…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…
DPR Supports Pest Management Research with $3.75 Million Investment
…“The grant projects we are funding today are critical to developing and expanding innovative practices and biological, non-chemical and physical tools to manage pests in agriculture, urban and other non-agricultural…
MSOB: Using Heat-Killed Bacterium Against NOW
Biologicals play an important role in keeping orchards safe from navel orangeworm (NOW) damage. With a narrow variety of insecticides registered for NOW, adding a biological material to pest management…
Agronomic Minute: Mitigating Risks of Alternaria Pressure
…PH-D, which is a great knockdown product. It is very effective on Alternaria. It is a biological product that is registered conventional. So, it has a short preharvest interval and…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 03-18-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers Five BeSure! Campaign tips for applicators, CDFA awarding nearly $1.5 million for biological…
Agronomic Minute: Disease Protection in Pistachios
…is a biological, but it’s registered as a conventional product. The PHI is zero days and then it has a really short reentry interval as well.” Listen to the full…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 03-08-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers CDFA funding biological pest management research, the important variables CFBF is considering in…
MSOB: Using Biofungicides to Help Manage Resistance
…can be a critical component of management. While biological options are predominately available as a preventative measure, combining appropriate materials can be effective in high-pressure situations. “We’ve seen in studies…
Program Working to Deliver State-of-the-Art Plant Science Technology
…Jacob Sparger, Biological Science Technician Phone: (352) 796-9600, ext. 3836 jacob.sparger@usda.gov Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025…
Almond Matters: Controlling Lepidopteran Pests in Orchards
…navel orange worm (NOW). Field Market Development Specialist with Valent U.S.A., Todd Burkdoll explained their biological insecticide DiPel can provide effective control. “At this point in time, primarily would be…
MSOB: Working Towards Universal Understanding of Biostimulant Products
…that some of these products can bring.” Listen to the full episode with David Beaudreau below. ‘Making Sense of Biologicals’ is a series from AgNet West that dives into various…
VofV: Inside the Brave New World of Pest Management
…plant health? Biologicals Queen Pam Marrone reveals the answer. Marrone—who has built numerous thriving bio-ag companies from scratch and discovered countless biological solutions for agricultural pest management—speaks about how to…
Pesticide Registration Topic of Call Between Senators, EPA Administrator
…impact agriculture: Biological Evaluations: On November 12, 2021 – EPA issued new Biological Evaluations for glyphosate, atrazine, and simazine that vastly inflate the number of species and habitats found likely…
MSOB: Understanding Bacillus-Based Products and Grower Needs
…Sense of Biologicals’ is a series from AgNet West that dives into various topics with unbiased experts in the field of biologics to help the industry better understand the product…