Integrated Pest Management for Bedding Plants
A Scouting and Pest Management Guide

I. INTRODUCTION 60k pdf file How to Use this Publication II. THE ESSENTIALS OF IPM 64k pdf file Start with a Clean Greenhouse Monitor and Identify Problems Develop a Management Plan Consider Best Management Practices III. SCOUTING METHODS 2.7 Mb pdf file Setting Up a Scouting Program The Scouting Process Scouting Procedures Plant Inspections IV. DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING A MANAGEMENT PLAN 76k pdf file Developing a Management Plan Implementing a Management Plan Evaluation VI. CASE STUDIES 1.2 Mb pdf file Thrips and INSV on Impatiens Whiteflies on Hidden Weeds Importance of Early Intervention Root Rot Management VII. ARTHROPOD PESTS Part One, 3.2 Mb pdf file: Western Flower Thrips Fungus Gnats Part Two, 4.6 Mb pdf file: Leafminers Shore Flies Green Peach Aphid and Melon/Cotton Aphid Two-spotted Spider Mites Tarsonemid Mites–Cyclamen Mite and Broad Mite Whiteflies Longtailed Mealybug, Citrus Mealybug, Obscure Mealybug Occasional Insects

VIII. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 3.8 Mb pdf file Damping-Off Root Rots Caused by Various Fungi Foliar Diseases Caused by Fungi Botrytis Blight Powdery Mildew Alternaria Leaf Spot (Alternaria spp.) Geranium Rust (Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis) Foliar Diseases Caused by Bacteria Bacterial Blight of Geranium Pseudomonas Leaf Spot Bacterial Leaf Spot of Zinnia Bacterial Leaf Spot of Begonia Viral Diseases Other Viruses IX. WEEDS AND ALGAE 92k pdf file X. NONCONTAGIOUS DISORDERS 116k pdf file Spray Injury Excess Soluble Salts Problems with pH Nutrient Toxicities and Deficiencies Injury from Air Pollutants XI. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL 180k pdf file Cost Compatibility with Pesticides Viability of Natural Enemies Environmental Conditions Mode of Action Evaluation of Efficacy Biological Control of Specific Bedding Plant Pests XII. BIBLIOGRAPHY 80k pdf file Basic Scouting References Biological Control Information Books Diagnostic Laboratories, Newsletters Sources of Pest Monitoring Supplies XIII. APPENDIX and INDEX 172k pdf file Forms Used in Bedding Plant Scouting

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