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July 15--How Hartford and other CT municipalities are combatting the increasing mosquito population: CT Post
July 10--Nightside News Update 7/10/24 - NightSide With Dan Rea: iHeart
July 10--Hot and humid weather will mean an uptick in mosquitoes this summer: NBC CT
July 10--Yale Forests Summer Seminar - Acornocopia: Sixteen years of plethora and paucity in a Connecticut oak masting study: Yale Connect EVENT TODAY
July 9--First mosquitoes positive for West Nile Virus found in Greenwich: CTPost
July 8--Tick-borne illnesses exploded in New England with climate change. Here's how to protect yourself.: The Boston Globe
July 5--Connecticut enlists homeowners, mice and deer in the fight against ticks: New Haven Register
July 2--West Nile Virus found in mosquitos in Darien, CT health officials say: CT Insider
July 2--Public health officials: Mosquitoes in Darien test positive for the West Nile virus: News 12
June 28--A Growing Threat from Spotted Lanternfly: Greenwich Sentinel
June 26--West Nile virus reported in New Haven: WFSB
June 18--Spotted Lanternflies Are Back: What To Do If You See Them In CT: Patch
June 12--In New England, a tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn’s yellow hues: The Boston Globe
June 8--Robert Miller: How crossbreeding trees in CT could revive the grand American chestnut: The Middletown Press
June 6--CT bug expert says Joro spider is nothing to worry about: YouTube
June 5--Connecticut mosquito monitoring program is testing for mosquito-borne viral diseases: FOX 61
June 3--Tracking ticks in Connecticut: FOX 61
June 3-- Invasive plants hurt the CT ecosystem in many ways. See why we need to get rid of them: Hartford Courant
May 23--GMF Provides Research Site for New Forest Threat: NorfolkCT.org
May 22--Barriers in place at East Twin to thwart ‘Godzilla of invasive plants’: The Lakeville Journal
May 21--Smelly Bradford pear tree among CT's latest invasive plants. Here's what else was added to the list: The Middletown Press
May 17--Invasive Hydrilla Spreads Beyond Connecticut River, Raising Alarms: Environment + Energy Leader
May 17--Meet the Beetles: Simsbury Using Ladybugs To Save Trees: Patch
May 14--There's a highly contagious blight attacking CT orchards. How it causes a 'devastating impact.': Hartford Courant
May 9--A CT resident got Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Here’s what to know about the rare tick disease: Stamford Advocate
May 8--One of 'World's Worst' Weeds Invading US Northeast: Newsweek
Apr. 24--Do you own forested property? CT's experts want to talk to you about your trees: CT Insider
Apr. 9--Funding For Tick-Borne Disease Research Boosted, Blumenthal Says: CT News
Apr. 8--Let Us Pray - A salute to our favorite mantis: CT Public Radio
Apr. 8--Blumenthal Secures Federal Money for Tick Research in Connecticut: CT Post
Apr. 5--Letter: Soil Testing Day Approaching: NewsTimes
Mar. 29--'Stealth' ticks are out in state, waiting to spread Lyme, other diseases: The Day
Mar. 29--Study finds Lyme disease-carrying deer ticks often infest Connecticut's stone walls: Hartford Courant
Mar. 25--Bug Experts Advise Connecticut Residents to ‘Destroy These Insects Immediately': i95 Rock
Mar. 25--New Study Pinpoints Where the Ticks are in Connecticut Backyards: CT Examiner
Mar. 15--Forest Edge, Stone Walls Pinpointed as Backyard Hot Spots for Blacklegged Ticks: Entomology Today
Mar. 11--Auerfarm Adult Ed Series: The Invasive Jumping Worm (Speaker: Gale Ridge, Ph.D.): Auerfarm
Mar. 5--Va. Tech Secures $5.7 Million USDA Grant to Combat Fire Blight: Morning Ag Clips
Feb. 1--Announcing CUFC’s Annual Conference on Demystifying Success in Urban Forestry: CT Urban Forestry Council