http://www.asets.msu.edu Applied Spatial Ecology and Technical Services Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Testing the new Wordpress App for the iPhone from Madison, Wisconsin. http://www.asets.msu.edu/roadshow-2009/ Follow Department of Entomology colleague Doug Landis and group on travels to Central Asia in support of a collaborative IPM research program. You can follow the groups travel Blog at http://www.ipmglobal.blogspot.com. Joy Landis is providing the blog updates while traveling with the IPM group. She is communications Manager and Assistant IPM ... http://www.asets.msu.edu/ipm-travels-to-central-asia/ A new Emerald Ash Borer infestation was discovered near St. Paul, Minnesota recently. What follows is the official press release from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) today announced the discovery of an emerald ash borer infestation (EAB) in St. Paul just ... http://www.asets.msu.edu/new-mn-eab-discovery/ The Michigan Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) reporting website has officially launched. The invasive species reporting capabilities of MISIN were launched to coincide with the kickoff of the Stewardship Network's 2009 Garlic Mustard Pull. The Stewardship Network is a grassroots cooperative organization working to protect, restore, and manage Michigan's natural lands ... http://www.asets.msu.edu/misin-launches/ The state of Iowa will officially be part of the National Slow the Spread of the Gypsy Moth Project in 2009. Iowa will transition to standard STS trapping and data management protocols within the defined STS project areas. ASETS will be working with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and ... http://www.asets.msu.edu/iowa-entering-sts-program/ Mapping the release of biological control agents is often overlooked as an important aspect of being able to evaluate the success of an agent on the control of a pest. Researchers with the U.S. Forest Service and USDA APHIS are engaged in a long-term study of the effectiveness of several ... http://www.asets.msu.edu/tracking-eab-parasitiods/ The Michigan Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) will be partnering with the Ingham County and West Michigan clusters of The Stewardship Network to map the locations of garlic mustard in these regions of the lower peninsula. Data on the locations of the garlic mustard infestations will be added to the ... http://www.asets.msu.edu/mapping-garlic-mustard/ Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project. The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis, "ALB"), a pest of hardwood trees including maple, birch and horse chestnut, was recently discovered in Worcester, Massachusetts. An astute resident of the Greendale section of Worcester reported the sighting, and it was confirmed by entomologists from USDA APHIS-PPQ earlier ... http://www.asets.msu.edu/asian-longhorned-beetle-detected-in-massachusetts/ http://www.asets.msu.edu/slow-the-spread/ Welcome, my name is Amos Ziegler and you have landed in the web site of the Applied Spatial Ecology and Technical Services group in the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University. http://www.asets.msu.edu/welcome-to-asets/