IPM

Producing high-quality ornamentals while decreasing pesticide use requires finding creative ways to reduce pests across your whole production system.

Are you interested in learning more about the role fertilizers and biostimulants can play in plant health — both in terms of plant quality and pest levels?

This upcoming and FREE webinar provides and overview of a current project between the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, OMAFRA and industry partners on this unique topic.

WHAT: Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance (COHA) Webinar Series: Changing production practices for better pest control in greenhouse ornamentals

WHO: Dr. Rose Buitenhuis, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

WHEN: March 2, 2021, 10:00 a.m. (PST) / 1:00 p.m. (EST)

A fall mum sample pot on drip irrigation. Does it need all that feed?

Description: Control of greenhouse floriculture pests uses a systems approach, combining biological control and plant resistance with the manipulation of environmental and crop production practices. Studies suggest that high fertilizer levels stimulate pest reproduction by providing them with more organic nitrogen, present in plant tissues.

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In some cases you might find mold on your peat based growing media or on its packaging. This article explains how this happens and why you should not be alarmed. If the humidity is high, mold can grow on almost any organic material. Therefore it’s no surprise that mold could emerge on growing media as…

Bioline Agrosciences is a provider of biological crop protection technology: Bio-solutions, including macrobiologicals, pollination and associated products. “Through our distribution network we supply technology, advice and products to help growers produce a world leading product.” The adoption of…

The biotech companies e-nema GmbH and Katz Biotech AG have started a cooperation to develop a new, innovative product for biological pest control: Beneficial nematodes, formulated in capsules, offer long lasting efficacy against sciarid gnats and are ideal for preventative treatments. Beneficial…

In addition, there are now crop chemicals that are much safer for parasitoids and predators.

Cabbage is often targeted by the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) (DBM), and an infestation of this pest can ruin an entire harvest. But a remarkably effective parasitoid wasp called Cotesia vestalis can rid the crop of DBM larvae.

READ Parasitoids – The ‘good guys’

A number of other parasitoids attack DBMs, but I find C. vestalis to be the most abundant and effective. However, very few cabbage farmers know about the role that this predator can play in an IPM programme. I’m also unaware of any company that produces it for this purpose.

Unfortunately, because there are no representatives doing the rounds to sell parasitoids and provide information on their management to farmers, there has been relatively little interest in IPM.

Protecting predators C. vestalis numbers decrease substantially in winter and increase slowly in spring as DBMs become active. As a result, a safe product should be used against DBMs at this time to allow the wasps to establish themselves properly; thereafter, it may be unnecessary to spray.

Expecting a shipment of #biocontrol agents? Maximize your ROI with proper techniques for unpacking, handling and release shown in this short video. #greenhouse #IPM

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Environmental pressure poses a major challenge to the agricultural sector, which requires the development of cultivation techniques that can effectively reduce the impact of abiotic stress affecting crop yield and quality (e.g., thermal stress, wind, and hail) and of biotic factors, such as insect pests.…

As Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus infects tomato and pepper plants across the globe, seed companies are working on breeding a resistant tomato. Rich genetic and genomic resources were available to tomato breeders even before the inception of the tomato’s genomic sequencing projects. Large tomato…

In winter, low temperatures, high humidity and a lack of light can lead to the appearance of pathogenic fungi or to problems caused by the degradation of the plants' root system, mainly due to inadequate irrigation. Although the meteorological conditions that affect the crop are not the same in summer as…

Although your plants may have been checked for pests and even treated with pesticides during propagation, there may still be one or two unwanted visitors when they arrive on site. Transplanting provides a good opportunity to check each plant individually, as it is placed in its growing position, and take…

A&L Biological Inc., a subsidiary of A&L Canada Laboratories Inc., announced their first two products have now moved into the registration phase of development for the Canadian agricultural market. A&L Biological has an established R&D platform for the discovery and development for bio-control and…

Plant diseases are among the most serious challenges that growers face during the crop production crop cultivation process. This problem may be caused by one or more biological agents, such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi. In order to prevent or minimize crop loss and the financial impact caused by…

When it comes to cultivation, viruses are nothing new. Two years ago, the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) broke out in the Dutch greenhouse horticultural sector. Growers struggle to control this member of the tobamovirus family. For decades now, there's been ongoing research into disinfection…

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Bioplanet is currently intervening with useful insects in strawberry crops in Campania. Bumblebees are used for pollination and phytoseiidae are used against red spider mites. "Favoring pollination with bumblebees is an established technique. All businesses part of Coop Sole use it to improve quality and…

Currently, the Plant Protection Application Ordinance and an Insect Protection Act are being discussed at federal level as part of the "Insect Protection Action Program". As the network of asparagus and berry associations sees a great need for action here in order to continue asparagus and berry…

BCPC’s Julian Westaway said, “Having access to the latest pesticide information is vital for all those involved in their use and application. The UK Pesticide Guide, in both its online and print version, is the one-stop database for all pesticide products approved in the UK, including the latest active…

What is IPM?

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a multifaceted pest management strategy we use to control bad bug populations in our greenhouses. Any crop, whether it’s grown in a greenhouse or a field, has to be supported by a strong IPM program to ensure its plants stay healthy and protected. Without a strong IPM program, it’s all too easy for pest populations to get out of control and destroy a crop.

All the different techniques used in an organized IPM program work hand in hand to keep bad bugs at bay. Let’s take a closer look at all the different aspects and benefits of a robust IPM strategy, as well as the strategies we’re using to build a bigger and better bug program at Nature Fresh Farms!

Fortunately and unfortunately there are so many ways to manage pathogens in a hydroponic nutrient solution. Having options is great but these options can be difficult to navigate for new growers. Hopefully this overview comparing three popular management styles makes it easier to understand the tradeoffs…

LED lights are being used more and more in the horticultural industry, most often as grow lights. Yet now the Spanish company ATG Ingeniería has launched a tool in what LED lights are being used as crop protection. "Biocaptur S50 is the first biological control device against Tuta Absoluta," they say…

HSE 300 is the latest solution for spraying in a greenhouse. The machine has two spraying bars up to 3m high, one spraying the end of the row, the other spraying the plants on both sides. Both are equipped with nozzle heads that can be adjusted and individual setting of the spray liquid stream. "The…

Two new products from Koppert will make Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes for strawberries grown under polythene tunnels more robust. The products are a new release license for Swirski Mite®, and the Natutec Drive® application system. In particular these developments centre around thrips…

It’s harvest season for Florida’s $300 million-per-year strawberry season, so those who grow this fruit need help to control pests such as the tiny (up to 2-millimeters long), destructive chilli thrips. Farmers often use pesticides to control thrips, but they’d like to minimize those chemicals, and…

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The peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and silver leaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are the major pests of capsicum under protected cultivation. The entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are environmentally safe than the chemical pesticides. In a new study, different EPF…

President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday that it is going to continue to allow a pesticide called chlorpyrifos that interferes with mammalian brain development to continue to be used in the United States. Many states have already decided to phase out or ban the…

Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper caused by what we now know as X. euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria was described for the first time on tomato in 1920 in South Africa. Nowadays, bacterial spot is the name used to describe a specific set of symptoms on peppers and tomatoes - caused by four xanthomonad…

Just like humans, plants can get bacterial infections. These infections can negatively affect yield and quality of fruits and trees. Although some compounds have been developed to protect plants, few of them work on a wide variety of crops. Also, bacteria are constantly developing new resistances. Now,…

Abiotic and biotic stresses both decrease the quality and quantity of cultivated plants. In this study, in order to see the responses of cucumber plants to drought stress and cucumber downy mildew infection, downy mildew infestation at different two levels, B1 (disease infestation) and B2 (no disease infestation), along with three fertigation requirement levels, full fertigation T1, moderate nutrient solution deficit T2 and severe nutrient solution deficit T3, were applied in a greenhouse. Thus, six treatments, i.e., B1T1, B1T2, B1T3, B2T1, B2T2 and B2T3, were set. The leaf gas-exchange parameters were significantly increased under CK (control experiment, B2T1: no disease infestation and full irrigation) treatment, and leaf photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate and stomatal conductance were significantly decreased under the B1T1 treatment. Leaf intercellular CO2 concentration was significantly increased under B1T1 treatment. Leaf photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, intercellular CO2 concentration and stomatal conductance were significantly decreased under B1T2, B1T3, B2T2 and B2T3 treatments.