PMRA has approved several minor use label expansions for UP-Cyde insecticide which manages spotted wing drosophila, crucifer flea beetle, aster leafhoppers and tarnished plant bug. See details for crop specifics.
A grant of $325,000 will spur the research of Julianna Wilson, Michigan State University entomologist, into a yeast-based biopesticide that targets the invasive spotted wing drosophila.