USDA Finds Yoder Facilities Free from CWR
Oct 22, 07 Yoder Brothers
Following the recent outbreaks of Chrysanthemum White Rust (CWR) in the Northeast, Yoder Brothers announced that the USDA inspected both of its Florida facilities and found them to be free from CWR.
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Podcast Helps Spread Insect News
Sep 17, 07 Michigan State University
A monthly podcast about people, insects and the environment, launched in July with the name InsectaPod Cast, aims to change people's perceptions of insects as simply pests. A new edition is released at the beginning of each month.
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Whitefly Taskforce Encourages Growers’ Vigilance
Sep 10, 07 Ad Hoc Whitefly Task Force
The Ad Hoc Whitefly Task Force issued a letter of appeal to U.S. ornamental growers, spelling out steps growers can take now to avoid more serious whitefly infestation problems later in the season.
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EPA To Begin New Pesticide Screening
Jun 18, 07 EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the final stages to begin screening pesticides for their potential effect on the endocrine system. The agency is seeking comment on the draft list of 73 pesticides to be evaluated under the new screening regimen.
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New Fungus May Control Whiteflies
May 21, 07 U.S. Department of Agriculture
A fungus spotted on eggplant-feeding insects in Texas may become a new biological control for whiteflies. The new fungus, Isaria propawskii, has been shown to kill larval and adult silverleaf whiteflies. The fungus may also protect against another major pest, the glassywinged sharpshooter.
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USDA Issues Quarantine To Prevent LBAM Spread
May 14, 07 Various
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued a federal quarantine order restricting interstate movement of cut flowers, cut foliage, plants and other products from several counties in California and the entire state of Hawaii. The purpose of this order is to prevent the spread of the Light Brown Apple Moth.
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EPA Calls For Liverwort Comments
Feb 12, 07 Perennial Solutions Consulting
To help the EPA establish an emergency status for liverwort, the agency is allowing growers to share their comments on why the agency should grant emergency use of a product containing the active ingredient quinoclamine. The EPA’s deadline for comments is Feb. 22, 2007.
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APHIS To Hold Public Discussion
Nov 27, 06 APHIS
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is hosting an electronic public discussion on methods that can be used to evaluate the potential of imported plants to become invasive species if they are introduced into the United States. It will take place Nov. 27, 2006, through Jan. 26, 2007.
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