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Cracking in the Delta Mendota Canal as a result of groundwater pumping. |
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The Bagrada bug |
More directly IPM related is a story out of New Mexico about the Bagrada hilaris, a stink bug from southern Africa that's made its way to the United States and enjoys Brassica crops such as bok choy, cabbage and broccoli. Unfortunately, there aren't good ways for small organic growers to manage the pest, but IPM researchers in New Mexico are actively working on it. Read the story in the Albuquerque Journal here.

There was also more press recently about corn rootworm and increasing numbers of examples of its growing resistance to Bt corn, which is genetically modified to be pest-resistant. Iowa Farmer Today wrote about it here. On the Western IPM Center website, there's a link to a recent webinar about corn rootworm resistance that was held by our sister center in the North Central Region. Catch up on the webinar here.
Finally - and yes, the tease in the headline was deliberate - April 7 is National Beer Day in the United States. It was on this day in 1933 that the Budweiser Clydesdales delivered beer to the White House to celebrate the end of prohibition in America.
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