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PEST & DISEASE MANAGEMENT
START CLEAN,
stay clean
GPN's Q&A with Nancy Rechcigl of Syngenta
on greenhouse sanitation
BY HEATHER MACHOVINA
I
'd love to get your perspective
on greenhouse sanitation
and how that affects insects
and diseases taking over in the
greenhouse.
Nancy Rechcigl (NR): We have a
phrase, " start clean, stay clean, " and
that's really one of the primary nuts
and bolts of starting production and
having a successful production cycle.
When you're able to start clean, it's
easier to prevent diseases and pest
problems - cleaning up in between
your crops, sanitizing the benches,
removing any weeds that are in the
area. You can have pests like mites
and whitefly that live on those weeds
in the greenhouse or production
area, so it's really important to clean
that up.
There's also an issue with algae.
In production, there's a lot of water
and fertilizer being used to grow
the plants, and this is also a good
substrate for algae growth. Two of
the pests that actually really like to
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feed on algae are shore flies and
fungus gnats. So, cleaning up
and sanitizing the floors, aisles
and underneath benches can help
prevent problems with those types
of pests as well.
Do you have specific
recommendations for how to sanitize
a greenhouse before starting -
are there any specific sprays or
protocols in place for that?
NR: Well, there's a number
of different products on the
market. There's quaternary
ammonium compounds, a
number of them, and there
are some that are based on
hydrogen dioxide; so any of
those products will work. These
tend to be less corrosive than
a 10% to 20% bleach solution,
which is also used. It's important
to remove the organic debris from
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Table of Contents
Editor's Report | Labor updates
Legislation | Tackling ag labor
Management | All-in-one installation
Labor | Labor survey report
Labor | New H-2A worker protections will start this year
CAST 2024 | CAST crazes of 2024
Pest & Disease Management | Start clean, stay clean
Biologicals | Plant health and biologicals
Dr. Bugs | Biological control agent of Western flower thrips
Forty Under 40 Perspectives | Remote Sales success
Culture Report | Sparkling new Princettia varieties
Duets | Plant pathology perspective from floriculture royalty
AmericanHort | Dive deeper and gain an edge
Product Marketplace
Industry News
Classifieds/Ad Index
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June 2024 - 2
June 2024 - Table of Contents
June 2024 - Editor's Report | Labor updates
June 2024 - 5
June 2024 - 6
June 2024 - 7
June 2024 - Legislation | Tackling ag labor
June 2024 - 9
June 2024 - Management | All-in-one installation
June 2024 - 11
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June 2024 - 13
June 2024 - Labor | Labor survey report
June 2024 - 15
June 2024 - Labor | New H-2A worker protections will start this year
June 2024 - 17
June 2024 - CAST 2024 | CAST crazes of 2024
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June 2024 - Pest & Disease Management | Start clean, stay clean
June 2024 - 25
June 2024 - Biologicals | Plant health and biologicals
June 2024 - 27
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June 2024 - Dr. Bugs | Biological control agent of Western flower thrips
June 2024 - 31
June 2024 - Forty Under 40 Perspectives | Remote Sales success
June 2024 - 33
June 2024 - Culture Report | Sparkling new Princettia varieties
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June 2024 - Duets | Plant pathology perspective from floriculture royalty
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June 2024 - AmericanHort | Dive deeper and gain an edge
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June 2024 - Product Marketplace
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June 2024 - Industry News
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June 2024 - Classifieds/Ad Index
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