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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You have work to do before claiming your homeowners grant this year
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Okanagan sterile moths heading south