Beetle biocontrol
New research improves prospects of plum curculio control using nematodes.
Is biocontrol beating the bug?
Stinkbug damage in mid-Atlantic orchards was less last year, restoring hope for the future of IPM.
Make the most of biocontrol
Beneficial insects and mites can play a role in controlling key orchard pests if they’re not exposed to harmful pesticides.
Birds are eating into profits
Honeycrisp growers in Washington say they lost $28 million to birds in one year.
Stinkbug challenges organic growers
Researchers are testing trap crops as a way to manage brown marmorated stinkbug.
Let us (not) spray
Entomologists test alternative ways of applying plant protection materials to trees.
Awards presented at IFTA’s Nova Scotia conference
Charles Embree (left) is outstanding researcher of the year. Bill Craig wins Outstanding Extension Worker. (Richard Lehnert/Good Fruit Grower)
Intrexon to acquire Okanagan Specialty Fruits for $41 million
Intrexon Corporation, of Germantown, Maryland, a company focusing on synthetic biology products, has agreed to acquire Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF),
Tart cherries threatened
Entomologists in Michigan are still trying to determine whether spotted wing drosophila will be a significant tart cherry pest. “We
Learning on the go: 2014 IFTA Italy
Dr. Terence Robinson finds a captive class on the bus.