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Want to curb climate change? Buy less-than-perfect produce and go easy on pesticides, researchers say
Want to curb climate change? Buy less-than-perfect produce and go easy on pesticides, researchers say

In its latest report, the Pesticide Action Network has made the case for why growers should use less pesticide and urges produce buyers to accept fruits and vegetables with blemishes.

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Why a New App Designed by Iowa State Could Be a Game Changer to Identify and Diagnose Unwanted Pests
Why a New App Designed by Iowa State Could Be a Game Changer to Identify and Diagnose Unwanted Pests

A new pest ID app designed by Iowa State University is the first of its kind for not only insect detection, but also suggested management practices that can help farmers rid their fields of unwanted pests.

Tyne Morgan
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Unspoken Truths About Pests: Japanese Beetles
Unspoken Truths About Pests: Japanese Beetles

These pests have colossal appetites but don’t tend to pack an economic punch.

Sara Schafer
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A quarantine in Los Angeles County, Calif., has been dropped after a successful Mediterranean fruit fly eradication campaign
Medfly quarantine successful in Los Angeles County

Local, state and federal agricultural entities have lifted a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine in northern Los Angeles County.

Chris Koger