Category: Insects
Marrone Bio receives patent approval on bioinsecticide
Grandevo WDG bioinsecticide is derived from non-living bacteria that effectively controls a wide variety of chewing and sucking insects and mites.
Bayer aims to cut down crop protection volumes in next decade
Bayer plans to reduce its environmental impact by developing new technologies, scaling down crop protection volumes and enabling more precise application.
Inside the Industry: Pest Control
Spudman recently polled readers on how they’re dealing with potato pests. Here are the results:
Chlorpyrifos pesticide to be banned by California
Chlorpyrifos has been used since 1965 in both agricultural and non-agricultural areas. It is an active ingredient in “dozens” of products used on crops.
New zebra chip disease variety discovered in Oregon
Analysis showed the presence of a zebra chip gene haplotype in one of the tubers that did not match the six known haplotypes of the pathogen.
USDA creates pests and diseases website for more accessible information
From the page, you can search by keywords (i.e., pale cyst nematode, dickeya) or types (i.e., animal diseases, insects, nematodes, plant pests).
Idaho awarded $1.7 million from USDA to fight pests, including pale cyst nematode
About $1.3 million will go toward eradicating pale cyst nematode and building potato plant immunity. “Idaho is a critical partner in protecting U.S. agriculture,” USDA official said.
Pale cyst nematode: APHIS wants to allow public comment on field deregulation
APHIS would first announce any substantive changes to the field deregulation protocols in a Federal Register notice and solicit comments.
John Deere, Farm Dog mobile-to-sprayer solution moving forward
Farm Dog, John Deere, and ADAMA recently previewed their mobile-to-sprayer integrated solution at the Develop with Deere Conference in Chicago.
