Crop Protection
EPA limits enforcement of pesticide application boundaries
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Oct. 29 finalized a rule that narrows the areas where farmers are required to limit human presence during the application of pesticides. The agency’s new regulation makes it so that rules... more »
India meal moth, related pests controlled by Cidetrak from Trécé
Trécé Inc., a manufacturer of pheromone and kairomone based insect trap and lure based monitoring systems and mating disruption products for insect control, announced the introduction of a new mating-disruption (MD) product designed to control... more »
EPA announces 2020 dicamba registration decision
At the Cromley Farm, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced Oct. 27 that EPA is approving new five-year registrations for two dicamba products and extending the registration of an additional dicamba product.... more »
Andersoni-system well suited to Spanish raspberries
Raspberry growers in southwest Spain tend to have two crops, at different stages, in production at the same time. One is grown from established bushes previously pruned back, while the second crop is planted more... more »
Washington entomologists eradicate first Asian giant hornet nest
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) entomologists successfully eradicated an Asian giant hornet nest by vacuuming the hornets out of the nest Saturday, Oct. 24, just two days after finding the nest in a tree... more »
Sweet cherry hardiness research, cold damage assessment webinar topics
Washington State University (WSU) and Oregon State University's Tree Fruit Webinar Series will feature a session on sweet cherry hardiness research and damage assessment. The Stone Fruit Physiology program at WSU has investigated tree fruit... more »
Aprovia Top fungicide from Syngenta now registered for use in California
Aprovia Top fungicide from Syngenta, a broad-spectrum disease control tool containing two highly efficacious active ingredients, recently was approved for use in California. According to a news release, Aprovia Top delivers a potent combination to help... more »
Clemson researcher leads national effort to combat Armillaria root rot
Stone fruits and nut crops are vital to human health, communities and economies across the United States but a fungal disease threatens to devastate these perennial tree crops and pose a national agricultural security threat.... more »