Weed scientist and graduate student Sonja Birthisel is using bugs to arm farmers in the war against weeds.

Weed scientist and graduate student Sonja Birthisel is using bugs to arm farmers in the war against weeds. She will be teaching an upcoming class at MOFGA on ways to integrate beneficial insects for natural pest control. The class is intended to give farmers (or gardeners) a science-based strategy to avoid insecticides. Read about Sonja and her work in the
Portland Press Herald.