Utah State Keeping Legislators' Homes Bug-Free

This anecdote, passed along by Lee Roderick, Special Assistant to the President, recently made its way into the editor’s inbox. Aggies everywhere should appreciate this story, introduced by these words: "A quick example of why nobody in the state can beat our team when we're on top of our game."


Roderick relates...

Today at the legislature, Rep. Brad Winn of Utah County--a vice president at UVSC--buttonholed me and said his family had a bug infestation problem at their home in Pleasant Grove. He described the tiny bug and asked if Extension could help. At Chuck Gay's suggestion, I phoned our Extension director in Utah County, Dean Miner. Dean in turn immediately put horticulturist Adrian Hinton on the problem. Adrian phoned Rep. Winn's wife, and together they determined what bug it was. Adrian told her exactly what to use to get rid of it and protect their indoor house plants.

Upshot: When Rep. Winn arrived home from the legislature that day, he found that USU Extension had already solved his problem.