Mick Kulikowski
The Unintended Consequences of Success Against Malaria
Bed nets and insecticide sprays kept targeted mosquitoes at bay for decades, and those practices also killed household pests. Until they didn’t.
Using Written Records – and Tweets – as a Roadmap for Plant Disease Spread
Examining keyword terms from historic and modern texts can help researchers track and visualize plant diseases like late blight.
Study Elucidates Evolution of Mosquitoes and Their Hosts
Study creates a mosquito family tree to better understand disease transmission and host choice.
Male Moth ‘Aphrodisiac’ Revealed
Study reveals for the first time a powerful pheromone chemical used by males moths to entice females.
Bacterium Associated With Disease Found in N.C. Chiggers
The disease, scrub typhus, presents symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
CRISPR/Cas9-Based Gene Drive Could Suppress Agricultural Pests
Researchers use for the first time a gene-drive system on an important agricultural pest.
Perfume Component Helps Lure Male Moth Pests
Adding a small amount of a perfume component to pheromones helps attract male fall armyworms looking for a good time.
NC State Researchers Assemble Pathogen ‘Tree of Life’
Researchers provide open-access tool to capture new data on a global plant destroyer, Phytophthora.
N.C. Effort to Help Pollinators Shows Successes, Limitations
Bee abundance and species diversity increased in agricultural pollinator habitats, but maintaining the habitat played a key role in effectiveness.
Yams Benefit From Banana ‘Paper’ Cocoon
The "wrap-and-plant” technique shows promise for increasing tuber size, yields and storage quality.