U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Pest Management Professional

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Parasitic fly target of Texas eradication efforts

A parasitic fly that was once eradicated from the United States may be on the verge of a comeback, and...

Fig. 1. Early plot layout in the field at the Harrison experimental forest (HEF). Once a rectangle with 90-degree angles is in place, individual plots can be assigned. (PHOTO: US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE)

USDA Forest Service: 2023 Termiticide Report

Check out the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service 2023 Termiticide Report.

USDA APHIS reports avian flu in West Virginia

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic...

Apex Bait Technologies receives USDA grant

Apex Bait Technologies was recently awarded a $650,000 Phase II grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Small Business Innovation...

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Study: Once periodical cicadas emerge, do they actually feed on vegetation?

The Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) research team at West Virginia's Appalachian Fruit Research Station recently answered the question: Once periodical...

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USDA Forest Service: 2022 Termiticide Report

Candidate insecticide products under consideration for use as soil termiticides are required to have specific efficacy data for federal registration...

USDA approves rodent vaccine against wildlife spread of Lyme disease

The product, which will be marketed as the LymeShield System, meets all USDA Conditional Licensure requirements, including addressing an emergency...

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USDA leads Beenome100 project to map bee genomes

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Services is leading a project dubbed “Beenome100” to produce high-quality maps...

USDA awards stable fly research grant to Apex Bait Technologies

Apex Bait Technologies has been awarded a small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

USFS: Testing continues on 2 termiticide candidates

The U.S. Forest Service 2020 Termiticide Report has been released with details about testing continuing on two termiticide candidates.

Most Wanted Ants: Red imported fire ants

Fire ants are capable of inflicting stings that can be serious; the venom they inject causes a burning sensation, which...

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Are insects dressing up for Halloween?

Treehoppers have the most extravagant, bizarre costumes in the insect world, says the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

ARS, APHIS, USU expand database website for bee ID

Exotic Bee ID is a free website created to help identify non-native bees throughout the U.S. and has expanded to...

ESA votes to make Entomology 2020 a virtual event

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) Governing Board has voted to move Entomology 2020 to a fully virtual format happening...

The invasive brown tree snake may reach 10 feet in length as adults; however, most snakes on Guam are 3 to 4 feet long. The snake is rear-fanged and considered mildly venomous. It uses both constriction and venom to help immobilize its prey. PHOTO: USDA/APHIS

Tylenol: The headache and snake medicine?

Mice full of acetaminophen were used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Service to battle the invasive brown tree...