Crop Protection
Preventing whitefly populations from colonizing is essential for successful control. You can use several control tactics against adults and nymphs.
Producers and academia both agree: Weed control is a huge challenge. But why?
Fighting fire with fire, study reveals how fungus delivers RNA weaponry.
Ag researchers pin hopes on precision technologies, mechanization, and improved herbicides.
Five-year strategy developed by Spotted Lanternfly Strategic Planning Working Group to combat invasive pest by limiting its march West.
Former Masonite International executive Clare Doyle boasts more than three decades of experience across a variety of segments.
Adoption of biological crop protection is taking off big time around the world; and yet, there is still room for more growth.
Ensuing Tau fruit fly quarantine is the first ever in Western Hemisphere.
Cooler-than-normal temperatures this spring have led to multiple problems for producers.
We asked experts across all elements of biological crop protection to weigh in on what it takes for growers to produce a healthy, profitable crop.
First reports of the invasive pest being found in the Evergreen State was during 2020. Fruit and hops growers on alert.
Rising fertilizer costs and increased incidence of bitter pit topped the list of 2022 production challenges.
Deal is part of Lavie Bio’s strategy to cooperate with the world’s leading agritech companies, enabling its products to reach farmers worldwide.
Website managed by inter-governmental non-profit group CABI packs a trove of biocontrol education, research, and treatment recommendations, all for free.
When asked about the most problematic pest problems this past season, wildlife and diseases actually edge out insects.
Why spraying for this plant pathogen doesn’t help.
Producers spent 2022 battling many nuisances, including fire blight, spotted wing drosophila, birds, and deer. Some succeeded. Some didn’t.
New California sustainability plan calls for growers to minimize use of crop protection chemicals. Leaders gather at Salinas Biological Summit to discuss.
Recent rain events have brown rot on the rise. NC State Extension specialist David Ritchie has guidance for growers in the fight.