In the coming 30 years, about 135 million urban #ash #trees will be killed by the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). Protecting the trees with an #IPM program would be more cost effective than replacing them - article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (@entsocamerica) by Clifford S. Sadof and others - https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmad012

New on Entomology Today: Effective and affordable tick management at the community level has long been sought after, but a new study shows the necessary costs remain steep. An analysis of integrated tick management models in a sample 1,000-acre, 320-home community find even a two-part program could cost about $400 per household, with more robust programs raising the price even more. #entomology #ticks #IPM https://entomologytoday.org/2023/08/17/community-wide-integrated-tick-management-costs-study/

New on Entomology Today: Conifer sawflies are common throughout North America. Typically little more than a nuisance to individual trees, large outbreaks are capable of defoliating thousands of forested acres in a very short time. A new review in the Journal of #IPM summarizes what we know about conifer sawflies, provides an identification key for larvae, and outlines management options for both managed and natural landscapes. #entomology #insects #sawflies https://entomologytoday.org/2023/08/15/what-eating-pine-needles-sawflies-probably/

Modeling shows emerging #mosquito #control approach might be largely resistant to warming temperatures.

#climate_change #Wolbachia #IPM

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-emerging-mosquito-approach-largely-resistant.html

Funded PhD opportunity at University of Greenwich Natural Resources Institute (UK), but with potential to collaborate closely with us at NIAB East Malling: "Fungal-derived technology for control of the invasive pest, Spotted
Wing Drosophila" - supervised by Mandela Fernandez-Grandon, Scott Dwyer, Steve Harte (and potentially me!). Details at https://docs.gre.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/323049/vcs-fes-nri-05-22.pdf #SWD #IPM #Biopesticides #InsectBehaviour #Horticulture #Entomology Apply by 17th July, for an October-ish start!

Chris #Oosthuizen is looking for a #postdoc student about African #penguin 🐧 and Integrated Pop Models #IPM #ecology #rstats
check it here 👇
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ophZpMs3IzDK8bzcMxtejhHnTrFWowl/view

New acquisition quarantine process is necessary for reducing the introduction of mould and pests into library and archive collections.

It also means I get to spot great retro stationery like this beast of a folder.
#Stationery
#CollectionCare
#Quarantine
#IPM
#Archives

NEWS: Tracy Leskey, Ph.D., of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award Lecture at Entomology 2023. Her lecture will honor Ronald J. Prokopy, Ph.D. (1935−2004), entomologist and behavioral ecologist renowned for research on fruit flies and integrated pest management methods in apple orchards. #entomology #insects #IPM #awards #EntSoc23 https://entsoc.org/news/press-releases/tracy-leskey-2023-founders-memorial-lecture

EU farmers’ network: Pesticides can be reduced without impacting profits https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/reducing-pesticide-use-wont-make-farms-less-profitable-eu-wide-study-says/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #EuropeanUnion #ipm #IPMWORKS #pestmanagement #Pesticides

New on Entomology Today: Two new studies find even more benefits to tolerating scale insects on urban trees, boosting the abundance of a variety of spiders and attracting predator insects that serve as natural enemies of other pests in both trees and nearby plants. #entomology #insects #trees #biocontrol #IPM https://entomologytoday.org/2023/04/26/scale-insects-urban-trees-benefit-spiders-natural-enemies/

New on Entomology Today: Quinoa's emergence as an attractive, climate-resilient crop in the U.S. has been met with a fresh challenge from a stem-boring fly species, Amauromyza karli, previously known in Canada. While research is scant on this new pest, a new profile in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management outlines what we know—and what we need to find out—about reducing its impact on quinoa. #insects #entomology #quinoa #IPM https://entomologytoday.org/2023/04/20/united-states-quinoa-fly-pest-amauromyza-karli/

Check out the new special collection in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management on Prevention in IPM, the first (and best) line of defense against pest infestations. Read the collection at https://academic.oup.com/jipm/pages/special-collection-prevention #entomology #insects #IPM #pestmanagement

New on Entomology Today: Crops engineered to produce insecticidal proteins from the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have had many noteworthy successes in the past 25 years, but resistance to Bt crops has evolved in numerous instances, as well. A new research review examines global patterns of resistance to Bt crops and outlines strategies for maximizing sustainability of this important tool for pest management. #entomology #insects #Bt #agriculture #IPM https://entomologytoday.org/2023/04/18/insect-resistance-transgenic-bt-crops-bacillus-thuringiensis/

Day 2 of #euring2023
Starting with a plenary by Matthieu Paquet, on the use of integrated pop model (#IPM) to estimate immigration and density-dependence
@_EURING @twitthair1

I'll be presenting some preliminary results about our #hare survey ! #euring2023 @_EURING
Arriving soon in Montpellier !
See you there #rstat #ipm #gps #ring folks! 😊
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RT @chloe_nater
Final result for the presentation plotted. Programme printed. So ready for #euring2023 @_EURING now. It’ll be grand 🤩📈🇫🇷
https://twitter.com/chloe_nater/status/1646819485624545280

New on Entomology Today: Lesser mealworm beetles (Alphitobius diaperinus) evolved to live in bird nests, and in broiler chicken houses their populations explode. A new pest profile in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management outlines why lesser mealworms are exceptionally challenging to manage in chicken houses and identifies key research needs for future progress. #entomology #insects #chickens #IPM https://entomologytoday.org/2023/04/13/lesser-mealworm-beetle-chicken-houses-integrated-pest-management/

New on Entomology Today: A study evaluating one of the first insecticides developed to use RNA interference as a mode of action finds significant effects on mobility, pupation, and reproduction of the target insect, the Colorado potato beetle. #entomology #insects #IPM #RNAi https://entomologytoday.org/2023/04/06/rna-interference-biopesticide-ledprona-colorado-potato-beetle/

As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A new special collection in ESA’s Journal of Integrated Pest Management showcases Prevention in IPM—the first (and best) line of defense against pest infestations. Read the collection at https://academic.oup.com/jipm/pages/special-collection-prevention #entomology #insects #IPM #pestmanagement

New on Entomology Today: Several species of fungus in the genus Fusarium are known to infect insects, while some also infect plants. Researchers in China report the first observation of the species Fusarium concentricum infecting an insect—in this case a key moth pest of Chinese fir trees. #entomology #mycology #fungi #IPM #insects #biocontrol https://entomologytoday.org/2023/03/17/fungus-species-found-infecting-moth-pest-of-chinese-fir-trees/

Join SF Public Works as an Integrated Pest Management Specialist! You will inspect trees, shrubs, turf, rights of way, bodies of water, and structures for evidence of various pests and related damage, and take the appropriate steps to resolve problems.

Permanent Civil Service and union position, paying $87-106k

#SanFranciscoJobs #IPM #UrbanForestry

https://careers.sf.gov/role/?id=3743990001366927