This first appeared as “Spotlight on Ornamentals: Spring Forward for Fall” in the IR-4 Newsletter 48(2):8. It is currently late spring, so it seems a little unusual to be talking about fall color but growers are already producing plants for fall color. Autumn in most parts of the United States brings spectacular color to foliage […]
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Afidopyropen Crop Safety – 2018
BAS 440i (afidopyropen) is a new insecticide being developed by BASF for the control of piercing and sucking insect pests such as aphids, whiteflies, psyllids, scales and leafhoppers.
Beetle, Borer, Weevil & White Grub Efficacy – 2018
Collectively, managing coleopteran insects can be challenging because the adult and larval stages may both cause damage and sometimes occur on different hosts or on
Bacterial Disease Efficacy Summary & Literature Review – 2018
From 2008 to 2017, 72 products were tested through the IR-4 Program as drench or foliar applications against bacterial pathogens. In addition to research collected
Pendimethalin + Dimethenamid-p Crop Safety – 2017
From 2007 to 2016, IR-4 completed 620 trials on Freehand G (BAS 659 G; dimethenamid-p + pendimethalin).The data contained in this report was generated to register uses
Pendimethalin Crop Safety – 2017
Pendimethalin has been registered in the United States since 1994 for uses in and around ornamental plants in production nurseries and in landscapes.
Oxyfluorfen + Prodiamine Crop Safety – 2018
From 2009 through 2017 IR-4 completed 207 trials evaluating Biathlon (oxyfluorfen + prodiamine) crop safety. The data contained in this report were generated to register uses
Thrips Efficacy Summary – 2017
For the last 10 years, the IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Workshop has ranked developing efficacy data on new products to manage thrips as a High Priority Project. Thrips remain an important threat
Botrytis Efficacy Summary – 2017
At the IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Program Workshop in 2011, Botrytis Efficacy was selected as a high priority project to expand the knowledge and list of fungicides available to growers for these diseases.
Nematode Literature Review – 2017
Foliar nematodes cause huge damage not only in food crops but also on popular ornamental horticulture plants. This summary includes research from nematode