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...

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...

-apply them. Filipjev (NY04) mixture can enhance biological control of soil-dwelling pests in turfgrass production systems. Do EPNs pose risks to you, your pets, Biocontrol Science and Technology. 2018;28(4):388-403. or other organisms? Bélair G, Koppenhöfer...
, Entomology, Cornell University What’s biological control? white grubs in your lawn, look for one or both of the following species: Biological control (biocontrol for short) uses living organisms—natural enemies—to keep pests in check. • Heterorhabditis...

Fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is one of the most destructive diseases in apple and pear production. Fire blight can infect other members of the rose family including quince, juneberry, hawthorne, mountain...

into storage scab lesions after harvest. Disease Cycle and Causal Organism Apple scab is caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis, which also is capable of infecting crabapple , hawthorn, mountain ash, and firethorn . Different but closely related Venturia...
at prevailing temperatures (table 1), growth from the germinated spore penetrates and infects these organs just beneath the outer cuticle. Typical lesions, each bearing tens of thousands of secondary or summer spores (conidia). appear about 9 to 17 days later...