Insect Ecology Lab

Media Coverage

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As-needed pesticide use brings wild bees, increases watermelon yield without reducing corn profits

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Large-scale watermelon study bears fruit

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Farmland Pesticides Could Be Harming Monarch Butterflies In Indiana

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Pecenka PolliNation Podcast Interview

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Pesticides Found in Monarchs’ Milkweed near Farm Fields

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The Science of Buying Local

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Using Predators to Control Pests Easier Said Than Done in High Tunnels

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Crop Rotations Called into Question

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Cover Crops Increase Destruction of Weed Seed in Fields, Shed Light on Predator Interactions

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High Tunnels: Good for Crops, But Also Good for Pests?

Milkweed pesticide residues deter feeding and egg-laying by monarch butterflies