Best practices include safer insecticides and someday soon maybe trap trees.

Growers frequently overlook the plant-parasitic organism, leading to root damage.

More than a decade in the making, scientists are set to release a tiny wasp that controls a highly destructive fruit fly.

Here are a few tips to control notorious pest and avoid insecticide resistance.

Napa County officials report finding the Western grapeleaf skeletonizer, a voracious feeder not native to the area.

Scientists have a shot at eradicating a deadly threat to vineyards, just as the pest’s resistance to insecticide has been growing.

SWD and mites can’t resist the perfect growing conditions.

The traditional “one-and-done” spray approach may be a thing of the past for some producers.

As Pacific Northwest researchers march toward long-term management, wild parasitoids have already arrived in Washington state.

An Extension agent offers advice on how to handle an infestation if your resistant crops breakdown.

California Fresh Fruit Association airs out concerns in workshop at annual conference.

The diamondback moth is a pest of epic proportions to farmers worldwide. Controlling it has become more difficult with increasing incidence of pesticide resistance.

For every bin pile that produces codling moth, there is possibly a pome fruit grower that should have known better.

Pest reduction technique provides both economic and environmental benefits.

Michigan State researchers provide plenty to grow on in regard to vaunted foe in the field.

Growers can expect plenty this year from manufacturers of biological products. 

Rothert Farm Inc., a conventional grower, uses only biocontrols to manage insects at its Florida location.

It’s no longer enough to prevent cosmetic damage. Thrips are now a known vector for impatiens necrotic spot virus.

Conventional pesticides have their limitations while falling prey to resistance.