Raymond Cloyd
Recent Articles
Long-term control
Research shows how systemic insecticides provide extended residual control of redheaded flea beetles, helping nursery growers protect container-grown plants from costly feeding damage.
Choose carefully
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?