Understand The Viral Disease Pallidosis-Related Decline In Strawberries By Surendra Dara|August 7, 2013 Greenhouse whitefly is the predominant species of whiteflies on strawberries in California’s Central Coast. What used to be […]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
Medfly, Other Fruit Flies Entrenched In California Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 7, 2013 Research published in the international journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B clearly demonstrates that at least five […]
Giant Snails On The Move In South Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 5, 2013 USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has notified stakeholders of two new regulated areas for giant […]
Emerging Trends In Insect Control Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 2, 2013 Earlier this year, Dow AgroSciences announced the federal registration of Closer SC (sulfoxaflor) insecticide (California registration is expected […]
SWD, A Game-Changing Pest By David Eddy|July 25, 2013 For the past decade or more, Mike Omeg’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program was like the game plan […]
Begin Scouting For Western Bean Cutworm By Growing Produce Staff|July 24, 2013 According to Rick Foster, an entomologist at Purdue University, western bean cutworm (WBC) is a relatively new pest […]
Nothing Dull About Taking On Tarnished Plant Bugs By Gene McAvoy|July 22, 2013 Identification The tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) attacks a wide variety of economically important herbaceous plants, vegetable crops, […]
Syngenta Research Center Celebrates 50 Years Of Service Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 19, 2013 Syngenta’s Research Center in Vero Beach, FL, is marking its golden anniversary this month. The facility has been […]
Vegetable Insect Control Options In The Southeast By Dr. Ayanava Majumdar|July 10, 2013 Vegetable production is always at high risk of insect damage. Insect pests range from caterpillars and true bugs […]
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: What’s In Store For 2013 By Brian Sparks|June 6, 2013 It’s been a couple years since the brown marmorated stink big (BMSB) emerged as not just a nuisance […]
New Online Tool Helps Growers Manage Insects Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 3, 2013 Growers can now easily identify and manage insects while in the field using smart phones and tablets with […]
Tropical Plant Fights Nematode Pest By Growing Produce Staff|May 29, 2013 Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea), a species unrelated to the marijuana plant sometimes also called hemp, is a tropical […]
EPA Removes Bee Toxicity Warning From Grandevo Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 21, 2013 Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), has received EPA approval to delete the bee toxicity warning statement from its […]
Beleaf Insecticide Labeled For California Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 21, 2013 FMC Agricultural Products has expanded the label for Beleaf insecticide to include low-growing berries and strawberries. This label […]
Find, Fight Tomato Russet Mites By Gene McAvoy|May 17, 2013 Identification In the past, tomato russet mite was rarely damaging in Florida, but recently has increased in incidence. […]
New Insecticide To Battle Potato Psyllid By Growing Produce Staff|May 7, 2013 Dow AgroSciences announced today that it has received federal registration of Transform WG insecticide. The distinctive new chemistry […]
Closer SC Insecticide Receives Federal Registration Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 7, 2013 Dow AgroSciences announced today that it has received federal registration of Closer SC insecticide. The insect control product […]
Spotted Wing Drosophila Northwest Population May Hit Record High Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 2, 2013 The spotted wing drosophila fly, which lays its eggs in fruit and makes it unmarketable, could reach record […]
Tips On Managing Pear Sawfly Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 1, 2013 The pear sawfly, commonly known as pearslug, is not a true slug but resembles one because it exudes […]
EU Bans Neonicotinoids Despite Members’ Split Vote Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 29, 2013 Just as there is in the U.S., there is great concern across Europe about the collapse of bee […]
