Press Releases
Tuesday, January 7, 2020--CAES Announces Field Trials Show Impact of a non-GMO Rodent-Targeted Oral Bait Vaccine in Preventing Lyme Disease Transmission
Tuesday, January 7, 2020--New Study Finds Extra Blood Meals Enhances Zika Virus Transmission by Mosquitoes
Thursday, October 17, 2019--Beech Leaf Disease
Tuesday, October 15, 2019--Spotted Lanternfly CT
Friday, September 27, 2019--Risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Continues: Virus Detected in 21 Connecticut Towns
Thursday, September 5, 2019--Risk of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Continues: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Positive Mosquitoes Found in 10 Connecticut Towns
Wednesday, August 21, 2019--West Nile Virus Expanding Throughout Connecticut: Positive Mosquitoes found in 14 Towns
Monday, August 5, 2019--State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Voluntown First EEE-Positive Mosquito Pools of the Season
Tuesday, May 28, 2019--Study Assesses Areas at Greater Risk for Lyme Disease in Connecticut
Thursday, April 11, 2019--The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Announces a New Tick Surveillance Program for Connecticut
2018
2017
October 16, 2017--The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station receives $459,978 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant to investigate organic methods of controlling an apple disease
September 27, 2017--Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Scientists Report on a Decade's Worth of Data Linking Increased Abundances of Blacklegged Ticks with the Invasive Shrub, Japanese Barberry
September 12, 2017--Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) Scientist join the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
2016
July 15, 2016--State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Stamford First WNV-Positive Mosquito Pool of Season
June 21, 2016--Pollinator Week in Connecticut
March 23, 2015-- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Receives USDA Farm Bill Funding to Protect Connecticut Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
2014
November 6, 2014-- Nanoparticles May Accumulate In The Food Chain
July 25, 2014-- Plant Science Day 2014 Presented by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
July 16, 2014-- Emerald Ash Borer Distribution Expanding in Connecticut
March 31, 2014-- Rodent Lyme Vaccine To Be Tested In Redding, Connecticut
2012
August 17, 2012-- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Receives CDC Lyme Disease Grant for the Management of Ticks to Prevent Lyme Disease
2011
October 7, 2011-- New agricultural pest discovered in Connecticut
July 8, 2011-- Plant Science Day 2011
2010
March 31, 2010--State Regulations Approved for the Asian Longhorned Beetle and Emerald Ash Borer
2009
December
10, 2009--Girls and Science Mentorship Program
October
15, 2009--Connecticut Bed Bug Forum
April
23, 2009--Spring Open House 2009
April
13, 2009--Chestnuts for Future Forests, Hybrid Chestnuts Planted at Griswold
Research Center
March
17, 2009--CT Bed Bug Forum
March
17, 2009--CT Bed Bug Forum with Images
January
29, 2009--The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station hosts a tour of the
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory for the Connecticut Media, Legislators, and
Interested Citizens
2008
October
20, 2008--Issues Associated with Melamine
August
18, 2008--The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Asks Residents to
Watch for Asian Longhorned Beetle
For additional Asian Longhorned
Beetle information go to our Special Features page
July
1, 2008--Plant Science Day 2008
June
27, 2008--Watermilfoil, weevils and what can be done
April
1, 2008--Spring Open House 2008
2006
Heavy Gypsy Moth Activity Anticipated
Again in 2006
2005
Gypsy Moths Active in 2005
2004
5/26/04 Louis A. Magnarelli Named
Director
1999
01/08/99
Asian Beetle Found Attacking Arborvitae
6/28/99
New Mosquito Found
1998
07/28/98
Beekeepers Warned about Foulbrood
07/20/98
Video about EEE in Libraries
04/12/98
Lyme Disease Ticks More Abundant and Active Early
1997
12/22/97
Kirby Stafford Named Head of Forestry and Horticulture