Table of Contents
- Home
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Chapters
- 1 Pesticide Information
- 1.1 Use Pesticides Safely
- 1.2 Protect Honey Bees from Insecticides
- 1.3 Pesticide Control Legislation
- 1.4 Pesticide Product Registration Information for New York State
- 1.5 Verifying Pesticide Registration and Restricted-Use Status
- 1.6 Applicator Certification
- 1.7 Pesticide Recordkeeping/Reporting
- 1.8 EPA Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for Agricultural Pesticides
- 1.9 The Neighbor Notification Law
- 1.10 Reduced-Risk Pesticides, Minimum-Risk Pesticides, and Biopesticides
- 1.11 FIFRA 2(ee) Recommendations
- 1.11 Special Greenhouse Requirements in the Worker Protection Standard
- 2 General Information
- 3 Integrated Pest Management of Greenhouse Floral Crops
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Basics of Integrated Pest Management
- 3.2.1 Preseason Cleanup
- 3.2.2 Cultural Practices in Integrated Pest Management
- 3.2.3 Scouting
- 3.2.4 Pest Identification
- 3.2.5 Inspection upon Arrival
- 3.2.6 Keeping Records
- 3.3 Sanitation and Sterilization
- 4 Safe and Effective Pesticide Use for Disease, Insect, and Weed Control on Greenhouse Floral Crops
- 4.1 General Information for Pesticide Applicators
- 4.2 Label Warning Statements
- 4.3 Sources of More Information on Pesticides
- 4.4 Compatibility of Pesticides
- 4.5 Phytotoxicity of Pesticides
- 4.6 Storage of Pesticides
- 4.7 Shelf Life of Pesticides
- 4.8 Pesticide Disposal
- 4.9 Pesticide Formulations and Application Methods
- 4.9.1 Hydraulic Sprayers
- 4.9.2 Mist Blowers or Mechanical Foggers
- 4.9.3 Electrostatic Sprayers
- 4.9.4 Thermal Foggers
- 4.9.5 Aerosol Bombs, Smoke Generators, and Thermodusters
- 4.9.6 Granules
- 4.10 Care of Equipment
- 4.11 Safety Precautions for Handling Highly Toxic Pesticides
- 4.11.1 Protective Clothing
- 4.11.1.1 Gloves
- 4.11.1.2 Coveralls
- 4.11.1.3 Boots
- 4.11.1.4 Goggles or Face Shield
- 4.11.1.5 Head and Neck Coverings
- 4.11.2 Respirators
- 4.12 Commonsense Precautions
- 4.13 Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning
- 4.13.1 Is It Pesticide Poisoning or Not?
- 4.13.2 Kinds of Poisoning
- 4.13.3 General Symptoms
- 4.13.4 Chemical Families
- 4.13.5 First Aid for Pesticide Poisoning
- 4.14 First Aid Kit for On-the-Job Use
- 5 Biology and Management of Diseases of Greenhouse Floral Crops
- 5.1 Common Diseases of Floral Crops
- 5.1.1 Powdery Mildew
- 5.1.2 Botrytis Blight
- 5.1.3 Root Rot Diseases
- 5.1.3.1 Pythium Root Rot
- 5.1.3.2 Phytophthora Root and Stem Rot
- 5.1.3.3 Rhizoctonia Root Rot
- 5.1.3.4 Thielaviopsis Root Rot
- 5.1.3.5 Damping-off Disease
- 5.1.4 Bacterial Blight of Geranium
- 5.1.5 Southern wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum)
- 5.1.6 Verticillium Disease
- 5.1.7 Viruses
- 5.1.8 Nematode Diseases
- 5.2 Diseases of Specific Floral Crops
- 5.2.1 African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)
- 5.2.2 Azalea
- 5.2.3 Bedding Plants (Annuals and Perennials from Seed)
- 5.2.4 Begonia
- 5.2.5 Bulb Crops for Forcing
- 5.2.6 Calceolaria (Calceolaria herbeohybrida, C. integrifolia)
- 5.2.7 Calibrachoa (Calibrachoa hybrids)
- 5.2.8 Calla
- 5.2.9 Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
- 5.2.10 China Aster (Callistephus chinensis)
- 5.2.11 Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum grandiflorum)
- 5.2.12 Cineraria (Pericallis x hybrida)
- 5.2.13 Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
- 5.2.14 Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum)
- 5.2.15 Foliage Plants
- 5.2.16 Freesia (Freesia refracta)
- 5.2.16 Fuchsia (Fuchsia x hybrida)
- 5.2.17 Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)
- 5.2.18 Geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
- 5.2.19 Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa)
- 5.2.20 Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
- 5.2.21 Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
- 5.2.22 Lily
- 5.2.23 Nemesia
- 5.2.24 Orchid
- 5.2.25 Pansy (Viola tricolor)
- 5.2.26 Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
- 5.2.27 Rose (Rosa hybrida)
- 5.2.28 Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
- 5.3 Suggestions for Managing Fungicide Resistance
- 6 Fungicides and Bactericides for Greenhouse Use
- Alternaria Leafspot
- Anthracnoses
- Ascochyta Blight (Mycosphaerella)
- Bacterial Leaf Spots (Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas)
- Bipolaris Leaf Spot
- Black Spot of Rose
- Botrytis Gray Mold
- Cephalosporium Leaf Spot
- Cercospora Leaf Spot
- Ciborinia
- Cladosporium
- Curvularia Leaf Spot
- Cylindrocladium Leaf Spot, Blight, Rot, Canker, or Wilt
- Cylindrocladium Root Rot
- Dactylaria Leaf Spot of Philodendron
- Didymellina (Heterosporium) Leaf Spot of Iris
- Downy Mildews
- Erwinia sp. Bacteria
- Exobasidium Flower and Leaf Gall
- Fusarium Bulb Rot
- Fusarium Leaf Spot
- Fusarium Stem, Crown, and Root Rots
- Helminthosporium Leaf Spot
- Leaf Spots (general)
- Leptosphaeria Brown Spot
- Myrothecium Stem, Crown, and Root Rot
- Mystrosporium (Ink Spot)
- Ovulinia Petal Blight
- Penicillium Bulb Rot
- Phomopsis Blight
- Phytophthora Damping-Off, Root and Crown Rot
- Phytophthora Foliar Blight or Dieback
- Powdery Mildew
- Pseudomonas sp. Bacteria (Ice Nucleating)
- Pythium Damping Off, Root and Stem Rot
- Ramularia Leaf Spot
- Rhizoctonia Foliar Blight
- Rhizoctonia Stem, Crown, and Root Rots and Damping-Off
- Rusts
- Scab (Poinsettia)
- Sclerotinia Stem, Crown, and Root Rots
- Sclerotium Rolfsii Stem Rot
- Septoria Leaf Spot
- Thielaviopsis Root Rot
- Xanthomonas Leaf Spots
- 7 Biology and Management of Arthropod Pests of Greenhouse and Floral Crops
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Biological and Integrated Control
- 7.3 Suggestions for Managing Insecticide Resistance
- 7.4 Common Arthropod Pests of Floral Crops
- 8 Pesticides Labeled for Arthropod Control
- Ants
- Aphids
- Beetles
- Black Vine Weevil
- Broad Mites
- Caterpillars
- Cyclamen Mite
- Earwigs
- Fungus Gnats
- Gall Midges
- Grasshoppers
- Lace Bugs
- Leafhoppers
- Leafminers
- Leafrollers
- Mealybugs
- Millipedes
- Mites
- Scale
- Shore Flies
- Slugs, Snails
- Sowbugs
- Spittlebugs
- Springtails
- Thrips
- Whiteflies
- 9 Management of Greenhouse Weeds
- 10 Growth Regulation of Greenhouse Floral Crops
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Chemical Growth Regulators
- 10.3 Growth Promotion
- 10.4 Chemical Growth Promoters
- 10.5 Management of Plant Height
- 11 Growth Regulators for Greenhouse Floral Crops
- Table 11.1. Growth regulators for greenhouse floral crops
- Defoliation
- Promoters of Stem Elongation
- Promoters of Branching and/or Pinching
- Promoters of Flowering and/or Breaking of Dormancy
- Promoters of Flower Size
- Promoters of Rooting
- Retardants of Stem Elongation
- Suppressants of Flower Initiation and Development
- Suppressants of Senescence
- Suppressants of Stem Topple
- 12 Biological Organism Information
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