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A New Paper-based Test for the Zika Virus: Inexpensive Device Can Diagnose Zika in Just a Few Hours (May 6, 2016)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT News.

Annual Plum Pox Virus Survey

Cornell University (New York). New York State Agricultural Experiment Station.

Asian Citrus Pysllid Distribution and Management

University of California. Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Provides information to both growers and home gardeners, in two distinct sub-sites -- to get the basics on the insect and the disease it can vector, how to inspect your trees, how to treat your tree if you find ACP, critical things to do to help contain the insect population and deal with Huanglongbing (HLB), as well as additional information more specific to California.

Asian Citrus Pysllid Distribution and Management - Distribution of ACP, HLB and Parasites in California

University of California. Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Biological Control of the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis) in California

University of California - Riverside. Applied Biological Control Research.

Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America

Cornell University. Agriculture and Life Sciences.

This guide provides photographs and descriptions of biological control (or biocontrol) agents of insect, disease, and weed pests in North America. It is also a tutorial on the concept and practice of biological control and integrated pest management (IPM). Whether you are an educator, a commercial grower, a student, a researcher, a land manager, or an extension or regulatory agent, we hope you will find this information useful.

California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program

University of California. Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Center for Invasive Species Research

University of California - Riverside.

Classical Biological Control of Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), in California

University of California - Riverside. Applied Biological Control Research.

Early Detection is Key: University of Guam Keeps an Eye Out for Deadly Tomato Pests (Oct 8, 2020)

University of Guam.

The University of Guam received another round of funding in September under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Protection Act for the surveying and monitoring of invasive pests of solanaceous crops that are on USDA’s Priority Pest List for 2021. Solanaceae, or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that include tomato, eggplant, and chili pepper. As part of the national effort this year, UOG was awarded $38,000 to survey and monitor for two pests: Tuta absoluta, which is a moth and type of leafminer capable of destroying an entire crop, and Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2, which is a bacterium, known as a bacterial wilt, that infects through the roots and is deadly to plants.

The work through UOG better prepares the island to manage these invasive species if or when they arrive. "There are certain pathogens and insects that have a reputation of being really bad. These are two of them," said project lead Robert L. Schlub, a researcher and faculty member of UOG Cooperative Extension and Outreach with a doctorate in plant pathology. "They aren’t on Guam, but if they show up, we want to know so we can help get them under control."

Eradication & Control Information Sheets

California Sea Grant.

These materials are provided for educational purposes only. They are intended to provide a general overview of what is required for implementing tactics to eradicate and control aquatic invasive species (AIS). Although prevention is the best approach, it also is important to be prepared and respond quickly to new infestations and to reduce risks posed by existing infestations.

Forest Pathology and Mycology Lab - Sudden Oak Death

University of California - Berkeley.

Honey Bee Research and Information

University of California - Riverside. Entomology.

Integrated Pest Management Program

University of Massachusetts - Amherst. Extension.

Integrated Pest Management Program

North Carolina State University. Extension.

Invasive Weed Management Program

University of California. Cooperative Extension. Central Sierra.

New Lab Opens at Cornell for Golden Nematode Research (Aug 1, 2019)

Cornell University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

For the last seven decades, Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has been leading the fight against nematodes—invasive, microscopic worms that can destroy seasons' worth of crops. However, researchers had been working in a facility that lacked the infrastructure to keep pace with their innovative work. On August 1, 2019, thanks to a $1.2 million grant from New York State and another $400,000 in federal funding, CALS cut the ribbon on the new Golden Nematode Quarantine Facility, located on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, NY. The facility is the only research program in North America with expertise in biology, resistance breeding and management of potato-cyst nematodes. At the lab, Cornell scientists work in tandem with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS).

New York State Integrated Pest Management Program

Cornell University.

Pest Alerts for Vegetables - Late Blight Information

Cornell University. New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.

Potato Pest Management Guidelines - Late Blight (Mar 2019)

University of California. Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.