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Good morning! I extend my congratulations and warmest best wishes to our graduates. I also want to express my thanks to friends and family who have supported your student scholars through their careers and life-building experiences here at Rutgers New Brunswick and its School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. All of you have reached a […]
Entomology
Entomology Students Honored at Entomology Society Meeting
At this year’s annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America’s Eastern Branch three students working in entomology-related laboratories were honored: Robert (Rob) Holdcraft Robert Holdcraft, a technician and master’s degree student in professor Cesar Rodriguez-Saona’s lab at the Phillip Marucci Blueberry-Cranberry Research Center won the branch’s Asa Fitch award for this year’s outstanding Masters […]
Three ways Rutgers experts are using drones for real-world research
Mosquito control: When Greg Williams, Department of Entomology, first started using drones to control mosquito populations, the focus was on larger machines that could spray pesticides over large swaths of land. Today, the approach has evolved to focus on smaller drones. They’re cheaper, easier to fly, and can be used for much more than spraying. […]
Study Shows Bt-Field Corn Results in Reduced Pest Pressure in Other Non-GM Vegetable Crops
A Mid-Atlantic multi-state study compared the rate of European corn borer and corn earworm damage before and after introduction of Bt-field corn usage on other non-Bt crop fields. The study was published March 12 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Kristian Holmstrom, research project coordinator in the Vegetable Integrated Pest Management (IPM) […]
How to Get Rid of Cockroaches and Other Pests: Keep a Clean Home, Rutgers Scientists Say
Rutgers Study reinforces common-sense methods of pest control, suggests avoiding sprays and foggers Your mom’s advice on keeping a home free from cockroaches and bedbugs is reinforced by science. To keep these pests from invading, follow the common-sense rules of cleanliness. To kill them, use traps and bait. Don’t bother using foggers, sprays and aerosols, […]
Rutgers Awarded $360,000 HUD Grant to Reduce Residential Health Hazards
Entomologist Changlu Wang, associate extension specialist in urban pest management in the Department of Entomology, and researchers in the Urban Entomology Lab he leads, were awarded $360,000 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to investigate patterns of pest infestation and pesticide use in low-income housing in New Jersey. The Rutgers researchers will […]
Fast Track, Young Alumni on the Move: John Cambridge (GSNB’16) (MPH’15) (SAS’11)
Explorations, the bi-annual magazine of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, features profiles of recent graduates who have launched successful careers and may well be on their way to making headlines for their work. The editors posed a series of questions about how their Rutgers experience influenced their lives. Here is one such profile […]
Rutgers Center for Vector Biology Helps in Identification of East Asian Tick Species on Hunterdon County Farm
Editor’s Note: Located at Rutgers Center for Vector Biology, the Monmouth County Tick-borne Disease Lab–a collaboration between Monmouth County and the CVB–performed the DNA analysis of the exotic tick. A detailed review on the tick is available on the CVB website. New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher announced the United States Department of […]
Faculty for a Sustainable Future: Alvaro Toledo
Alvaro Toledo is the new assistant professor in the Department of Entomology. His primary focus here at Rutgers will be to establish a research program on Lyme disease, ticks and the vector-borne pathogens at the Center for Vector Biology. He will be investigating the role of cholesterol in the development of Lyme disease. Toledo received […]
Changlu Wang’s Urban Entomology Program Earns HUD Secretary’s 2017 Healthy Homes Award
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) announced that Rutgers Urban Entomology program is one of four model programs around the nation that are recipients of the HUD Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes, an award recognizing excellence in making indoor environments healthier through healthy homes. For […]
