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EPA requires dinotefuran to be determined on apples, peaches, and nectarines
Washington — The Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is considering “urgently” approval of a neonicotinoid insecticide that kills bees for use on more than 57,000 acres of fruit trees in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, including apples, Peaches and nectarines. If approved...Read more -
Farmers use the direct sowing method of rice, Punjab is staring at a shortage of herbicides
Due to the severe labor shortage in the state, as farmers switch to direct seeding rice (DSR) planting, Punjab must stock pre-emergence herbicides (such as chrysanthemum). The authorities predict that the land area under DSR will increase six times this year, reaching approximately 3-3.5 billion ...Read more -
Want to try canary seeds in crop rotation? It is recommended to be cautious
Canadian farmers, almost all of whom are in Saskatchewan, plant about 300,000 acres of canary seeds each year for export as bird seeds. Canadian canary seed production is converted into an export value of about 100 million Canadian dollars each year, accounting for more than 80% of the global can...Read more -
Prevention and control of spruce spider mites in Christmas trees in 2015
Erin Lizotte, Michigan State University Extension, MSU Department of Entomology Dave Smitley and Jill O’Donnell, MSU Extension-April 1, 2015 Spruce spider mites are important pests of Michigan Christmas trees. Minimizing the use of pesticides can help growers protect beneficial predatory mi...Read more -
Market Analysis of Pendimethalin
At present, pendimethalin has become one of the world’s largest varieties of selective herbicides for upland fields. Pendimethalin can effectively control not only monocotyledonous weeds, but also dicotyledonous weeds. It has a long application period and can be used from before sowing to a...Read more -
How to prevent tomato powdery mildew?
Powdery mildew is a common disease that harms tomatoes. It mainly harms the leaves, petioles and fruits of tomato plants. What are the symptoms of tomato powdery mildew? For tomatoes grown in the open air, the leaves, petioles, and fruits of the plants are likely to be infected. Among them, the...Read more -
Tested to treat invasive pests on onion crops
The Allium Leaf Miner is native to Europe, but was discovered in Pennsylvania in 2015. It is a fly whose larvae feed on crops of the Allium genus, including onions, garlic, and leeks. Since arriving in the United States, it has spread to New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Jer...Read more -
Beyond the Pesticide Daily News Blog »Blog Archive The use of common fungicides leads to algae blooms
(Except for pesticides, October 1, 2019) According to a study published in the “Chemosphere”, commonly used fungicides can cause a trophic cascade reaction, which leads to the overgrowth of algae. Although the current pesticide control procedures in the United States focus on the acut...Read more -
Bed bugs show early signs of resistance to clofenac and bifenthrin
A new study of field populations of several common bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) found that certain populations are less sensitive to two commonly used insecticides. Pest control professionals are wise to fight the continued epidemic of bed bugs because they have adopted a comprehensive set of mea...Read more -
Scientists found that pet flea therapy poisoned England’s rivers | Pesticides
A study showed that highly toxic insecticides used in cats and dogs to kill fleas are poisoning England’s rivers. Scientists say the discovery is “extremely related” to water insects and the fish and birds that depend on them, and they expect to cause significant damage to the environ...Read more -
Insecticide resistance of aphids and potato virus management
A new report points out the sensitivity of two important aphid virus vectors to pyrethroids. In this article, Sue Cowgill, AHDB Crop Protection Senior Scientist (Pest), studied the implications of the results for potato growers. Nowadays, growers have fewer and fewer ways to control insect pests....Read more -
The best pre-weeding herbicides for lawns and gardens in 2021
Before applying weeds, the goal of weeding is to prevent weeds from coming out of the soil as early as possible. It can prevent unwanted weed seeds from germinating before emergence, so it is a beneficial partner against weeds in lawns, flower beds and even vegetable gardens. The best preemergenc...Read more
