The County referenced an informational fact sheet and newsletter from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension on bugs and beetles that eat potato plants. Weekly throughout the growing season, four UMaine Extension pest specialists issue the Pest Alert with recommendations for treating pests and diseases.
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Margaret Estapa has long yearned to help uncover whether life exists beyond Earth. For two decades, she has studied the biogeochemical processes of ocean particles and believes her work can someday help with investigating vast ice-covered seas on other worlds. Thanks to a grant from the Hypothesis Fund, Estapa can now explore whether the same […]
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If you’ve felt the familiar itch of browntail moth rash, seen the grayish-green needles of an infested hemlock or watched as woodpeckers bore into ash trees for a meal hidden beneath the surface, you’ve experienced the devastating effects of non-native pests. Browntail moth, hemlock wooly adelgid and emerald ash borer are only three of the […]
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Mainebiz reported on the collaborative statewide project led by the University of Maine to foster resilient forest communities in Maine. The National Science Foundation awarded a $7 million grant, which will put $4.5 million toward scholarly activities at UMaine and $2.5 million toward collaborative activities led by project partners across the state. The four year […]
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The Ellsworth American highlighted a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation that was awarded to the Downeast Institute, a marine science field station for the University of Maine at Machias. The institute in Beals will use the grant funding to renovate four cottages for staff to use year-round. The cottages are adjacent to its […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Angela Mech, an assistant professor of forest entomology at the University of Maine, on the effect a fungus is having on browntail moth populations. Mech and her students have studied browntail moths for years, and she said she has seen reports that the fungus has been effective this year. “Trees […]
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The University of Maine’s Office of Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Resources, and Engagement (SPIRE) is now accepting applications for the 2024 Maine Innovation, Research, and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program. The MIRTA program is designed to propel University of Maine System research projects from the applied research and development phase to commercialization. The program offers a comprehensive […]
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Julian Ober, a May 2024 graduate of the University of Maine who completed a bachelor’s with a double major in political science and women’s, gender and sexuality studies, wrote a feature story for the spring 2024 edition of Public Service Review from the Stennis Center for Public Service. Ober interviewed Ambureen Rana, a fellow graduate […]
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The University of Maine recognized 3,070 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2024 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,064 are from Maine, 962 are from 40 other states and 44 are from 17 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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Science interviewed Andrei Alyokhin, a professor of applied entomology at the University of Maine School of Biology & Ecology, for a story about Calantha, a new pesticide to combat Colorado potato beetles. These beetles have developed a resistance to traditional pesticides over the years, but Calantha, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA interference (RNAi) to […]
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