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Inspect the limbs of fresh-cut Christmas trees to help ensure insect pests don’t end up spending the holidays indoors. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Home and Family

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how lovely are thy … insects?

There’s nothing like the pine scent of a fresh-cut Christmas tree, but it may harbor something within its branches that’s not so welcome. Read More

Madison Crawford, who received her bachelor’s and master’s in zoology and physiology from University of Wyoming, poses in front of a bee poster in Lusha Tronstad’s office. Crawford led a study that tested the hypothesis that wind turbine color attracts insects. She was lead author of a paper that was published recently in the journal Western North American Naturalist. (Photo by Lusha Tronstad.)

Avian, Regional Roundup, Western Region

UW research points to bug benefits from changing color of wind turbines