Ron Whitehurst, PCA and owner Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. The goal of the Roadmap is to offer a pathway to a future for pest management that benefits all Californians by reflecting a diverse ...
Ron Whitehurst, PCA and co-owner Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. MYTH: “Chemical farming is based on sound science.” TRUTH: The science that backs chemical fertilizer and pesticide use is lar...
https://bugfarm.us/2022/09/25/our-vision-for-successful-spm-part-8-pest-management-myths-and-truths/
Ron Whitehurst, PCA and owner Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. “Working with these species in a bio-diverse agroecosystem will require specific training and the ability to evaluate the pest-crop...
Ron Whitehurst, PCA and co-owner Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. Our vision for successful Sustainable Pest Management is that UCCE Farm Advisors, farmers, PCAs, CCAs, and field scouts – all fa...
Ron Whitehurst, PCA and co-owner Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. The SPM Roadmap will be released by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation by the end of 2022. It will be a great step ...
https://bugfarm.us/2022/09/23/our-vision-for-successful-spm-part-5-regional-focus/
by Ron Whitehurst, PCA and co-owner Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. Pest Control Advisors (PCAs) make their decisions based on monitoring to determine an “action level” or “action threshold...
by Ron Whitehurst, PCA and co-owner Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. “Organic” has different meanings, but the particular meaning that is quite valuable for making state policies is its meanin...
by Ron Whitehurst, PCA, and co-owner Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. DEFINITIONS ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT We sometimes hear people talk about “biologicals” as if the word is interchangeable w...
by Ron Whitehurst, PCA, with Jan Dietrick, MPH, Co-owners Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. Appreciation to Deke & Van We draw on what we learned from our mentor, Jan’s father, Everett J. “Deke...
https://bugfarm.us/2022/09/06/our-vision-for-successful-sustainable-pest-management-spm-part-1/
It started when we joined with Adam Vega for the founding of the Ventura County Coalition Advocating Pesticide Safety (VC-CAPS) in 2018. Adam introduced us to Californians for Pesticide Reform an...
https://bugfarm.us/2021/10/04/ron-speaks-truth-about-pesticides/