Integrated Pest Management for Bedding Plants: A Scouting and Pest Management Guide
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
Western Flower Thrips
Fungus Gnats
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