Insect Control
Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District commits more funding to support glassy-winged sharpshooter control efforts.
Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board of California adds $820,000 in emergency funding to help contain the notorious winegrape pest.
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and California Almond Board match funds to help develop biological tool that reduces navel orangeworm threat.
Mediterranean fruit fly infestation in and around the City of San Jose in Santa Clara County now eradicated, ending a 241-square-mile quarantine.
Correctly identifying hydroponic pests before populations explode is one of the most important skills for commercial CEA growers.
California lawmakers urge USDA to provide emergency funding to address threat from the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter.
Sym-Agro has received EPA registration of its CINNEX fungicide-insecticide for use on 93 crops across the U.S., except in California.
Here’s a look at cost-effective ways to prevent and manage the infestation of pests and weeds in your greenhouse.
No matter their origin, invasive insect pests can be a serious threat to crops. Learn more how to control them by taking a deep dive into a special report.
Targeted monitoring, species-specific management, and integrated control strategies help growers reduce nematode pressure and protect root crop yields.
Researchers have found three commercially available insect species that devour the eggs of the Asian citrus psyllid, the vector of citrus greening.
While heat remains strongest driver of Colorado potato beetle abundance, other factors also play key roles in predicting outbreaks.
University of Florida researchers have identified two native parasitic wasps, that might help Florida growers combat the two-spot cotton leafhopper.
Learn why insect management decision points for vegetable growers might need recalibration.
Ateka insecticide features high-load spirotetramat formulation for faster, deeper plant uptake.
Learn how bin materials impact codling moth populations and discover expert strategies for monitoring and mitigating late-season emergence.
Researchers share encouraging findings for biocontrol methods to target spotted lanternfly (SLF) populations in the U.S.
The twospotted spider mite and the chilli thrips are a pain for Florida strawberry growers. Scientists focus on a predatory mite could bring needed relief.
Often misdiagnosed, nematodes (the bad ones, at least) can wreak havoc in orchards and vineyards.