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2025 News Articles
Feb.10--The ‘Billion-Dollar Pest’ Reappears in Canada, Connecticut: Successful Farming
2024 News Articles
Dec 30--The hydrilla menace: Lessons learned, shared in 2024 to aid in ongoing battle to safeguard lakes: The Lakeville Journal
Dec 18--CT scientists warn public that spotted lanternflies continue to be a nuisance. Here’s what to do if you find one: Hartford Courant
Dec 10--Scientists develop new method to find spotted lanternflies. How can it help mitigate spread of invasive species?: Hartford Courant
Nov 20--How communities are giving new life to polluted land: Grist
Nov 20--How a microscopic worm is devastating American beech trees in Connecticut: Shelton Herald
Nov 5--These bugs are nickel sized and emit a foul odor. Here’s why one could be in your house this winter.: Hartford Courant
Nov 4--Spraying rice with sunscreen particles during heatwaves boosts growth: New Scientist
Nov 1--Experts tackle uptick in ticks and tickborne diseases: FarmWeekNow.com
Nov 1--There are far more acorns than usual in Connecticut this year. Here's why it's good news: CT Insider
Oct 31--Why a Single Pesticide Treatment in Fall Could Suffice for Blacklegged Tick Management: Entomology Today
Oct 31--What’s ailing America’s oaks? Annual acorn count helps take pulse of CT’s forests: CT Mirror
Oct 30--Registration Open for 2024 Integrated Crop Management Conference: Farms.com
Oct 29--Connecticut saw a record acorn year. What does that mean for rodents, whiskey and bears?: WTNH
Oct 28--Yes, Acorns Are Falling Like Crazy. Scientists Explain Why: Easton Courier
Oct 24--What's ailing America's oaks? Annual acorn count helps take pulse of CT's forests: Connecticut Public
Oct 17--CT man who died 5 years after contracting EEE remembered for sarcasm and love of Bruce Lee movies: The Milford Mirror
Oct 17--Officials confirm first human case of tick-borne disease in US state — here's what this could mean: The Cool Down
Oct 16--The mosquito-borne virus ‘triple E’ continues its spread, worrying state health officials: Stateline.org
Oct 16--Connecticut dad dies from rare mosquito-borne virus he caught in his own backyard – and cases are on the rise: New York Post
Oct 11--Positive Mosquitoes For EEE Virus In Newtown, Other Towns: The Newtown Bee
Oct 4--First Gulf Coast Tick Disease Emerges in Northeast: NTD News
Oct 4--Mosquito season still active as hundreds test positive for infectious diseases this summer: FOX 61
Oct 3--New tick disease found in Connecticut: NewsNation
Oct 3--Map shows first human case of rare tick-borne disease in Northeastern United States: The Irish News
Oct 3--New rickettsial disease confirmed in Connecticut: Pest Management Professional
Oct 2--New tick disease found in Connecticut: WTNH
Oct 2--Connecticut reports first human Rickettsia parkeri case: University of Minnesota
Oct 1--Connecticut has first human case of rare tick-borne disease: First in northeast: Medical Xpress
Oct 1--First Ever Human Case Of Tick Borne Disease Surfaces In North East: Wide Open Spaces
Sept 30--First Human Case Of Tick-Borne Illness Spotted In Connecticut: Daily Voice
Sept 30--First human case of tick-borne disease in the Northeast reported in Connecticut: New York Post
Sept 30--First human case of emerging tick disease detected in CT: Audacy
Sept 30--CT confirms first human case of new tick-borne illness as species moves north: The Hartford Courant
Sept 27--8 Connecticut cases of West Nile virus reported so far in 2024, officials say: CT Insider
Sept 25--Understanding Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Connecticut: UConn Today
Sept 25--Connecticut, look out for spotted lanternflies: WTNH
Sept 24--Let us pray — A salute to our favorite mantis: Connecticut Public
Sept 20--Top of the Mountain: The Newtown Bee
Sept 20--Community News: North Haven scarecrow contest coming to town: New Haven Register
Sept 20--What to know about invasive Japanese knotweed threatening native plants in Connecticut: CT Insider
Sept 13--Bethel Officials Warn Residents To Reduce Risk Of Mosquito Bites: Patch
Sept 13--CT officials issue EEE warning: ‘risk of mosquito-borne diseases expands across state’: The Hartford Courant
Sept 12--Southern yellowjacket, a new type of wasp in CT, has been spotted across the state: The Middletown Press
Sept 12--Risk of Mosquito-borne Diseases Expands Across State, Residents Advised to Protect Themselves When Recreating Outdoors: CT.Gov
Sept 10--Bolton Lake Clear Of Bad Bugs After Latest Mosquito Testing: Patch
Sept 10--Get ready for acorns: CT scientists report ‘significant’ increase in abundance: The Hartford Courant
Sept 9--The EEE virus is spreading in the US: The Week
Sept 8--New strand of yellowjacket moving into CT. Experts warn they’re ‘absolutely vicious’: The Hartford Courant
Sept 6--Integrated Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogen Management Research in Connecticut: Menunkatuck Audubon Society
Sept 4--Wicked water weed causes ‘significant ecological invasion’: The Lakeville Journal
Sept 4--A CT scientist is a one-woman army in the battle against the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid: Maine Public
Sept 2--Bridgeport urges residents to help rid city of spotted lantern flies: Connecticut Inside Investigator