Red-headed flea beetle got you down last year? If you have potted plants that are celebrating a birthday in your nursery, simply spraying for adults in July often isn’t enough to limit their damage.
A brand new video has just been posted online by IQDHO colleagues in Quebec, as part of their Nursery Pest Warning Network (Réseau d’avertissements phytosanitaires – RAP Pépinières ornementales). The video, which is available in both English and French, provides detailed information on five ways to apply Heterorabditis bacteriophora nematodes to potted material in nurseries to target larvae and help manage adult populations in the summer.
Click on the image below to access the video
Red-Headed Flea Beetle Control with Nematodes in Nursery Pots – YouTube
This how-to video covers:
- When to apply nematodes
- How to use them
- Conditions for success
- Different application techniques, including with a sprayer, drenching, injectors, etc.
The video is a supplement to the network’s Pépinières ornementales data sheet which deals with this subject (in French): Culture en pots : Lutte contre l’altise à tête rouge à l’aide de nématodes. The methods presented were tested as part of a research project conducted by IQDHO, carried out under the responsibility of Émilie Lemaire, agr. M. Sc. and Marilyn Lamoureux, dta, agr., of IQDHO.
A link to the original French version of the video is available: Lutte contre l’altise à tête rouge à l’aide de nématodes dans les pots
Aknowledgements
Thank you to Pépinière Abbotsford, Pépinière Soleil, Émilie Lemaire, agr. M. Sc., Researcher in phytoprotection (IQDHO), Kevin Mailhot, agr., Research Professional (IQDHO) and Philippe-Michael Caron, Dubois Agrinovation. The video was produced by Marilyn Lamoureux, dta, agr., greenhouse and nursery consultant (IQDHO).
The RAP is coordinated by the Phytoprotection Directorate of the Québec’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ).
