Maine media feature pest predictor
Maine Public, the Sun Journal and WFVX (Channel 7 in Bangor) reported on the i-Tree Pest Predictor tool developed by Angela Mech, assistant professor of entomology at the University of Maine. The tool, which launched in fall 2023, uses input data determined by hypotheses to predict the probability of a non-native insect becoming a high-impact pest. “So we can predict the next emerald ash borer or browntail moth before it gets here and that way be a little better prepared for it,” Mech said to Maine Public. The Portland Press Herald shared the Sun Journal article.