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Category Archives: IPM
Integrated Pest Management Webinars for Nursery Growers
This January, OMAFA is presenting a series of webinars focused on integrated pest management (IPM) topics for nursery growers. See below for the list of webinars and links to register through zoom. Registration is free, but you must register for … Continue reading
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
Posted in Educational Opportunities, IPM
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In Case You Missed It: Two-Spot Cotton Leafhopper – a New Pest of Hibiscus
You may have heard about this new leafhopper in recent e-newsletters, or maybe you tuned into the recent HRI webinar, but should Ontario growers be worried? Well, if you grow hibiscus or import plants from the southern US, it might … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, IPM
Tagged hibiscus pests, leafhoppers, new pest of hibiscus, Nursery IPM, two spotted cotton leafhopper
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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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A new Root Rot for Fir Trees?
Over the last number of years, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has been partnering to conduct surveys in Eastern Canada to determine the presence and distribution of a newly detected soil-borne pathogen called Phytophthora abietivora (Click here to view … Continue reading
Upcoming Webinar: Best practices for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Nursery
In light of the expansion of the regulated area for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid this fall in Ontario (click here for announcement), CNLA and OMAFA are hosting a webinar on December 10th for nursery growers to understand the biology of this … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Invasive Species, IPM
Tagged hemlock ontario, hemlock woolly adelgid, hwa, HWA management, HWA ontario
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Box Tree Moth management: your final window to target larvae before they overwinter
Many regions have seen a small uptick in box tree moth adult catches over the last two weeks, while other trap catches have remained steady since the start of the second adult flight period in mid-August. These constant catches indicate … Continue reading
Canadian Greenhouse Conference: October 8-9, 2025
Registration is open for the 2025 Canadian Greenhouse Conference (CGC) in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on October 8 and 9. This conference is great for any nursery producers who have greenhouse facilities, or even those who don’t! There are lots of great speakers … Continue reading
Expanded Regulated Area for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded the regulated area for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Ontario. The new regulated area now includes the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Haldimand County, the City of Hamilton and the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand. This expansion … Continue reading
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Tagged hemlock cfia, hemlock regulated area ontario, hemlock woolly adelgid, hwa
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Tree of Heaven: Recognizing and reporting this invasive tree
August is tree check month, and there’s no better time to spotlight one of Ontario’s most notorious invaders — the tree of heaven. Once an introduced ornamental, this fast-growing species now thrives in the most unexpected places: sprouting from sidewalks … Continue reading
Posted in Invasive Species, IPM, landscape
Tagged invasive species ontario, invasive toh, invasive tree ontario, SLF, spotted lanternfly, TOH, tree of heaven
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