Special Topics Can exposure to insecticides impact monarch butterfly conservation? 24 Jun 2021 This was originally published by Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium: https://monarch.ent.iastate.edu/can-exposure-insecticides-impact-monarch-butterfly-conservation. Monarch caterpillar photo was taken by Aaron Eckley at Iowa State University. The question posed in the title of this…
Special Topics Discovery of a novel neonicotinoid insecticide effect 30 Jan 2021August 12, 2021 This article (slightly edited below) was published in Department of Entomology newsletter at Iowa State University: https://www.ent.iastate.edu/department-entomology-alumni-news-2021 Featured image was taken from Wikimedia commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lepidoptera_Diversity.jpg Niranjana Krishnan writes: I started…
NAS reports Assessing risk to endangered species 5 Jan 2020January 28, 2021 The “Assessing Risk to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides” National Academy Sciences (NAS) report was released in 2013. The report can be read or downloaded here for free: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/18344/assessing-risks-to-endangered-and-threatened-species-from-pesticides.…
Recent News Can your pet’s pest control product harm you? 2 Dec 2018November 3, 2019 This post was originally published in Envirobites If you have put a flea or tick powder on your dog (Figure 1) or cat, you likely got exposed to the chemical…
Special Topics Precision Pesticides 13 Nov 2018November 3, 2019 This post was originally published in ICM Blog Pesticides are substances that are designed to control pests. Every year, nearly six billion pounds of pesticides are applied worldwide. In agricultural…
Recent News At risk from atrazine? 2 Oct 2018November 3, 2019 This post was originally published in Envirobites Atrazine is one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States (see figure). Atrazine is applied in agricultural lands, roadsides, and…
Recent News The science behind the pesticide that was almost banned 5 Sep 2018November 3, 2019 This post was originally published in Envirobites Last year, there was considerable news coverage on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to not ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide which is believed…
Special Topics Why we need a science-based approach to help the monarch butterflies 5 Jul 2018March 31, 2020 [This post was originally published in Students of SETAC Outreach. The work described in this article has now been published: https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/etc.4672 ] I will start by acknowledging this: I am…
Recent News The impact of three insecticides on endangered species 15 Jun 2018November 3, 2019 This post was originally published in Envirobites According to the U.S. Endangered Species Act, all federal agencies must ensure that their actions do not harm the existence of endangered or…
Recent News The environmental impact of the world’s most famous weed killer 11 May 2018November 3, 2019 This post was originally published in Envirobites Weed killers are sprayed (see figures 1 and 2) to control land weeds on agricultural fields, residential lawns and golf courses. They are…
