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HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture program that collects old pesticides from farms and pesticide application businesses has safely disposed of two million pounds of unwanted or unusable product across the state. The milestone was reached today at the Caristone Farm in Lebanon County. For nearly 20 years, the CHEMSWEEP waste pesticide disposal program has provided the farming community with a safe, responsible and...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online As of last week, there have been more than 2,636 cases of West Nile virus (WNV) with 118 deaths reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus has also sickened more than 30,000 people since first showing up in the US in 1999. Dr. Cedric Spak, an expert in infectious diseases at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas has reported that nearly 100 WNV victims have been treated at Baylor this year,...
Immune-priming compounds identified using new screening technique protect crops without affecting plant growth, crop yield A new high-throughput screening technique developed by researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) has been used to uncover five novel immune-priming compounds in Arabidopsis plants. Discovery of the compounds, which enhance disease resistance without impacting plant growth or crop yield, establishes the new technique as a powerful asset in the battle to...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Organic foods have been around since the 1940s and have been heavily marketed as a better choice for your health over the past 20 to 30 years. However, new research has found that food labeled as organically grown or produced has no better nutritional value than conventional foods. Consumers typically pay a lot more for organic foods with the general notion that the higher price tag on such foods means they are bettering their...
ALBANY, New York, August 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Crop Protection Chemicals Market - Global Industry Size, Market Share, Trends, Analysis and Forecast, 2011 - 2018 [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/crop-protection-market.html ]," the global crop protection market was worth USD 48.0 billion in the year 2011 and is expected to reach USD 71.3 billion...
DAVIS, Calif., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) has approved a significant label expansion for Regalia(®), the company's biofungicide that triggers a plant's natural defenses to fight fungal and bacterial diseases. (Logo:...
COVINGTON, Ga., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kelly Products, a leading provider of essential information and automation solutions to the chemical and agribusiness industries, today announced that it is making Knowtify, its data mining tool for EPA and state pesticide data, available for free 90-day evaluations. The Knowtify free trial program is open to qualified regulatory officers, brand managers, product developers and sales professionals directly involved in the U.S. pesticide...
NEW YORK, July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenline, a New York, NY-based non-profit environmental group, deplored Russia's questionable environmental practices, which, according to the group's spokesman Anthony Gould, are damaging the local environment, hurting the health of its people, and effectively locking the country's producers out of the global food market. "At a time when the world is facing food shortages because of a severe drought in the US Midwest and in other regions...
The green industry’s leading pest control company looks back at its roots and ahead for future growth. Spokane, WA (PRWEB) July 25, 2012 As Sterling International celebrates its 30th anniversary with its RESCUE! ® employee “family”, it’s no surprise that the company is the leader in the green pest control industry. Thirty years ago, long before “green” was trendy, the founder and president of Sterling International, Rod Schneidmiller, was tinkering in his kitchen with an...
DAVIS, Calif., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, has filed a patent on the latest discovery from its biopesticide screening platform: a new species of bacteria from a known genus that kills plant parasitic nematodes (also known as roundworms) such as root knot and sting nematodes. (Logo:...
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The Plutella xylostella is often referred to as the Diamondback or Cabbage moth. This species is has a brief lifespan of only 14 days and is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean region of Europe, but has since dispersed across the world. This species is capable of reproducing quickly and can travel great distances. Diamondback are considered serious pests in warmer climates when the absence of a harsh winter prevents their eggs from being destroyed. The moths are resistant to...
