…explained that pest and disease prevention measures go a long way later in the season. As growers apply navel orangeworm mitigation strategies at hull split, keeping orchards free of pathogens…
Winegrape Assessment Rate Has Been Set for 2022 Harvest
The winegrape assessment rate to support continued industry research has been increased for the 2022 harvest. At a recent meeting, the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (PD/GWSS) Board voted to…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detections Increase in June
…a concern as to how wild bird migration will impact the situation later in the year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 42 states have detected the…
APHIS Funding for New Pest Management Projects
…National Clean Plant Network. The projects help to prevent, detect, and mitigate invasive plant pests and diseases. six strategic goal areas for funding projects. Those include enhancing plant pest/disease analysis…
Tea Tree Oil Applications in Agriculture
…that we use daily. More recently, the benefits of tea tree oil had been identified for plant disease control. Tea tree oil contains several constituent terpene hydrocarbons with eight main…
ACP Detection Response: ‘The System is Working’
…an ACP detection over the last month. The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division (CPDPD) has been implementing delimitation protocols and necessary treatment programs. CPDPD Director Victoria Hornbaker told AgNet…
NIFA Invests in Antimicrobial Resistance Mitigation in Food Supply Chain
…emerging resistant pathogens, antibiotic management and stewardship, and controlling disease with antimicrobial alternatives. NIFA’s latest investments are in line with the federal strategy detailed in the Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria…
West Nile Virus Still a Threat to Horses Despite Drought
…a horse’s exposure during mosquito feeding times at dusk and dawn. The disease can attack and inflame a horse’s nervous system and is spread by mosquitoes after feeding on infected…
MSOB: Quiet Successes of Biological Seed Treatments
…insect control, for plant parasitic nematode control, for disease control, and then also for plant health, what people tend to call ‘biostimulants.’” While there are compatibility challenges involved with treating…
Quinoa Bacteria Research
…bacteria that lives on the plants roots, which actually helps the plant flourish by making nutrients more available and fending of fungi that cause diseases. Researchers are working to…
Combating African Swine Fever
…is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease that affects every kind of swine. But, ASF is not a threat to human health or food safety. ASF spread from Africa…
Officials Continue to Address Solano County GWSS Infestation
…that is of immediate threat right now.” The Solano County Agriculture Department and the Pierce’s Disease Control Program are continuing with visual surveying and trapping. The first biological control measures…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 05-06-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show includes keeping applicator’s safety in mind when applying pest and disease protection, Fresno County…
Avocados Are Good for More Than Guacamole
…lifestyle factors, the researchers found that having two or more servings of avocado per week was linked to a 16% lower cardiovascular disease risk and 21% lower coronary heart disease…