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Sarah Arnold<p>Excited about our new project, FLYTHRIVE, with Olombria, NRI, Asplins and Summerberry Company. Hoverflies are amazing: dual-purpose beneficial insects! They are good little <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a>, and many species also help control aphids! The larvae of the aphid-eating <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/hoverflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hoverflies</span></a> are voracious little predators that will eat up to a few dozen aphids per day.</p><p><a href="https://hortnews.com/flythrive-uses-ai-to-drive-natural-defences-and-deliver-value-to-growers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hortnews.com/flythrive-uses-ai</span><span class="invisible">-to-drive-natural-defences-and-deliver-value-to-growers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/PestManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PestManagement</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/IPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPM</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horticulture</span></a></p>
Entomological Soc. of America<p>New on Entomology Today: Pests such as sweetpotato weevils, wireworms, cucumber beetles, and root-knot nematodes can harm sweet potato production in the U.S. A new guide in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management details a variety of management options for key pests of sweet potato crops. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/IPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPM</span></a> <a href="https://entomologytoday.org/2025/04/09/sweet-potato-integrated-pest-management/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">entomologytoday.org/2025/04/09</span><span class="invisible">/sweet-potato-integrated-pest-management/</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>Second, set out bins of water laced with mosquito Kryptonite: Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), a harmless bacterial species that kills their larvae and lasts for weeks. Buy some for all your neighbors, too. 2/n <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosquito</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosquitoes</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bti</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ipm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ipm</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bti-honeypot-traps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bt</span><span class="invisible">i-honeypot-traps/</span></a></p>
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