The 2019 version of OMAFRA’s Flue-Cured Tobacco Crop Protection Guide, Publication 843 is now available. Growers who have not yet received a copy, can contact the CTRF to request one by following this link. Publication 843 contains recommendations on registered pest control products for flue-cured tobacco in Ontario. There is a list of control products in the […]
The 2019 growing season is underway. At this time, most greenhouses have been seeded. As the seed germinates and seedlings grow, pests, fertility and contamination due to drifting of pesticides may arise and affect the crop. Algae, Black Root Rot, Pythium Damping-off and Rhizoctonia Damping-off, are common occurrences in greenhouses. These pests are highly controlled […]