Category: News
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Tracking Ticks with The Tick App
The Tick App smartphone app from the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector Borne Disease is looking to gain a better understanding of where ticks occur. Dr. Susan Paskewitz and Dr.…
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Look out for slugs and cutworms in field crops!
Field crop entomologist Bryan Jensen has been urging farmers to keep a close eye on their fields for damage as the rainy conditions have been very favorable for slugs and…
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Insect Trends Change Over the Years
Insect populations change over time, and retired Extension entomologist Phil Pellitteri recently spoke in Wausau to describe insect trends over the years: https://www.agupdate.com/agriview/news/business/pests-attack-change-territories/article_337cdefa-4879-5841-a017-e100a8cc051e.html
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“Swarm to Table” Edible Insects Event Series
While entomophagy, or the eating of insects, may seem taboo in the US, insects are widely used around the globe as parts of human diets. One of the early leaders in the…
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Bed Bugs Return
Bed bugs are back on the scene and can show up wherever humans move them according to Extension entomologist PJ Liesch in this recent article from the Baraboo News Republic.
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Dr. Paskewitz Goes to Washington
Dr. Susan Paskewitz recently traveled to Washington DC to meet with federal officials and speak out on behalf of the University of Wisconsin: https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2019/03/26/badgers-take-powerful-message-congress/3284184002/
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Backyard Mosquito Treatments Can Impact Other Insects
With insects in decline, it’s important to keep our everyday actions in mind. Dr. Karen Oberhauser discusses how backyard mosquito treatments can have impacts on other insects, including fireflies: https://madison.com/wsj/opinion/column/karen-oberhauser-to-spray-or-not-to-spray-controlling-mosquitoes/article_f862878c-b508-5292-8b83-6dce84cedad4.html
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Winter Survival of Insects
Extension entomologist PJ Liesch discusses winter survival of insects and why this year’s polar vortex might not have much of an impact on insects in this column for Wiscontext: https://www.wiscontext.org/even-polar-vortex-no-match-insects-adapted-cold-conditions
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Dr. Susan Paskewitz Will Lecture on Ticks and Their Role in Lyme Disease at the UW-Platteville Baraboo/Sauk County
Dr. Susan Paskewitz will be giving a lecture on ticks and their role in Lyme disease at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Baraboo/Sauk County campus on Thursday, 3/14 [details for the…
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Butterflies are Charismatic Insects Humans Readily Connect With
Butterflies are charismatic insects that humans readily connect with according to Karen Oberhauser. Unfortunately, butterflies also face significant declines as described in this article from the Washington Post.