David checks behind a cows ears for ticks

Tennessee Tick Survey by Dr. Trout Fryxell and David Theuret

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A tick survey study in Tennessee by Dr. Trout Fryxell and graduate student David Theuret highlighted in Entomology Today. The study revealed that one in six cattle and at livestock monitoring locations in all regions of the Tennessee have ticks. For more details, please see summary article Tick Surveillance Project Offers Model for Monitoring Livestock. The original article can be found here.

Dr. Frank Hale teaching a crowd about various ornamental insects and diseases

Dr. Hale and Dr. A. Windham Invited Speakers for UTIA Turf and Ornamental Field Day

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Frank Hale and Alan Windham attended UT Turf and Ornamental Field Day on Thursday at the Plant Science farm on Alcoa. They averaged 50 persons for each of four presentations, which covered new and noteworthy insect pests and diseases such as emerald ash borer, boxwood blight, rose rosette and others. Over 500 turf and grounds maintenance professionals attended the field day.