Penn State University tree fruit entomologist offers tips to control tufted apple bud moth, obliquebanded leafroller, Oriental fruit moth, codling moth, and brown marmorated stink bug.
Producers, especially those recently affected by fires and weather-related damage in Pacific Northwest, should give notice within 72 hours of discovery of damage.
The first sustainable commercial success stories in the biopesticide market were seen in the 1980s and 1990s. Since then, the market has grown exponentially, and is projected to exceed $3 billion by 2016.