Scenes From the 2019 Pre-Show Biocontrols Farm Tours

Dynamic speakers at this year’s Biocontrols USA West Conference & Expo in Portland, OR, target fire blight, stink bug trouble spots, and greater understanding of biopesticides.

The first of two keynote talks at Biocontrols Conference USA West focuses on how to make IPM work for you. The second keynote spotlights why planning your biological control program is vital to its success.

The science behind controlling vegetable diseases and insects using softer chemistries has made great strides recently. The Biocontrols USA West Conference (in Portland, OR, on March 14 and 15) will include three classes to update you on what works and what doesn’t.

It’s time to think holistically because taking a piecemeal approach just doesn’t make a lot of sense when dealing with today’s complex orchard systems.

Fire blight, invasive pests, integrated pest management, and the latest biopesticides for fruit production among topics at the annual conference.

Botanical insecticides are an effective early season standalone treatment as well as in combination with conventional products, says Murray […]

Researchers and producers are looking at implementing cover crops, compost, and biostimulants to improve soil health in Florida’s signature crop.

Industry survey results reveal interesting insights on the growing integration of biological controls into pest management programs.

Hops, organic vegetable production, and beneficial and predatory research among highlights of this year’s pre-conference learning opportunity.

While pome fruit growers may use conventional products such as antibiotics to treat trees in the orchard, new resistant strains have generated interest in alternative methods.