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Awards Bestowed at Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference
During the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference on January 13th a presentation of awards for excellent work was made by extension director Brian Schilling, associate director of administration and personnel Kathleen Howell and administrative coordinator Rhonda Breen-Simone. Wilbur M. Runk Award Recipient: Shannon Sked Mentor: Changlu Wang, Associate Extension Specialist in Entomology Shannon Sked’s research […]
Stink bug invasion hits full blast. Here’s how to get rid of the foul-smelling pests.
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
Good vibrations: The sound of love fills the air for cicadas in NJ
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
The Worst Thing About the Jersey Shore Isn’t Spray Sunscreen. It’s Biting Flies.
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
It’s only February, but Jersey ants already on the march
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
A Celebration of Excellence 2017
On April 25, faculty, staff, and students attended the 24th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at Neilson Dining Hall. According to executive dean Bob Goodman, this signature event acknowledges contributions that meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, […]
The humble dung beetle is a great ally in the fight against climate change
A life surrounded by and living in crap has its benefits – if you’re a dung beetle. That life is also a boon to livestock, us, and our planet. The dung beetle, who spends its days living, eating, and reproducing in poop, is a master at waste management… Today, many entomologists and farmers have high praise for dung beetles. “They are the good guys,” George Hamilton, PhD and chair of the Department of Entomology at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, said. “We have them here in New Jersey. On farms they aerate and consume decomposing manure. Without them, decomposition wouldn’t happen as quickly as it does now.”
Buzz Off! Rough Winter Delayed Insect Onslaught
Just as the fierce winter in the eastern and central USA delayed the allergy season, it’s also stalled the start of the bug season. But it won’t be long before warmer temperatures spur on the usual parade of mosquitoes, termites, ants, ticks and stink bugs… Though weather affects when bugs emerge, it doesn’t necessarily affect the severity of the season. “Most people think that the cold winter we had last year and again this year would have a big impact on insect populations,” said entomologist George Hamilton of Rutgers University. Though it may have killed some of the bugs, “overall, it probably isn’t going to have much of an effect,” he said… Warmth and dryness in the West may impact insects that need water to survive, such as mosquitoes, Hamilton said. “Without water, mosquito larvae can’t survive, and that could reduce populations in some areas, at least this spring,” he said.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Awards Outstanding Student for 2014
Each year, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), honors faculty and staff for their outstanding work and outreach through their programs and support. The winners for 2014 received their awards at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference at the Cook Campus Center in New Brunswick on October 20. […]
