Are you a Canadian floriculture grower Planning your IPM program for Spring crops soon? Then look no further! Ontario’s new Crop Protection Hub combines pesticide data from a plethora of sources and combines them into one convenient location.
Types of data (for both chemical and microbial insecticides/fungicides) include:
- Allowable pesticides by crop type (e.g. cut flowers, potted crops, unrooted cuttings)
- Rates, REIs, and maximum allowable sprays per crop
- Compatibility information with beneficial organisms
- Efficacy ratings of pest management products for specific greenhouse pests
- Recommendations for best use of products for each pest
- Link to the most current pesticide label
Keep reading to find out how to access this new application.
Continue reading “Introducing Ontario’s Crop Protection Hub – Your One Stop Shop for Pesticide Information for Greenhouse Crops”
It will soon be that time of year again, when Japanese beetle adults begin to fly!
A new pesticide is available for greenhouse ornamental production in Canada that has shown potential for effective suppression of difficult-to-control thrips and whitefly species.
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults are starting to take flight in southern Ontario. They have been spotted in Hamilton and Niagara this week. Read on for an updated post on WHAT and WHEN to spray for JB to meet certification requirements if you ship product outside Ontario.
