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of active ingredient voila—their meal is ready and waiting. But not all natural enemies are members of the bug-eats-bug club. Microbes All pesticide product labels will tell you which ingredients such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses make compounds toxic...

of forage turnip. Management of swede midge is particularly challenging because of its small size, hidden feeding behavior, low damage threshold, and life cycle consisting of multiple overlapping generations during the growing season. Small-scale organic...

on both pest and beneficial organisms often associated with livestock and poultry production....

Botrytis leaf blight (BLB) is a fungal disease that occurs in many of the onion growing areas of the world. The causal organism, Botrytis squamosa, causes leaf spots (lesions) and maceration of leaf tissue resulting in leaf dieback and blighting....

Potatoes are a vegetatively propagated crop, and many disease organisms including several viruses and a viroid are disseminated in tubers. The important role that tubers play in virus spread is recognized by the strict requirements for foundation...

Dung beetles are important insects for pasture ecology and soil health. They move manure into the soil, thus increasing organic matter, improving soil structure, increasing water infiltration and providing essential nutrients for grass growth...

Tomato anthracnose is a serious disease of processing tomatoes caused by the fungus Colletotrichum coccodes and is a threat to tomatoes grown in New York State. To minimize the mold count in processed tomato products, processors impose a strict...

growth, corky scarring, and/or blind heads, which can reduce marketable yield and quality (Fig. 1). Swede midge control is challenging on small-scale and organic farms, where season-long production of brassica crops in close proximity is common...

Sooty blotch and fly speck are the two most common “summer diseases” of apples in the Northeast; they are also problems on pears. Although caused by two different organisms, the diseases often occur together since both are confined to the fruit...

Beneficial insects such as Trichogramma ostriniae can be used as part of an integrated management program for European corn borer or on their own to reduce ECB damage. Releasing beneficial insects is an approved practice for certified organic...