Tag: Entomology
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Posted on November 4, 2009
The Evolution is On
A beetle’s newfound abilities remind us that life is always adapting to overcome our best strategies. How the eternal struggle for survival changes the way we farm.
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The New Pollinators
Researchers, farmers hope native bees will fill hole left by disapearing European cousins.
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Posted on October 21, 2009
No Leaf Unturned
They are farmers, doctors and amazingly adept traffic engineers. The tropical ants that Cameron Currie studies have been practicing the good life for millions of years. What do they know that we don’t?
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Posted on July 30, 2009
The Grow Dozen: 12 Alumni who are making a difference in wildlife biology
12 Alumni who are making a difference in wildlife biology.
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Posted on July 16, 2009
An Uptick in Ticks
Last summer, Susan Paskewitz made an astonishing discovery after walking her dog in her Madison neighborhood: a deer tick crawling up her dog’s hind leg. […]
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Posted on July 13, 2009
Five things everyone should know about…Mosquitoes
Understanding how this summer time nuisance really works.
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Catch up with…Karen London MS’94, PhD’98 Zoology and Entomology
The entomologist turned dog whisperer.
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Posted on October 20, 2008
Canada: Beetle’s Taste for Bark is Taking a Bite
Does the mountain pine beetle spell doom for Canada’s forests?
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Posted on October 19, 2008
Five things everyone should know about…Emerald Ash Borer
Is there anything that can stop this vivacious pest?
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Posted on July 22, 2008
The Grow Dozen: 12 Alumni who are making a difference in the food industry
12 Alumni who are making a difference in the food industry.
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Posted on July 21, 2008
Finding the Green
Turf experts are aiming to make golf courses more environmentally friendly. But first golfers may need to change their course.
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Posted on June 29, 2008
Iceland: Lake Swarm May Hold Lessons for Wisconsin
Midges beneficial to surrounding farm land.