Is the use of herbicides encouraging “superweeds,” as some have speculated? Or is more the result of exclusive use of one type of herbicide? This post discusses the development of herbicide resistance.
Filed under: Crop rotation, Pesticides, Resistance, Weed Control | Tagged: Crop rotation, glyphosate, GMO, herbicide resistance, integrated pest management, integrated weed management, Roundup, superweeds, transgenic crops | Leave a Comment »
The New York IPM Program, one of the first state IPM programs and a model for many others, faces extinction.
Filed under: Budget | Tagged: budget cuts, funding, investment, IPM, New York, NY IPM | 1 Comment »
Initially, dry ice, hand warmers, and chemical lures may not seem to have much in common, but according to researchers at Rutgers University, together they make a good bed bug trap.
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The President’s USDA budget request for 2011 does not include Regional IPM Centers, CAR, RAMP, MBT and other programs including Water Quality and Food Safety. We have some hope that the Section 406 budget is being moved, not eliminated.
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An article in Delta Farm Press on February 4 comments on the endangerment of state Extension programs.
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