Deborah McCullough of Michigan State University’s Department of Entomology describes the national impact of the Emerald Ash Borer.  The Emerald Ash Borer has become the most destructive forest pest to impact North America both in regard to forest health and economic impacts. Jonathan Lelito (USDA APHIS PPQ) also describes the emerging national biological control program [...]

Here’s to you ‘Graduate Student Dudes from Da UP’.  A couple of graduate students from Michigan Technological University came up with this little tribute to one of our favorite forest pests. They are not currently working on emerald ash borer, but they seem to have a future in outreach communications.

What is that old saying – “All Press is Good Press“?  Even when someone is trying to put a negative spin on it.  Our own Anthony Cognato, director of the Michigan State University Department of Entomology A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection was interviewed by Tucker Carlson of Fox News regarding recent NSF funding for improvements [...]