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Tag: entomology
Business
Federal hiring freeze halts promising pollinator research
President Trump's executive order to freeze federal hiring has placed many researchers in limbo, including one studying the bee die-off issue. Read more on TLC!
February 7, 2017
Business
Decimation of ash trees continues as researchers pursue answers
The emerald ash borer is a threat to every living ash tree, but Penn State has developed a clever decoy to stop the threat from growing. Click to read more.
September 8, 2016
Business
Show your clients how they can help pollinators thrive
Bee pollination accounts for more than $15 billion in increased crop production value each year. Click to read more on why it's important to help pollinators thrive.
May 5, 2016
Lawn maintenance
Taking charge of chinch bugs
Give a chinch an inch, and they’ll take a yard. This old southern saying about chinch bugs speaks to the destructive nature of these pests that threaten turf in the South and Southeast. Even though chinch bugs are found throughout the United States, it’s the southern chinch bug that has notoriously evaded control by developing resistance to some of the most commonly used insecticides.
February 18, 2014
Business
Arborjet Launches $50,000 Grant Program
Arborjet has launched a $50,000 grant program in partnership with the TREE (Tree Research and Education Endowment) Fund.
February 4, 2014
Lawn maintenance
Debugging grub control
It doesn’t take much digging to discover that grubs are a problem pest for turf managers throughout the United States. Given the expansive nature of grubs and the damage they can do, much time has been devoted to developing ways to control them, leading to some very effective products.
December 30, 2013
Lawn maintenance
What to know about the tawny crazy ant
As fire ant populations dwindle in some southern states, a new pest is spreading like crazy. Fire ants are no longer the hot topic they once were in Texas and along the southern coasts of the United States. Whether their numbers are in decline from efficient control measures or the recent extreme hot and dry summers in those areas, the red imported fire ant has unwillingly passed the torch, so to speak, to a new Public Enemy No. 1.
May 1, 2013
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