Integrated Pest Management in Protected Structures I: Basic Principles and Scouting

The fundamentals of managing pests in protected structures are very similar in many respects to managing pests in field crops. But conditions within a protected structure can be modified to a certain degree to prevent, delay, or even mitigate pest issues. On the other hand, conditions that discourag...

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Main Authors: Hugh A. Smith, Gary E. Vallad, Bielinski M. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2013-10-01
Series:EDIS
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121144
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Summary:The fundamentals of managing pests in protected structures are very similar in many respects to managing pests in field crops. But conditions within a protected structure can be modified to a certain degree to prevent, delay, or even mitigate pest issues. On the other hand, conditions that discourage one group of pests can often favor another. This 7-page fact sheet was written by Hugh A. Smith, Gary E. Vallad, and Bielinski M. Santos, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in994
ISSN:2576-0009