Two Pesticides Approved for Use in U.S. Found to Harm Bees
Two insecticides approved for farm use in the U.S., one previously restricted, have been found to harm bees and other beneficial insects.
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Biopesticides for Strawberry Plasticulture in High Tunnels
Education / Horticulture Program Manager Karlee Pruitt’s master’s thesis project tested biopesticides in high-tunnel plasticulture strawberries.
continue readingCalifornia Adds Roundup Ingredient Glyphosate to List of Cancer Causing Chemicals
via Reuters: Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Co's popular Roundup weed killer, will be added to California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer effective July 7, the state's Office of…continue reading Arkansas Plant Board Votes for Dicamba to be Pulled
via Delta Farm Press: On a 9 to 5 vote, the Arkansas State Plant Board agreed on June 23 to ban the spraying of dicamba products. As drift complaints are picking up steam, the board…continue reading Weed Scientists Warn of Drift, Resistance Risks from Auxin Herbicides
via the Weed Science Society of America Scientists with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) say special precautions are necessary when using auxin herbicides, which are known to drift and to cause harm to…continue reading Herbicide Injury Image Database
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service now has an online Herbicide Injury Database that shows images of different plants' responses to herbicides. The plants included in the database included vegetable and field crops, as…continue reading