Greenhouse Update - January 8, 2008
Leanne Pundt, Extension Educator, University of Connecticut    

Happy New Year!  

Here’s a listing of some suppliers of IPM Scouting Supplies, On-Site Test Kits for Diseases, and Natural Enemies to help you in ordering any needed supplies you may need to help in your pest management program.  

I’ve also enclosed some references that should be on your bookshelf or that you may want to order for any new employees. 

Some Sources of IPM Scouting Supplies (this is not an exhaustive list)

·        Great Lakes IPM – www.greatlakesipm.com; 1-800-235-0285 

·        Gemplers – www.gemplers.com ; 1-800-382-8473

·        IPM Laboratories - http://www.ipmlabs.com/; 1-315-497-2063 

·        GreenSpot – www.greenmethods.com, 603-942-8925

·        Hydro-Gardens – www.hydro-gardens.com, 888-693-0578

On – Site Test Kits for Diseases  

There are currently three companies that manufacture test kits available for on-site testing. Not every company carries kits for all diseases. Note: Kits need to be refrigerated and expiration dates observed.

Click on “Food Safety” and then click on “Plant Disease”, see Alert Kits  

Some Suppliers of Natural Enemies 

Some of the suppliers of natural enemies used by growers in New England include:

A useful directory for choosing a natural enemy supplier is: “Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America” by Charles Hunter (See the web site: www.cdpr.ca.gov/).  This directory is also available from the California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Pesticide Regulation, Environmental Monitoring and Pest Management Branch, 830 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Some Helpful References on Pest Management:

2007-2008 New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide – A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators.  Available from Communications and Information Technology, Unit 4035, 1376 Storrs Road, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-4035.  Make check for $25.00 payable to the University of Connecticut. Or go to www.store.uconn.edu or call 860-486-3336 

All from Ball Publishing Bookshelf, www. ballbookshelf.com or call 1-888-888-0013

Ball Field Guide to Diseases of Greenhouse Ornamentals by Daughtrey & Chase $66.95, Diseases of Annuals and Perennials A Ball Guide by Daughtrey, Chase and Simone $59.95, Pests & Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials: The Biological Approach by S. Gill, D. Clement and E. Dutkey $64.95, Ball Guide to Identification of Greenhouse Pests and Beneficials $66.95, Plant Root Zone Management by Whipker, Dole et al. $35.00, Perennial Solutions, A Growers Guide to Perennial Production by P. Pilon $64.95,  PICT Guides of Plant Disorders, Bedding Plants, Fall Crops and Poinsettias. $55.00 for set of three  

Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Pest Management for Vegetable Bedding Plants. Available online at http://www.nevegetable.org/

Pest Management for Herb Bedding Plants. Available online at www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm 

Thomas, C. 2005. Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrol. Publication No. AGRS-96. 89 pp. Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program. Available from: Publications Distribution Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 112 Agricultural Administration Building, University Park, PA 16802-2602 Tel: 814-865-6713, Fax: 814-863-5560 Also available online: http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/63.htm

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