THRIPS AND MAGGOTS: THEIR IMPACT ON ONIONS

THRIPS AND MAGGOTS

ARMING GROWERS WITH USEFUL INFORMATION ON MAGGOTS AND THRIPS Onions may cause your eyes to water when peeling them, but most of you apparently don’t mind, if statistics are any indication. The average American eats nearly 18.8 pounds of fresh and storage-type onions every year, according to Vee’s Marketing, a Wisconsin produce brokerage that specializes … Read more

Thrips, Aphids and Spider Mites…Oh My!

Thrips, Aphids and Spider Mites

Greenhouse growers nationwide are well versed in thrips, aphids and spider mites. These three pests are the most persistent greenhouse pests across the country. Thrips, Aphids and Spider Mites “Mealybugs and scale, whiteflies and leafminers are also important,” said Frank A. Hale, Ph.D., professor of Horticultural Crops Entomology, Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of … Read more