Rick Yates
Ways Microbial Insecticides Can Fit in Your Plant Pest Program
Education on how to maximize the effectiveness of these products can lead to increased adoption.
Tips to Whip Thrips in the Greenhouse
Whether through foliar assault or ground attack, take control with application techniques and strategies that maximize beneficial nematode effectiveness.
Tips to Minimize Late-Stage Foliar Disease Pressure in Garden Mums
Rhizoctonia and Pseudomonas can damage crops when not proactively addressed. Here’s what you need to correctly identify and prevent these maladies.
How Direct-Stick Meters Can Help Take the Guesswork Out of Soil pH
Monitoring your soil pH is critical to maintaining the health of your greenhouse crops. Try these tips for managing pH, as well as accurately testing your soil with direct-stick soil pH meters.
How To Prevent Pythium In Fall Garden Mums
Avoid profit loss in fall garden mums due to pythium root rot with good drainage and integrated pest management practices that reduce risk factors.
4 Things You Need To Know About Implementing Biological Controls
Biocontrols are useful alternatives to traditional pesticides that provide effective pest control in the greenhouse. Here are four ways to get started successfully.
Spider Mites: The Summer Scourge
Spider mite resistance is becoming an increasing problem in greenhouse production. Scouting, biocontrols and miticides can help you take back control of spider mites this summer.
Controlling Foliar Diseases With Microbial Fungicides
Microbial fungicides’ active ingredients are biological organisms, in this case, different types of bacteria that utilize various modes of action to prevent and control foliar plant diseases.