Ways to Best Keep Banded Cucumber Beetle at Bay By Gene McAvoy|September 12, 2019 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this plant pest.Read More
Hot Take on Cyclospora and the Weakening of Food Safety Surveillance By Western Growers|July 16, 2026
Under Pressure: Ways Vegetable Growers Are Dealing With Mounting Challenges By Carol Miller|July 15, 2026
Field Scouting Guide: Flea Beetle By Karli Petrovic|September 11, 2019 What you need to identify and manage this pest.
Who is Tops in the Field of Entomology? Posted by Growing Produce Staff|September 9, 2019 Latest crop of standout scientists, educators, and students to be honored for breakthrough work with bugs.
Mighty Mites Hard at Work in Florida Strawberries By Frank Giles|September 2, 2019 See how predatory insects are helping protect crops the natural way.
New Bioinsecticide Product Ready for Prime Time in Farm Fields Posted by Growing Produce Staff|August 23, 2019 Requiem Prime to be distributed by Certis USA for help in fighting thrips, whiteflies, aphids, and mites in citrus and other specialty crops.
EPA Sued for Not Banning Chlorpyrifos Posted by David Eddy|August 7, 2019 Environmental, medical, and labor organizations claim the widely used pesticide is linked to learning and intellectual disabilities in children.
Can Earwigs Take a Bite out of Apple Pests? Posted by Christina Herrick|July 9, 2019 While many growers see earwigs as a nuisance, research shows they have a knack for gobbling up woolly apple aphids.
Field Scouting Guide: Green Peach Aphid By Karli Petrovic|July 3, 2019 What you need to know to identify and manage this pest.
Improve Spray Coverage for Better Almond Pest Control By Kjersten Oudman|June 15, 2019 Follow these tips in order to help keep navel orangeworm and spider mites to a minimum in your orchard and save you time and money in the long run.
Methods to Manage Ants in Early Nut Harvest By Wesley K. Asai|June 12, 2019 While harvesting early could stave off damage from navel orangeworm and limb dieback, there is an increased chance fire ants could light up drying nuts.
California to Study Biological Controls for Spotted Lanternfly Posted by Christina Herrick|May 19, 2019 Project will look at integrated pest management solutions that could threaten top-dollar crops in state.
Collar Cabbageworms Before They Cause Chaos in Your Crops By Gene McAvoy|May 14, 2019 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable pest.
Weeds Shelter Vegetable Insect Pests By John C. Palumbo|April 23, 2019 Weeds not only offer refuge to pests (and the diseases they vector), they also interfere with insecticide applications.
Is the Clock Running Out on Crucial Pesticide? Posted by Christina Herrick|April 23, 2019 At request of farmworker and environmental groups, EPA has 90 days to justify use of chlorpyrifos.
Novel Study Examines Flight Pattern of Spotted Lanternfly Posted by Christina Herrick|April 16, 2019 A team of scientists seek to learn more about the purpose of the invasive fruit pest’s in-flight and post-flight behavior.
New Product Option for Onion Growers Miffed by Thrips Posted by Growing Produce Staff|April 9, 2019 Torac Insecticide from Nichino America features a unique mode of action to control pest in onions and other bulb vegetables.
Protect Vegetable Crop Vitality From Melon Thrips Menace By Gene McAvoy|March 19, 2019 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this prolific pest.
USDA Plugs in New Pest and Disease Identification Web Page Posted by Christina Herrick|March 18, 2019 Digital portal designed to help visitors identify plant predators and pathogens and learn critical information about management methods.
Giant Snail Threat Shrinking in South Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 18, 2019 Government agencies remove several more areas of interest around Miami-Dade County from quarantine status once sparked by the voracious invasive pest.
BASF Introduces New Active Ingredient for Aphids, Whiteflies, and Asian Citrus Psyllids Posted by Carol Miller|February 20, 2019 BASF is rolling out the first two of several new insecticides BASF will introduce over the next few of […]
