Author Archives: yfanslow

I gave a talk yesterday at the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association Annual Meeting about Gemelle and Chase’s recent lab results. The latest news is that swede midge has made it to the eastern side of Vermont to Norwich, … Continue reading →

Thank you Josh Brown from the UVM Communications  Department for the nice article featuring our work and the seriousness of the swede midge invasion. Link to the UVM Today article    

We are excited to have just received a City Market Co-op patronage Seedling Grant to fund more of our work on swede midge. The money comes from City Market members that forget to cash in their refunds as Co-op members. … Continue reading →

As testimony to the persistence of Colorado potato beetle as a global scourge, apparently the Ukranians are now calling the Russian separatists, “Koloradi”. Here is the story: http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-colorado-beetle-separatists/25365793.html

We are pleased to welcome the newest addition to the lab – Kristian Brevik! Kristian did his undergrad degree at Hampshire College, where he studied the domestication of a small mammal. He also happens to speak a few languages, including … Continue reading →