Pest Control
Northeast Greenhouse Conference to Offer Educational Sessions on Biocontrols
Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo — taking place Nov. 3-4, 2021 — will feature educational sessions on using biological controls. Se... more »

Releasing Multiple Biological Control Agents
Question: What are your thoughts about releasing more than one biological control agent to regulate an arthropod (insect and/or mite) pest population?... more »
New Biopesticides for Greenhouse Crops
When I started my career, about 40 years ago, biological control was known and studied but not in practice in many parts of agricultural production. T... more »
What Are Pesticide Metabolites?
Question: I oftentimes hear about metabolites of pesticides. What are metabolites and what is their function in killing insect and mite pests? Answ... more »
Syngenta Publishes Insect Guides
Syngenta has released three insect solutions guides to help greenhouse and nursery growers manage resistance while controlling whiteflies, thrips and ... more »
Water Solubility and Systemic Insecticides
Question: What is the relationship between water solubility and systemic insecticides? Answer: Excellent question. First of all, what is water solu... more »