Category Archives: Pest management

Assessing the value and pest management window provided by neonicotinoid seed treatments…

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Laurie Vial

Available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.4602/epdf Assessing the value and pest management window provided by neonicotinoid seed treatments for management of soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) in the Upper Midwestern United States by Christian H Krupke,Adam M Alford, Eileen M Cullen, Erin W … Continue reading →

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Bed Bugs in Chicago expert webinar serious announced

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Laurie Vial

To register http://midwestpesticideaction.org/beating-back-bed-bugs-workshop/

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Infographic helps with estimating defoliation in soybeans

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Laurie Vial

This  infographic was developed by Justin McMechan  on estimating defoliation in soybeans. McMechan is an entomologist in the Crop Protection and Cropping Systems department at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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New info released on vertebrate pests

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Laurie Vial

There are 19 updated bulletins on wildlife pests available at the Montana Department of Agriculture website at http://agr.mt.gov/Topics/Vertebrate-Pests The site also includes related publications, pesticide information, Montana field guides and other related links.

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Stephen M. Vantassel publishes new editions of pest and wildlife pest books

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Laurie Vial

Stephen M. Vantassel, CWCP, the Vertebrate Pest Specialist at Montana Department of griculture had published two new editions, Being Kind to Animal Pests, 2nd edition and The Wildlife Removal Handbook, 3rd edition. They are available at Amazon.com and/or Lulu.com.  

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New Citizen Science Mosquito Habitat Mapping Tool Announced

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Laurie Vial

NASA and Global Observer has teamed together to produce an APP for the public to map mosquito sites. Links to information are below. https://observer.globe.gov/about/get-the-app https://observer.globe.gov/news-events/news/-/blogs/25208793?r_p_id=user_blog&curPage=1&curDelta=5 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-citizen-science-app-tackles-mosquito-borne-disease https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2017/06/28/time-to-hunt-some-blood-sucking-bugs/?src=eoa-blogs  

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Wisconsin pallet maker fined for environmental fraud

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Laurie Vial

From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg Russel Wetenkamp, site manager for Timber Creek Resource in Wisconsin, pled guilty and was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin to criminal violations related to the Plant … Continue reading →

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Temperature inversion and herbicide applications

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Laurie Vial

From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg The following tips were presented in a Delta Farm Press article related to the dicamba drift debate. Because some herbicide labels include instructions about not applying during a temperature inversion, I am … Continue reading →

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Trainings set at Texas’s IPM Experience House

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Laurie Vial

From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg From Insects in the City by Michael Merchant, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Are you looking for pest control training using a practical approach? Do you have a new employee that you’d like … Continue reading →

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Bed bug workshop in Chicago

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Laurie Vial

Note: address was wrong in previous post Pest Control Workshop in Englewood Bed Bugs in Chicago, a comprehensive overview of the bed bug problem and Chicago’s bed bug ordinance, is being presented by Midwest Pesticide Action Center next week on … Continue reading →

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