Tag: Entomology
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Posted on January 31, 2018
Colorado potato beetle genome gives insight into major agricultural pest
The Colorado potato beetle is notorious for its role in starting the pesticide industry — and for its ability to resist the insecticides developed to […]
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Posted on December 1, 2017
Fall invader insects in your home – Audio
/RSS FeedP.J. Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3:10 – Total time 0:17 – Types of fall […]
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Posted on November 20, 2017
“Interwoven tapestry” of lakes and land: Iceland
Swarms of midges rise out of a lake in northern Iceland in such enormous numbers every spring and summer that they can impair breathing and […]
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Posted on November 15, 2017
Catching the bug: Protecting Wisconsin’s 700 million ash trees
Learn how professor Chris Williamson and the UW-Madison Department of Entomology are fighting to protect Wisconsin’s 700 million ash trees from a deadly beetle, the […]
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Posted on November 10, 2017
Catching the bug: Protecting Wisconsin’s 700 million ash trees
Learn ways professor Chris Williamson and the UW-Madison Department of Entomology are fighting to protect Wisconsin’s 700 million ash trees from a deadly beetle, the […]
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Posted on October 27, 2017
Orb weaver spiders near your home – Audio
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P.J. Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 2:53 – Total time 0:17 – Orb weaver […]
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Posted on October 16, 2017
Early excitement: CALS faculty work with schools to improve science learning
Genetics professor Audrey Gasch BS’94 loves questions. It’s her job as a scientist to ask questions and then seek answers. She also has a passion […]
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Posted on September 19, 2017
UW-Madison students in Houston to aid post-Harvey mosquito control
As the floodwaters recede in Houston following Hurricane Harvey, millions of mosquitoes have emerged to blanket southeastern Texas, hampering recovery efforts and raising public health […]
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Posted on September 7, 2017
Campus museums recreate ‘cabinet of natural history’ digitally
In 1849, the Board of Regents of the new University of Wisconsin directed the curation of the state’s plants, animals and minerals in a “cabinet […]
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Posted on September 5, 2017
Arboretum conference offers native gardeners guidance, ideas Sept. 17
As fall approaches and the sun gets lower in the sky, mark the end of one growing season by planning for the next at the […]
