EPA issues second list of endocrine disruptors

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on 17 November 2010 a second list of chemicals for which it intends to issue test orders under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). more...

Systemic Insecticides and Birds

Are we surprised that some birds species are declining? People seem to forget what someone does up stream from you and even down stream will impact your local ecology. A new book talks about this issue, The Systemic Insecticides: A Disaster in the Making.

Links

• Insecticides killing the Earth
• None flew over the cuckoo's nest: A world without birds
• e360 Digest
  

Exotic Fruit Fly Found In Miami-Dade County

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced today that a peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata, has been found in a trap in a guava tree in Miami-Dade County. More...

Buglady Consulting now has a Facbook Page

Buglady Consulting has now added a Facebook page, posting stories related to pest management and the environment. Buglady on Facebook

Bark Beetles Key

Now online you can find the Lucid(R) Interactive Identification Tool for "Bark Beetles of the Southeastern United States. This tool uses Lucid v.3.4.1 technology to separate genera of Curculionidae bark beetle subfamily Scolytinae, of the southeastern United States, that are classified into the two tribes Hylesinini and Scolytini. Link to the key

Conference on Floricultures Environmental Footprint

Seeley Conference to Discuss Environmental Footprint
An Inconvenient Truth or Consumer Opportunity? June 26 - 29, 2010, Ithaca, N.Y.

"Seeley Conferences promote discussion of issues important to the future of commercial floriculture. The meetings are structured to foster discussion by industry leaders and increase the level of understanding of topics through presentations by speakers with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. The goal of the Conference is to better prepare attendees to make decisions on issues that have a great impact on their businesses and the industry as a whole." For more information visit the Seeley Conference website.

Phenology and Degree day model calculator

Online Phenology and Degree day models for agricultural and pest management decision making in the US. Very helpful for timing pesticide applications and biological control releases. This is targeting more the Pacific NW and Canada. Calculator link