The New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide: A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators is issued in fall of even-numbered years by New England Floriculture, Inc. (NEF).
NEF's Board of Directors includes grower representatives from the six New England states plus New York. In conjunction with university Cooperative Extension representatives from these seven states, NEF sponsors the Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo, also held in fall of even-numbered years. For more information about the Conference, go to negreenhouse.org
Proceeds remaining from each conference are used to support production of the Guide. Remaining proceeds are distributed through a competitive grants program. To date, about $265,000 has been distributed for research and education efforts that support the floriculture industry. For more information about the grant program, go to the website listed above.
Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association
Joseph Vaiuso, Vaiuso Farms
75 Hosley Avenue
Branford CT 06405
Tel: 203-488-1430
Email: joec@vaiusofarms.com
Maine State Florists' and Growers' Association
Scott Longfellow, Longfellow Greenhouses
81 Puddledock Road
Manchester ME 04351
Tel: 207-622-5965
Email:slongfellow@longfellowsgreenhouses.com
Massachusetts Flower Growers Association
Teri Boardman, Volante Farms
292 Forest Street
Needham MA 02492
Tel: 781-964-6347
Email: teri@volantefarms.com
New Hampshire Plant Growers Association
Rick Simpson, Rolling Green Nursery
64 Breakfast Hill Road
Greenland NH 03840
Tel: 603-436-2732
Email:rick@rollinggreennursery.com
New York State Flower Industry Board
Sue Adams, Mark Adams Greenhouses
759 Dutchess Turnpike
Poughkeepsie NY 12603
Tel: 845-471-8655
Email: sooadams@aol.com
Rhode Island Greenhouse Growers Association
Joe Polseno, Pippin Orchard
751 Pippin Orchard Road
Cranston RI 02921
Tel: 401-943-7096
Email: PippinOrchard@cox.net
GreenWorks Vermont Nursery and Landscape Assn.
Sarah Salatino, Full Circle Gardens
68 Brigham Hill Road
Essex Junction VT 05452
Tel: 802-879-1919
Email: fullcircle68@comcast.net
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State |
Institution |
Name |
Role |
Contact information (Email and Phone Number) |
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CT |
University of Connecticut |
Candace Bartholomew |
Extension Educator- Pesticide Safety |
candace.bartholomew@uconn.edu 860-570-9067 |
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Leanne Pundt |
Extension Educator -Commercial Horticulture |
leanne.pundt@uconn.edu |
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Richard McAvoy |
Professor & Extension Specialist |
richard.mcavoy@uconn.edu |
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Rosa E. Raudales |
Assistant Professor & Greenhouse Specialist |
rosa.raudales@uconn.edu 860-486-6043 |
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MA |
University of Massachussetts |
Angela Madeiras |
Plant Diagnostitian |
madeiras@umass.edu 413-545-3209 |
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Geoffrey Njue |
Extension Educator - Green Industry Sustainability Specialist |
gnjue@umext.umass.edu 781-891-0650 x12 |
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Jason D. Lanier |
Extension Educator - Greenhouse Crops & Floriculture |
jdl@umass.edu 413-545-2965 |
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Robert Wick |
Professor - Plant Pathology and Nematology |
rlwick@umass.edu 413-545-1045 |
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ME |
University of Maine |
Clay Kirby |
Insect Diagnostician |
clay.kirby@maine.edu 207-581-2963 |
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James Dill |
IPM Specialist |
james.dill@maine.edu 207-581-3879 |
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Matthew Wallhead |
ExtensionOrnamental Horticulture Specialist |
matthew.wallhead@maine.edu 207-581-2949 |
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NH |
University of New Hampshire |
Anna Wallingford |
IPM Specialist |
anna.wallingford@unh.edu 603-862-1734 |
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Jonathan Ebba |
Extension Field Specialist Ldscp & Ghse Horticulture |
jonathan.ebba@unh.edu 603-796-2151 |
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Cheryl Smith |
Extension Professor and Plant Health Specialist |
cheryl.smith@unh.edu 603-862-3841 |
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RI |
University of Rhode Island |
Andrew Radin |
Ag. Extension Agent |
andy_radin@uri.edu 401-874-2967 |
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Brian Maynard |
Professor of Horticulture |
bmaynard@uri.edu 401-874-5372 |
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Heather Faubert |
Plant Diagnostitian & Ag. Extension Agent |
hhf@uri.edu 401-874-2967 |
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Lisa Tewksbury |
Bio Control Lab Manager |
lisat@uri.edu 401-874-2750 |
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VT |
University of Vermont |
Ann Hazelrigg |
Extension Assistant Professor- Plant Pathology |
ann.hazelrigg@uvm.edu 802-656-0493 |
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Margaret Skinner |
Extension Entomologist & Research Professor |
margaret.skinner@uvm.edu 802-656-5440 |
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Soil Testing Laboratories |
Diagnostic Laboratories |
State Lead Agencies for Pesticide Applicator Recertification |
CT |
Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory University of Connecticut 6 Sherman Place, Unit 5102 Storrs CT 06269-5102 Contact Dawn Pettinelli Tel: 860-486-4274 |
Univ. of CT Plant Diagnostic Lab 1380 Storrs Road, Unit 4115 Storrs, CT 06269-4115 Tel: 860-486-6740 The CT Ag. Experiment Station 123 Huntington St., PO Box 1106 New Haven CT 06504-1106 Contact Dr. Yonghao Li yonghao.li@ct.gov Tel: 203-974-8601 or (outside New Haven area): 1-877-855-2237 |
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; Waste Bureau/Pesticide Mgmt. Div. 79 Elm Street Hartford CT 06106-5127 Tel: 860-424-3369 www.ct.gov/dep/pesticides |
MA |
Soil and Plant Tissue Laboratory 203 Paige Laboratory University of Massachusetts 161 Holdsworth Way Amherst MA 01003 Tel: 413-545-2311 soiltest@umass.edu http://ag.umass.edu/services/soil-and-nutrient-testing-laboratory |
UMass Extension Plant Diag. Lab 3 French Hall, 230 Stockbridge Rd University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 Tel: 413-545-3209 Email: ammadeir@umass.edu http://ag.umass.edu/plant-problem-diagnostics/vegetable-floriculture-diagnostics |
MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources Pesticide Bureau, Suite 500 251 Causeway Street Boston MA 02114-2151 Tel: 617-626-1700 http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies /agr/pesticides |
ME |
Maine Soil Testing Service 5722 Deering Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469-5722 Contact: Bruce Hoskins Tel: 207-581-2945 hoskins@maine.edu http://anlab.umesci.maine.edu/ |
Pest Management Office Univ. of Maine Cooperative Extension 491 College Ave., Orono ME 04473 Tel: 207-581-3880 Contact: Clay Kirby, Entomology ckirby@umext.maine.edu |
Maine Dept. of Ag, Cons. and Forestry Board of Pesticides Control State House Station #28 Augusta ME 04333 Tel: 207-287-2731 www.maine.gov/dacf/php/pesticides |
NH |
UNH Soil Testing Program G28 Spaulding Hall 38 Academic Way, UNH Durham NH 03824 Tel: 603-862-3200 soil.testing@unh.edu http://extension.unh.edu/soil-testing |
Plant Diagnostic Lab G37 Spaulding Hall 38 Academic Way, UNH Durham NH 03824 Contact: Dr. Cheryl Smith Tel: 603-862-3200 http://unhpdl.org |
New Hampshire Dept. of Agriculture Division of Pesticide Control 25 Capitol Street PO Box 2042 Concord NH 03302-2042 Tel: 603-271-3550 |
RI |
Soil Testing: contact the Soil and Plant Tissue Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts (contact information above) |
URI Plant Clinic 3 East Alumni Avenue Kingston RI 02881 Tel: 401-874-2967 Contact Heather Faubert hhf@uri.edu |
Rhode Island Dept. of Env. Management, Division of Agriculture 235 Promenade Street Providence RI 02908-1037 Tel: 401-222-2781 |
VT |
Agricultural and Environmental Testing Laboratory Department of Plant & Soil Science Univ. of Vermont, Jeffords Hall 63 Carrigan Drive Burlington VT 05405-1737 Tel: 802-656-3030/0285 Contact Betsey Carr AgTesting@uvm.edu |
Plant Diagnostic Clinic Department of Plant & Soil Science Univ. of Vermont, Hills Building Burlington VT 05405-0086 Tel: 802-656-0493 Contact Ann Hazelrigg ann.hazelrigg@uvm.edu |
VT Dept. of Ag, Food and Markets Plant Industry, Laboratory and Standards Division 116 State Street Montpelier VT 05620-2901 Tel: 802-828-2430 |
These publishers and clearinghouses specialize in publications related to floriculture and other agricultural fields. Check with them directly for current titles and availability:
APS (American Phytopathological Society):
Ball Publishing: http://www.Ballbookshelf.com
Meister Media: https://www.meistermedia.com/
PALS (Plant and Life Sciences Publishing); formerly NRAES (Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service), Cornell University, Ithaca palspublishing.cals.cornell.edu
Additional reference books. Refer to each book's citation for publisher and/or vendor information. Many of these books are out of print, but do have excellent basic information, and are available from used book vendors:
Achieving Sustainable Greenhouse Cultivation.2020. L. Marcelis and E. Heuvelink (Eds). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429266744
Floriculture: Principles and Species. 2005. J.M. Dole and H.F. Wilkins. Pearson Prentice-Hall.
Fundamentals of Pesticides, A Self-Instruction Guide. 1991. 3rd ed. G. W. Ware. Thompson Publications, PO Box 9335, Fresno CA 93791.
The Greenhouse Environment: The Effect of Environmental Factors on Flower Crops. 1997. J. W. Mastalerz. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York NY 10016.
Greenhouses-Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture. 1997. J.J. Hanan. CRC Press, 2000 Corporate Blvd., N.W., Boca Raton FL 33431.
Greenhouse Operation and Management. 2007. 7th ed. P.V. Nelson. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Handbook of Florists's Crops Diseases .2018. J. McGovern and W.H. Elmer (Eds). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39670-5
Integrated Pest Management for Bedding Plants: A Scouting and Pest Management Guide. 2000. 2nd ed. C. Casey, ed. New York State IPM Program Bulletin No. 407. The Resource Center, PO Box 6525, Ithaca NY14851; phone 607-255-2080; fax 607-255-9946; resctr@cornell.edu; https://ecomm
ons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/42426
IPM for Floriculture and Nurseries. 2001. University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project, Publication 3402. Order at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/IPMPROJECT/ADS/manual_floriculture.html
Knowing and Recognizing: The Biology of Glasshouse Pests and Their Natural Enemies. 2003. M. Malais and W.J. Ravensberg. Koppert Biological Systems, PO Box 155, 2650 AD Berkel In Rodenrijs, The Netherlands.
Nutrient Deficiencies in Bedding Plants: A Pictorial Guide for Identification and Correction. 2007. J.L. Gibson, D.S. Pitchay, A.L. Williams-Rhodes, B. E. Whipker, P. V. Nelson, and J. M. Dole.
Pest Management for Herb Bedding Plants Grown in the Greenhouse. 2005. L. Pundt and T. Smith. Available at http://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/ raw2/344/herbmanl1%20(2)%20(1).pdf
Pest Management for Vegetable Bedding Plants. 2007. L. Pundt and T. Smith. Available at http://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/raw2/Pest%20Management%20for%20Vegetable%20Bedding%20Plants/Pest%20Management%20for%20Vegetable%20Bedding%20Plants.php?aid=13
New England Integrated Pest Management for Poinsettias: A Manual for Growers and Scouts. Pundt, L. Order online at: https://joe.org/joe/1999august/tt2.php
Specialty Cut Flowers: The Production of Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs and Woody Plants for Fresh and Dried Cut Flowers. 2003. 2nd ed. A.M. Armitage and J.M. Laushman. Timber Press.
Weeds of the Northeast. R. H. Uva, J. C. Neal and Joseph M. DiTomaso. 1997. Cornell University Press, PO Box 6525, Ithaca NY 14851-6525.
Country Folks Grower. www.cfgrower.com
Greenhouse Management www.greenhousemag.com
Greenhouse Grower. www.greenhousegrower.com
Greenhouse Product News. www.gpnmag.com
GrowerTalks. www.ballpublishing.com
AmericanHort.
www.americanhort.org
Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Inc.
www.ascfg.org
Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association.
www.ctgreenhousegrowers.org
International Herb Association.
International Plant Propagators Society, Eastern Region.
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.
www.mofga.org
Maine State Florists' and Growers' Association.
http://mainestatefloristandgrowers.com
Mid-Maine Greenhouse Growers Association.
www.plants4maine.com/
Massachusetts Flower Growers Association.
www.massflowergrowers.com
New Hampshire Plant Growers Association.
www.nhpga.org
Northeast Organic Farming Association.
www.nofa.org
Perennial Plant Association.
Rhode Island Greenhouse Growers Association.
R.I.F.B., 2227 Plainfield Pike (rear), Johnston RI 02919; phone 401-647-3570; fax 401-647-0410
Society of American Florists.
www.safnow.org
Green Works, the Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association.
http://greenworksvermont.org
In addition to the general web sites listed here, see web sites listed within the text of this manual, which are specific to the topics in which they're presented. For example, the information about safeguarding bees and other pollinators in Section A includes several web-based references.
Northeast Greenhouse Conference
http://nysipm.cornell.edu/program/
Cornell University Integrated Pest Management Program
http://extension.psu.edu/pests/ipm/agriculture/
greenhouse/greenhouse-manual
Web-based version of publication: Greenhouse IPM
www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pestmgt/ipminov/bensup.pdf
Web-based version of publication: Suppliers of Beneficial Organisms in North America. 1997. C.D. Hunter.
University of Connecticut Greenhouse Research and Extension Program
http://ipm.uconn.edu/pa_greenhouse/
University of Connecticut Greenhouse IPM website. Access publications, IPM and scouting information, and industry information.
North Carolina Commercial Flower Growers Association; several publications can be ordered.
Online version of the New England Vegetable Management Guide, including pest management recommendations for greenhouse tomatoes.
http://extension.unh.edu/Agriculture/Greenhouse-
Floriculture
University of New Hampshire Greenhouse and Floriculture Program.
https://ag.umass.edu/greenhouse-floriculture
University of Massachusetts Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture Program.
http://extension.umass.edu/landscape/weed-herbarium
University of Massachusetts Weed Herbarium.
Web-based label information on selected pesticides.
www.e-gro.org
Electronic Grower Resources Online. Provides alerts about disease, insect, environmental, physiological and nutritional disorders in commercial greenhouses.
Clean WateR3 is a federally funded Specialty Crops Research Initiative grant focused on research and outreach to help growers Reduce, Remediate and Recycle irrigation water.
http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~farmmgmt/ghpubs/
Rutgers University farm management website.
Greenhouse crop budget, marketing and risk management publications.
1 Note: See comments about stage of development for treatment and whether a product is labeled for fungus gnats or shore flies.
2 Note: See comments about stage of development for treatment and whether a product is labeled for fungus gnats or shore flies.
3 Note: See comments about stage of development for treatment and whether a product is labeled for fungus gnats or shore flies.
4 Note: See comments about stage of development for treatment and whether a product is labeled for fungus gnats or shore flies.