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October: The smells of autumn

On: October 7, 2022

In: Commentary, Insects, Wildlife

It’s October, and the stink bugs are moving into my house for the winter. So many things stink in a deliberate attempt to be repulsive. Other things stink to be attractive, but because they’re not trying to attract us, we may not like their aromas.

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Tiny wasp could give hope to Northern Michigan cherry growers

On: August 17, 2022

In: Agriculture, Insects, Michigan, Wildlife

For the past 10 years or so, entomologists have been looking for a way to control the population of spotted wing drosophila, a fruit fly that feeds on healthy cherries and blueberries. They say they may have found their answer in releasing the samba wasp, which kills fruit flies by laying its eggs inside them.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/08/17/tiny-wasp-could-give-hope-to-northern-michigan-cherry-growers/

Potter Park Zoo encourages people to help save monarch butterfly population

On: August 9, 2022

In: Endangered wildlife, Insects, Wildlife

In July, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed the monarch butterfly as endangered for the first time in history. Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan, first installed a pollinator garden in 2018. With the recent news of the monarch’s decline, the zoo is encouraging people to build wildlife habitats of their own.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/08/09/potter-park-zoo-encourages-people-to-help-save-monarch-butterfly-population/

Growers fund research to aid blueberries

On: March 24, 2022

In: Agriculture, Capital News Service, Echo, Insects

While invasive species are always threatening crops, a native pest is the biggest threat to the state’s blueberries –– the stem gall wasp. The Michigan Blueberry Commission has funded research to combat the stem gall wasp and help growers stay competitive.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/03/24/growers-fund-research-to-aid-blueberries/

Detroit pollination center to increase community garden yields

On: March 22, 2022

In: Echo, Insects, Urban

Bees in the D’s new pollination center is expected to increase the fruits and vegetables produced in Detroit community gardens. The pollination center, breaking ground in April, will be home to roughly 100,000 honeybees in multiple hives.

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http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/03/22/detroit-pollination-center-to-increase-community-garden-yields/

Hear crickets chirping in the evening? Use them to tell the temperature

On: August 24, 2020

In: Echo, Insects, podcasts

The steady sound of crickets chirping in the evening is a staple of a midwest summer. And with some simple math that chirping can be utilized to tell the temperature.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/24/hear-crickets-chirping-in-the-evening-use-them-to-tell-the-temperature/

Monarch butterfly conservationists concerned by long-term population decrease

On: July 17, 2020

In: butterflies, Echo, Insects, pollinators

By Taylor Haelterman Capital News Service Insect populations fluctuate from year to year, depending on factors like weather and breeding, but the long-term downward trend in the monarch butterfly population is concerning conservationists. Listen to this story. The average monarch population from 2010 to 2020 is less than half of what it was the decade […]

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/17/monarch-butterfly-conservationists-concerned-by-long-term-population-decrease/

Mighty mites might manage mosquitoes

On: July 15, 2020

In: Echo, Insects, mosquitoes

By Weiting Du Summer is here and so are the annoying mosquitoes. But so, too, are creatures that limit their number. Water mites are close relatives to spiders and live in freshwater. Some of them can parasitize or prey on mosquitoes, according to a recent review study published in the Diversity journal. Understanding these water mites could be important […]

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/15/mighty-mites-might-manage-mosquitoes/

The mission to recover the rusty patched bumblebee

On: March 3, 2020

In: Citizen science, Insects, Wildlife

The bee's population has mysteriously declined, falling by nearly 90 percent since the early 2000s. In 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated it an endangered species.

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