Global Warming May Affect Pesticide Effectiveness
Annapolis, MD: November 30, 2015 -- The effectiveness of an important mosquito-fighting insecticide may be impaired by global warming, according to a recent study in the Journal of Medical Entomology. Two researchers from Montana State University, graduate student Shavonn Whiten and Dr. Robert Peterson, have shown that permethrin becomes less effective at killing the yellowfever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) as temperatures increase.
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A New Resource for Managing Greenbugs
Annapolis, MD: November 12, 2015 -- Greenbugs (Schizaphis graminum) have been a major vexation for growers of wheat and sorghum for more than half a century, especially in the Great Plains. Now a new paper in the open-access Journal of Integrated Pest Management provides an overview of these little aphid and a summary of control methods.
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Colony Collapse Disorder Eight Years Later
Annapolis, MD: November 9, 2015 -- A symposium on honey bee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) will be held Sunday November 15 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon at the Minneapolis Convention Center during the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Honey bee experts from all over the U.S. will discuss factors that may contribute to CCD, such as Varroa mites, pesticide residues, pesticide formulations, honey bee habitat, and honey bee genetics.
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New IPM Resource for Northeastern Hop Growers
Annapolis, MD: November 9, 2015 -- Dr. Lily Calderwood, a researcher at the University of Vermont, and a team of researchers have published an open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management that should help hop farmers in the northeastern U.S. to manage insect pests. The article provides a comprehensive assessment of hop pests and methods for managing them.
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New Whirligig Beetle Species Discovered
Annapolis, MD: November 5, 2015 -- A new species of whirligig beetle is the first to be described in the United States since 1991. Grey Gustafson, a PhD student at the University of New Mexico, and Dr. Robert Sites, an entomologist at the University of Missouri's Enns Entomology Museum, describe the new species in an article appearing in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
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ESA Supports Areawide Integrated Pest Management ACT
Annapolis, MD: November 4, 2015 -- The Entomological Society of America (ESA) supports new federal legislation for Areawide Integrated Pest Management recently introduced by Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI). The Areawide Integrated Pest Management (AIPM) Act of 2015 would prioritize and elevate critical AIPM efforts and projects within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Entomologists Report on Economic Benefits of Neonicotinoids
Annapolis, MD: November 4, 2015 -- According to researchers from Mississippi State University, rice seeds that are pre-treated with neonicotinoid pesticides yield better than untreated crops and suffer less damage from rice water weevil, the most widely distributed and destructive early-season insect pest of rice in the United States. However, the economic benefits of investing in pre-treated seed depend on the level of insect pressure.
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Media Advisory for Entomology 2015
Annapolis, MD: November 3, 2015 -- Entomology 2015, the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), will be held November 15-18, 2015 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Three thousand insect scientists are expected to attend the meeting, which will be held in conjunction with the annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America.
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Aedes japonicus Found in Western Canada
Annapolis, MD: November 2, 2015 -- Canadian entomologists have reported the first appearance of Aedes japonicus -- an invasive, disease-carrying mosquito -- in western Canada. Members of the species were found in a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Researchers Compare "Natural" Repellents to DEET
Annapolis, MD: October 28, 2014 -- Researchers at New Mexico State University tested 10 commercially available products for their effectiveness at repelling mosquitoes, and the results were published in the Journal of Insect Science.
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2016 World of Insects Calendar Available Now
Annapolis, MD: October 28, 2014 -- The ESA 2016 World of Insects wall calendar is now available for purchase. Hundreds of photos were submitted by insect photographers from around the world, and the ESA calendar commitee judges picked the best ones.
All attendees of Entomology 2015 in Minneapolis will receive one free copy with their registration.
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Glyphosate and Acetamiprid Barely Toxic for Honey Bees
Annapolis, MD; October 13, 2015 -- Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Mississippi State University tested 42 commonly used pesticides in a realistic field setting in order to determine their toxicity levels. The results were published in the Journal of Economic Entomology.
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Glyphosate and Acetamiprid Have Relatively Low Toxicity for Honey Bees
Annapolis, MD; October 13, 2015 -- Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Mississippi State University tested 42 commonly used pesticides in a realistic field setting in order to determine their toxicity levels. The results were published in the Journal of Economic Entomology.
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Three new chigger mite species discovered in Taiwan
Annapolis, MD; October 5, 2015 -- Three new species of trombiculid mites, also known as "chiggers," have been discovered in Taiwan, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Medical Entomology. Furthermore, 23 other species that are new records for Taiwan were found, more than doubling the number of previously-known species on the island.
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Researchers describe three new species of fruit flies
Annapolis, MD; October 2, 2015 -- Acanthiophilus is a genus of fruit flies that infest plants of the tribe Cardueae (thistles) within the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus live in Africa, the Canary Islands, Europe, and Asia. Some species of Acanthiophilus are potential biological control agents of weeds, and others are serious pests to economically important crop plants. For example, the safflower fly, A. helianthi, is a significant pest to safflower in Europe and the Middle East.
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