Pests

Dr. Bugs: How does growing medium affect nematodes?

Question Can you please provide information on how the growing medium can affect Steinernema feltiae? Answer Steinernema feltiae is an entomopath... more »

Captiva Prime Receives Full State Registration

Gowan Co. has announce that Captiva Prime, a natural repellent bio-insecticide, has received full state registration in the United States (excluding A... more »

Ball FloraPlant Farms Implement Alternative IPM Techniques

Ball FloraPlant recently announced that its offshore cuttings farms did not use neonicotinoid-based pest management chemicals during its spring crop p... more »

BASF UK Facility Expands to Increase Beneficials Production

BASF recently expanded its Littlehampton, United Kingdom production site to help strengthen the company's ability to sustainably meet the growing glob... more »

Registration Now Open for Greenhouse Insect Biocontrol Tour in Ontario

Michigan State University Extension is offering a bus tour of floriculture greenhouse insect biocontrol programs from Michigan to the Niagara region o... more »

USDA Gives $4.6 Million to Fight Rose Rosette Disease

The United States Department of Agriculture has announced an award of a $4.6 million for a five-year grant to combat rose rosette disease (RRD) a m... more »