NC State University

Insects

 

Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development. Pests of Greenhouse Sweet Peppers and their Biological Control. http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/opp4527

APSnet Emergence of greenhouse whitefly transmitted Criniviruses as threats to vegetable and fruit production in North America (.pdf)

ATTRA-Integrated Pest Management for Greenhouse Crops www.attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/gh-ipm.html

ATTRA-Biointensive Integrated Pest Management www.attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/ipm.pdf

Biobest Biological Systems Suppliers of beneficial insects for pest control and bumblebees for pollination www.biobest.be U. S. Distributor: Plant Products USA, contact Carol Laymon Claymon, 6160 Riverside Dr., Suite 103, Dublin, OH 43017 www.plantprod.com/US/products/bumblebeehives.html

Biological Control Virtual Information Center The greenhouse site includes a table of biocontrols and how to use them. Choose "Where can biological control be used?" on the homepage, then greenhouse cipm.ncsu.edu/ent/biocontrol

California Department of Pest Regulation provides links to suppliers of beneficial organisms in North America www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/ipminov/bensuppl.htm

California Pest Management Guidelines has excellent resources on methods to remove russet mites www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783400111.html

Cornell University

Biological Control Guide to Natural Enemies in North America www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/

Elements of IPM for Greenhouse Tomatoes in New York State www.nysipm.cornell.edu/elements/ghtom.asp

EPA Pesticide Registration site contains links to the Rainbow Report and links to Status of Pesticides in Registration www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration

Florida Tomato Insect and Disease Identification Keys ftsg.ifas.ufl.edu/

IPM Images www.ipmimages.org

The IR-4 Project. Searchable Database for Biopesticide and Organic Pest Management Solutions. www.ir4.rutgers.edu/Biopesticides/LabelDatabase/index.cfm?CropType=&Crop=&PestType=&Pest=&Organic=&CFID=170344&CFTOKEN=19793634

Koppert Biological Systems www.koppert.nl/e005.shtml (bumblebees for pollination and biocontrol organisms).

Mississippi State Greenhouse Tomatoes: Pest Management in Mississippi (.pdf file)

National Integrated Pest Management Search Engine search.ipm.iastate.edu

NC State Extension Entomology
Insect management in greenhouses, including sizing insect exclusion screens and greenhouses www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/O&T/production/index.htm

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Biology of Whiteflies in Greenhouse Crops www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/03-065.htm

Biology of Thrips in Greenhouse Crops www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/03-077.htm

Management of Thrips in Greenhouse Crops www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/03-075.htm

Screening of Greenhouses for Insect Exclusion www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/00-021.htm

Sanitation Recommendations for Management of Insect and Mite Pests of Greenhouse Vegetables www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/94-029.htm

Leafminers Attacking Field Vegetables and Greenhouse Crops www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/00-039.htm

Photo Gallery of Insects and Mites ipm.ncsu.edu/current_ipm/otimages.html

 

University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project Whiteflies in the greenhouse www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7401.html

University of Kentucky Greenhouse Insect Management www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ent/ent60/ent60.htm

USDA-University of Florida Whitefly Knowledgebase whiteflies.ifas.ufl.edu; Update on the Q Biotype Whitefly: http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/bemisia/bemisia.htm

West Virginia University/Rutgers: Sticky Board Traps for Greenhouses www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/greenhou/fs638.htm

Rutgers. Greenhouse Screening for Insect Control. www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/greenhou/fs640.htm

 

Diseases

 

Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development. Diseases of Sweet Peppers http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/opp4528

Agri-Canada

Cucumber Diseases. W. R. Jarvis. (.pdf file)

Tomato Diseases. W. R. Jarvis. (.pdf file)

APSnet Emergence of greenhouse whitefly transmitted Criniviruses as threats to vegetable and fruit production in North America (.pdf)

B. C. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Crop Protection Fact Sheet: Greenhouse Vegetable Crop Cleanup www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/cleanup.htm

Emerging Viruses in Greenhouse Tomatoes www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/tomatoviruses.htm

Cornell University

This website contains a database on vegetable diseases with current facts and photos with each reference. vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu

Elements of IPM for Greenhouse Tomatoes in New York State www.nysipm.cornell.edu/elements/ghtom.asp

GPN, July 2004. Prevention Before Problems. (.pdf file)

The IR-4 Project. Searchable Database for Biopesticide and Organic Pest Management Solutions. www.ir4.rutgers.edu/Biopesticides/LabelDatabase/index.cfm?CropType=&Crop=&PestType=&Pest=&Organic=&CFID=170344&CFTOKEN=19793634

Mississippi State Greenhouse Tomatoes: Pest Management in Mississippi (.pdf file)

NC State Plant Pathology Information notes on numerous diseases, physiological disorders and sanitation www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/vegetable/vegetable_contents.html

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Management of Pepino Mosaic Virus in Greenhouse Tomatoes www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/01-017.htm

Fusarium Stem and Root Rot of Greenhouse Cucumber www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/01-081.htm

Fusarium Stem and Root Rot of Greenhouse Pepper www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/01-083.htm

University of Connecticut Disease Prevention in Greenhouse Tomato: An IPM Perspective www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/greenhs/htms/ghtmdp.htm

 

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