Breaking down biocontrol breakthroughs by crop

Added on 16 February 2022

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Breaking down biocontrol breakthroughs by crop

During next month's Biocontrols USA Conference and Expo, buckle up for four focused tracks, concentrating on different crop groups. Each crop group - Greenhouse, Fruit, Vegetables, and Cannabis - will include sessions from respected researchers, growers, and other industry leaders. You'll hear about the latest breakthroughs and learn about real-world problem solving and more.

Greenhouse Sessions

The greenhouse market has long been a leader in adopting biocontrol strategies, and that trend is as strong as ever. If you're growing in a controlled environment, the Biocontrols USA Conference program will provide information on battling your toughest greenhouse pests with sustainable but effective tools, from biopesticides to beneficials to biostimulants.

New Predatory Mite for Greenhouse Vegetable, Ornamental Growers: New biopesticide products are introduced on a regular basis, but it's just as exciting to learn about new pest predators you can add to your crop protection program. Researchers at Canada's Vineland Research and Innovation Centre have discovered a new generalist predator to help control a multitude of pests in greenhouse crops. Learn more about the latest research, what's next, and how you will benefit, from the company that will be providing this predator to the market. (Brian Spencer, President, Applied Bio-nomics Ltd.)

Managing Common Greenhouse Vegetable Diseases: A Microbials Approach: Root and crown rots. Powdery mildew. Postharvest fruit rots. Vegetable growers are familiar with all of the ways disease can attack a crop in the greenhouse. In this valuable session, you will learn about research showing how microbial biological agents can keep these disease pests in check - often at levels comparable to synthetic fungicides. (Zamir Punja, Professor, Plant Pathology, Simon Fraser University)

Biological Solutions to Your Most Important Pests: Learn how to identify Whiteflies, why this pest is a problem, and how to manage it in this 10-minute presentation.

Get the Best Results with Biostimulants in Your Greenhouse: Why are some biostimulants applied just once while others require multiple applications to see an effect? Join Ohio State University's Michelle Jones to learn how the efficacy of biostimulants is influenced by the greenhouse environment and other inputs. Did you know high fertilizer rates, especially phosphorus, can reduce the effectiveness of mycorrhizae and other microbial biostimulants? Or that growing media composition may also influence whether microbial inoculants successfully colonize and provide benefits to their host plants? You'll leave this session understanding the best ways you can use biostimulants to enhance plant growth and help with environmental stress in the greenhouse.