Articles | Industry News Bees Fight White Mold, Help Save Crops Bees are amazing creatures that play a major role in agriculture. Now, there’s evidence the insects can help fight Sclerotinia, a disease that hammers soybeans, canola and sunflowers, the Mandan, … Read More
Articles | Industry News Sunflower Highlights A demonstration and replicated trial of an organic crop inoculation system to control sclerotinia – also known as white mold or head rot – on sunflowers will be held during … Read More
Articles | Industry News Pollinators Deliver Airmail Crop Protection Bumblebees scurry out of a hive, collecting a beneficial fungus on hairy legs as they exit, and carry a health package to crops across a swath of farmland. The activity … Read More
Articles | Industry News A New Way to Save the Bees: Have Them Deliver Natural Pesticides to Crops One of the most persistent and destructive problems in modern agriculture is its heavy reliance on pesticides. The United States alone uses about 1.1 billion pounds of these chemicals every … Read More
Articles | Industry News Startup creates buzz with unique delivery system: bees Pollinators help out the environment a lot, but one Canadian startup has found a new way that bees can aid in plant health. Bee Vectoring Technologies’ goal is to target … Read More
Articles | Industry News Could bees play a role in OSR pest management? Bees could play a role in integrated pest management (IPM) of oilseed rape by distributing fungicides for sclerotinia control, according to Canadian-based company Bee Vectoring Technology (BVT) CEO Michael Collinson. Read More