Managing Pests in Organic Greenhouses
While a greenhouse structure affords growers pest control options that are not available for field crops, such as physical exclusion, it can also create challenges.
Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle: New Guide Offers Pest Management Tips for Organic Growers
In recent years, the demand for organic foods by the consuming public has exploded. Organic food sales surpassed $35 billion in the United States in 2014, up from an estimated […]
Can Dung Beetles Make Organic Food Safer?
For farmers — especially organic farmers, who are increasingly challenged by food safety guidelines — dung beetles could provide an elegant solution to a vexing problem. Entomologists at Washington State […]