Category: Insects
Insecticide granted EPA approval for all agricultural crops
An insecticide powered by hydrocolloid technology has been approved for all EPA crop groups, including agricultural and controlled environment agriculture.
Fast-rising alternative aims to combat familiar foe
Developing technology harnesses yeast as biopesticide weapon
Grower advocate joins IFPA government relations staff
International Fresh Produce Association adds Sarah Neagu-Reed to its government relations division
EFI farmworker videos win recognition
Equitable Food Initiative has recently received recognition for video presentations that highlight the plight of U.S. farmworkers.
Emergence of elicitors
A potential new tool in the pesticide toolbox
Albaugh aquires Rotam in crop protection merger
Rotam’s products include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators and plant nutrition, including for use on potatoes.
Wrapping seed potatoes in banana paper stymies PCN, improves yields
Wrapping potato seeds in biodegradable paper made from unusable parts of banana plants reduces the infestation and harmful effects of potato cyst nematodes increases size and yields.