Tag: Entomology
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Posted on August 22, 2018
Five things everyone should know about fireflies
1. Fireflies, or lightning bugs, are a type of winged beetle known for producing light. There are more than 2,000 species found throughout the world, […]
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Posted on August 3, 2018
Pollinators in Wisconsin – Audio
/RSS FeedPJ Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3: 11 – Total time 0:13 – What […]
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Posted on July 25, 2018
Vector vigilance: A new CDC-funded center looks to stay a step ahead the Upper Midwest’s ticks and mosquitos — and the disease they carry
When you visit the UW Arboretum, you go to take a stroll through the woodlands, prairies, and flowering trees. You go to navigate the boardwalks that […]
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Posted on July 2, 2018
Mosquito season in Wisconsin – Audio
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PJ Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3:00 – Total time 0:13 – What’s the […]
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Posted on June 27, 2018
UW–Madison turfgrass facility to host summer field day, dedicate new storage building
The Wisconsin Turfgrass Association’s annual Summer Field Day is set for Tuesday, July 24 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Educational […]
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Posted on June 21, 2018
Wisconsin researchers release new app to study what makes ticks ‘tick’
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a new smartphone app to help them understand where ticks are active and how people expose themselves […]
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Posted on June 15, 2018
Projects led by Irwin Goldman, Claudio Gratton among Baldwin grant winners
The subjects of the eight projects selected for grants from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment are varied but all will help the university […]
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Posted on May 22, 2018
Study bolsters bats’ reputation as mosquito devourers
It’s a common assumption: Bats are important because they feast upon those pervasive warm-weather pests known as mosquitoes. You want to see bats flying above, […]
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Posted on April 6, 2018
Stink bugs in the house – Audio
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PJ Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3:06 – Total time 0:13 – Increase in […]
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Posted on March 16, 2018
Bobble heads of the insect world – Audio
PJ Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3:00 – Total time 0:13 – What are the […]
