Author: Jackie Cavaliere

Insect Growth Regulator Now Registered for Fig Scale Control

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Author – Robin Siktberg While the US isn’t a major producer of figs, ranking eighth in world production, it does produce an average of 47 tons per year. Most figs in the US are grown in Central California, where the climate matches the arid, Mediterranean-like conditions figs need to thrive. Since figs are not a […]

Cherry Growers Now have a new Option for Managing Leafrollers and Spotted Wing Drosophila – Emamectin Benzoate

Posted on — Katie Chriest

By now, the legend of young George Washington confessing that he’d chopped down a prized cherry tree is widely accepted as myth. Nonetheless, cherries remain a cherished part of our country’s heritage. From u-pick orchards to cherry festivals, these delightful red orbs are beloved symbols of summer. Despite this popularity, life isn’t always “just a […]

Avocado growers and IR-4 look to lock-down laurel wilt

Posted on — David Kuack

Florida and California avocado growers support the research conducted by the IR-4 Project to identify controls that can slow down the spread of the devastating laurel wilt disease. At this year’s World Avocado Congress, Dr. Timothy Spaan, who is research program director at the California Avocado Commission, reported that consumption of avocados among Americans has […]

Announcement: Gowan Aquires Fenamidone from Bayer

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Hello IR-4 Stakeholders, We have been informed by Bayer CropScience that as of December 1, 2019, Gowan has acquired their fenamidone business (the AI in Reason® 500 SC fungicide). The companies are collaborating to enable a smooth transition of the business. Gowan will continue to make Reason® 500 SC fungicide available to U.S. specialty crop […]