(530) 752-4784Bedding and Container Color Plant IPM
Our guide to best practices in bedding and container color plant production is available to download here.
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cacasey - Posted in Bedding plants, Integrated Pest Management
Feb, 11, 2015
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Leafminer Control — 2014 IR-4 Trial Results
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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- Feb, 11, 2015
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Biological Control of Root Rots in Bedding Plants — Commercial Greenhouse Trial
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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- Feb, 11, 2015
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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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- Feb, 08, 2015
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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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- Posted in Tools of IPM
- Feb, 08, 2015
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