News Items tag as: sterile insect release

Okanagan sterile moths heading south
March 26, 2019 - 7:30 AM

KELOWNA - The moths are heading south.
Sterile Insect Release Program seeking new opportunities outside Thompson-Okanagan
June 21, 2018 - 4:11 PM

PENTICTON - The Sterile Insect Release Program is looking for new ways to make money at its Osoyoos facility.
Unmanned drones are dropping sexy, sterile moths on Okanagan orchards
April 13, 2018 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - A new way to drop sterilized moths on Okanagan orchards could make a job that used to take an entire day take less than 45 minutes
Sterile Insect Program hopes to build on success
August 24, 2016 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - The Okanagan’s Sterile Insect Release program is getting international recognition as program executives seek new commercial opportunities in order to reduce costs.
Codling moth tax levy approved by Kelowna council
April 28, 2015 - 2:28 PM

KELOWNA - Orchardists, and the rest of Kelowna, will pay just over $1 million in 2015 to combat the codling moth, a destructive pest that preys on apples and pears.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

Okanagan sterile moths heading south