Clay Kirby, an associate scientist and insect diagnostician with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about to how get rid of ants that have invaded your home during the spring. Ants that infiltrate Maine homes can be a variety of species, and all of them have […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Ticks that carry Lyme disease surviving even deep-freeze winters, research shows.” As the weather has warmed, deer ticks that carry Lyme disease have emerged from a hibernation-like state under an insulating blanket […]
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The Ellsworth American reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s free Dining with Diabetes Down East series will take place every Thursday in June at the UMaine Extension Hancock County office. The free program is open to anyone with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, and their family members and caregivers. Participants will learn how to […]
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Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about preventative measures to take against ticks. Dill said the number of ticks is increasing throughout the Northeast and the winter most likely didn’t kill many of the pests. “The cold winter we had for that […]
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Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. In the article, “Plant sales no bargain if winter moth is part of the deal,” the author warns the winter moth has been devastating hardwoods in several coastal Maine […]
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Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “How to keep ticks out of your yard and off your body.” Options for controlling ticks include spraying synthetic pesticides, dousing areas with natural plant-based repellents, erecting fences to keep out animals […]
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The Ellsworth American reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer free business planning workshops in Ellsworth. All of the workshops will run from 9 a.m. to noon and will be held at the Extension office. The schedule includes “Pricing Your Products and Services” on May 14, “Staying Safe: Protecting Your Small Business from […]
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The Sun Journal published a Livermore Falls Advertiser article on the second annual Greater Franklin Food Summit in Farmington. The event identified bright spots, challenges and opportunities facing the region’s food system, according to the article. David Fuller, an agricultural and nontimber forest products professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, defined a food […]
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VillageSoup advanced a presentation on the realities of Maine’s changing climate set for 7 p.m. May 15 at the Camden Public Library. The presentation will be led by Esperanza Stancioff, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant climate change educator, and Ivan Fernandez, a professor of soil science and forest resources at […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with David Fuller, a fiddlehead expert and agricultural and nontimber forest products professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about some Maine residents choosing to grow their own fiddleheads instead of harvesting them in the wild. The first coiled fronds should start poking up through the […]
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