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New Study Shows Urban Growers Rely on Accessible Educational Resources to Adopt Pollinator-Friendly Farming Practices
Published on August 6, 2026
A recent study found that urban farmers are more likely to implement pollinator management practices when educational and farming support resources are accessible and in preferred formats. -
Smart trap study points to more precise codling moth management
Published on August 5, 2026
Researchers found that automated camera traps detected codling moth activity earlier than conventional monitoring, offering a more precise way to track pest movement in apple orchards. -
MSU Entomologist Brings Lily Beetle Biocontrol Program to Michigan
Published on July 31, 2026
Parasitoid wasps were released statewide to help protect lilies and slow the spread of a destructive pest. -
MSU experts testify before Michigan lawmakers on invasive pests and food security
Published on July 31, 2026
MSU entomologists Rufus Isaacs and Jackie Perkins testified before Michigan lawmakers on the threats invasive pests pose to food security, highlighting research and monitoring efforts that help protect the state's agriculture.
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We collectively acknowledge that Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We recognize, support, and advocate for the sovereignty of Michigan’s twelve federally-recognized Indian nations, for historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, for Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and for those who were forcibly removed from their Homelands. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Michigan State University more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.
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