Kent Daane is a Cooperative Extension Specialist based at the Kearney Ag Research and Education Center Parlier Ca. He comments on the different species of plant bugs that can feed on pistachios and almonds.
Kent Daane is a Cooperative Extension Specialist based at the Kearney Ag Research and Education Center Parlier Ca. He comments on the different species of plant bugs that can feed on pistachios and almonds.
A natural control for an invasive fly that has plagued soft-fruit crops like Maine’s wild blueberries is being tested by scientists at the University of Maine. Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) infest healthy, ripening fruit with their eggs and larvae, impacting their marketability. Without control measures, the flies can destroy nearly 80% of late-season berry crops. […]
Keynote speaker Pam Marrone, one of the industry’s best known leaders, will deliver the keynote speech, explaining why the industry is really taking off, and is primed for even more explosive growth.