The new team members will focus on helping growers improve their pest management practices.

From a leadership change at Monrovia to bolstered sales teams at two other companies, check out some of the names making horticulture headlines this month.

Industry veteran John Wendorf will focus on building the company’s innovative approach to development new crop protection technology.

Obtaining optimal results with plant growth regulators is a combination of art and science. Here’s how a few manufacturers are helping to bring the two together.

Hachi-Hachi SC is active on all life stages of insects such as thrips, aphids, and mealybugs.

Over the past few months, crop protection companies have developed several new products designed to help you manage a wide range of insect and disease pests. Here’s a look at some of them.

Whether it’s through new liner programs or more consistent grouping of plants, growers continue to find ways to effectively manage their plant growth regulator programs.

The new biofungicide is the first product from AgBiome, and will be marketed by SePRO Corp. in the ornamentals market.

AgBiome, a young company with teammates steeped in decades of experience in the crop protection world, sees an opportunity to bring products to market that fill the existing gaps in plant protection. The company has partnered with SePRO to market and distribute Zio, a biological fungicide expecting EPA registration this spring.

The program is designed to help growers use SePRO’s insect management tools to prevent plant damage from a variety of pests.