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Extension Unplugged: Communicating Entomology to Amish and Mennonite Communities in Pennsylvania

While members of Pennsylvania’s Plain Communities eschew many modern technologies, they are eager to learn how to adapt today’s entomological know-how to their own agricultural practices—and extension agents at Penn State University are happy to help.

Entomology Today December 18, 2018 1 Comment

Microbes Help Beetles Defeat Plant Defenses

Some symbiotic bacteria living inside Colorado potato beetles can trick plants into reacting to a microbial attack instead of a chewing herbivore, according to a team of Penn State researchers […]