Some coverage of a recent paper from our lab group...'Sustainable intensification' of cropping systems good for farmers, environment | via Penn State news.psu.edu/story/611811/2…

Some nice coverage of our new paper, perhaps you are interested? I hope so! Gall fly outmaneuvers host plant in game of 'Spy vs. Spy' | via Penn State news.psu.edu/story/625419/2…

In case you are interested, Steve Frank and I make the case at that our country is overly dependent on neonics with unknown risks. Please share! Neonicotinoids pose undocumented threats to food webs pnas.org/content/early/…

A great contribution from recent graduate, Dr. Kirsten Pearsons! Neonics and pyrethroids limit decomposer communities, slowing decomposition in ag fields: Preventive insecticide use affects arthropod decomposers and decomposi... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The impossible is possible, Blake! Thanks for demonstrating it.

The Evolution of Endophagy in Herbivorous Insects frontiersin.org/article/10.338… One of the results of my collaboration with David Giron (IRBI, Univ. of Tours, France) has finally seen the light of day. We tackled a big topic, so it took a while. We hope it is useful to folks.

A recent collaboration with John Tooker: neonicotinoid environmental fate, effects on crop yields and effects on insects that aren't pests or pollinators. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Great new article from recent PhD graduate Melanie Kammerer-Allen, whose was co-advised by Christina Grozinger. Check it out!

Don't miss three of the world's leading #soil biologists as they discuss the latest science on soil management and biological functioning - kari dunfield John Tooker Stuart Grandy Register now >> uoguel.ph/mccc21 << #MCCC21 #ontag #SoilHealth #agtech #SoilBiology

Thanks for the opportunity to present at #MCCC21 with Kari Dunfield kari dunfield and Stuart Grandy Stuart Grandy ; I learned more than I shared!

A new paper from our lab (MS graduate Sarah Frame) and collaborators shows that neonics leach from crops fields in water mostly in subsurface flow, but their transport and persistence depends on the solubility of the active ingredients. Check it out!

A new publication with recent PhD grad Kirsten Pearsons Kirsten Pearsons explores simplifying effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on food webs. We hope you can find it useful: authors.elsevier.com/a/1ci~f7tYJFfo…

Here is a really insightful article from Emily Unglesbee on challenges posed by insecticides and fungicides coated on seeds: Seed Treatment Overload: The Unintended Consequences of a Popular Practice dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…

A nice summary of challenges posed by seed treatments bu Emily Unglesbee of DTN

Looking forward to working with Tanya and Eric on this! How DO plants decide on the defense responses to deploy??

Congratulations to Dr. Baniszewski Julie Baniszewski on formally received her PhD over the weekend! Her hat was better than mine.

FYI, we have a new paper available on 'Toxicity of clothianidin to common Eastern North American fireflies' article published in #OpenAccess journal PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environment peerj.com/articles/12495 The paper was led by Dr. Kirsten Pearsons Kirsten Pearsons

ICYMI: our new research paper, led by @elizabethrowen & Kirsten Pearsons Kirsten Pearsons, suggests that cover crops can help control insect pests: Cover crops more effective than insecticides for managing pests, study suggests | Penn State University psu.edu/news/agricultu…

A new Tooker Lab paper tinyurl.com/5a63hkyk led by @MarionLeGall29 & Matt Boucher, Ph.D. provides more evidence that planting green with neonic-free corn or soybean seed can help control damage from slugs via a one-two punch of providing an alternative food source and more predators.

Ever wonder why are snails and slugs so slow? If so, my students and I penned an answer for curious 11 yr old. I'll bet you know all this stuff: theconversation.com/why-are-snails… via The Conversation U.S.