Insects
BioConsortia raises $12M for multi-microbe product development
BioConsortia has raised this year a total of $12 million for future growth. Last week, BioConsortia closed an $8 million equity round of investment f... more »
Western IPM Center offers $250,000 in grant funding
The Western Integrated Pest Management Center is making about $250,000 in grant funding available to individuals and organizations developing IPM reso... more »
Majestene named best new biopesticide
Marrone Bio Innovations Majestene Bionematicide product has won the Biopesticide category in the 2016 Agrow Awards held in London. The Agrow Awar... more »
Tolero increases nematicide efficacy
A series of recent studies show Tolero, an irrigation injection surfactant, enhances the performance of soil-applied products such as nematicides, fun... more »
Grant expands parasitic roundworms research
NH Agricultural Experiment Station researcher Rick Cote at the University of New Hampshire has received a USDA grant to expand his research on parasit... more »
EPA approves registration for Velum Prime
The EPA has granted federal registration of Bayer CropScience's Velum Prime for use on potatoes. According to ... more »
On Guard in the PNW
Introduction by Bill SchaeferThere are a lot of tools available to protect your crop — fungicides, herbicides and insecticides, to name three. A... more »
Fungicide Review: Keeping Diseases at Bay
There's some new fungicides being introduced into the market this year, and growers also saw the resurrection of an old fungicide standard in the figh... more »
Marrone Bio reports first sales of MAJESTENE bionematicide
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) announced its first sales of its latest product, MAJESTENE. The company also reports that MAJESTENE has been liste... more »
Fighting nematodes
The fight against nematodes uses a multi-pronged approach with fumigants continuing to be the primary mode of action followed by nematicides, green ma... more »
