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Downy mildew in roses
Roses are the leading cut flowers in global floriculture trade. Cut roses, either planted outdoors or in plastic greenhouses are susceptible to many phytopathogens. Downy...
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Food for thought: the Scout decision
In 1907, Baden-Powell, an English soldier, devised the Scout motto: Be Prepared. That’s always a good plan in all areas of life, including the horticultural sector, where...
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Combating two-spotted spider mite
Spider mites are tiny 8-legged animals closely related to spiders. Several kinds are important pests of ornamental crops, shrubs, and bedding plants. Under favorable...
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Aphids on Ornamentals
Aphids are serious pests in ornamental plants, causing both direct and indirect damages through loss of saps, deformation, discoloration, abnormal development, reduced...
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Focus on Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildews are among of the most common diseases of ornamentals; many flowers, vegetables, and woody plants are susceptible. Greenhouse crops prone to infection include...
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Spotlight on leaf spot diseases
Fungal leaf spots are the most common and obvious diseases present during ornamental crop production. In most cases, they are easily noticed, and the temptation to guess...
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Take control of leaf miners
Biology of the pests Adult leaf miners are small (1.8 mm), yellow and black flies that are about the same size and shape as fruit flies. In contrast to shore flies, leaf miner...
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Watch out for thrips on your farm
Thrips, order Thysanoptera, are tiny, slender insects with fringed wings. They feed by puncturing the epidermal (outer) layer of host tissue and sucking out the cell contents...
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Be on the lookout for False Codling Moth...
False codling moth also known as Thaumatotibia leucotreta is a native pest to sub-Saharan Africa and is present on more than 70 host plants crops like roses, citrus, peppers...
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Nematode Management Webinar – re-watch t...
Following on from our successful webinar on Nematode Management Webinar, as promised you can now re-watch all of our speakers and their presentations to further your knowledge...
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Nematodes Awareness Alert
Nematodes are microscopic, eel-like roundworms. The most troublesome species are those that live and feed within plant roots and those living freely in the soil and feed on...
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Biostimulants - the emerging technology
There comes a point when an emerging technology moves from the ‘alternative’ to the mainstream – no longer in the hands of small manufacturers and a few early adopters but...