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BASF Turf & Ornamentals develops and markets innovative solutions for weed, disease and insect control. For the plant protection manager in nurseries and greenhouses, this means a powerful portfolio of leading herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide technologies that provide the optimal level of pest protection from plants that not only look better, but sell better.

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Two-Spotted Spider Mites

If two-spotted spider mite infestations go undetected, they can be very difficult to control late in the production cycle and may cause serious injury to crops.  Learn to indentify these pests, the injury they cause, and methods of controlling mites in this month’s “Ornamental Solutions” by Paul Pilon.

Swift Greenhouses' Success Using Pageant® Intrinsic brand fungicide

Pageant Intrinsic Brand Fungicide

A major challenge for Swift Greenhouses is successfully shipping plants during non-ideal weather conditions—without taking a hit to the bottom line. A family-run operation since 1952, Swift Greenhouses grows more than 1,300 varieties of perennials, herbs and annuals.

Pageant® Intrinsic™ brand fungicide

Pageant Intrinsic brand fungicide Play Video

Learn more about Pageant® Intrinsic™ brand fungicide, the ornamental industry’s first fungicide labeled for disease control and plant health. Pageant Intrinsic has superior, broad-spectrum control of fungal diseases, and research has shown it to provide plant health benefits.