Speaker: Alison Kutz, Consulting Director, Sound Horticulture

Pests trying to outwit you? This talk will cover best practices for keeping beneficial insects and microbial controls as the first line of defense in your greenhouse. Fine tuning your program will minimize negative impacts on beneficials and increase the efficacy of your biocontrol program and how to integrate these safer controls into your growing program. is critical to reducing reliance on chemistries, so let’s explore a balance between those occasionally needed sprays and keeping our products performing together seamlessly. Alison will discuss some of the tried-and-true biological management tools and how they interface with beneficials, as well as some newer and less well-known materials that may be well worth your consideration.