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Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Iowa County, Iowa
September 20, 2016

New County Record.  The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, has been confirmed in Iowa County. This finding brings the total to 35 counties in Iowa where EAB is confirmed.  Read more in the ISU Extension & Outreach news release from September 19, 2016.  http://www.extension.iastate.edu/article/emerald-ash-borer-confirmed-iowa-county-iowa

Showers Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
July 27, 2016

Dr. William Showers received the Plant-Insect Ecosystems Lifetime Achievement Award from the Entomological Society of America. Only five of these have been awarded and two were made to faculty from Iowa State (the other was Larry Pedigo). Read more...

Soybean Aphid Biological Control
July 5, 2016

Soybean aphid research in the ISU Department of Entomology seeks to use biological control to control this common pest.  http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2016/06/13/biocontrol

Emerald Ash Borer now present in 34 Iowa counties
July 1, 2016

The Iowa Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) team today announced that EAB has been found in 2 additional counties, bringing the total count to 34 counties with confirmed infestations of this exotic pest that kills ash trees.  See the map below.

ISU researchers looking to step up mosquito surveillance
June 7, 2016

AMES, Iowa – Mosquitoes are taking flight across Iowa, and it’s likely only a matter of time before they appear in a backyard near you.

The impending mosquito season has already begun for medical entomologists at Iowa State University, who will continue longstanding efforts to monitor West Nile Virus and expand surveillance of mosquito species with the potential to carry Zika virus. - Read more

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