Cornell helps NYS growers hone the art and science of poinsettias
December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 12 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Last summer, Mark Van Bourgondien, co-owner of CJ Van Bourgondien Wholesale Greenhouses in Peconic, on Long Island, noticed white flecks and slight discoloration on a few of his young poinsettias. He quickly found the culprit: tiny white Lewis mites, which he and others in the industry had dealt with before. But this time, the usual control, a miticide, didn't work.
Van Bourgondien called Cornell . . .
Last summer, Mark Van Bourgondien, co-owner of CJ Van Bourgondien Wholesale Greenhouses in Peconic, on Long Island, noticed white flecks and slight discoloration on a few of his young poinsettias. He quickly found the culprit: tiny white Lewis mites, which he and others in the industry had dealt with before. But this time, the usual control, a miticide, didn't work.
Van Bourgondien called Cornell . . .