Insect Control
Moth known to feed on apples, apple buds, leaves, and shoots, is found in a container full of pump valves originating in China.
The pest is expected to be a problem through December.
In California, Salinas and Gonzales were hit hard by the foxglove aphid, leaving some lettuce fields unmarketable.
[blackoutgallery id=”65234″] Two species of stink bugs are now posing a serious threat to agricultural production in the […]
The potato acreage was taken off the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s list; under 6,000 acres in New York are still considered to be infested.
Tiny insect pests can present big problems for blueberry growers.
Reports indicate longtime citrus nuisance might be tempted by the fruit of another.
Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this insect pest.
Due diligence required in the identification, tracking, and control of this flying fiend.
Researchers seeking voluntary information to track how pest overwinters.
Penn State University researcher offers guidelines and control strategies for minimizing the impacts on mites for the next season.
Promising new combination of all-natural compounds is at least seven times more powerful than older lures.
Monitor traps, plant varieties with good husk cover, and rotate modes of action to avoid resistance.
Pressure building as traps filling up with pest by the hundreds.
Extension researchers advise berry growers on trapping, salt testing to take stock of pest population.
Learn how to ID, the survival and spread, and management methods for this insect pest.
UF/IFAS researchers are using a mixture of yeast, sugar, and water to lure, trap major berry pest.
EPA approval will add another option for growers’ chemical rotations.
With the entry of major suppliers into the biopesticide arena, whether or not biopesticides work is no longer the question. Now, people want to understand how they work.