UMaine News

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate program administrator in pest management, for a story titled “Why deer flies are plentiful in parts of Maine.” Dill said short intense rain events, which appeal to deer flies, are becoming more common in Maine. 

Kate Garland, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the long, multi-step process of removing Bishop’s Weed from gardens. “It’s a war, not a battle,” she said. 

Maine Public interviewed Kate Garland, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a segment of its show “Maine Calling” about summer gardening.

In an article titled “Don’t panic if you find Barbie in your compost,” Nicholas Rowley, sustainable agriculture and horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and staff member of the Maine Compost School, told the Bangor Daily News that small pieces of plastic, glass and metal trash found in compost cannot harm a garden. […]

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate program administrator in pest management, on horsehair worms, a parasite that attacks arthropods and is found in still or slow moving water. Dill said there are several species of the worm and their life cycles aren’t fully understood. The worms enter […]