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Manure Matters: Dung Ecology and Pasture Insect Management

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  • Livestock
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • Beneficial Insects
  • Integrated Pest Management

Bryony Sands, Ph.D., will discuss the host of charismatic invertebrates that live inside a dung pat, the importance of dung beetles for pasture and livestock health and present updates of her most recent research.

Speaker

Sands is an extension assistant professor and livestock IPM specialist with University of Vermont Extension and works on pests, parasites and beneficial insects in grazed pastures, including dung beetles, flies, ticks and gastrointestinal parasites.

Cornell IPM Academic Seminars

This event is part of the Cornell Integrated Pest Management academic seminar series which is designed to increase awareness of new research and techniques that advance Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and its adoption in all types of pest management settings.

Date & Time

March 18, 2026
11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Location

Zoom (meeting link will be sent to you upon registration)

More information about this event.

Contact Information

Bryan Brown, Ph.D., Integrated Weed Management Specialist, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

  • bryan.brown [at] cornell.edu

Speaker

Bryony Sands, Ph.D., Extension Assistant Professor and livestock IPM specialist, University of Vermont

Departments

Cornell Integrated Pest Management

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