UGA professor Erich Schoeller to discuss IPM best practices for CEA at Indoor Ag-Con 2025

At Indoor Ag-Con, Erich Schoeller joins a panel of experts to discuss “Mastering Integrated Pest Management: Best Practices for CEA Success.” We asked Schoeller to weigh in on some of the basics of biocontrol in CEA production.

High-tech scouting

Companies provide extra (electronic) eyes for monitoring pest and disease pressures.

Biobest launches IPM e-learning platform

Biobest is launching a new e-learning platform meant to strengthen integrated pest management knowledge and understanding.

Under the microscope: Utilizing Encarsia formosa

Encarsia formosa is a tiny wasp that parasitizes greenhouse pests, including several species of whiteflies.

Inside AppHarvest

Vertical farming grows to new heights with innovative technology and aggressive financing in Kentucky.

The changing landscape of indoor growing

A Q&A with Joe Lara, senior product manager of greenhouse & nursery production at BASF.

EPA releases draft guidelines for plant regulators

A document from the EPA identifies which biostimulant products are and are not subject to federal regulation.

Call in the troops

Get to know the yellowstriped armyworm to successfully defend your tomato and pepper crops from it.

CropKing’s Matt Kispert shares the best and the worst practices for warding off irritating insects in hydroponic crops.

USDA announces $4 million available to develop innovative pest management solutions

The program seeks effective new technologies to deal with both emerging issues and existing priority pest concerns.