November 2011

Sustainable Farming, Insect Biodiversity and Climate Change

Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 By Nella Letizia, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University are conducting a study with potato farmers to determine if promoting biodiversity in insect communities helps insects, especially beneficial ones, withstand the effects of a warming climate. “There really isn’t much research…

2011 Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting

Alejandro Del Pozo, MSc student working with John Brown, was a first place winner, in the Paper Presentation competition. Joyce Parker, a PhD student working with Bill Snyder, was a first place winner in the Paper Presentation competition. Andrew Rodstrom, PhD student working with John Brown, was a second place winner for his paper presentation.…