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Author Archives: Sarah Jandricic, Greenhouse Floriculture IPM Specialist, OMAFRA
Upcoming Greenhouse and Nursery Biosecurity Courses: Aug., Sept. and Oct.!
Want to brush up on your biosecurity awareness, so you can help PREVENT pests BEFORE they become a problem? Need a certificate to demonstrate you’re building your IPM learning for career advancement? Then these FREE courses from the Ontario Soil … Continue reading
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Your Yearly Reminder of Japanese Beetle Requirements: Get Those Treatments on Before May 15!
Anyone following this blog for the last few years knows I like to remind y’all to make sure you treat your plants for Japanese beetle before May 15! This is because NO pesticides are allowed when Japanese beetle (JB) pupae are … Continue reading
Upcoming Greenhouse, Nursery & Floriculture Biosecurity Workshop in March
OSCIA is offering a free two-part webinar will explore practical steps growers can take to strengthen biosecurity in greenhouse and plant production operations. A technical expert will highlight key practices that help reduce risk and protect plant health. Participants will also learn … Continue reading
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REMINDER: GrowON Webinar TOMORROW on Nematode Application and Efficacy!
On Wednesday, December 17th at noon, please join Greg Bryant , Technical Lead at Beneficial Insectary, for an hour-long exploration of what nematodes can do, if you treat them right. To attend, please continue reading and click on the registration link in the … Continue reading
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GrowON Webinar, December 17: Worms at War – Maximizing Nematode Efficacy for Greenhouse and Nursery Crops.
As December winds down, thoughts are now turning to spring crops. This can include spring bedding crops or nursery plants coming out of their winter sleep. Both of these can bring onslaughts of pests like thrips, fungus gnats, shore flies … Continue reading
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Third Intake of the Agricultural Stewardship Initiative Opens August 13 to September 3, 2025
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $3 million and launching the third intake of the Agricultural Stewardship Initiative (ASI) to help farmers implement projects to improve the energy efficiency of their farming operations. To support the province’s plan … Continue reading
Your Yearly Explainer of Japanese Beetle Requirements: Get Those Treatments on Before May 15!
For those of you planning on shipping ornamental products out of Ontario anytime between May 15 and June 15, this is your yearly reminder to get your curative application of Acelepryn on BEFORE May 15! Recall that no pesticides are allowed when Japanese … Continue reading
GrowON Webinar: Planning Your Spring IPM Program with Ontario’s Crop Protection Hub!
Still unfamiliar with Ontario’s Crop Protection Hub (fondly referred to as “Crop Hub”) and want to know more about it? Then join me (the Greenhouse Floriculture IPM Specialist) and Cara McCreary (Greenhouse Vegetable IPM Specialist) for a LIVE demonstration Thursday, Dec. 12 at noon! … Continue reading
REMINDER: Webinar on Managing Pesticide Resistance in Greenhouses and Nurseries TOMORROW at Noon!
Greenhouse IPM practitioners have to produce high quality plants and produce with a more limited chemical arsenal. We also have to deal with several key pests that are known to readily develop resistance to multiple chemical classes, including thrips, whitefly … Continue reading
June 19, 2024: Japanese Beetles Have Started to Emerge!
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults were caught in traps today in Guelph and spotted in the last day or two near London, ON. Read on for what the start of the adult emergence period means in terms of pest management … Continue reading
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