Courtesy : Surendra Dara Some growers use sweet alyssum to promote biological defenses but a new dangerous agriculture pest to California is also showing to be attracted to the plant….
Almond Board: Winter Sanitation in Almonds
…NOW moth flights In-season control of NOW with insecticides or biological control agents Prompt harvest before a third generation of NOW develops In addition to navel orangeworm, almonds are subject…
Agri View: Drones-Technology Driven
…for crop-dusting. “A vehicle like this gives you a way to get in and get out and get that treatment done,” said Ken Giles, a professor of biological and agricultural…
Agri View: South American Leaf Miner
…of biological factors are still largely under development and not ready to combat this pest effectively and in a cost effective way. Sex pheromone trap is using as an early…
Viewing HLB Prevention as Insurance Policy
…frequent testing of psyllids and leaf samples for the presence of the pathogen. Results are being used to delimit quarantine zones, guide releases of biological control agents, and prioritize areas…
USDA Announces $3.4 Million in Funding Available Through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
…IWYP include the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the United Kingdom (BBSRC); Grains Research and Development Corporation of Australia (GRDC); Department of Biotechnology of India (DBT), from Mexico,…
Agri View: GMO Where?
…mitochondrial DNA) was born on July 21, 1997.[3] Uses: GMOs are used in biological and medical research, production of pharmaceutical drugs,[17] experimental medicine (e.g. gene therapy), and agriculture (e.g. golden…
California Citrus Mutual Donates $25,000 Biological Control Research
…sciences department at Cal Poly Pomona for research on Tamarixia radiate, a biological control agent for the Asian citrus psyllid. The Asian citrus psyllid is an invasive insect known to…
NRCS Handbook to Support Conservation on Organic Farms
…Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service, National Center for Appropriate Technology, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Northwest Center for Alternative to Pesticides, Oregon Tilth, Virginia Biological Farming Association and Wild Farm…
Western View: Plants Communicate
…Division of Biological Sciences. They placed caterpillars on a rockcress, a small flowering plant that is related to cabbage and mustard. With a special laser-powered microphone and a reflector they…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…in commercial fields and on marginal lands. The Energy Department’s Genomic Science Program is funding this project through its Office of Biological and Environmental Research. Link to item at UC…
Scholarship Supports Biological Control Research
Harry Scott Smith Courtesy: UCR Biological control is an essential part of any pest management system. The agriculture community can help support natural defenses research, starting with students through the…
Common Insect Impacting Wasp Effectiveness
Courtesy: UCANR Researchers faced a problem with an insect that every grower has in their groves during a trial looking at biological control of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). Ants…
Tamarixia Wasp Populations Doing Well
…release a parasitic wasp called tamarixia in California and add some biological control to Asian citrus psyllid pest managment. Cooperative Extension Specialist Mark Hoddle says it was important to get…