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Professor of Entomology

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Health

Cannabis products may harbor fungal toxins harmful to human health, but regulations are uneven or nonexistent

Hemp flowers and certain cannabis products contain fungal toxins, including Aspergillus and Fusarium, that can exceed acceptable regulatory levels.

Cannabis products may harbor fungal toxins harmful to human health, but regulations are uneven or nonexistent
Environment|Opinion|Science

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants

NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants
Environment|Science

Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops

Perhaps 90% of flowering plants require animal pollinators – and most of them are insects. But it’s not just bees doing this important work.

Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
Environment|Science

Federal protection for monarch butterflies could help or harm this iconic species, depending on how it’s carried out

Will protecting monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act improve their chance of surviving? Not necessarily, 2 entomologists caution.

Federal protection for monarch butterflies could help or harm this iconic species, depending on how it’s carried out

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