LSU AgCenter releases more weevils to fight aquatic weed
From Delta Farm Press Dearl Sanders calls himself a bug chauffeur. The LSU AgCenter scientist is trying to move as many salvinia weevils as he can to combat the invasive aquatic plant giant salvinia,...
View ArticleTrapping Weevils and Saving Monarchs
Ensuring the monarch butterfly’s survival by saving its milkweed habitat could result from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies initially intended to improve detection of boll weevils with...
View ArticleAmerican chestnut is back, say Western NC scientists
From the Asheville Citizen-Times Today, they are practically extinct, these giant living things that once called the mountains of Western North Carolina home. But, thanks to a grand experiment that...
View ArticleStink bugs moving indoors
As the temperature drops, many insects will search for shelter for the winter months—many times in private residences. This year, people may notice a new insect coming indoors. This insect is the brown...
View ArticleEmerald ash borer now in Great Smoky Mountains
The first backcountry emerald ash borer infestation has been confirmed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. An off-duty park employee discovered the backcountry infestation on Injun Creek Trail...
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