Crop Protection
MSU to study effectiveness, cost of blueberry pest management strategies
A team of researchers from Michigan State University has received a $325,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to examine the effectiveness and cost of new blueberry pest... more »
New leader to expand WSU’s decision system for fruit, potato growers
For more than a decade, entomologist David Crowder has helped Pacific Northwest farmers sustainably defend against insect pests and invaders. This winter, Crowder expanded his role as interim director of Washington State University’s Decision Aid System... more »
Potential apple maggot quarantine for Okanogan County meeting topic
In 2020, Washington State Department of Agriculture placed a total of 281 adult fly traps on host trees in the pest-free area of Okanogan County. We documented 69 positive sites that captured 471 adult apple... more »
Asperello T34 Biocontrol label expansion means more crops to benefit
The biofungicide Asperello T34 Biocontrol has been granted label expansion in the US to cover an array of field-grown and protected crops. “Growers from across the U.S. had waited patiently for this,” Veronica Cervantes, Biobest... more »
Jody Gomez joins Certis USA as Southwest regional manager
Industry veteran Jody Gomez has joined the team of Columbia, Maryland-based Certis USA sales professionals, the biopesticide company announced Feb. 16. Gomez will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the company’s extensive product... more »
Senstar insecticide effective against woolly apple aphid, pear psylla, others
Valent USA's new insecticide Senstar is being marketed to apple and pear growers as an effective treatment for such pests as woolly aphid, mealybugs and pear psylla. Senstar... more »
Respirator Fit Test Trainer Course scheduled for Feb. 18 in Washington state
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association, in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, will hold a Respirator Fit Test Train the Trainer Course on Feb. 18 in Wenatchee, Washington. This workshop is designed... more »
Vive Crop Protection adds two new agronomists to US team
Two agricultural professionals recently joined Vive Crop Protection to support Vive Crop Protection's unique Precision Chemistry products in the Southern and Northern US marketplaces. David Reif, left, Northern technical sales agronomist.... more »
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