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Bedding and Container Color Plant IPM

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Our guide to best practices in bedding and container color plant production is available to download here.

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Leafminer Control — 2014 IR-4 Trial Results

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Results of recent IR-4 trial of pesticides for leafminer control conducted in the Parrella lab are now available. The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy of new and currently-registered materials against the American serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii, in greenhouse-grown cut gerbera daisy (Gerbera x hybrida ‘Mermaid’). Avid and AzaGuard were the two […]

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Biological Control of Root Rots in Bedding Plants — Commercial Greenhouse Trial

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An important part of the Parrella lab IPM program is evaluating new products and strategies at commercial greenhouses. This trial was an evaluation of root rot control in bedding plants that I conducted at a greenhouse on California’s Central Coast. We compared biological products with a traditional fungicide. The biocontrols were RootShield (Trichoderma harzianum; BioWorks) […]

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Leafminer Larva Emerging from Leaf

by Danny Klittich     American serpentine leafminer (Liriomyza trifolii) larvae emerging from a gerbera leaf in real time.   This is a very common pest in greenhouse and outdoor agriculture.  

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How to Build an Aspirator

Our famous Ph.D candidate describes in great detail how to build your own Aspirator.   An aspirator is a device used for collecting small specimens. This aspirator is made out of common lab supplies and is easy to make.   You will need: ΒΌ inch Tygon Hose (at least 30cm long) 5ml Pipette Tip Fine […]

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