Ghost moose, ticks, and pest management in a new age
This heartbreaking image of a ghost moose calf is part of an article on the University of Minnesota website: http://www.nrri.umn.edu/moose/information/WinterTick.html Global warming, or “climate...
View ArticleLone Star tick spreads to New England
Learn more at: www.tickencounter.org/tick_identification/lone_star_tick Although the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) doesn’t transmit Lyme disease, it brings several new threats to the tick scene...
View ArticleHazy Shade of (Something Kinda’ Like) Winter
Winter chills are finally settling in here in the Midwest, but it’s already December 2nd and we’re nowhere near what we’re used to this time of year. Throughout November we had several handfuls of...
View ArticleThe Ecological Impacts of El Niño — and why it’s good for the pest control...
Michael Moorhouse While the exact mechanisms of El Niño aren’t fully understood — not surprising, given it involves a complicated back-and-forth between ocean waters and the atmosphere — there is one...
View ArticleGhost moose, ticks, and pest management in a new age
This heartbreaking image of a ghost moose calf is part of an article on the University of Minnesota website: http://www.nrri.umn.edu/moose/information/WinterTick.html Global warming, or “climate...
View ArticleLone Star tick spreads to New England
Learn more at: www.tickencounter.org/tick_identification/lone_star_tick Although the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) doesn’t transmit Lyme disease, it brings several new threats to the tick scene...
View ArticleHazy Shade of (Something Kinda’ Like) Winter
Winter chills are finally settling in here in the Midwest, but it’s already December 2nd and we’re nowhere near what we’re used to this time of year. Throughout November we had several handfuls of...
View ArticleThe Ecological Impacts of El Niño — and why it’s good for the pest control...
Michael Moorhouse While the exact mechanisms of El Niño aren’t fully understood — not surprising, given it involves a complicated back-and-forth between ocean waters and the atmosphere — there is one...
View ArticleWhy termites are important in rainforests during drought
PHOTO: ISTOCK.COM/TOMMYIX What are termites doing when they’re not pests? Turns out they have a pretty important role in rainforest ecosystems. A group of researchers revealed that termites were...
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