Pests need three things to survive: food, water and shelter. A well-stocked supermarket contains an overabundance of all three. Due to the large size of stores, intense activity from shoppers, regular ...

Feeding the growing global population is a perpetual challenge. Some insects, other arthropods and nematodes can devastate crops, while others are valuable natural enemies of these pests. Contemporary ...

Organizations and researchers can seek funding to improve integrated pest management practices through on-farm demonstrations of biologically integrated farming systems through a $1 million initiative ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 15, 2021) Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a 60-year-old approach to agricultural practice that, when first conceived and implemented, had among its goals a significant ...

Regular scouting is essential for determining population structure, which in turn has major implications for product selection and timing. Adult monitoring is less labor intensive than scouting for ...

The nursery industry is a major contributor to our East Texas agricultural economy. If you’re a professional grower, greenhouse operator, nursery manager, or simply an avid horticulturist with a ...

(Beyond Pesticides, February 3, 2023) On January 26, California’s Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), and Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) ...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation opened the application period for the 2023 Alliance and Research Grants cycle, offering $4.65 million in potential funding to accelerate the ...