Catching Up With a Fast-Moving Pest: Spotted Lanternfly (SLF)
Basic biology and human assists collude for the rapid spread of SLF First detected in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014, near the town of Pikeville, this phloem-feeding sap sucker, the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), now has breeding populations in more than 17 states. These include Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New […]
What a Warming World Means for Plants and Arthropod Pests
Last year was the fifth hottest year in recorded history. This year followed suit, with June, July and August of 2023 being the hottest months ever recorded globally, according to the European Union Climate Change Service. Here at home in the United States, if you feel like your town was toastier than normal, you are […]
Meet the 2023 TCI Magazine Editorial Advisory Committee
TCI Magazine is pleased to announce the members of its Editorial Advisory Committee for the upcoming year. The purpose of the group is to provide subject-matter expertise on trending issues to TCI’s editorial team. The group brings a wide range of knowledge and experience from all aspects of the industry.The committee members have already been […]
Three Scale Amigos in the City: Who They Are and Why They Outbreak
More than 55% of the world population now lives in cities, according to an October 2022 report by the World Bank. This percentage is expected to increase to nearly 70% by the year 2050. As once-natural areas become developed and forests and grasslands are turned into the homes, businesses, institutions and attendant infrastructure that comprise […]
Sap-Sucking Insects: How They Feed, and the Damage They Cause
A dirty dozen or so families of sucking insects are key pests of woody plants. Who are these sucking insects? Suckers belong to a large clan of insects called Hemiptera. More than 10,000 species of Hemiptera are found in North America alone. Most are terrestrial, but many, such as water striders, are aquatic. Some, such […]