Entomologist

Pest Meets Match, Turfgrass, Weed Olympians

New Tree Fruit Pest Meets its Match In the course of a single year, a tiny insect has been damaging tree fruit around the globe. Spotted wing drosophila, or SWD, a type of vinegar or fruit fly, has been known in Japan, its home turf, for decades. The fly was first detected in the United […]

WSU Scientist Selected for Puget Sound Partnership Scientific Panel

PUYALLUP, Wash. – Washington State University scientist John Stark is one of nine scientists selected from a field of 54 applicants to serve on the Science Panel of Washington state’s Puget Sound Partnership. The Science Panel will provide independent scientific advice to the Leadership Council, the Partnership’s governing body, as it develops a comprehensive plan […]