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During a 15-year study of wild bees visiting blueberry fields during their blooming season, researchers caught an unexpected glimpse of how extreme weather events can impact bee populations highlighting the need for more long-term studies, says a Michigan State University researcher. There are few bee studies in the U.S. that have sampled bees for many years at the same location, said Rufus Isaacs, a professor in the Department of Entomology within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, There are even fewer that use the same methods over more than a decade.
The research was published May 8 in the journal
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BLUEBERRY ADVANCEMENT: The research is hoped to help Michigan blueberry growers pick a pest management strategy that works for their farms. A $325,000 USDA grant will support the Michigan State University project.
Mar 03, 2021
A team of researchers from Michigan State University will examine the effectiveness and cost of new blueberry pest management approaches after receiving a $325,000 grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
The project is led by Rufus Isaacs, a professor in the Department of Entomology, and also includes Marisol Quintanilla, an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology; Matthew Gammans, an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics; and MSU Extension educator Carlos Garcia-Salazar.
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MSU research team receives USDA grant to evaluate effectiveness, cost of new blueberry pest management strategies
An MSU research team received a $325,000 grant to examine the effectiveness and cost of new blueberry pest management approaches.
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MSU research team receives USDA grant to evaluate effectiveness, cost of new blueberry pest management strategies
An MSU research team received a $325,000 grant to examine the effectiveness and cost of new blueberry pest management approaches.
Check out this story on FarmersAdvance.com: https://www.farmersadvance.com/story/news/2021/03/03/msu-research-team-receives-usda-grant-evaluate-effectiveness-cost-new-blueberry-pest-management-stra/6837227002/
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