Category: Pest Management
Almond Board issues guidance reminder for fluopyram use in 2022
Recommendations for fluopyram-based fungicides change after lowered maximum residue levels imposed by the European Union.
Henderson to lead California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Henderson served as CalEPA’s deputy secretary for public policy since Nov. 2017, and has been the state’s Dept. of Pesticide Regulation acting director since July 2021.
NM pecan weevil quarantines in effect, buyers must be licensed
In an effort to prevent the spread of nut pests – primarily pecan weevil – pecan buyers must be licensed through the New Mexico Department of Agriculture.
Peptides as insecticides
This new biological is engineered to work like a synthetic.
‘Unintended consequences’ seen as result of neonicotinoids restrictions
USDA’s IR-4 Project’s analysis concludes that the agriculture industry could be disrupted by restricting neonics in specialty crops.
Cevya fungicide from BASF gets approval in California
Cevya fungicide is the first and only isopropanol-azole on the market, making it a strong resistance management tool.
Pesticide conference in Pecos County, Texas, set for Nov. 16
Five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units are available for private and non-commercial pesticide applicators.
Suterra’s Puffer products added to Phytech’s digital farming platform
Suterra is expanding its partnership strategy to include proven global precision ag providers, and this partnership delivers a comprehensive solution to help growers optimize irrigation, nutrition and pest control.
2021 Field Day: Nematode management in walnut and almond
A day for each walnut and almond, the field day will examine nematode management studies at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
UC Talk: Best management practices for navel orangeworm
In this webinar, David Haviland will discuss navel orangeworm, the most important insect pest of almonds and pistachios, and also a pest of walnuts.
Agtech platform by Semios set to expand globally with funding
After raising $100 million in funding, and over $225 million to date in external capital, the company and the integration of its third-party ag solutions are helping growers across the globe with better decision making and crop outcomes.
Pecan weevil season is here in Oklahoma
This growing season’s heavy rains in August brought an earlier-than-normal weevil emergence that could continue into October.
Grant opportunities set to accelerate transition to better pest management
Grant applications opened Sept. 2, and offer Research Grant and Alliance Grant programs that focus on integrated pest management research, outreach and education.
Tinkering with the variables
New research is pushing the next era of sterile insect technique for navel orangeworm.
California sets $400,000 to promote safer, sustainable pest management
Almond Board of California and the California Invasive Plant Council received the funding to help build online tools to coordinate small farm mating disruption efforts and invasive weed control in wildlands, respectively.