Greenhouse
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input,” Hayes said. “With IPM,
(growers use) no more pesticide
than is absolutely necessary.”
Tom Gawlas, manager at
Quality Greenhouses, said that
he has been involved in IPM for
12 years and it has lowered the
costs of operation considerably.
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during June 2001 we will give
5% to 15% off barn equipment.
Lapp’s has provided quality barn equipment and
professional service to the dairy industry for 29 years.
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As one of the first greenhouse
operators in the state to use bio
logical controls, Gawlas said
that IPM methods have im
proved over the last decade.
These include the development
of safer, more target-specific
pesticides, as well as better use
of biological controls.
A key part of the IPM pro
gram is constant attentiveness to
insect populations. “Sticky
cards” that contain attractants
to target pests are hung at vari
ous locations in the greenhouse.
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The number of insects trapped
on the card over a specific
period of time determine
whether or not control measures
need to be taken.
Gawias said that IPM helps
growers develop a philosophy
for insect control.
“IPM is a decision process,”
he said.
Quality Greenhouses uses a
combination of pesticides and
biological controls to help grow
about 70,000 chrysanthemums,
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Cathy Thomas,
state IPM special
ist, and Tom
Gawlas of Quality
Greenhouses in
Camp Hill examine
a “sticky card”
used to monitor
fungus gnat infes
tations in a
chrysanthemum
greenhouse.
HENRY K.
FISHER &
SONS, INC.
667 Hartman Station Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 393-6530
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