Pest Management

Guardian Agriculture aircraft receives U.S. approval

Guardian Agriculture, the leading developer of Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) systems for commercial-scale sustainable farming, today announced that it has received approval from the U... more »

Syngenta collaborates with Biotalys on protein-based biocontrol solutions

Syngenta Crop Protection and Biotalys announced a collaboration to research, develop and commercialize new biocontrol solutions to manage key pests in a broad variety of crops. The new solution will ... more »

CDFA awards $1.1 million to support integrated pest management

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $1.1 million in funding to support two integrated pest management technical assistance (TA) projects. The projects will help grower... more »

GUSS Automation celebrates success with autonomous sprayers

GUSS Automation’s Herbicide GUSS was named the recipient of the CES Innovation Award honoree presented by Consumer Technology Association and will be recognized at CES 2023, a tech event for breakth... more »

A Growing Problem

Leaffooted plant bugs posing bigger threat to tree nuts. ... more »

Managing Gill’s mealybug in pistachio

Close monitoring and smart rotations are key ... more »

EPA announces accelerated action on four organophosphate pesticides

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an effort to expedite protections on some high-risk uses of four organophosphate pesticides. The Agency is releasing the updated occupational a... more »

USDA completes environmental assessment for Spotted Lanternfly Control Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed a supplemental environmental assessment (EA), as required under the National Environmental Policy Ac... more »