Crop Protection
Florida blueberry growers see blueberry gall midge damage
Brittany H. Lee, president, Florida Blueberry Growers Association (FBGA), has communicated with FBGA membership identifying a threat from blueberry gall midge. "Gall midge is a pest of blueberries, native to North America. The larvae feed... more »
Marrone Bio reports record full year 2017 financial results
Davis, California-based Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. ("MBI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:MBII), a provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, has provided its financial... more »
Blossom Protect, Botector get EPA OK to increase storage time
Vista, California-based Westbridge Agricultural Products' has received Environmental Protection Agency approval for an extended storage period on the Blossom Protect and Botector product labels. The new labels extend the storage time from 10 months to... more »
Nichino America has new fungicide for powdery mildew control
Nichino America has introduced Gatten, a new fungicide for powdery mildew control in grapes and other crops. Nichino and OAT Agrio Co., Ltd., the discoverer and manufacturer of Gatten, have reached an agreement for Nichino... more »
Student entomologist stalks predators to save Washington apples
White, fuzzy, and about the size of a pencil tip, the woolly apple aphid is a persistent pest in Northwest apple orchards, harming trees and shrinking apple harvests. Robert Orpet, doctoral student at Washington State... more »
USDA allocates $70 million to combat pests and diseases
USDA's Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach March 22 announced that USDA is allocating almost $70 million from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill to support 494 projects in 49 states,... more »
Frank Zalom receives International Lifetime IPM Award
Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, in a strawberry field. Integrated pest management (IPM) specialist Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology and Extension entomologist at the University of California,... more »
Vive Crop Protection adds Pratt as technical sales asssociate
David Pratt, formerly of Michigan Sugar Co. and Michigan State University recently joined Vive Crop Protection as a technical sales associate. In the technical sales associate role, Pratt will... more »
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