Capital Press Covers Alyokhin’s Conference Talk on Insecticide Use, Crop Rotations

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

February 4, 2014 UMaine in the News

Capital Press covered a talk given at the Washington Oregon Potato Conference by Andrei Alyokhin, an associate professor of applied entomology at the University of Maine. Alyokhin recommended farmers alternate crop rotations and insecticides to avoid building up insect populations that are resistant to the chemicals.