This video highlights the importance of biodiversity in natural pest suppression, and teaches viewers how to identify beneficial syrphid flies.

The purpose of this project was to find a way to make aphid-infested broccoli heads marketable by inducing the aphids to walk away in response to alarm pheromone. Organic broccoli can be made unmarketable when aphids infest the head. Aphid…

Discover how organic farmers control aphids naturally using beneficial insects like hoverflies. This resource highlights intercropping techniques and research by Eric Brennan for efficient biological control in organic lettuce production.

This guide, produced by ATTRA NCAT, reviews botanical formulations for controlling aphids, covering garlic, rosemary, papaya leaf, and mint family extracts. It summarizes research findings on each remedy's efficacy, preparation methods, and application considerations, offering organic vegetable growers practical, low-risk alternatives to synthetic pesticides.

Fertilizers, which provide essential nutrients to crops throughout the growing season, are an important component of many agricultural systems. In addition to their impacts on crop productivity/growth, fertilizers can also influence a crop’s pest tolerance. This study, conducted by researchers at Washington State University, evaluated the effects of organic and synthetic fertilizer inputs on insect pest populations in two quinoa varieties.

High tunnel production requires careful management of temperature, humidity, and intensive crop rotations, and can entail new soil, nutrient, pest, and disease management issues. This University of Florida-led project conducted field station and on-farm research into management of the physical environment, crops, nutrients, soil health, pests, and diseases in organic high tunnel vegetable production in the Southern region.

Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae) are the main pests affecting Brussels sprouts on the California Central Coast. Due to the potential damage these pests can cause and the limited availability o…

Organic farms often have a diverse range of beneficial insects, but pest problems are still common. One reason for this may be that there are not enough of certain types of natural enemies, or that they are not diverse enough, to effectivel…

Join Diego Nieto from UCSC in this informative webinar, focusing on how predators and parasitoids can effectively manage cabbage aphids, diamondback moths, and cabbage root flies in organic brassica crops.

Discover effective biological control methods for managing major insect and mite pests like aphids and thrips in high tunnels. Utilize natural enemies to maintain pest populations below economically harmful levels for your crops.

Pest control by resident populations of natural enemies is affected by the landscape context of the farm. Weekly insect surveys showed that natural enemy populations increased with the proportion of natural habitat in the surrounding area t…

The consumer demand for organic produce is increasing. In order for growers to be able to meet this demand, effective non-chemical tools need to be available for pest management. In BC in particular there is an increase in the production of…