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Candy Company Predicting Higher Sales

Dan January 23, 2019 Peanuts

Mars Inc., the company best known for peanut candy like M&M’s and Snickers, looks to double the size of their business over the next 10 years. Tyron Spearman has the story.

Drone Sprays for Psyllids Effective in Brazil
Using drones to apply chemical control for HLB-spreading psyllids in Brazil proved effective against adult insects, a Fundecitrus researcher reported. The researcher, Marcelo Miranda, said psyllid mortality was above 80% as a result of drone applications. Miranda’s work was pioneering in 2021. There was no record of the use of drones for the chemical control […]
Citrus Root Weevil Intercepted
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted a species of citrus root weevil for the first time in Wilmington, Delaware, on May 22. They found the Cleistolophus viridimargo (Champion, 1911) weevil, a significant actionable pest, while inspecting a shipment of pineapples from Honduras. CBP said citrus root weevils pose a serious threat to […]