Plant Health
Neonic Input Still Needed by AmericanHort, HRI
AmericanHort and the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) seek to better understand its stakeholders’ usage of the following nitroguanidine neonicotinoids Clothianidin Dinotefuran Imidacloprid Thiamethoxam The organizations anticipate that the EPA will announce proposed registration changes to... more »
Syngenta Insecticide Labeled for Use on Vegetables
To meet growers’ needs around vegetable products, Endeavor insecticide from Syngenta has been approved for use on vegetable plants grown for consumers. This includes cucurbits, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, brassica and leafy vegetables. The expanded label... more »
BioWorks Hires Sales Director for Biological Products
BioWorks has hired Ted McDonald to be its Director of Sales, Biological Products. In his new position, McDonald will be responsible for managing the BioWorks Biological Products sales organization and growing the BioWorks family of... more »
It’s Whitefly Time: How to Update Your Rotation Program
Spring is here. One of the most challenging pests to be on the lookout for this time of year is whiteflies, with sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) being the most financially destructive in greenhouse and... more »
Greenhouse Biological Control Conference to Take Place in Connecticut in June
The University of Connecticut Extension will present a one-day Greenhouse Biological Control Conference on June 19, 2019, at the Jones Auditorium, The Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station in New Haven, Connecticut. The speakers featured on the program include:... more »
The Beneficial Power of the Nematode
{Sponsored} South Central Growers is a family-owned and operated ornamental nursery based out of Springfield, Tennessee. Tim Van der Hengst’s family purchased the business in 1990. Today, in their second generation of family ownership, they... more »
Vestaron Adds Field Development Biologist
Vestaron Corp. has hired Daniel Peck as a field development biologist. He started with the company the week of April 15. Peck earned his bachelor’s degree in zoology and entomology from the University of Wisconsin... more »
OASIS Now Offering EthylBloc Sachets
OASIS Grower Solutions is now offering its EthylBloc Sachets, a patented, EPA-approved ethylene action inhibitor designed to keep flowers and plants fresh during transport and storage. EthylBloc sachets inhibit the negative effects of ethylene (the... more »
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