The diamondback moth is a pest of epic proportions to farmers worldwide. Controlling it has become more difficult with increasing incidence of pesticide resistance.
Rothert Farm Inc., a conventional grower, uses only biocontrols to manage insects at its Florida location.
Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this voracious vegetable pest.
USDA OKs field release of pest with self-limiting gene at Cornell research farm.
While nature always finds a way to adapt, science continues to find other ways to cope.
An integrated approach is key to managing this destructive pest.