Por: Time Science February 15, 2023
For two weeks in August, a crew of workers systematically confiscated every orange in Vince Bernard’s groves in Valley Center, Calif. They buried the oranges—at least $500,000 worth of fruit, Bernard says—in ditches on his neighbor’s property. They did so by order of the U.S. government, which came accompanied by armed California Highway Patrol officers and which did not pay Bernard a penny for the crops. Bernard’s oranges were... + full article
Forbes USA Business February 22, 2023
Future FieldsFuture Fields When most people look at fruit flies they see tiny specks that flock to our slightly overripe fruit and have a unique talent to stick themselves into the corners of our eyes. They don’t see a mini bioreactor capable of producing life-saving... + más
Fruit Flies Are Spreading Across U.S. Crops | Time
Orange tree with 2 kinds of fruit? It likely means the rootstock is growing | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Entertainment February 22, 2023
Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at . I was wondering if you could provide me with a list of which fruit trees need a pollinator and which don’t. Jeffery TaylorNow is still a great time to add hardy fruiting... + más
At Newton City Hall, a community garden provides shelter to pollinators | The Boston Globe
Got citrus problems? Bugs, late-blooming trees may be to blame: LSU Garden News | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Entertainment December 13, 2022
Citrus is the most popular kind of fruit grown in Louisiana. This time of year, satsumas and other types of citrus are abundant — and delicious.Several biotic and abiotic stresses affect citrus yields, however, and may dishearten home gardeners when they cannot enjoy their... + más
Orange County homeowners who won citrus-canker lawsuit will share $42.4 million | Orlando Sentinel
Grow citrus in containers, bring them inside during long winter freezes: LSU Garden News | The Advocate
The New York Times USA Science November 14, 2022
They are fruit flies, but they eat leaves. And to feed themselves, the females scrape and scoop vegetation with — this is what researchers actually sometimes call them — vaginal teeth. Then they turn their mouths to the plant juices they’ve liberated, and lap them up.In in... + más
Endangered species protections kick in too late, study finds | NBC News
Not even cockroaches would survive nuclear war: Urban myth | Newsweek
Los Angeles Times USA World October 19, 2022
Hurricane Fiona destroyed $159 million worth of crops in Puerto Rico when it hit a month ago, decimating fields of plantains, bananas and other crops, the island’s agriculture minister said Tuesday. The U.S. territory’s fragile agricultural sector is barely starting to... + más
Opinion | NBC News
Biden visits Puerto Rico after Fiona, commits to recovery 'as long as it takes' | ABC News
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 29, 2022
Here’s some disturbing food for thought when a housefly buzzes around your lunch. A University of Massachusetts Amherst professor is arguing that more attention needs to be paid to “synanthropic” flies — the non-biting flies that live alongside us — as potential... + más
From UMass to Colorado, Cale Makar had a plan and never veered off course | The Boston Globe
Despite COVID-19, Many U.S. Workers Don't Get Paid Sick Time | Time
The Advocate USA Entertainment September 17, 2022
I’m so excited. My banana tree made bananas this year! Do I need to do anything at this point other than just let them turn yellow? When should they ripen? — Douglas BergeronThe flowers of bananas usually begin to appear in April, May or June and are produced on a long,... + más
Spice things up this fall with ornamental peppers: LSU Garden News | The Advocate
A summer garden reminds me that beauty can grow from loss | The Advocate
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