entomology News Archive
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Maclean’s: The invasion of the biting lady bug in Manitoba
November 7, 2017 —
“We grow up learning lady beetles are friendly. They’re in kids’ books,” Rochon says.
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Global/CJOB: Local entomologist wants to set the record straight on wasps
August 2, 2017 —
Try to hate them less
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Ticks on the move
June 9, 2017 —
A bacterial cattle disease caused by a blood borne pathogen transmitted by ticks has cattle producers on the alert
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Tips on staying safe during tick season
April 5, 2017 —
U of M entomologist Kateryn Rochon cautions that tick season is upon us, and we should be vigilant
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MB Co-Operator: Preserve natural habitat and enjoy free pest control
February 16, 2017 —
Entomologist Alejandro Costamagna shares his thoughts
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CBC: U of M lab abuzz after bee house wins sustainability design award
October 12, 2016 —
'A group of researchers and students at the University of Manitoba have won an international sustainability design award for a set of bee houses they created on campus'
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Bee houses win sustainability award
October 11, 2016 —
BEE / HOUSE / LAB, an international bee house design competition launched by the University of Manitoba in 2016, won a high honour
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Free Press, CBC: City combats forest tent caterpillar outbreak
May 31, 2016 —
There’s nothing out of the ordinary
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Bee squad brings ‘A’ game to competition
May 18, 2016 —
Competition challenged participants to create a bee house for 80-100 solitary nesting bees, a species under threat from habitat loss