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Prescribed fire could reduce tick populations and pathogen transmission

UNIVERSITY PARK — Prescribed fire — a tool increasingly used by forest managers and landowners to combat invasive species, improve wildlife habitat and restore ecosystem health — also could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and the transmission of disease pathogens they carry, according to a team of scientists. For a recently published paper, the researchers reviewed the scientific literature on the effects of fire on forest composition and structure and its influence on ticks and their wildlife hosts. They concluded that prescribed burning can help restore forest ...

Grapevines may need help to survive only heavy spotted lanternfly infestations

UNIVERSITY PARK— While heavy infestations of spotted lanternfly on grapevines — especially in successive years — can result in their demise, most vines may be able to survive lighter infestations with few ill effects. That conclusion — reached by a team of Penn State researchers who conducted a new study of the invasive planthopper’s effect on grapevine biology — may reassure vineyard owners nationwide who fear that the onslaught of hordes of the ravenous sap-sucking insects will devastate their businesses. But the jury is still out, pending more research, according to ...

Bald Eagle Rifle League week two

Mill Hall 1-1 vs Markovich Construction 2-0 Mill Hall Jim Baney 99-4 Lynn Woods 97-3 Karen Woods 96-2 Wyatt Corman 96-1 Jeff Koch 95-5 Barry Johnson 90-0 Keith Bittner 89-1 Andy Kotzur 87-1 Team 749-17 Markovich Corey Lucas 100-8 Navara Reynolds 100-6 Tom Reynolds 100-5 Chase Weise 99-7 Kodi Cameron 98-3 Chad Carson 98-3 Zark Markovich 97-6 Scott Sorgen 97-3 Team ...

Bald Eagle Rifle League week three

Tylersville 0-3 vs Mill Hall 2-1 Tylersville Kyle Phillips 97-4 Tyler Lucas 94-2 Eric Brown 92-1 Scott Weidler 91-0 Lane Vonada 90-2 James Jordan 89-0 Geary Walizer 89-0 Bill Meyers 81-1 Team 723-10 Mill Hall Barry Johnson 100-4 Karen Woods 98-7 Jim Baney 98-2 Jeff Koch 97-5 Lynn Woods 97-4 Keith Bittner 94-3 Wyatt Corman 94-0 Tom Hamberger 85-1 Team 763-26 Strouse Electric 2-1 vs Avis 0-3 Strouse Electric Kevin Novosel 100-3 Gib Moyer 98-6 Andy Klaus ...

Bald Eagle Rifle League week one

Markovich Construction vs Avis Markovich 1-0 Chase Weise 100-6 Kodi Cameron 98-6 Connor Bauman 97-5 Zark Markovich 97-5 Bill Bridgens Sr. 97-4 Tom Reynolds 97-4 Navara Reynolds 97-3 Chad Carson 96-3 Team 779-36 Juniors Jace Bechtol 84-1 Avis 0-1 Nate Clinger 98-6 Chad Marshall 97-5 Blake Meixell 97-3 Ron Marshall 96-3 Al Foust 93-2 Nikol Meixell 92-2 Kevin Kline 91-3 Matt Neiswonger ...

SCCSA places first in annual clay shoot

WARRIORS MARK — The recent 9th Annual Endurance Organization Clay Shoot at the Warriors Mark Shooting Preserve raised a whopping $120,000 to benefit the PA Wounded Warrior Organization. The team from Southern Clinton County Sportsmen’s Association took first place in the event held Sept. ...