Latest News about the Entomology Research Laboratory at the University of Vermont

ENTOMOLOGY LABORATORY HIGHLIGHTS

Appropriate Technology Article

Appropriate Technology features an article on the Sunn Pest research of UVM Entomologists Bruce Parker and Margaret Skinner.

PDF article for download.

Sevens Day Magazine Feature

Burlington's alternative paper Seven Days features UVM Entomologists Bruce Parker and Margaret Skinner's work on the Sunn Pest in the Middle East. You can read the article online at Seven Days or download the PDF article below.

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Greenhouse IPM Guidebook

Printed in 2010!!! A must have for greenhouse growers in ME, NH & VT!

Annual Greenhouse IPM Workshops

Greenhouse IPM Workshops Held Every January in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont !

We hold a Tri-State Greenhouse IPM Workshop every January in ME, NH & VT open to greenhouse growers to learn about greenhouse IPM. We cover topics such as the biological control of key greenhouse pests, disease management & diagnosis, insect pest management and identification, industry highlights and a whole array of other topics. Up to 5 pesticide credits are alwso awarded for attending. Above is a photograph from on of the Vermont sessions.

For more information on our greenhouse IPM initiatives, please email us.

Entomologists win CGIAR Award

Bruce Parker and Margaret Skinner Win CGIAR Award

UVM Entomologists Bruce Parker and Margaret Skinner win CGIAR awards for their work on the Sunn Pest at ICARDA.

PDF article for download.

Foot Soldier Article

Foot Soldier Article in UVM View now available online

Foot Soldier Article now available online at UVM view. Click here to download PDF
or view entire article in our Publications section.

Sunn Pest publication for ICARDA for download.

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Entomologist Margaret Skinner Receives Award

The Friends congratulate Dr. Margaret Skinner on receiving the 2005 Tree Steward Award for the "Leader" category, recognizing her outstanding contribution to the goals of Vermont's Urban and Community Forestry Program through her years of service to Branch Out Burlington (BOB!) and in particular, her efforts to start with the Burlington Community Seedling Nursery.

BOB! is an urban forestry advocacy group for the City of Burlington. Margaret created the Burlington Community Seedling Nursery to produce low cost trees adapted to this region, especially seedlings not readily available from commercial nurseries. The seedlings will be planted at the Burlington Community Tree Nursery at the Horticultural Farm and eventually transplanted to various locations around the city of Burlington. Both the Seedling Nursery and the Tree Nursery encourage volunteer involvement in managing Burlington's Urban Forest. Plus, BOB! is FUN. For more information: www.branchoutburlington.org

reprinted from the VT Dept of Forestry.

Across the Fence Video on Greenhouse IPM

VIDEO: Margaret Skinner, Michael Brownbridge, and Tom Doubleday have graciously shared their time with public television for a gardening series titled "Across the Fence". The video is now available for viewing online.Click here to learn more about this endeavor and watch the video online