An abundance of buzzing, hopping, fluttering and crawling insects is a trademark of any healthy organic garden. This diversity means insects that might feed on your crops are likely to be kept in check by their enemies. In small numbers, pests simply provide food for birds and beneficial insec
Limited Organic Pesticide Options Makes Resistance Management Even More Important
Managing arthropod pests with pesticides is a common practice in crop production. Managing arthropod resistance to pesticides is an important part of integrated pest management (IPM.) Under natural cir
Seed treatments make a difference in sweet corn stands, especially for varieties like ‘Supersweet Jubilee’ that are highly susceptible to seed rot and seedling blights. The row on the left was planted with non-treated seed (53%). The rows in the middle (74%) and right (80%) were planted wi
Health Canada is proposing to allow three times the current limit for residue of an insecticide and a fungicide in wild blueberries sold to Canadian consumers.
It's also proposing a seven-fold increase for a fungicide in raspberries.
Two public consultations are underway, one
MEMBERS of the Hearnes Lake Catchment Management Group, under the auspices of the Sandy Beach Action Group (SANDBAG), have found evidence of toxic chemicals at unsafe levels in waterways leading into Hearnes Lake, Woolgoolga.
The Group used a $9,000 Council Environmental Levy grant to co
Public comment period ends Friday, January 14
For immediate release: December 14, 2021 Program contact: Brian Verhougstraete, 517-582-4573 Media contact: Jennifer Holton, 517-284-5724
LANSING, MI -The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is propo
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GHMC special drive to save neem trees
Hyderabad: To save neem trees in the city, the Urban Bio-Diversity (UBD) of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Wednesday took up a special drive by watering them in all five zones. It was observed that many trees were drying up due to Die
Days after dieback’ disease, caused by fungus was observed on neem trees in Nagpur city. The Nagpur Municipal Corporations Garden Department on Wednesday initiated steps to revive Dieback-hit Neem trees. To contain the disease experts from Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth have tried the
Reusing growing media can make your operation more eco-friendly, but don’t let your plants suffer from improper practices.
The demand, use and need of growing media worldwide is increasing due to the increased production of plants in containers and controlled environments. An industry