Pest Control
Biological industry maturing after decades of change
The nature of the biologicals business has evolved greatly in the last few decades. Just ask executives at Certis Biologicals, which recently rebra... more »
Organic concern over USDA plan to spray insecticide on 2.6M Montana acres
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is concerned a USDA plan to aerially spray an insecticide on more than 2 million acres of Eastern Mon... more »
Georgia researches organic control of persistent disease, pest and weed problems
The hot, humid climate in the Southeast lends itself to nearly year-round insect, weed and disease pressure, and growing is especially tough if you’... more »
Rodale Institute tests organic tactics for fighting allium leafminer
The allium leafminer, an herbivore pest, was first reported in European countries such as Denmark, Sweden, Poland and the Mediterranean Basin in 1976 ... more »
California betters its bug vacuums for lygus
For the better part of a decade, there has been some version in the market of a bug vacuum for use against lygus in California strawberries. Within fi... more »
Certis Biologicals rebrands for 20th birthday
After two decades of success as Certis USA, the Columbia, Maryland-based company on June 2 announced a brand change to Certis Biologicals. The new ... more »
EWG urges conventional produce support for chlorpyrifos ruling
The Environmental Working Group May 10 urged the conventional produce industry to support a recent federal court ruling requiring the EPA to ban or se... more »
Certis USA names global VP of marketing
Chris Judd has joined the Certis USA leadership team as global vice president of marketing, the company announced April 15. [caption id="attachment... more »
