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Tuesday, September 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) The Benefits of Using Battery Powered Landscape Equipment » Battery powered lawn and landscape equipment have taken the green industry by storm. Since it is the end of summ...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Common Autumn Garden Pests » Despite cooler weather being on the way, it is important to remember that it doesn’t mean that lawn and garden pest season...
Sunday, September 8, 2019 Risk of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Continues: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Positive Mosquitoes Found in » Risk of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Continues: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Positive Mosquitoes Found in 10 Connecticut Towns&n...
Saturday, August 31, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Preventing The Spread of Invasive Species » Invasive species can be one of the biggest detriments to local plants and wildlife. 42 percent of alre...
Saturday, August 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 5 Dog Friendly Landscaping Tips » Monday, August 28 is National Dog Day. This commemorates the friendship between humans and their wonderful canine companio...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) World Mosquito Day » Today is World Mosquito Day. It is a day that commemorates Sir Ronald Ross discovering of the link between mal...
Thursday, August 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 5 Common Gardening Mistakes » Starting the hobby of gardening can be a fun and exciting experienc...
Friday, August 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Mosquitoes Positive for West Nile Virus in East Haven » Thursday, August 1, 2019 State Reports Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in East Haven...
Monday, July 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Plant Science Day 2019 » PLANT SCIENCE DAY 2019 OPEN HOUSE presented by The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ...
Thursday, July 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 5 Late Summer Landscaping Tips » 5 Late Summer Landscaping Tips July flew by faster than a hummingbir...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 5 Ways to Spot Pest Infestations in the Lawn and Garden » Pests in the lawn and garden can often by hard to spot. Your lawn and garden will...
Sunday, July 21, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 5 Ways to Care For your Garden in the Heat » Connecticut is seeing some terrible heat this weekend! Heat indexes have hit more...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Don’t Bring Home an Extra Camper: Tips to Keep Kids Bug Bite-Free » As summer approaches, parents are quickly planning their kid’s summer activities. For many, this includes packing their ba...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens Announces New Tick Research This Summer » Dr. Neeta Connally of the Western Connecticut State University Tick Lab will be conducting tick research at the Bartlett A...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Lamont signs $15 min. wage bill » From the Hartford Business Journal Flanked by advocates and progressive Democrats, Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill Tues...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) About Spray Safe, Play Safe » In the northeastern United States, blacklegged ticks (a.k.a. deer ticks) are capable of transmitting the agents of FIVE kn...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Study assesses areas at greater risk for Lyme disease in Connecticut » In a recently published study in the journal Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, a team of researchers at The Connecticut Agric...
Thursday, October 4, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Positive Mosquitoes for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Hampton and North Stonington » Risk of West Nile Virus Continues: Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 53 Connecticut Towns New Haven, CT – The Stat...
Monday, September 24, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) NALP Signs the President’s Pledge to America’s Workers, Committing to Enhance Career Opportunities » NALP SIGNS PRESIDENT'S PLEDGE TO AMERICA'S WORKERS, COMMITTING TO ENHANCE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR 150,000 PEOPLE IN THE N...
Monday, September 24, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) The Certified Technician-Exterior Exam Will Be Available On-Line Beginning January 2020 » Fairfax, Va., (Aug. 22, 2018) The National Association of Landscape Professionals has announced th...
Friday, August 24, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) NPMA Celebrates Back to School with New Resources on Pestworldforkids.Org » Children, parents and teachers will bug out over the website’s new features FAIRFAX, Va. (August 9, 2018)– Getting back...
Thursday, August 23, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Risk of West Nile Virus Continues: Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 40 Connecticut Towns » Risk of West Nile Virus Continues: Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 40 Connecticut Towns New Haven, CT – The Sta...
Thursday, August 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) August 14 Primary Results » Tuesday’s primary election was significant. The Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bob Stefanowski, is a surprise winner....
Friday, August 10, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) CAES Hosts Pollinator Habitat Workshop at Blueberry Hill Organic Farm » New Haven, CT -- The Entomology Department of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) announces a pollinato...
Thursday, August 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) West Nile Virus Reportedly Expands to Eight More Connecticut Towns » New Haven, CT – The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) has identified West Nile virus (WNV) infect...
Monday, July 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) CAES study finds that 98% of tested samples of human food are within federal tolerances » <> The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station’s (CAES) chemical surveillance of human food for pesticides and arsenic...
Friday, February 23, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) RESEARCHERS DEVELOP BACTERIA FREE MOSQUITOES: A NEW TOOL FOR STUDYING MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASE CONTROL » table.ViewTable1 { line-height: 23px !important; } New Haven, CT - Researchers at the Connecticut Agricultu...
Thursday, January 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUBLISHES ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOCUSING ON PESTICIDES » Recommends legislation to spend existing fee revenue, paid by the pesticide industry, to regulate pesticide use &nb...
Friday, November 17, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Target Specialty Products™ and Scotts® Sign Marketing Agreement for Professional Turf Products » The Agreement Will Support Target Specialty Products’ Launch of New Products Powered by Scotts® PRO Technology and Develop...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) DHS Announces Limited H-2B Cap-Relief » July 19, 2017...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) US Expands H-2B Visas for Seasonal Laborers » July 19, 2017...
Friday, May 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Tick, Free Diagram - Around Your Home »
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Statement on the Senate Confirmation of Scott Pruitt to Head the EPA » Scott Pruitt, who as Oklahoma’s attorney general spent years suing the Environmental Protection Agency over its efforts to...
Friday, January 6, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) CTEC's 2017 CT General Assembly Kick Off » CTEC is kicking off the 2017 Connecticut General Assembly Legislative Session by sharing a few tools that you may find con...
Monday, December 12, 2016 CTEC Annual Meeting - Legislative and Election Update »
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