Tag: greenhouses

Got Aphids? Call in the Reinforcements With Banker Plants

To manage pest infestations in greenhouses, banker plants draw in different insect species that don’t feed on the main crop but do serve as hosts for predator insects that will also attack the pest on the main crop—a useful (and green) tool for integrated pest management.

Entomology Today March 13, 2018 4 Comments

Managing Pests in Organic Greenhouses

While a greenhouse structure affords growers pest control options that are not available for field crops, such as physical exclusion, it can also create challenges.

The Commercial Bumble Bee Industry May Have Helped Spread Nosema to Wild Bee Populations

When most people think about bee pollinators in U.S. agriculture, they probably think of honey bees. However, bumble bees can also be used, especially in green houses where crops like […]