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Alexander Riley, CCA, works as an integrated pest management educator for a university cooperative extension service in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He conducts training courses for certified pesticide applicators and drafts technical bulletins on regional pest populations. Before his extension post, he ran agricultural trial plots assessing crop responses. Riley earned a master’s degree in entomology from the University of North Dakota. He also writes for Biology Insights.

What Is Pyrethrin and How Does It Work as an Insecticide?Chemistry
Do Slugs Carry Diseases? Risks and Prevention Bugs
What Does Emerald Ash Borer Look Like?Bugs
What Eats Spotted Lanternflies? Natural Enemies & Controls Bugs
What Is Lambda-Cyhalothrin? Uses and Safety Safety
Do Garden Snails Carry Diseases Harmful to Humans?Bugs
Is Lambda-Cyhalothrin Safe? Human & Environmental Risks Environment
Why Does Cedar Repel Bugs? The Science Explained Botany
Why Are Gypsy Moths Bad for Forests and People?Bugs
How Is Toxicity of a Pesticide Described?Safety
What Does Salt Do to a Slug? The Science of Dehydration Bugs
How Does Bifenthrin Kill Insects? The Science Explained Chemistry
Is Nicotine a Pesticide? A Look at Its History and Use Chemistry
Neem Oil vs. Hydrogen Peroxide: Which Is Best for Fungus Gnats?Gardening
Using Diatomaceous Earth to Control Spider Mites Gardening
Kurrajong Pest Control: Identification and Solutions Gardening
Bugs in Your Weed: What to Do and Is It Safe to Smoke?Substances
Pheromone Traps for Beetles: How They Work Gardening
Pyrethroid Insecticide: Uses, Effects, and Safety Safety
What Are Diamide Insecticides and How Do They Work?Chemistry
Which Strains of Bacteria Kill Lepidoptera Larvae?Bugs
What Is Amblyseius swirskii and How Is It Used?Gardening
What Is Spinosyn? Its Uses, Safety, and How It Works Drugs
Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Biological Pest Control Gardening
Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis: What It Is & Its Uses Gardening
Spiromesifen Uses, Safety, and How It Works Drugs
Halyomorpha Halys: Identifying and Managing This Pest Bugs
What Is Carbendazim Fungicide and Is It Safe to Use?Environment
What Is an Adaptive Pest and How Do They Evolve?Environment
Frit Fly Identification, Damage, and Control Bugs