Balsam woolly adelgids, small wingless that infest and kill firs, especially Balsam Fir and Fraser Fir, were introduced from Europe around 1900. They have destroyed roughly 95 percent of the Fraser firs in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park …
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Inspector cuts endanger Hawaii farms, environment
GoErie.com By AUDREY McAVOY AP Cuts in the number of inspectors who check cargo and passengers entering Hawaii have some worried that more pests will get established in a state that is especially vulnerable because of its tropical weather and few natural … |
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April is National Pest Management Month
PCT Magazine For more than 30 years, April has been celebrated as National Pest Management Month, recognizing the industry for its role in protecting public health and property from significant pest threats. The Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA), … |
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USDA Urges Americans to Prevent Invasive Pests, Protect American Agriculture
National Hog Farmer WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012–The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced that it is dedicating the month of April to sharing information about the threat that invasive plant pests, … Hungry Pests Threaten US AgricultureNorth American Press Syndicate |
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Tiny insect soldiers with butch forearms are actually medics
Discover Magazine (blog) Many insect colonies have troops of soldiers, which defend their nests with special weapons like massive jaws or chemical guns. Kladothrips intermedius is no exception — this tiny insect, known as a thrips, has soldiers that supposedly crush their … Thunderbug Soldiers Protect Thrip Colonies From Invaders, MicrobesHuffington Post Insect Battles, Big and SmallScientist |
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Scant Evidence That Insect Bite Remedies Work
Medical News Today A UK review in the April Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) says there is scant evidence that over-the-counter remedies for simple insect bites work, suggesting that in most cases, no treatment at all is enough. "There is little evidence for the … Over-the-counter remedies for insect bites may not workTelegraph.co.uk Insect bite remedies not effectiveCBC.ca Insect bite remedies 'show little evidence of working'Zee News Examiner.com –U.S. News & World Report –EurekAlert (press release) all 32 news articles » |
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Scouting fields regularly and accurately identifying the pest that is causing damage is the first step in management. MSU Diagnostic Services is a good way to assure correct identification.
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QUESTION:
You have referenced label changes to synthetic pyrethroids recently in your articles. Can you summarize these changes?
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You can find the complete lists of the label changes and the interpretations of some of them by EPA on PestWeb in the “Industry / PestWeb Features” resource. This has changed slightly since we first put it up on PestWeb as new information and interpretations came along, but the basics are the same. NPMA also did a recent Webinar on this important subject and that is available on their website.
Pest QuestionsApril 12, 2012
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Thousands of volunteers in Australia are taking part in a massive cull of cane toads. The animals – regarded as poisonous – were introduced to Australia 75 years ago to get rid of beetles. It is now thought their numbers have swelled to 200m …
Pests in the NewsApril 11, 2012
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High fructose corn syrup (or HFCS) is fed to the containing traces of the chemicals, causing colony collapse disorder. However, one company disagrees. Bayer AG, the maker of the original aspirin, produces a pesticide class called neonicotinoids.
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