IR-4 Launches Searchable Database for Biopesticide and Organic Pest Management Solutions

May 17, 2007, Princeton, NJ — The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), headquartered at New Jersey’s Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University, announced today the launch of its Biopesticide / Organic database on the IR-4 website. The database, which is searchable by crop, pest, and state, will assist commercial and home growers of specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, ornamentals and turf, but IR-4 also includes minor pests that are found on major row crops in this database. IR-4 Biopesticide Manager, Dr. Michael Braverman explained, “This project was conceived out of the observation that most growers or homeowners were unaware of the variety of today’s biopesticides. There are a few Biopesticides that show up on conventional product websites, but there isn’t a database for just biopesticides and organics. Creating this database is a tool for helping growers find answers to their pest problems.”    

Locate the database at this link.