Pear psylla and honeydew marking to fruit cause significant economic damage to pears in
Washington, a key pear growing region of the United States. The goal of this project is to …

Pear psylla, Cacopsylla pyricola (Förster), is the most economically challenging pest of
commercial pears in Washington and Oregon, the top producers of pears in the United States. …

Crop-associated microbiota are a key factor affecting host health and productivity. Most
crops are grown within heterogeneous landscapes, and interactions between management …

Neighboring vegetation in an agricultural landscape can impact pest and beneficial arthropod
populations in tree fruit orchards. In a pear monocrop region (such as Wenatchee WA, …

: Silene spaldingii S. Watson (Spalding's catchfly) is a threatened wildflower that relies on
insect-mediated pollination. However, its pollination ecology is not well understood, …

: In the western United States, up to 90% of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) is
estimated to have disappeared since European settlement due to human activities. This loss …

Hemlock woolly adelgid is an invasive herbivore causing extensive mortality of eastern
hemlock, an important foundation species that provides stable conditions influencing biological …

The focus of Mueller’s probe comes as the Republican and Democratic leaders of the
Senate Intelligence Committee, which is conducting its own investigation, say social-media …

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