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INTRODUCTION
Sept 3, 2008 | by Sean Chiki
Welcome everyone to the very first edition of The Loupe!!
The Loupe is a webpage dedicated to pest management topics and issues and will be exclusive to the Greenhouse Canada website. Our goal is to offer you relevant pest management information throughout the year as well the opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas on pest management. The Loupe will be updated on a regular basis and will focus on insect and disease pest issues in the greenhouse ornamental and vegetable industries.
Sept 3, 2008 | by Sean Valk
The Fungus Gnat
Growers often class fungus gnats as a nuisance rather than a pest, believing that fungus gnats will not damage their crop and that they only live for a short time. The problem is that ornamental crops can be impacted by both the adult and larval stage of the insect.
While the adults only live for about 10 days, they can lay in excess of 200 eggs during that time. The life cycle begins with the eggs which are laid hatching into larvae, 5 to 6 days after being laid. For 12 to 14 the larvae feed and molt.
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PEST MANAGEMENT TIP
Monitoring for Fungus Gnat Larvae
Sept 3, 2008 | by Sean Valk
We just listed a number of control options for fungus gnats. Most of the registered pesticides and biological products for fungus gnat control are larvicides. This means you have to apply the product preventively, before you see a significant adult population. While it is easy to monitor for fungus gnat adults with yellow sticky cards, monitoring for fungus gnat larvae is a little more difficult. Here is one technique: | FULL STORY
PEST MANAGEMENT TOOL UPDATE
Sprayscout is pest management software specifically designed for the Canadian greenhouse ornamental industry.
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