Managing scale and mealybug insects presents unique challenges. Products with contact modes of action must be applied at specific timings in order to reach the most susceptible crawler stages.
Category: ArchivedEfficacy
Beetle, Borer, Weevil & White Grub Efficacy – 2017
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
Phytophthora Efficacy Summary – 2016
From 2003 to 2015, 66 products representing 59 active ingredients were tested through the IR-4 Program as drench or foliar applications against nine Phytophthora species causing root
Botrytis Efficacy Summary – 2016
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.
Fusarium Efficacy Summary – 2016
From 2001 to 2015, numerous products representing 31 active ingredients were evaluated in greenhouse and field trials as soil drench, soil incorporation, foliar, in-furrow, drip irrigation or tuber
Thrips Efficacy Summary – 2015
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 for
Bacterial Disease Efficacy Summary – 2015
From 2008 to 2014, 54 products were tested through the IR-4 Program as drench or foliar applications against bacterial pathogens. In addition to research collected through the IR-4
Mite Efficacy Summary – 2012
At the IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Program Workshop in 2009, Mite Efficacy was selected as a high priority project to obtain data supporting current and future registrations was discussed.
Pythium Efficacy Summary – 2015
At the IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Program Workshop in 2009, Pythium Efficacy was selected as a high priority project to expand the knowledge and list of fungicides available to growers for these diseases.