First Read Grower to Grower Podcast: Get to Know Zoltan Kovacs, the New Director of ThinkPlants By Brian D. Sparks|October 16, 2026
Plant Drought Response Hormone Found to Block Spider Mites By University of Cambridge - Sainsbury Laboratory|May 8, 2024 Recent findings from the Sainsbury Laboratory of Cambridge have found a plant drought-survival mechanism to be useful as pest control.
Breakthrough Study Might Have Answers For Thrips Parvispinus Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 25, 2024 Tiny, invasive pest has been a growing pain for fruit, vegetable, and ornamental plant producers. Researchers evaluate promising products that can be used for control.
Are Nurseries at Fault for Spreading Invasive Species? By University of Massachusetts Amherst|December 8, 2023 New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst maps out the role of horticulture in spreading invasives.
Plant Growers Beware! Another Exotic Pest Has Arrived Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 30, 2020 Discovery of Thrips parvispinus in Central Florida greenhouse is the first on record in the continental U.S.
Rare Plant Pest Raises its Ugly Head in Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 4, 2019 Pilea aphid infestation is the first report of the destructive insect in the Western Hemisphere.
Canada Implements New Voluntary Biosecurity Standard For Greenhouse Industry Posted by Brian Sparks|March 22, 2016 The voluntary standard is designed to protect the greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture industries from invasive plant pests.
