UMaine News

WQCB (106.5 FM in Brewer) noted that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is helping the Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association (MOFGA) and Fedco host “Green Maine Apple Day” on Oct. 17 at the MOFGA Education Center in Unity. More information about the event can be found online.

The Portland Press Herald noted that the late Charlie Gould, a former University of Maine Cooperative Extension agent for Sagadahoc and Androscoggin counties, helped form the Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association (MOFGA) in a story about its 50-year legacy. According to the report, which was shared by Centralmaine.com, Gould hosted a meeting on Aug. […]

In a story about why people place their luggage in the bathtub in their hotel and motel rooms when they arrive, Snopes cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension video about how to check those rooms for bedbugs. According to the report, people place luggage in the bathtub before checking their rooms for bedbugs, a […]

The Bangor Daily News advanced a series of open houses at the University of Maine’s Rogers Farm in August. UMaine’s Cooperative Extension will host a weekly open house on Tuesday evenings from 5:30–7 p.m. at the demonstration gardens at 914 Bennoch Road. More information is available online.

Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, talked with the Bangor Daily News about green lacewings, insects that feed on aphids. According to Dill, the lacewing larvae can eat up to 100 aphids per week, and often the aphid corpses get stuck on the larvae making them look like a piece […]

Rick Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, spoke with the Republican Journal about giant hogweed and wild parsnip, two non-native toxic plants that have taken root in Maine. Kersbergen recommends avoiding contact with these plants as they can cause severe burns and serious, persistent rashes.