Byte-Pulse๐ฌ Beans Signal for Defense: Unveiling the Role of a Unique Receptor in Pest Management
Research shows common beans utilize an immune receptor to attract parasitic wasps, enhancing their defense against caterpillars.
DoomsdaysCW#BrunswickME - Science for #SelfReliance: #Gardening with Responsible #PestManagement + #BeneficialHabitat
May 20, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
#CurtisMemorialLibrary
23 Pleasant St
Brunswick, #Maine 04011
Free
"This event was originally scheduled for April 16. The date has been updated to May 20.
Join #MOFGAโs Crop Specialist, Caleb Goossen, for a discussion on #organic management of common pests in the #VegetableGarden. Caleb will start by sharing strategies used to minimize the presence of pests from the outset using cultural practices such as promoting the presence of '#beneficials'. But sometimes pests show up anyway, despite our best efforts or during particularly challenging growing seasons. So, Caleb will also discuss what can be done when pests emerge."
#SolarPunkSunday #MaineLibraries #LibrariesRule #GrowYourOwnFood #OrganicPestManagement #MaineEvents
Science for Self-Reliance: Gardening with Responsible Pest Management + Beneficial Habitat - Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners
This event was originally scheduled for April 16. The date has been updated to May 20. Join MOFGAโs Crop Specialist, Caleb Goossen, for a discussion on organic management of common pests in the vegetable garden. Caleb will start by sharing strategies used to minimize the presence of pests from the outset using cultural practices such as [โฆ]
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseGizmodo: This Ridiculously Simple Trick Might Stop Gulls From Nabbing Your Lunch. โResearchers in the UK studied how European herring gulls (Larus argentatus) in the city reacted to various types of takeout boxes. The gulls were substantially less likely to approach or peck at boxes that had googly eyes attached to them, they found. Though not every bird was deterred, the simple design strategy [โฆ]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/10/gizmodo-this-ridiculously-simple-trick-might-stop-gulls-from-nabbing-your-lunch/
ECE 2026 - Tours (France)๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐โ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ (Keynote speaker: Ivan Hiltpold, USA)
๐๏ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐โ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ถ๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ (Keynote speaker: Jรฉrรดme Mathieu, France)
๐ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐โ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (Keynote Speaker: Jane Stout, Ireland)
๐ Join us at ECE2026: https://www.ece2026.org/
#ECE2026 #InsectsAsSolutions #Biomimetism #Bioinspiration #PhotonicMaterials #Sensory #InsectsAsFeedAndFood #EcosystemServices #Biocontrol #PestManagement #SoilManagement #Pollination
Likely Jan LukasFestive alert!
The #Edmonton #FtRoad location of the #Alberta Government #Surplus Sales warehouse currently has boxes and boxes and boxes full of #pest management survey tape for sale.
Great for seasonal or other festive uses โฆ festooning certain places, creating fashionable leias for travellers returning from other #petrostates, etc etc etc.
N-gated Hacker NewsArs Technica has cooked up a story about #termites curating their gardens like tiny, six-legged Martha Stewarts. ๐๐ฟ Apparently, these industrious insects are the new pioneers in pest management, proving yet again that humans are just playing catch-up with bugs. ๐๐
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/termite-farmers-fine-tune-their-weed-control/ #gardening #pestmanagement #natureinnovation #entomology #HackerNews #ngated
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/termite-farmers-fine-tune-their-weed-control/ #gardening #pestmanagement #natureinnovation #entomology #HackerNews #ngated
NIOO-KNAWNew publication: Historical #insecticide applications for the treatment of #forest #insect pests from 1968 to 2017, in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. #pestmanagement
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-025-01302-w
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-025-01302-w
Albert CardonaBut of course, why use pesticides when predators can be deployed instead:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42690-025-01460-4
Management of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) on cucumber using Blaptostethus pallescens poppius (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) and Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) under polyhouse conditions - International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, is a significant pest of cucumber crops, particularly under polyhouse conditions. Effective management strategies are essential for maintaining crop yield and health. Therefore, the efficacy of anthocorid bug, Blaptostethus pallescens and predatory mite, Neoseiulus longispinosus were evaluated along with Spiromesifen 45 SC against the two-spotted spider mite on cucumber. It involved comparing the impact of Spiromesifen 45 SC, N. longispinosus at two predator-to-prey ratios (1:20 and 1:30) and B. pallescens at two different densities (10 and 20 nymphs per meter row) on T. urticae. Assessments were made on mite counts and fruit yields over two growing seasons (2020 and 2021). The study revealed that the minimum count of spider mite was recorded with Spiromesifen 45 SC which differed statistically with other treatments. The next best treatment was N. longispinosus (1:20 predator: prey), followed by N. longispinosus (1:30 predator: prey), B. pallescens (20 nymphs/m row) and B. pallescens (10 nymphs/m row) Besides the use of insecticide, N. longispinosus (1:20 predator: prey) can be used as one of the components of Integrated Pest Management Programme for the management of red spider mite, T. urticae infesting cucumber under polyhouse conditions. The correlation studies on population of mite, T. urticae with weather parameters concluded a significant positive correlation with maximum, minimum and average temperature while, significant negative correlation with morning, evening and average relative humidity. The study concludes that both B. pallescens and N. longispinosus has great potential in managing T. urticae and it can be used to control mite population.
Andy FletcherThis rat found in Teesside UK is absolutely huge at 56cm from end to end. I'm not going to put my hand near it! It is a thing of nightmares.
It would need one big cat to have a good chance of killing it.
Seen in the good old Graun.
The WildNew compounds offer an eco-friendly approach to preventing devastating locust swarms by suppressing their pheromone. #LocustControl #PestManagement #EcoFriendly
