These recorded webinars let you hear directly from OMAFRA experts – on YOUR time!
- Biology and Management of Western Flower Thrips: a Canadian Perspective, hosted by Crop Talk Media. Recorded July 25, 2020. Running time: 1hr 38 min. Viewing is FREE. Dr. Sarah Jandricic from OMAFRA, and Dr. Rose Buitenhuis from the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, take you on an in-depth walk through thrips management – from propagation through to finishing. Topics include:
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- How to use “thrips-magnet” plants to your advantage (min 13:27)
- Dipping cuttings and front-loading bios to reduce thrips in propagation (min 20:26)
- How and when you should be using microbial pesticides (min 27:36)
- When to apply nematodes – and when to stop applying them! (min 30:00)
- Why mite sachets are the backbone of any thrips program and how to get the most out of them (min 33:07)
- Mass trapping – should you use it? (min 44:35)
- Where pesticides fit in (min 50:55)
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- “Tips for Thrips Control: from Propagation to Pocketbook”, it is now available FOR FREE on the Greenhouse Canada Magazine website . Just register with your email address. This is a shortened version of the webinar above, with a running time of 40 min. This webinar also addresses economics of thrips management, and how to keep track of what you’re spending.
