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Tag: insecticide
Alabama: Soybean Insect Report Sep 30, 2020
We keep hearing reports of velvetbean caterpillar (VBC) in parts of north Alabama, in particular the Sand Mountain region. This pest isn’t difficult to control but can cause serious damage. […]
Nebraska: Corn Ear Development Impacts from Post-emergence Pesticide Applications Jun 8, 2020
Corn ear abnormalities have been noted the past few years. Tracing back the information on various field calls often pointed to a misunderstanding of proper growth stages when making post-emergence […]
New Insecticide Elevest coming in 2020 Apr 24, 2020
FMC Corp. just released a new insecticide Elevest WITH RYNAXYPYR ACTIVE and BIFENTHRIN. This new insecticide should be available in late season 2020. According to the label, Elevest is registered […]
$20 Soybeans Might Justify Seed Treatments, New Study – DTN Sep 10, 2019
Not so long ago, insecticide and fungicide use in soybeans was not very common. Even after soybean aphids invaded the Midwest, fewer than 10% of soybean acres received an insecticide […]
Chlorpyrifos: EPA Says No to Ban – DTN Jul 22, 2019
The EPA will not ban the insecticide chlorpyrifos, the agency ruled on Thursday, in response to a court order handed down in April. An EPA spokesperson, however, told DTN on […]
Chlorpyrifos Insecticide: California Moves to Ban it – DTN May 10, 2019
California regulators are moving to cancel chlorpyrifos registrations in the latest of a series of moves targeting a key insecticide used by farmers. The California Environmental Protection Agency announced in […]
Chlorpyrifos, Main Ingredient in Lorsban, Gets Another Court Hearing – DTN Feb 8, 2019
The EPA will get another hearing on a federal court’s 2018 order to ban all chlorpyrifos registrations, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the agency […]
Texas Rice: Endigo ZC Gets EPA Crisis Exemption to Control Planthopper Nov 2, 2018
We obtained a Crisis Exemption from EPA for the use of Endigo ZC for control of the rice delphacid/planthopper attacking ratoon rice. The infestation of this exotic pest occurred late […]
Grain Bin Pest: Fighting the Indianmeal Moth – DTN Oct 26, 2018
Throughout the growing season, you’ve done everything to protect your crops from pests. It’s only natural that you may want to breathe a sigh of relief now that your grain […]
Neonics: Fed Court Ruling Against EPA Puts Insecticides on the Hot Spot, Again – DTN May 12, 2017
A federal court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday, May 10, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act by not adequately reviewing 59 different registrations on neonicotinoid-coated […]
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