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You are here: Top: Science:Agriculture:Horticulture:Ornamentals:Pests and Diseases (14)
- Aphids on Ornamentals - Photograph of an infected leaf with information on hosts, symptoms, life cycle and a description of these pests.
- Commercial Foliage and Woody Ornamental Arthropod Pest Management - Information on deciding how and when to treat pests on ornamentals as part of an integrated approach and what products to use for different pests.
- Diagnosing Noninfectious Disorders of Floricultural Crops - A fact sheet from Ohio State University. Details the methods for diagnosing such problems as water and light stress, pollutant effects.
- Insect and Mite Management on Commercial Flower Crops - Details of suitable pesticides to use to manage these pests, provided by the University of Florida Extension.
- Insect Galls - Galls are more unsightly than harmful. Information on the insects that can cause galls, and their biological, cultural and chemical control.
- Insect Management on Landscape Plants - Information on pest management on ornamental plants, with details of insecticides registered for use in Florida.
- Insecticides, Miticides and Molluscicides Available to Florida's Floricultural Industry - Growers practice intensive pest management to assure high quality blooms and maximum value. Information on the products available and their use.
- Integrated Pest Management in the Commercial Ornamental Nursery - IPM involves careful use of pesticides in coordination with other pest management practices. This article considers pest prevention and avoidance, key plants for each pest, scouting and planning suitable management strategies.
- Management of Fungus Gnats in Ornamentals - Information on the biology and life cycle of these insects, and what management strategies, biological controls and pesticides can be used.
- Management of Insect and Mite Resistance in Ornamental Crops - Information on the development of resistance to insecticides and miticides and how to deal with the problem.
- Managing Pests of Indoor Plantscapes - Discusses the problems involved in managing pests in peopled areas, and gives details of the chemical treatments best suited to these environments.
- Physiological Disorders of Orchids: Oedema - Illustrated guide to the symptoms of this condition, its diagnosis and management.
- Scale Insects and Mealybugs on Ornamental Plants - Information on these serious pests of ornamentals, their biology and behavior and the sooty mould they can cause, the detection of infestations and their control by cultural, biological and chemical methods.
- Thrips on Ornamental Plants - Information on these insects and their life cycle, with possible biological, cultural and chemical control methods.
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