Nursery & Greenhouse:
Pest Management
Keep your nursery or greenhouse safe and healthy with pest management.
For information about pesticide applicator training, CEUs, and licensing, see Training & CEUs.
Diagnostic
UF/IFAS Sites
- DDIS (Distance Diagnostic and Identification System)
- Florida Plant Diagnostic Network
- Pest Alert
- Plant Doctor Net
- Plant Pathology Department
- Plant Protection Pointers
- Southern Plant Diagnostic Network
- Southwest Florida Pest and Disease Hotline
UF/IFAS Publications
- Florida Plant Disease Management Guide: Vegetable Crops
- Insects, Plant Diseases, Pesticides, and Weeds
Other Sites & Publications
- American Phytopathological Society
- Center for Biological Defense--USF
- PestTracker--Purdue University
- Regulating Biopesticides--EPA
- USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Disease & Pests
For more specific information, see Insects, Nematodes, and Weeds.
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Considerations for Managing Greenhouse Pests
- Interpretation of Recommendations for Fungicide and Bactericide Usage
- Landscape, Ornamental, and Turf Pests
- Nursery and Ornamental Plant Diseases
- Ornamental Commerical Pests
- Ornamental Landscape Pests
- Professional Disease Management Guide for Ornamental Plants
Other Sites & Publications
- APS Education Center
- Diseases of Urban Plants--University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
- Division of Plant Industry Hot Topics--FDACS
- Ornamentals Disease Information Notes--NCSU Extension
General Information
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
Insects
UF/IFAS Sites
- Basic Entomology
- Entomology and IPM for Foliage Plants
- Featured Creatures
- Pest Alert
- Whitefly Knowledgebase
- WoodyBug
UF/IFAS Publications
- Commercial Foliage and Woody Ornamental Arthropod Pest Management
- Florida Insect Management Guide: Ornamentals
- Greenhouse Pest Insects
- Insect Galls
- Insect Management on Landscape Plants
- Key Plants / Key Pests (pdf)
- Mites on Ornamental Plants
- Ornamental Landscape Pests
- Ornamental Pests on Commercial Crops (Nursery & Greenhouse)
- Twospotted Spider Mite
Other Sites & Publications
- Broadcast Bait for Fire Ant Control--Texas Cooperative Extension (pdf)
- A Database of Scale Insects of the World--USDA
- Museum of Entomology--FSCA
- The Spider Myths Site--Burke Museum
IPM
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Beneficial Insects and Mites
- Biological Control
- Exclusion Methods for Managing Greenhouse Vegetable Pests
- Integrated Pest Management in the Commercial Ornamental Nursery
Other Sites & Publications
- Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America--Cornell University
- Floriculture & Ornamental Nurseries Pest Management Guidelines--University of California
- Integrated Pest Management--Alabama Cooperative Extension System
- Resistance Management--Insecticide Resistance Action Committee
- Southern Regional IPM Center (SRIPMC)
Licensing & CEUs
For more information about licensing and certification, see Training & CEUs.
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
Nematodes
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Key Plants / Key Pests (pdf)
- Nematode Management Guide. Commercial Turf, Nursery, and Ornamentals
- Nematode Management Guide: General Nematology
- Nematode Management Guide: Nematicides and Miscellaneous
- Nematode Management for Nursery Crops (Ornamentals and Planting Stock of Fruits and Nuts)
- Nematodes
Pesticides
UF/IFAS Site
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
Safety
Other Sites & Publications
- National Ag Safety Database
- Ohioline Farm Safety Manual--Ohio State University
- Pesticide Fate Database--EPA
Weeds
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
- Invasive and Exotic Weeds--Invasive.org
- Mississippi Weed Control Guidelines--MSU (pdf)
- Poisonous Plant Database--FDA
- Noxious Weeds in the US and Canada--University of Montana-Missoula
- Weed Photo Gallery--University of California
- Weed Identification Guide--Virginia Tech
- Weed Management In Nursery Production--Oregon State University Extension Service
- Return to Nursery & Greenhouse Production
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
- Agricultural Economics Extension
- Department of Botany
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida Partnership for Water, Agriculture & Community Sustainability at Hastings
- Hydroponic / Greenhouse Crops--Small Farms / Alternative Enterprises
- IPM Florida
- Pesticide Information Office
- Plant Pathology Department
- Plant Science Research and Education Unit
- ProHort
- Research Centers
- Soil and Water Science Department
- Virtual Field Day
- Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
Organizations & Associations
- American Phytopathological Society (APS)
- Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers (ANBP)
- American Nursery & Landscape Association
- American Society for Horicultural Science
- Florida Irrigation Society
- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association
- Florida State Horticultural Society
- Southern Nursery Association
Other Sites & Publications
For-Sale Products
- Beneficial Insect Poster
- Commercial Ornamental Scouting Manual
- Fundamentals of Plant Pathology
- Insect Identification Sheets
- Landscape Plants for the Gulf and South Atlantic Coasts
- Ornamental & Turf Pest ID Sheets
- Pesticide CEUs
- Pesticide CEU Tutorials
- Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation: Exam Preparation Guide
- Worker Protection Standard
