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Fungus gnats can be present in flower and foliage production areas during any part of the year, but hot rainy periods are ideal. Growers can manage fungus gnats successfully and ship healthy potted plants without shipping the insects. Fungus gnat adu ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG125
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- Mite Resistance in Ornamental Crops
Resistance of arthropods to crop management chemicals has been problematic since the early era of synthetic organic pesticides. During the 1970s and early 1980s leafminer Liriomyza trifolii outbreaks heavily damaged herbaceous ornamental crops such a ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN715
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- The Insect Galls
Galls occur on many different plants. These growths may be caused by insects, mites, fungi, bacteria, or nematodes, but insect galls are the most common. Gallforming insects include adelgids, phylloxerans, psyllids, gall midges, and gall wasps. Of th ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG325
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- The Floricultural Crops
Farm sales of floriculture crops in Florida were $800 million in 2006, nationally second only to California3. These products are valued for their aesthetic qualities and consumers do not tolerate detectable insect and mite damage. As a result, grower ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN472
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- Pest Management on Foliage and Woody
Pest management on foliage and woody ornamentals requires an integrated approach. Integrated pest management IPM involves using a combination of management approaches e.g., biological, cultural, and chemical to reduce pest problems below levels of ec ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG012
| | - The Oedema
Illustrated guide to the symptoms of this condition, its diagnosis and management. Oedema is a physiological disorder of orchids caused by overwatering. The excess water is absorbed by the roots quicker than it is lost by the leaves, which can cause ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PP164
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- The Thrips on Ornamental Plants
Information on these insects and their life cycle, with possible biological, cultural and chemical control methods. The depending on the species, thrips feed on fully expanded leaves, young tissue in the bud, flowers, andor small fruit. Infested leav ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG327
| | - Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management IPM is an approach to managing insects, mites, pathogens, nematodes, weeds, and other pests in which multiple practices are implemented throughout the entire production period of the crop Table 1. IPM can be viewed as a ser ...
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG144
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- The Aphids on Ornamentals
Nearly all species of plants have one or more aphid species that feed on them. Many species feed on one or a few closely related species of plants. Therefore, knowing the host plant is often helpful in identification. Only a few species, such as the ...
http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/aphids.htm
| | - Diagnosing Noninfectious Disorders
Growers must constantly solve croprelated problems. Some problems are caused by pests, others by diseases and yet others are caused by a variety of noninfectious disorders. These disorders are also called physiological or environmental diseases. Some ...
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1253.html
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