Alternative pest controls

Pest control is not easy for tree fruit growers, who face resistance and regulatory challenges, as well as pressure from neglected orchards. But new products recently registered, and some under development, look promising in research trials and should give growers alternative controls. When codling moth and other pest control breaks down in the orchard, the grower response is typically “It’s my neighbor’s fault,” said Dr. Larry Gut, Michigan State University entomologist. “And the grower is right, because neglected blocks are causing damage to adjacent orchards. But some of the problem is also due to resistance to azinphos-methyl [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column […]