Crop protection

Supplies of green beans are steady though they are building as domestic production gets going. Supplies of green beans are...

“Horticulture 20 or 30 years ago didn’t have to deal with the problems we are struggling with today”

"After a start of the year marked by a recovery, which was actually quite brief for some vegetables like courgettes...

Stevia: managing EC to prevent foliar damage

Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) has gained popularity as an alternative sweetener due to high glycosides concentrations. In warmer climates (USDA zones...

Sterile insect technique to control emerging global invasion of a Drosophilid fruit fly

Taking flight between rows of crops inside a greenhouse, the Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, lands on blossoming berries,...

Best practices for biocontrols

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Let’s say you’ve figured out which biocontrol agents (BCAs) to use for the various insect and mite pests on your...

Study uses CRISPR gene editing to study function of insect salivary enzyme

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Like a scene from a horror movie, tomato fruitworm caterpillars silence their food plants' cries for help as they devour...

MSU research team receives grant to evaluate cost of new blueberry pest management

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A team of researchers from Michigan State University has received a $325,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National...

Cold weather will likely cause a delayed peak for Louisiana strawberry season

Texas wasn’t the only state hit hard by the winter weather this month. Louisiana, while it didn’t see the snowstorms...

Locusts threaten food security in high-value horti regions of Kenya