PESTS
Fish extracts may fight diseases in organic blueberries
02/22/2012 11:37:47 AM
Fish extracts have long been touted as nutrient enhancers in organic production. But now researchers at... Read more.
Genetic one-two punch may fight Pierce's disease in grapes
02/22/2012 1:00:00 PM
A genetic one-two punch may keep Pierce's disease, a deadly threat to the California winegrape industry,... Read more.
Wild tomatoes could unlock secret to late blight-resistant spuds
02/21/2012 1:37:02 PM
Wild tomato species could help breeders develop potatoes resistant to late blight fungus, which caused... Read more.
New York state declares 68 square miles free of soil pest
02/20/2012 2:32:55 PM
It took more nearly 70 years of surveys, quarantines and controls to declare about about 68 square... Read more.
Virus, weed team for double trouble in sweet corn
02/20/2012 2:13:07 PM
A viral disease and a common weed can team up for double trouble in sweet corn. Marty Williams, an... Read more.
Ohioans warned to be on lookout for thousand cankers disease
02/13/2012 12:16:55 PM
Ohio State University has warned landowners to be on the lookout for thousand cankers disease, which... Read more.
New York receives more funding to fight plum pox
02/13/2012 1:27:11 PM
New York stone fruit growers will receive more aid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offset... Read more.
Survey seeks data on bird damage to New York fruit
02/15/2012 7:00:00 AM
Although Northeastern fruit growers have long complained about bird damage, no one has been able to... Read more.
Beneficial fungus helps control red imported fire ants
02/08/2012 11:59:26 AM
University of Florida researchers in Gainesville are using some of red imported fire ants' behaviors... Read more.
Glyphosate-resistant kochia found in Nebraska
01/30/2012 12:45:38 PM
Researchers at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, have confirmed a population of kochia that is... Read more.
