
Sector | Crop Protection


NL: New clues emerge in pepper plant wilting cases

"Treat our water without aggressive chemicals"

NL: New semiochemical supplier for Koppert

Egypt: Fighting back against crop diseases - sustainably

Using technology to detect tomato leaf diseases

Liquid organic provides 100% plant‑available source of nitrogen

Local bumblebee production facility opened in Leamington, Ontario

Nigerian growers get support in Tomato campaign

Fighting back against pepper wilting

First reports of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Brazil

"The situation is already dramatic for many specialty crops"

Battling Anthracnose and Alternaria leaf blights in cucumbers

Tomatoes New Zealand calls on suppliers to aid growers in fight against diseases

Australia: Permit for blueberry protection agent extended

US (SC): Protecting against the mealybug pest

Denmark discontinues PFAS substances, will the Netherlands follow?

Over 150 hectares of above-ground crops in Europe use ozone to sanitise

UK: GB MRL Statutory Register amendments announced

Australia: Permit extended for grey mould crop protection agent

“Even in greenhouses, we’re seeing the effects of a changing climate”

Warning about exotic beetles after discovery in Belgium

New endophytic biostimulant coming to the market

Cultivate trends and take-aways: AI, politics, labour, sustainability

Analysis reveals the role of biocontrol reagents against tomato bacterial wilt

Andermatt Group announces changes to Board of Directors

Using AI and CRISPR to detect ToBRFV

Can Flemish agriculture do without PFAS-containing substances?

Europe: Findings on unauthorized substances in food and feed released

AI spraying cuts tomato herbicide use by 71%

"IPM total success against pepper thrips in Almería"

New broad-spectrum bioinsecticide successfully enters the market

Bacillus in the root zone: how microbial collaboration leads to stronger plants

Organic fertilizer triggers tomato root microRNAs to fight disease

Greenhouse IPM strategies applied in open field cultivation

First mobile plant phenotyping system with flash-induced chlorophyll fluorescence

Sensor technology to support sustainable greenhouse tomato defence and cultivation

“The fly spreads quickly - you don’t want to be too late”

2025 strawberry resistance strategies

Battling chili plant diseases: NMSU expert helps growers fight back

Maxing out chemical-free crop protection with dsRNAmax

CAN: Summerside farm closes strawberry U-pick due to new fungal threat

Helping processors protect the quality of leafy greens

Greenhouse and nursery pest management seminar July

The effects of green synthesized silver nanocomposites on organic tomato plants

US: Effective use of crop protection agents in greenhouses, tunnels

Vietnam: Authorities warn of dangerous residues on imported vegetables

Preparing resistant crops for newly identified downy mildew race

First cucumber variety highly resistant to ToLCNDV

New mobile disinfection cart launched for greenhouse growers

US: Nitrogen and insect pressure in focus when growing leafy greens

Retailers are increasingly creating pollinator health policies

“We spent nights on Google Earth”

AI-powered scouting flags pests before outbreaks, cuts labor costs

Taiwan: 82 of 877 tested farm products non-compliant for crop protection agents

"Resistance to ToBRFV should not come at the expense of quality"

US: Fun-Thyme crop protection agent launched

US: How understanding isoprene could aid in crop protection

Kenya bans 77 crop protection agents over safety concerns

US (MI): Downy mildew disease confirmed on cukes in Lenawee County

Lab test with fusarium proves false alarm for a pepper grower

ToBRFV resistance a key topic at House Fair 2025

Increasing pressure pushing strawberry growers to achieve the impossible

Breaking down the reasons for pathogen resistance in crops

Harvest forecast adjusted daily with new software

AI forecasting tool alerts growers exactly when caterpillars will hatch

Looking at the trends of eco-friendly management of postharvest fungal decays in tomato

Amoéba receives EU approval for biocontrol active substance

CAN: N.S. strawberry growers keep watch for possible fungal disease in crop

Using gene pyramiding to protect peppers from disease

"Biological control is not the future, it is the present in greenhouse agriculture"

"Our strategy is intermediate resistance to ToBRFV to guarantee optimal quality"

Zambia: Children's health foundation sounds alarm over harmful agents in food

Using an RNA model to replace standard crop protection agents

US: Compliance requirements for approved Japanese beetle-free greenhouses and screenhouses

Australia: Queensland implements control order to stop spread of ToBRFV

Looking at the changing ToBRFV situation in Australia

Protecting pepper crops from Ascomycota

US: Researcher investigates the key to heat and disease resilient crops

NZ tomatoes raise ToBRFV biosecurity concerns

Biotalys provides update on regulatory procedures for EVOCA

UK’s first-ever trial permit for aerial crop protection application by drone

UK: House of Lords debates pest control laws in Britain

NL: Intra Eco Shield receives CE quality mark as a Biostimulant

New autonomous scouting robot launched for greenhouses

Duponchelia fovealis in cultivation: damage, detection and monitoring

New Zealand: Ministry reviewing ToBRFV controls

2025 Spring results: A possible aphid resistance warning against chemical-only programs

Introducing Robcam: A new smart pest detector

Koppert and Amoéba sign distribution agreement for crop protection solution

Pepino Mosaic Virus forces year-long shutdown of key greenhouse in Volgograd

"Tomatoes in summer without a trace of Tuta"

US (CA): New regulations proposed for use of crop protection agents near schools

US: Neopestalotiopsis hits strawberry growers hard
