http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news daily 1 2011-02-17T11:25:37Z http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/pesticides-under-fire-for-risks-to-pollinators As the European Union moves to ban a popular type of pesticide, researchers struggle to assess exactly how dangerous the chemicals are to honey bees and other pollinators. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-23T14:52:20Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/cold-spell-aside-optimism-blooms-for-pa.-farms The temporary dip in temperatures gave farmers in Pennsylvania a scare during a spring that experts have otherwise described as pleasantly devoid of big problems. Most farmers aren't fans of deviations from the norm. Schedules are typically set by following patterns that follow long-term trends. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-16T14:55:58Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/new-heat-treatment-program-battles-invasive-species Invasive species such as Asian longhorned beetles and emerald ash borers, which often arrive as infestations in wooden packing crates, are a growing problem in the United States. A Penn State collaboration is developing a new heat treatment program for solid wood packaging materials to help prevent these kinds of destructive pests from reaching our shores. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-15T13:23:37Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/the-plight-of-the-honeybee Bees are back in the news this spring, if not back in fields pollinating this summer's crops. The European Union (EU) has announced that it will ban, for two years, the use of neonicotinoids, the much-maligned pesticide group often fingered in honeybee declines. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-14T13:51:54Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/cicadas-not-expected-for-a-few-years-in-central-pa If you are looking for one of the world's most mysterious insects to return en masse to the Altoona area, you are going to have to wait several more years. Residents of 17 Pennsylvania counties soon will see an emergence of periodical cicadas, commonly - but mistakenly - called 17-year locusts. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-13T14:37:18Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/penn-state-partnership-stimulates-new-pest-technology-business-in-south-asia Pest problems have plagued South Asia’s vegetable production for many years, but thanks to a collaboration between Penn State and other researchers, an important vegetable pest has all but been eliminated from Bangladesh. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-10T13:40:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/mysterious-insect-to-emerge-in-parts-of-pennsylvania One of the world's most mysterious insects is about to invade the skies over wooded areas in eastern Pennsylvania and other states, but an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says it's not a cause for alarm. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-09T14:52:49Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/pa-ipm-news-spring-2013-now-available No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-08T14:08:23Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/environmental-exposures-in-the-context-of-child-care Just beyond the front door of the Montessori School at Five Canyons, a square glass-walled foyer is brimming with verdant houseplants in clay pots. This lush tableau provides a fitting transition between the world outside and the carefully controlled atmosphere within, where child care director Meher Van Groenou has made environmental health one of her top priorities. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-07T15:41:51Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/honeybee-shortage-threatens-pennsylvania-crops Bees do it -- pollinate crops, that is -- but there are fewer and fewer buzzing around and doing that important agricultural work in Pennsylvania and the rest of the nation. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-07T14:48:24Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/researchers-make-movies-to-get-a-jump-on-bed-bugs Scientists are sharing their cutting-edge knowledge in the battle against bed bugs in multifamily housing in a series of videos produced by Rutgers University. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-02T09:56:41Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/the-race-to-stop-stink-bugs There's a battle taking place at the Penn State Fruit Research Extension. On one side is the Brown-Marmorated Stink Bug, on the other, Penn State researchers hoping to stop it. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-01T12:31:02Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/ticks-hit-centre-county-pets-vets-see-increase-in-lyme-disease If the early returns from veterinary hospitals are any indication, it’s shaping up to be another big year for ticks in Centre County. And when the eight-legged pests are thriving, it’s bad news for just about everyone else. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-05-01T12:29:06Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/penn-state-to-host-international-conference-on-pollinator-health With populations of wild and domesticated pollinators, such as honeybees, in decline, some of the world's foremost scientists in the field will converge on Penn State this summer to discuss the latest research aimed at understanding and overcoming challenges to pollinator health. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-30T15:20:08Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/pennsylvania-could-see-stink-bugs-return You've been craving more sunlight and warmer temperatures for months, right? And now that spring-like weather finally has arrived, you feel your energy returning? Well, so do the stink bugs. And while we got a bit of a break last spring from emerging hordes of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, bug experts say that 2013 just might be the Year of the Stink Bug. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-23T17:26:55Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/extension-shows-off-cover-crop-study Duane Charles knelt to study a clump of earth and compare it with soil in his field at home. “Mine’s drier,” said Charles, of East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Charles was at a recent cover crop field walk put on by Penn State Extension in Lancaster County. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-23T12:50:45Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/may-is-asthma-awareness-month-2013-do-you-know-your-triggers In urban areas of Pennsylvania, asthma rates are rising, affecting one out of every ten people. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that, for many individuals, can be controlled by avoiding “triggers” such as cockroaches, mice, certain pesticides and other lung irritants and allergens. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-22T14:05:57Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/have-house-centipedes-you-may-have-bigger-problems If you haven't seen them crawling around your house, consider yourself lucky. But for those that have Scutigera coleoptrata, or house centipedes, inside of their homes, they can be a big (literally)—and creepy—nuisance. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-19T17:04:19Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/magicicada-brood-ii-to-emerge-along-us-eastern-seaboard The genus Magicicada contains the periodical cicadas, known for their 17- or 13-year synchronized life cycles and dense choruses. In 2013, Magicicada Brood II will emerge along the US Eastern Seaboard. This map shows the area of expected emergence. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-17T15:07:23Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/spring-blooms-and-so-do-the-creepy-crawlies Springtime means bug time. Michael Raupp, professor of entomology at the University of Maryland, has the story of a big brood of cicadas that is set to emerge up and down the East Coast. We can also expect the largest infestation of stink bugs this year. USDA entomologist Tracy Leskey talks about the bugs with guest host Jacki Lyden. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-10T15:21:19Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/nanodays-science-cafe-to-look-at-bed-bugs-nanotechnology Nina Jenkins and Matt Thomas of Penn State's entomology department will host the NanoDays Science Café from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Zola New World Bistro, 324 W. College Ave., State College, Pa. The talk will center on bed bugs and the insects' ties to nanotechnology. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-09T15:26:49Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/trainings-in-spanish-for-mushroom-growers Penn State educators are conducting presentations in Spanish for mushroom growers in Pennsylvania. At a recent meeting in Kennett Square, Pa., Maria Gorgo-Gourovitch, PA IPM’s Latino Coordinator; Mena Hautau, Penn State extension educator; Katie Poppitti, Penn State 4H and mushroom extension educator; David Beyer, professor of plant pathology at Penn State; and other Penn State educators presented topics on personal protective equipment, best management practices and the fundamentals of IPM. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-05T13:00:00Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/bug-camp-opens-kids-eyes-to-fascinating-world-of-insects Children attending one summer camp this year will encounter a lot of bugs. But they won't have to pack insect repellent. Young bug enthusiasts can satisfy their curiosity about insects by attending Penn State's Bug Camp for Kids, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 24 to 27. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-02T14:44:42Z News Item http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/pennsylvania-ash-trees-at-the-mercy-of-emerald-ash-borer-an-asian-beetle Pennsylvania has about 300 million ash trees, state officials estimate. And every one of them may die soon. Sometime in the next year or two, almost 370,000 ash trees in Allegheny County -- about one of every 10 -- will die because of infestation by the emerald ash borer. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-02T14:29:48Z Link http://extension.psu.edu/ipm/news/2013/invasive-pests-cost-americans-millions A snail as big as your foot, an insect the size of chocolate sprinkles and a mold related to the one that caused the Irish potato famine are on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's list of the top pests that threaten America's crops and forestland. No publisher Kristie Auman-Bauer 2013-04-01T16:38:47Z Link