More Bugs To Bug You!
Small advances in managing white grubs and adults, Do we have European chafer in and European crane flies in Minnesota? Vera Krischik, University of Minnesota, Department Entomology
With funding from the Minnesota Legislature, two centers for invasive species research were established at the University of Minnesota Twin Cites campus in the College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Sciences. In 2012, the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC, http://www.maisrc.umn. edu/about/about-maisrc) was created to develop research-based solutions that can reduce the impacts of aquatic invasive species in Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling populations, and managing ecosystems; and to advance knowledge to inspire action by others. MAISRC’s vision is to be a vibrant and durable research enterprise that advances the knowledge and builds the capacity that Minnesota needs in order to reduce the
impacts of aquatic invasive species on our cherished lakes, rivers, and wetlands. In 2014, the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC, http://www.mitppc.umn.edu/sites/g/files/pua746/f/ media/mitppc_priorities_for_public_comment.pdf) was established by the Minnesota Legislature. The legislatively mandated purpose of the MITPPC is to prevent and minimize the threats posed by terrestrial invasive plants, other weeds, pathogens, and pests in order to protect the state’s prairies, forests, wetlands, and agricultural resources. In June 2016 the Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center undertook an expansive research prioritization to systematically evaluate threats posed by a wide array of terrestrial invasive insects, Page 33