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Although this story, which appears in American/Western Fruit Grower this month, centers on California almonds, verticillium wilt is a common disease of shade trees that is widespread through the U.S. The disease often occurs on cotton in the South.
For the American Fruit Grower story, click here.
For information on verticillium wilt of cotton, click here.
A University of Utah biologist and an international research team decoded the genetic blueprint of the two-spotted spider mite, raising hope for new ways to attack the major pest, which resists pesticides and destroys crops and ornamental plants worldwide.
The 7th International IPM Symposium, “IPM on the World Stage—Solutions for Global Pest Challenges,” will be held March 27–29, 2012 in Memphis, Tennessee USA at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
http://www.ipmcenters.org/ipmsymposium12/
There’s a brand new conference taking place this year for greening school grounds, focusing on the outdoor landscape offering both play and learning opportunities. The first International International Green Schoolyard Conference will be held in Berkley and San Francisco, California, September 16-18, 2011. Organizers have invited leaders of the school ground movement from Europe, North America, and Japan. More information is available at www.greenschoolyards.org.
