Center for Arkansas Farms and Food (CAFF) developed this webpage resource to offer some best management practices for addressing Japanese beetles, cucumber beetles, cabbage moth, tomato fruit worm, Colorado potato beetle, leaf hoppers, stink bugs, harlequin bug, tarnished plant bug, squash vine borer. There are quite a few products available that can be used in… Continue reading Organic-approved Pest Control Materials (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
Resources Category: Pest, Weed, and Disease Management
Discover effective organic methods for pest, weed, and disease management. Learn sustainable techniques to protect your crops without the use of synthetic chemicals.
Organic Weed Management for Small-Scale Farming (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
Brendan Sinclair and Liesel McCleary of Snuggle Bug Farm discuss proven methods for weed control on their small-scale organic farm in Northwest Arkansas.
Preliminary Trials on Use of Essential Oils for IPM of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Podcast: Organic Weed Management Series – Part 3: Allis G and more (Episode 36)
We continue our Organic Weed Management podcast series by discussing the Allis G, Tilmor 520 cultivator tractor and other row crop tractors and their variants.
Podcast: Organic Weed Management Series – Part 2: Offset Cultivator (Episode 35)
Today we deep dive into the weeds of offset cultivator tractors. Probably more than you would ever want to know about offset tractors. We will talk about what is available, some of the pro’s and con’s of each, and which ones are good buys today.
Podcast: Weed Management Series – Part 1: Introduction (Episode 34)
In this episode we introduce the new Weed Management Series where we will discuss tractors, tools, equipment, strategies, and more.
An Introduction to Disease and Pest Management in Vegetable Crops
An Introduction to Disease and Pest Management in Vegetable Crops This comprehensive presentation offers an introduction to the fundamental aspects of plant pests and diseases. The session covered a broad spectrum of topics, beginning with an overview of the primary types of plant diseases, including bacterial, fungal, viral, and abiotic diseases, as well as the… Continue reading An Introduction to Disease and Pest Management in Vegetable Crops
Podcast: July Season Updates – Mechanical Management in an Organic System (Episode 25)
In this episode, Center For Arkansas Farms and Food (CAFF) talks about sprayer options for insects, recovering from spring wet conditions, and a very random deep dive into cultivators and cultivator tractors.
Podcast: Late July Updates – spider mites, stilt bugs, and weed management techniques (Episode 26)
Spider mites have emerged and Stilt Bugs? That’s a new one for me. Plus a discussion on weed management strategies around building sites and organic herbicides.
Netting for Physical IPM of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Article for integrated pest management of invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle