Plant Health
Investing in your plant health
In its simplest terms, integrated pest management (IPM) is a decision-making process that combines tools and strategies to identify and manage pests. Integrated plant health management (IPHM) takes things a step further, emphasizing a more... more »
AgroLiquid achieves certification for biostimulant
A provider of agricultural crop nutrition products, AgroLiquid recently shared that its biostimulant product, PrimAgro C-Tech, has been awarded a prestigious certification, affirming its adherence to industry recognized standards for efficacy, safety, and composition. This... more »
Dr. Bugs: Resulting resistance
Answer: Insecticides are used to manage populations of insect pests including aphids, fungus gnats, leafminers, mealybugs, thrips and whiteflies in greenhouse production systems below plant-damaging levels. However, continual reliance on insecticides with the same mode... more »
Forty Under 40 Perspectives: Frost protection using irrigation
When I began working at Bailey Nurseries as an assistant foreman in plant health, I had a lot to learn despite a degree in horticulture and 10 plus years working in the industry. The scale... more »
What if plants could talk?
Gaining a knowledge of plant chemistry can lead to tangible benefits like improved crop yield, early detection of issues related to production and plant health and better-quality products. So why doesn’t everyone understand the chemistry... more »
Healthy crops
While spring is in sight, cold weather can linger which means you must ensure your greenhouse operation stays free from common diseases that thrive in cooler temperatures. Creating conditions that are not conducive to disease... more »
Dr. Bugs: Stratiolaelaps scimitus
The Dr. Bugs column helps GPN readers answer questions. In this column, Raymond Cloyd addresses biological control agents and information on fungus gnat larvae and predatory mites. Question: I want to try using biological control... more »
It’s all the buzz
Do adult periodical cicadas actually feed on anything? The Entomological Society of America recently published a USDA-Agricultural Research Service analysis of DNA in Brood X cicadas' gut contents. The periodical cicadas in the genus Magicicada... more »
Gowan acquires global rights to active ingredient
Gowan Crop Protection Limited, an affiliate of Gowan Company, L.L.C., announced recentlythat it has entered into agreements with Syngenta Crop Protection AG to acquire global rights to the active ingredient cyromazine. The acquisition includes product... more »
Dr. Bugs: Can plants influence susceptibility to insecticides?
Answer: You ask a great question. The primary mechanism by which plants can affect insect pests susceptibility to insecticides, or influence the toxicity of insecticides to insect pests, is by inducing a high level of... more »
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