A Saturday Lewiston Sun Journal story reported on issues related to bed bugs at a Lewiston-area hospital.  The story provides a link to a UMaine Cooperative Extension video with Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill providing advice about avoiding infestation.

UMaine Cooperative Extension blueberry specialist David Yarborough told the Ellsworth American the blueberry crop is expected to be down this year, but the reduction in supply will likely drive up prices. Yarborough also said Maine’s wild blueberry crop is expected to be one of the smallest since 2005. The Maine crop was affected by an […]

Charlie Armstrong of the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty tells WLBZ/WCSH television that the Maine fall cranberry harvest is predicted at 20,000 barrells, or 2 million pounds. That’s about the same as last year’s yield.

Comments from John Jemison of the UMaine Cooperative Extensoin faculty are included in a Portland Press Herald story about a biotech company’s efforts to gain approval for genetically altered salmon.  Jemison, a water quality specialist who has extensively studied issues related to genetically engineered crops, provided some big-picture perspectives on these issues from his perspective […]

Contact: Kate Yerxa, (207) 581-3109 or kate.yerxa@maine.edu ORONO — For many adults and children, the idea of Halloween without candy is a frightening one. But Kate Yerxa of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension says there are several ways to both limit the amount of post-Halloween candy sitting around the house and also cut down […]

Renae Moran of the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty was quoted in a Kennebec Journal report based on a new RSU 11 (Gardiner area) adult education course featuring content for people interested in fruit tree agriculture.  Moran, who helps teach the course, is based at UMaine’s Highmoor Farm in Monmouth.

Barbara Murphy of UMaine Cooperative Extension was featured in a Tuesday WLBZ/WCSH television report about whether it’s advisable or necessary to rake the leaves that fall on lawns during the fall.  She says it’s a matter of personal preference, but that there does not seem to be any real advantage gained from nutrients that might […]

A Working Waterfront story provides analysis of the impact of warmer-than-usual temperatures in the first eight months of 2010 on seabirds and certain marine species.  Rebecca Holberton, UMaine avian biologist and Dana Morse, a marine extension associate in UMaine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant, are both quoted in the story.  Holberton notes that seabird […]

Comments from UMaine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Ann Lichtenwalner were included in a Saturday Bangor Daily News report about the ways in which Maine officials work to ensure the safety of eggs produced in the state.  Lichtenwalner oversees efforts at UMaine’s Animal Health Laboratory, which is also featured in photos accompanying the story.