
Raymond Cloyd
Raymond Cloyd (right) is a professor and extension specialist in horticultural entomology/plant protection in the Department of Entomology at Kansas State University. His research and extension program involves plant protection in greenhouses, nurseries, landscapes, conservatories and vegetables and fruits.
Recent Articles
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Proper selection and rotation will help growers avoid pesticide resistance.
Pinpoint plant problems
Diagnostics makes up a critical part of plant protection.
Battling pests with IGRs
Learn why these compounds should always be incorporated into insecticide rotation programs in order to prevent insect pest populations from developing resistance.
Suppress those twospotted spider mites
They’re destructive and smart enough to resist miticides. Learn how to outsmart these pests.
Thwart grasshopper attacks with cultural practices and well-timed insecticides
'The Beginning of the End' is the title of the classic 1950s science-fiction movie staring Peter Graves (Mission Impossible fame) about gigantic locusts/grasshoppers that take over Chicago. Do you ever feel like they're taking over the nursery?