Plant Information The genus Hydrangea is expansive and includes approximately 1,000 species, hybrids, and cultivars, which can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs up to 10 ft tall, small trees or climbers reaching up to 98 ft. They are native to Asia and the Americas, with the greatest species diversity in eastern Asia, notably Korea, China, […]
Author: Jackie Cavaliere
Tolerance Success: Permethrin 2020
Federal Register Date: July 28, 2020 Active Ingredient: Permethrin
Papaya Growers Use Biologicals and Insecticides to Control Papaya Mealybug
The registration of the insecticide acetamiprid through IR-4 Project adds an important integrated management tool for control of papaya mealybug. Even though the United States imports most of its fresh papaya from Mexico, the tropical fruit is grown domestically in Hawaii, Florida, Texas, California and Puerto Rico. Hawaii is the largest producer with over 10 […]
Tolerance Success: Oxathiapiprolin 2020
Federal Register Date: July 6, 2020 Active Ingredient: Oxathiapiprolin
Tolerance Success: S-Metolachlor 2020
Federal Register Date: July 6, 2020 Active Ingredient: S-Metolachlor
Tolerance Success: Cyflumetofen 2020
Federal Register Date: July 1, 2020 Active Ingredient: Cyflumetofen
Hops’ Pest Control Options Expanded Further Thanks to Fluopicolide
Last month, we talked about the devastating impact of powdery mildew on hops, and the registration of flutianil to control it. We don’t typically address the same crop two months in a row, but since this is the crop responsible for great beer, we figured another round would be welcome. So this month, we’ll turn […]
Growers and Researchers Collaborate to Control Coffee Berry Borer
Coffee growers work with IR-4 Project researchers and university cooperative extension agents to develop effective integrated control programs to limit damage from coffee berry borer. Only the European Union imports more coffee beans than the United States. About 90 percent of the coffee consumed in the United States is imported. According to USDA, most of […]
WSSA Highlights IR-4 Efforts to Provide Effective Weed Management in Watermelons
This story originally appeared as “How a Little-Known Research Organization Keeps Watermelon on Your Picnic Menu”. WESTMINSTER, Colorado – June 25, 2020 – Sweet, juicy watermelon can be the perfect choice for a 4th of July picnic on a warm summer day. But scientists with the Weed Science Society of America say there is one […]
Tolerance Success: Fenpyroximate 2020
Federal Register Date: June 18, 2020 Active Ingredient: Fenpyroximate