Invasive Insects

The Gypsy Moth, the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, the Asian Long-horned beetle and the Emerald Ash Borer… invasive insects have already done millions of dollars of damage and show no signs of slowing. Scientists are trying to combat these insects through biological and chemical agents and quarantine, as well as better education and stricter regulations. We’ll meet the insects invading our forests and what those in the Granite State are doing to eradicate them.

Guests

• John Weaver, Entomologist and State Survey Coordinator for the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food
• Stanley Swier, professor of Forest and Landscape Entomology at the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
• Dennis Souto, forest entomologist for the US Forest Service