


A New Tool for Picking the Right Pesticide for an IPM Program
A new "IPM Criteria Guidance Document" provides integrated pest management professionals, extension entomologists, and growers a common set of criteria to compare pesticides and make a selection based on compatibility within a given IPM plan.

Mow Before You Spray, and Other Tips for Protecting Pollinators in Grassy Landscapes
With the right combination of methods, landscape managers can strike an effective balance between pest management and protecting pollinators in turfgrass settings. A new, open-access guide in the Journal of […]

How Do Pesticides Affect Wild Japanese Honey Bees?
By Josh Lancette In a recent Reddit AMA, honey bee experts May Berenbaum, Ph.D., and Gene Robinson, Ph.D., listed four P’s that drive problems with honey bees: pathogens, pesticides, parasites, […]

Study Finds Oil-Based Pesticides Most Effective at Killing Contents of Brown Widow Egg Sacs
By Josh Lancette While going through pre-marital counseling earlier this year, my then-fiance (now wife) and I were talking about expectations we had for each other. Of course, the typical […]