Koppert is working with a French-based company which specializes in an amoeba lysate-based biofungicide.

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.

With the spread of this invasive pest in Michigan and three observations close to Windsor, vigilance must prevail.

Gowan Canada is introducing its liquid formulation botanical fungicide to Canadian growers in 2025.