Learn the Ins and Outs of Pest Management in Ornamentals

Posted by Brian Sparks|October 21, 2020

Photo: Dümmen Orange

The in-person gathering of the Northeast Greenhouse Conference (NEGC) has been postponed to 2021, but event organizers still want to provide a useful and timely educational experience for past grower attendees, as well as the rest of the horticulture industry.

Beginning on Nov. 4, a weekly webinar series from the NEGC will offer a closer look at improving plant quality through insect and disease management, using plant growth regulators, and keeping surfaces clean.

The speaker list includes several names familiar to ornamentals growers, including:

Dan Gilrein of Cornell University on pest management in mums
Suzanne Wainwright-Evans of Buglady Consulting on how to be successful with biocontrols
Margery Daughtrey of Cornell on common disease issues in mums
Mary Hausbeck of Michigan State University on thwarting root rots
Chris Currey of Iowa State University on the use of plant growth regulators in young plants
Rosa Raudales of the University of Connecticut on the importance of surface sanitation in preventing the spread of plant pathogens.