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Mealybug control in Ontario’s floriculture crops
Ontario has several pests for which floriculture IPM programs have yet to be perfected. Mealybug (MB) is one, and its incidence seems to be on the rise. This post outlines current control strategies,...
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Mealybugs…on poinsettia??
Citrus mealybug feeding on a flower stem. Last year several consultants and I noticed something strange. A number of greenhouses in Ontario had noticeable infestations of mealybug in their poinsettia...
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Spring crops that are “magnets”for certain pests.
You know the old rhyme: “April showers bring May flowers, but what do May flowers bring? Aphids“. Or sometimes it seems that way, anyways, with Spring bedding crops. To help guide your pest management...
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MSU Webinar: “The Trouble with Tropicals”– March 16th
The recent boom in tropical plant production over the past few years means growers are encountering different and more challenging pests in greenhouses. Please join me and Judy Colley (Biological...
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