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Potato pest worries farmers in Australia

Potato producers in southwest Western Australia say the detection of the tomato potato psyllid is a "serious blow" to their industry. The psyllid is known...

More tools for wireworm control

Two wireworm experts have developed innovative traps that target the adult stage of wireworms, called click beetles. Two researchers have done extensive work to improve...

PMRA proposes phase-out of imidacloprid use

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing to phase-out all the agricultural and a majority of other outdoor uses of imidacloprid over...

Search warrants for potato pest ordered at E. Idaho farms

A federal judge has approved search warrants to take samples from fields in southeast Idaho after farmers refused to allow federal authorities to check...

Using smartphones to battle pests

New pest app can help identify pests and provide management advice. A new app has been designed to help growers of field crops identify and...

Cornell U funding to eradicate potato pest

Cornell University's long-standing battle against a major potato pest is getting a $1.2 million boost in new New York state funding. The destructiveness of the...

Potato pest worries farmers in Australia

Potato producers in southwest Western Australia say the detection of the tomato potato psyllid is a "serious blow" to their industry. The psyllid is known...

More tools for wireworm control

Two wireworm experts have developed innovative traps that target the adult stage of wireworms, called click beetles. Two researchers have done extensive work to improve...

PMRA proposes phase-out of imidacloprid use

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing to phase-out all the agricultural and a majority of other outdoor uses of imidacloprid over...

Search warrants for potato pest ordered at E. Idaho farms

A federal judge has approved search warrants to take samples from fields in southeast Idaho after farmers refused to allow federal authorities to check...

Using smartphones to battle pests

New pest app can help identify pests and provide management advice. A new app has been designed to help growers of field crops identify and...

Cornell U funding to eradicate potato pest

Cornell University's long-standing battle against a major potato pest is getting a $1.2 million boost in new New York state funding. The destructiveness of the...