Cal Poly Research: Bug-Vacuum Trial Using TRIC Bug Vacs

Commercial field study demonstrates reduced catfacing damage and improved grower profitability.

Evaluation of UV-C Light for Control of Tetranychus urticae and Eotetranychus lewisi on Strawberry (2026)

Latest peer-reviewed strawberry research demonstrating that nighttime UV-C provides strong ovicidal control of two-spotted spider

Download the Paper
Efficacy and Limitations of Ultraviolet-C Light for Control of Lygus hesperus Eggs and Nymphs in Strawberry (2026)

Engineering research describing autonomous robotic delivery of UV-C treatments at commercial scale.

Download the Paper
Use of Ultraviolet Light to Suppress Powdery Mildew in Strawberry Fruit Production Fields (2021)

Engineering research describing autonomous robotic delivery of UV-C treatments at commercial scale.

Download the Paper
Effects of Nighttime Applications of Germicidal Ultraviolet Light Upon Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildew, and Sour Rot of Grapevine (2023)

Engineering research describing autonomous robotic delivery of UV-C treatments at commercial scale.

Download the Paper
Combined Nighttime Ultraviolet B Irradiation and Phytoseiid Mite Application Provide Optimal Control of Spider Mites on Greenhouse Strawberry Plants (2024)

Engineering research describing autonomous robotic delivery of UV-C treatments at commercial scale.

Download the Paper
Effect of UV-C Irradiation on Greenhouse Whitefly (2021)

Engineering research describing autonomous robotic delivery of UV-C treatments at commercial scale.

Download the Paper
Application of UV-C Irradiation to Rosa × hybrida Plants as a Tool to Minimise Macrosiphum rosae Populations (2021)

Engineering research describing autonomous robotic delivery of UV-C treatments at commercial scale.

Download the Paper
Simulation and Optimization of Robotic Tasks for UV Treatment of Diseases in Horticulture (2020)

Engineering research describing autonomous robotic delivery of UV-C treatments at commercial scale.

Download the Paper
Researchers Harness the Sun’s Rays to Fight Strawberry Disease (USDA Agricultural Research Service)

A USDA overview explaining how federal researchers developed nighttime UV-C treatments to suppress powdery mildew

Download the Paper