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Agri View: Powerful Insect

Everett Griner talks about the fight to control one powerful insect in today’s Agri View. Powerful Insect The battle to kill, and control, insects is one of the continuous efforts of farmers in all states. They vary. What is a problem in Nebraska may not have any impact in South Carolina. But, Carolina is one of those states that strives …

Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine Expansion
The California area quarantined for sweet orange scab (SOS) in the Burbank, Los Angeles and Long Beach areas of Los Angeles County and the Anaheim and Garden Grove areas of Orange County has been expanded. The expansion was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in cooperation with […]
Combining OTC Injections With Plant Defense Inducers
By Lauren Fessler Mathews, Ana Redondo and Ozgur Batuman The positive impact of oxytetracycline (OTC) trunk injections for citrus production in HLB-infected trees has been well established. Additionally, there has been extensive work showing that plant defense inducers (PDIs) can help boost tree health and reduce symptom development from a variety of pathogens. Based on […]