Dry Weather Might Mean Mites By Growing Produce Staff|April 5, 2012 Transitioning into spring after a dry winter has growers trying to predict how yield-robbing mite populations will react […]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
Identifying Disease-Carrying Aphids May Reduce Insecticide Sprays By Growing Produce Staff|April 4, 2012 In work that could cut back on insecticide use, USDA scientists have found a way to distinguish aphids […]
Early Warm Temps Mean Early Pest Pressure By Growing Produce Staff|March 27, 2012 This year’s unseasonably warm temperatures have growers across the eastern U.S. on alert for more than just a […]
Controlling Harlequin Bug By Growing Produce Staff|March 21, 2012 Using brassica trap crops may help control harlequin bugs, a common pest of cole crops, and offer an […]
The Impact Of Insect Feeding On Vegetable Crops By Growing Produce Staff|March 8, 2012 Insect pests can be a major impediment when growing vegetables primarily due to the feeding damage they cause […]
The Cucumber Beetle’s Effects On Vine Crops and Cucurbits By Growing Produce Staff|March 8, 2012 The cucumber beetle, a pest that targets vine crops and cucurbits, is a ¼th to 1⁄5th of an […]
Attract And Trap Combination Aimed At Controlling Drosophila By Growing Produce Staff|February 28, 2012 Invasive insect species have been making headlines the past couple years, and the spotted wing drosophila, which targets […]
New Intrepid Label Allows More Flexibility For Citrus Growers By Growing Produce Staff|February 28, 2012 Dow AgroSciences has announced it has received an expanded label for Intrepid 2F insecticide, an effective weapon in […]
Apple Maggot Quarantine To Be Proposed In Washington By Growing Produce Staff|February 24, 2012 Following a review of the results of the 2011 apple maggot survey and detection program, it has been […]
Beware Of What Your Farm Equipment May Be Transporting By Rosemary Gordon|January 13, 2012 When equipment is moved from field to field or across the country, it has the potential to bring […]
New Tool For Codling Moth Control By Growing Produce Staff|January 10, 2012 Certis USA has introduced a high-potency codling moth virus that will be commercially available to apple and pear […]
Pest Symposium Attracts Researchers From Around The World By Growing Produce Staff|December 28, 2011 More than 100 people from around the world attended the 11th annual Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium in Sacramento […]
Trap Crops Control Pests By Growing Produce Staff|November 28, 2011 Insecticide resistance. The mere thought of it is enough to make any grower nervous about the next harvest […]
Feared Eastern Pest Found In California By Growing Produce Staff|November 8, 2011 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys StÃ¥l, was recently found on California’s central coast in an incoming […]
Study Shows Corn Plants Help Control Major Mite Pest By Growing Produce Staff|November 4, 2011 Already a source of food and biofuel, University of Florida researchers report in a new study that corn […]
EPA Approves New Microbial Insesticide From Marrone By Growing Produce Staff|October 11, 2011 Tweet//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) has announced that EPA has approved its latest product, MBI-203 EP, which will […]
Gaining Ground on Farm Pests With Biocontrol By Rosemary Gordon|October 7, 2011 All growers have the same goal: produce a healthy crop and have a market in which to sell […]
Control Codling Moth Through IPM By Growing Produce Staff|September 1, 2011 When it comes to battling codling moth, experience shows that growers who band together have better outcomes than […]
Exotic Fruit Fly Found In Central Florida By Growing Produce Staff|August 30, 2011 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has positively identified the presence of a guava fruit […]
New Test For Potato Pest By Growing Produce Staff|August 24, 2011 A USDA scientist has created a test that identifies the type of potato cyst nematode infesting a grower’s […]
