News

Selection, planting and care of trees and shrubs to avoid the need for pesticides

Published on May 1, 2019
The best way to minimize pollinator exposure to pesticides is to create and maintain healthy landscapes with plants that rarely require a pesticide application.
e-GRO: Providing free online education for greenhouse growers

Published on May 1, 2019
e-GRO Alerts is a form of communication in hopes to educate and help a larger audience understand various topics that are seen.
MSU construction management junior Katie Cross receives $3.5K scholarship from the Associated General Contractors of Michigan

Published on May 1, 2019
Katie Cross, a construction management junior, was awarded the $3,500 H.L. “Bud” Conrad Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship from the Associated General Contractors of Michigan Endowment Fund.
New youth trustee to provide youth voice to board

Published on May 1, 2019
Livingston County 4-H’er Grace Schmidt was elected to the Michigan 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees in April.
Considerations for disease management

Published on May 1, 2019
It was previously thought that fungicides and bactericides are harmless to honey bees and other pollinators, and in fact, most fungicides are still considered relatively safe, even while spraying when pollinators are present.
Introduction to protecting and increasing pollinators in your landscape

Published on May 1, 2019
Most of the fruit and vegetables we eat would not exist if we did not have honey bees and native bees to pollinate the flowers they developed from.
2019 status of herbicide-resistant weeds in Michigan

Published on May 1, 2019
PPO inhibitor (Group 14) herbicide resistance in Palmer amaranth was confirmed in 2018 as other herbicide resistance issues continue to spread.
Biological control and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for protecting pollinators

Published on May 1, 2019
For the past 30 years or more, most tree care professionals and many informed property owners have been managing destructive insects by minimizing pesticide use and encouraging predators and parasitoids that naturally keep pests under control.
Diving deep into water and energy trade-offs

Published on April 30, 2019
Two papers by Michigan State University (MSU) scientists begin challenging a more simplistic, input/output view of natural resources in favor of a way that better reflected how the world really works.
Seven MSU MANRRS students brought home awards from annual conference in Kansas

Published on April 30, 2019
The MSU Chapter of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences brought home several awards and accolades at the 34th MANRRS Conference in April 2019.