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The continued growth of cropland and loss of natural habitat have increasingly simplified agricultural landscapes in the Midwest. Having a single, dominant crop rather than a variety of wild plants is associated with increased crop pest abundance and insecticide use, consequences that could be tempered by perennial bioenergy crops. While the relationship between landscape simplification, [...]
Entomology Professor Zhiyong Xi has found that a bacterium can stop Dengue fever viruses from replicating in the mosquitoes. Read more…
Entomologist Deb McCullough is featured on the Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth and discusses the effects the emerald ash borer. Watch the video.
The Entomological Society of America’s North Central Branch will recognized three MSU faculty at its annual meeting: Dr. Rich Merritt with the C.V. Riley Award for outstanding contributions to the science of entomology, Dr. Doug Landis with the Recognition Award in Entomology for significant contributions to agriculture, and Dr. James Miller with the Award of Excellence [...]
Entomology PhD candidate Katie E. Wharton and a team of entomologists have found that the honeybee queen can influence her colony’s production of drones (males) by regulating her production of drone eggs. Read more in Science.
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