Leanne Pundt

Leanne Pundt

Controlling caterpillars

Understand these voracious feeders and how to stop them in their tracks.

Menacing mealybugs

Several attributes make mealybugs challenging to eradicate, but growers can follow these methods to control the pests.

Familiarize yourself with fungus gnats

From tunneling larvae to flying adults, here’s what growers need to know about this greenhouse pest.

The Botrytis battle

Growers need to take a multistep approach to control this disease

Successful scouting

Be on the lookout for the usual pest suspects this poinsettia season.

Battling the leafhopper blues

Leafhoppers cause significant damage when they find their way into greenhouses — learn how to identify and eradicate the most common of these species

Problems with powdery mildew

Tips and tricks to identify infections and prevent further occurrences

Managing algae in the greenhouse

Keep your structure safe and healthy from algae

Plant Health: Wiping out rust

Managing rust disease on ornamentals

Diseases of vegetable bedding plants

Sanitation, cultural practices, resistant cultivars and proper fungicide use can help minimize disease.