At the 1 day workshop on “Greenhouse IPM: Achieving Sustainable Biocontrol”, held on March 1 in Vineland, you can learn how to recognize important greenhouse pest species and discuss the benefits of sprays versus bios.
This workshop will cover common pests like whitefly (pictured), aphids, thrips and mite species that affect floriculture crops.
Mike Short, owner of Eco Habitat AgriServices and a consultant in the Niagara area for over 20 years, will guide attendees through scouting basics, understanding pest and their natural enemies, and how pesticides fit into it all.
Sarah Jandricic will be running a mini-session on the importance of different thrips species in the greenhouse, their control, and most importantly, how to ID them.