting operator. Results showed significant daily variability of pupal production and female contamination rate, with a high male pupal production level achieved on the second day of collection and estimated female contamination of male pupae reached around 1%. Neither tray position nor type of pupae collection affected the pupal production and female contamination rate. However, the operator had a significant effect on the female contamination rate. These results highlight the need to optimize pupal production at early days of collection and to develop a more effective and automated method of sex separation.
January 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM