Reducing the Japanese beetle population

Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:00 in Biology & Nature

On an overcast morning in May, 15 people sit on bales of hay in a semi-circle while listening to Ana Legrand, an assistant extension professor in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture. The workshop attendees are here to learn about UConn's efforts to reduce the population of Japanese beetle larvae (white grubs) without chemical intervention.

Read the whole article on Physorg

More from Physorg

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net