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MSU entomologists join $5.4 million effort to develop sustainable management of spotted wing Drosophila

Published on October 13, 2020
The new grant aims to develop systems-based integrated management programs of the invasive fruit fly spotted wing Drosophila, a major pest of fruit.
Join Queen Quest to search for overwintering bumble bees

Published on October 13, 2020
How you can help researchers understand where bumble bees spend the cold months.
CRISPR and Our Food Supply: What’s Next in Feeding the World?

Published on October 13, 2020
CRISPR technology produces new plant varieties that are indistinguishable from those developed through traditional breeding methods. Scott Haskell discusses how to create a regulatory environment that is more supportive of CRISPR development.
MSU researcher awarded five-year, $2.5 million grant to develop risk assessment training program

Published on October 13, 2020
Jade Mitchell, associate professor in the MSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, will lead a five-year, $2.5 million NIH grant on increasing knowledge and availability of quantitative microbial risk assessment models.
MSU entomologist receives grant to study control of Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Published on October 12, 2020
Ned Walker, a professor in the MSU Department of Entomology, has received a $100,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to examine insecticide-treated resting stations that kill mosquitoes carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
Asparagus beetles: Where are they overwintering?

Published on October 12, 2020
Learn more about where asparagus beetles go during winter and management implications.
Grad Spotlight: Caitlinn Lineback

Published on October 9, 2020
Caitlinn is a second-year student in the Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) master’s program.
European Parliament Calls for Ban on Titanium Dioxide in Food

Published on October 9, 2020
European Parliament calls on European Commission to remove titanium dioxide from the EU list of permitted food additives.
Garden health evaluation – Part 2

Published on October 9, 2020
Differences in plant problem discovery time and appropriate treatment time.
Moving forward in an uncertain era

Published on October 9, 2020
NCI’s director Holly Madill shares her thoughts on moving forward during the novel coronavirus and changes in the ways we engage online.