Potted plants like geranium and impatiens are typically grown in the warmer regions of the United States and require shipping to reach northern markets for sale to
Category: Efficacy
Early Post Emergence Efficacy Summary – 2011
From 2008 through 2011, fourteen pre-emergent herbicides were tested across the United States through the IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Program to determine whether they can control
Liverwort Efficacy Summary – 2012
Data in this report were generated to evaluate several products for post-emergent control of liverworts (Marchantia sp.). Liverworts are among the most serious weeds of container grown ornamentals.
Pyrifluquinazon Efficacy & Crop Safety Summary – 2010
Pyrifluquinazon is a new active ingredient for the management of sucking pests, such as aphids, thrips, whiteflies and more. Its mode of action is to halt insect feeding so that they starve.
Tolfenpyrad Efficacy & Crop Safety Summary – 2010
Hachi-Hachi 15EC (tolfenpyrad) was registered July 28, 2010 for the control of aphids, leafhoppers, scales, thrips, whiteflies, and early instar lepidopteran larvae on ornamental
Pythium Efficacy Summary – 2015
At the IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Program Workshop in 2009, Pythium Efficacy was selected as a high priority project to expand the knowledge and list of fungicides available to growers for these diseases.
Cyprodinil + Fludioxonil Efficacy Summary – 2010
From 2000 to 2007, IR-4 researched crop safety and efficacy of Medallion (fludioxonil), Vanguard (cyprodinil), and Palladium (Switch 65WG, cyprodinil + fludioxonil).
Arthropod Shipping and European Pepper Moth APHIS Research Summary
The project entitled “Developing sustainable methods for controlling invasive pests on ornamental plant cuttings” had 6 objectives with two primary goals of
Aphid Efficacy Literature Review & Summary – 2015
In the past, IR-4 had conducted Ornamental Horticulture Surveys to poll growers, landscape care operators, researchers, extension personnel and others