Nursery Papers

BACKGROUND: Managing insect and mite pests are critical for producing healthy nursery crops. There are many ways that production managers can achieve this
goal including cultural practices to prevent pest populations. Pesticides are also a valuable and commonly used tool. Biological control has been used less often by production nurseries but is now being used more.… Continue reading

Background – Australia is increasing its biosecurity for an incurable plant disease that has crippled citrus-producing regions around the world and is posing an ever-growing threat to our local citrus industry. Huanglongbing (Chinese for yellow shoot disease), or HLB is a lethal, rapidly spreading, bacterial disease of citrus.… Continue reading