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"Scymnus camptodromus" (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Larval Development and Predation of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)

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SAMITA LIMBU, MELODY A. KEENA, DAVID LONG, NANCY OSTIGUY AND KELLI HOOVER
Host Range Specificity of "Scymnus camptodromus" (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), A Predator of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)

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Samita Limbu, Katie Cassidy, Melody Keena, Patrick Tobin and Kelli Hoover
Contrasting diets reveal metabolic plasticity in the tree-killing beetle, "Anoplophora glabripennis" (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)

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Charles J. Mason, Erin D. Scully, Scott M. Geib & Kelli Hoover
Asian Longhorned Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), an Introduced Pest of Maple and Other Hardwood Trees in North America and Europe

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P. S. Meng, K. Hoover and M. A. Keena
Effects of Pheromone and Plant Volatile Release Rates and Ratios on Trapping "Anoplophora glabripennis" (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in China

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P. S. MENG, R. T. TROTTER, M. A. KEENA, T. C. BAKER, S. YAN, E. G. SCHWARTZBERG AND K. HOOVER
Development and Evaluation of a Trapping System for "Anoplophora glabripennis" (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the United States

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M. E. NEHME, R. T. TROTTER, M. A. KEENA, C. MCFARLAND, J. COOP, H. M. HULL-SANDERS, P. MENG, C. M. DE MORAES, M. C. MESCHER AND K. HOOVER
Midgut transcriptome profiling of Anoplophora glabripennis, a lignocellulose degrading cerambycid beetle

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Erin D Scully, Kelli Hoover, John E Carlson, Ming Tien and Scott M Geib
Diversity of proteobacterial endosymbionts in hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) from its native and introduced range

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Carol D. von Dohlen, Usha Spaulding, Kathleen Shields, Nathan P. Havill, Cristina Rosa and Kelli Hoover
2016 Newsletter: Center for Pollinator Research

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We have had a very productive and exciting year at the CPR! Please enjoy a copy of our 2016 newsletter, with highlights of the great research, education and extension projects we have led, and the students and postdocs who made this work possible! Special thanks to Katy Evans and Philip Moore for compiling this.
Comparative study of radio-frequency and microwave heating for phytosanitary treatment of wood

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Manoj K. Dubey, John Janowiak, Ron Mack, Peggy Elder & Kelli Hoover
Host Range Specificity of “Scymnus camptodromus” (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), A Predator of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)

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Samita Limbu, Katie Cassidy, Melody Keena, Patrick Tobin, and Kelli Hoover
Evaluating the Use of Male-Produced Pheromone Components and Plant Volatiles in Two Trap Designs to Monitor “Anoplophora glabripennis”

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M. E. Nehme, M. A. Keena, A. Zhang, T. C. Baker, Z. Xu, And K. Hoover
Fall armyworm migration across the Lesser Antilles and the potential for genetic exchanges between North and South American populations

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Rodney N. Nagoshi, Shelby Fleischer, Robert L. Meagher, Mirian Hay-Roe, Ayub Khan, M. Gabriela Murúa, Pierre Silvie, Clorinda Vergara, John Westbrook
Pennsylvania Pumpkin Pollination

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Integrated Crop Pollination: combining strategies to improve pollination
Penn State Extension: The Buzz

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April 2017 Newsletter

wild pollinators in eastern apple orchards and how to conserve them

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Best Management Practices for Handling Seeds Treated With Neonicotinoid Insecticides

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Approaches and Challenges to Managing Nosema (Microspora: Nosematidae) Parasites in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies

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Links to Helpful Websites

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Selling Honey in PA rev 7-2017

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Guideline for Honey Processors-FS website 10-2016

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FSMA PC Rule - PDA Fact Sheet 05-2016

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Integrated Crop Pollination for Squashes, Pumpkins and Gourds

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Corrigendum: Coupling Developmental Physiology, Photoperiod, and Temperature to Model Phenology and Dynamics of an Invasive Heteropteran, Halyomorpha halys

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Anne L. Nielsen1, Shi Chen and Shelby J. Fleischer
Agroforestry - Windbreaks

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Agroforestry_Enhancing Nest Sites For Native Bee Crop Pollinators

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Agroforestry_Improving Forage For Native Bee Crop Pollinators

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Agroforestry_Sustaining_Native_Bee_Habitat_for_Crop_Pollination

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Cover_Cropping_for_Pollinators_and_Beneficial_Insects

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Habitat Management for Pollinators ver15Mar17

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InstallGuideJobSheet_Pennsylvania_CnsrvCvr_Jun2015_web

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InstallGuideJobSheet_Pennsylvania_Hedge_Jun2015_web

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Vaudo 2015 Fig 1 final

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Penn State Extension: The Buzz

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November 2017 Newsletter
A multi-disciplinary approach for developing tools to monitor invasive buprestid beetle species

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Domingue, M. J., and Baker, T. C. (2012)
Pheromones of heliothine moths

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Hillier, N. K. and Baker, T. C. (2016)
Moth sex pheromone olfaction: flux and flexibility in the coordinated confluences of visual and olfactory pathways

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Baker, T. C., and Hansson, B. S. (2016)
Odorant receptors and antennal lobe morphology offer a new approach to understanding olfaction in the Asian longhorned beetle

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Mitchell, R. F., Hall, L. P., Reagel, P. f., McKenna, D. D., Baker, T. C., and Hildebrand, J. G.
Insect ID Request Form

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Qualifying Form

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Qualifying Checklist

The First North American Record of the Allium Leafminer

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Lawrence E. Barringer, Shelby J. Fleischer, Dana Roberts, Sven-Erik Spichiger, and Timothy Elkner3

Grozinger CV

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2020
Wyman's of Maine

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2017 Sustainability Report
Native Bees prove their worth

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Story and photos by Jim Hale
Potential biological control of Erwinia tracheiphila by internal alimentary canal interactions in Acalymma vittatum with Pseudomonas fluorescens

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D.C. Roberts, S.J. Fleischer, J.M. Sakamoto and J.L. Rasgon. 2018.
Planting Pollinator Friendly Gardens

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Pollinators and Pollination

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EGSA Grad Student Handbook

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Handbook prepared by students of the Entomological Graduate Student Association (EGSA)
ENT 497

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Pesticide Toxicology
iTOX Lab Seeking MS/PhD students

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A graduate student position is available in Dr. Zhu’s Lab
Julie Todd CV

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2019
First Report of the Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle, Microtheca ochroloma Stål, 1860 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in Pennsylvania

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Michael J. Skvarla and Shelby Fleischer
Summer Research Assistant 2019

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Assist with Insect Population Ecology and Management in Vegetable Crops. Experience includes field research in commercial farms and laboratory tasks.

CPR researchers awarded grants from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign

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Six new research projects related to honey bee health issues have been funded by a combination of a USDA APHIS grant and donations from Pollinator Partnership’s (P2) generous supporters. Each project will conduct a valuable investigation into an identified priority area that will expound on the issues faced by honey bees in North America.
198 Odorant receptors and antennal lobe morphology offer a new approach to understanding olfaction in the Asian longhorned beetle

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Robert F. Mitchell · Loyal P. Hall · Peter F. Reagel · Duane D. McKenna · Thomas C. Baker · John G. Hildebrand
199 Chopper-modulated gas chromatography electroantennography enabled using high-temperature MEMS flow control device

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Ming-Da Zhou, Muhammad Akbar, Andrew J. Myrick1, Yiqiu Xia1, Waleed J. Khan1, Xiang Gao, Thomas C. Baker and Si-Yang Zheng
200 Increasing Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Gas Chromatography - Electroantennography Using a Deans Switch Effluent Chopper

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Andrew J. Myrick & Thomas C. Baker
201 Olfactory Sensory Neurons of the Asian Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, Specifically Responsive to its two Aggregation-Sex Pheromone Components

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Jianrong Wei, Qiong Zhou, Loyal Hall, Andrew Myrick, Kelli Hoover, Kathleen Shields & Thomas C. Baker
202 Little effect of delayed mating on fecundity or fertility of female fungus gnats Lycoriella ingenua

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Kevin R. Cloonan, Stefanos S. Andreadis and Thomas C. Baker
203 Orientation of flight for physically disturbed spotted lanternflies, Lycorma T delicatula, (Hemiptera, Fulgoridae)

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Michael J. Domingue⁎, Thomas C. Baker
204 Analysis of Anemotactic Flight Tendencies of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) during the 2017 Mass Dispersal Flights in Pennsylvania

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Andrew J. Myrick & Thomas C. Baker
205 Activity and distribution of the mushroom phorid fly, Megaselia halterata, in and around commercial mushroom farms

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Maria Mazin, Stefanos S. Andreadis, Nina E. Jenkins, Kevin R. Cloonan, T.C. Baker & Ed G. Rajotte
Baker CV

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March 2019
What’s the Buzz?

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April, 2019
Notes from the Lab: The Latest Bee Science Distilled

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A roadmap for how to minimize pesticide risk to bees by Scott McArt
Examining the nutritional value and effects of different floral resources in pumpkin agroecosystems on Bombus impatiens worker physiology

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Erin D. Treanore, Anthony D. Vaudo, Christina M. Grozinger, Shelby J. Fleischer. Apidologie (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-019-00668-x
Call for ISCE Presidential Tie & Scarf Design

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Deadline for design submissions: 15 Dec 2019
iTOX Lab Opportunities

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Postdocs, graduates, undergraduates, and high school students are welcome to join the iTOX lab at any time.
Zhu Lab opportunities

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Multigenerational migration of fall armyworm, a pest insect

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J. Westbrook, S. Fleischer, S. Jairam, R. Meagher, and R. Nagoshi
Influence of host plant, geography and pheromone strain on genomic differentiation in sympatric populations of Ostrinia nubilalis

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Brad S. Coates, Genevieve M. Kozak, Kyung Seok Kim, Jing Sun, Yangzhou Wang, Shelby J. Fleischer
Accessing Dept Pass

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PC and MAC instructions
Monarch Butterflies and You

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By Makaylee Crone and Jon Elmquist
Qualifying Examination Grading Sheet

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Penn State University’s Center for Chemical Ecology presents ICE 20

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Short Course in Insect Chemical Ecology Penn State University, USA, June 1 – June 15, 2020
BarbercheckCV2020

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Full Professor, Dept. of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University
Comparing Asian Gypsy Moth [Lymantria dispar asiatica (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) and L. dispar japonica] Trap Data From East Asian Ports With Lab Parameterized Phenology Models: New Tools and Questions

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R. Talbot Trotter III, Samita Limbu, Kelli Hoover, Hannah Nadel, and Melody A. Keena
Labial and maxillary palp recordings of the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, reveal olfactory and hygroreceptive capabilities

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Loyal P. Hall, Fern Graves, Andrew Myrick, Kelli Hoover, Thomas C. Baker
Editorial overview: Insect behavior and parasites: From manipulation to self-medication

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Kelli Hoover
Gut-Associated Bacteria of Helicoverpa zea Indirectly Trigger Plant Defenses in Maize

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Jie Wang, Mingyu Yang, Yuanyuan Song, Flor E. Acevedo, Kelli Hoover, Rensen Zeng, Gary W. Felton
Potential Impacts of Translocation of Neonicotinoid Insecticides to Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum (Malvales: Malvaceae)) Extrafloral Nectar on Parasitoids

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Asher Jones, Kelli Hoover, Kirsten Pearsons, John Tooker, Gary Felton
Bacterial and Fungal Midgut Community Dynamics and Transfer Between Mother and Brood in the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), an Invasive Xylophage

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Charles J. Mason, Alexander M. Campbell, Erin D. Scully, Kelli Hoover
Divergent host plant utilization by adults and offspring is related to intra‐plant variation in chemical defences

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Charles Mason, David Long, Richard Lindroth, Kelli Hoover
Plant defenses interact with insect enteric bacteria by initiating a leaky gut syndrome

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Charles J. Mason, Swayamjit Ray, Ikkei Shikano, Michelle Peiffer, Asher G. Jones, Dawn S. Luthe, Kelli Hoover, and Gary W. Felton
Pathogen-Mediated Tritrophic Interactions: Baculovirus-Challenged Caterpillars Induce Higher Plant Defenses than Healthy Caterpillars

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Qinjian Pan, Ikkei Shikano, Kelli Hoover, Tong-Xian Liu, Gary W. Felton
Enterobacter ludwigii, isolated from the gut microbiota of Helicoverpa zea, promotes tomato plant growth and yield without compromising anti-herbivore defenses

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Qinjian Pan1, Ikkei Shikano, Kelli Hoover, Tong‐Xian Liu, Gary W. Felton
A Gene for an Extended Phenotype

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Kelli Hoover, Michael Grove, Matthew Gardner, David P. Hughes, James McNeil, James Slavicek
Jasmonic acid-induced plant defenses delay caterpillar developmental resistance to a baculovirus: Slow-growth, high-mortality hypothesis in plant–insect–pathogen interactions

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Ikkei Shikano, Elizabeth McCarthy, Nancy Hayes-Plazolles, James M. Slavicek, Kelli Hoover
Herbivore-Induced Defenses in Tomato Plants Enhance the Lethality of the Entomopathogenic Bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki

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Ikkei Shikano, Qinjian Pan, Kelli Hoover & Gary W. Felton
Symbiotic polydnavirus of a parasite manipulates caterpillar and plant immunity

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Ching-Wen Tan, Michelle Peiffer, Kelli Hoover, Cristina Rosa, Flor E. Acevedo and Gary W. Felton
Parasitic Wasp Mediates Plant Perception of Insect Herbivores

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Ching-Wen Tan, Michelle Peiffer, Kelli Hoover, Cristina Rosa & Gary W. Felton
Center for Pollinator Research 2019 Newsletter

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Events, Special Announcements, Awards and more
Student Handbook
The Influence of Marking Methods on Mobility, Survivorship, and Field Recovery of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Adults and Nymphs

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Kirkpatrick et al 2020 Marking Methods with BMSB
Crop production in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators

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Reilly et al. 2020 Crop production in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators PRSB
Insect ID Request form (fillable)

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Insect ID Request form (fillable)
Frosted Elfin

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landowner version-Final
Monarch Butterfly

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Landowner Version-Final
Regal Fritillary

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Landowner Version-Final
Rusty Patched and Yellow Banded Bumble Bees

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Landowner Version-Final
Virtual Graduate Student Recruitment Week Flyer

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PDF version of our advertisement
Sweet Corn Sentinel Monitoring for Lepidopteran Field-Evolved Resistance to Bt Toxins

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G. P. Dively, T. P. Kuhar, S. Taylor, H. B. Doughty, K. Holmstrom, D. Gilrein, B. A. Nault, J. Ingerson-Mahar, J. Whalen, D. Reisig, Daniel L. Frank, S. J. Fleischer, David Owens, C. Welty, F. P. F. Reay-Jones, P. Porter, J. L. Smith, J. Saguez, S. Murray, A. Wallingford, H. Byker, B. Jensen, E. Burkness, W. D. Hutchison and K. A. Hamby.
Managing Allium Leafminer (Diptera: Agromyzidae): An Emerging Pest of Allium Crops in North America.

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Brian A. Nault, Lindsy E. Iglesias, Riley S. Harding, Ethan A. Grundberg, Teresa Rusinek, Tim E. Elkner, Brandon J. Lingbeek, and Shelby J. Fleischer. 2020. Journal of Economic Entomology, 113(5), 2300–2309 doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa128
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2023 Center for Pollinator Research | Bee Championship

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Create your bracket- who is your 2023 Bee of the Year?
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What's the Buzz, April, 2023 (W).pdf

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Cities of Goldenrod 2023

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Explore the ecological community created by one of Pennsylvania's most common plants: goldenrod. Penn State scientists will guide children and parents as they capture, observe, and release the herbivores, predators, and pollinators that inhabit goldenrod "cities."
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