Plant Health

Certis Adds Key Account Manager

Certis USA has hired Lee Schaber as key account manager for the company’s expanding Garden 2 Greenhouse Division. In this new role, Schaber will support distribution with private label marketing opportunities and sales of Certis’ portfolio of consumer garden, professional greenhouse and nursery products, which include insecticides... more »

Verdant Granted European Patent for Electrostatic Printing of PGRs

Verdant Technologies recently announced that the European Patent Office had granted the company a patent (Patent No. 15 735 823.5-1107) for the electrostatic printing process, or photocopy process, used in their plant growth regulator technology... more »

OHP Adds Pilon to Technical Staff

OHP, Inc. recently announced that Paul Pilon has joined the company as technical manager. "We are pleased to add Paul to our team of dedicated professionals," says Dan Stahl, OHP vice president and general manager.... more »

Wendorf Joins SePRO as Turf & Ornamental Director

SePRO has named John Wendorf as the company's new director of Turf & Ornamental. Wendorf comes to SePRO with almost 30 years of turf and ornamental industry experience. In his role as director, Wendorf will... more »

Effect of Growing Media on Common Greenhouse Pests

Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, and fungus gnats, Bradysia spp., are major insect pests of greenhouse production systems. Both insect pests have life stages that reside in the growing medium: prepupae and pupae for western... more »

BioWorks Adds Biological Solutions Advisor

Kristine Dyer has been named biological solutions advisor at BioWorks. In this position, Dyer will increase BioWorks' ability to deliver personalized solutions, programs and support to the Northeast United States (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,... more »

MSU Announces Online College of Knowledge Courses

Are you looking to refresh your knowledge on greenhouse topics such as abiotic and nutritional disorders, greenhouse lighting, biological control or fertility? Do you have a new employee that could benefit? Register for the latest... more »

Penn State Extension to Present Pest Management Webinar

Licensed pesticide applicators can brush up on their skills and responsibilities in a course offered by Penn State Extension from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 7, 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Professional... more »