MSU Floriculture Insect Wall Chart & Disease Wall Chart Are Updated For Smartphones

The Michigan State University Extension publications “Insect Controls for the Greenhouse Industry” and “Chemical Disease Controls for the Greenhouse Industry,” traditionally available for purchase as paper posters on the MSU Extension Bookstore website, are now updated and offered on websites. Each application is a reference guide for commercial pesticides approved for use in greenhouses, with filtering and search capabilities, for commercial greenhouse growers who are primarily raising ornamentals or vegetable transplants.

The insect control information was first converted to a website in 2012. It is now updated with current data as of June 2014, and also includes biological control organisms as well. To access the webpage, visit http://flor.hrt.msu.edu/IWC/. From a computer, the first screen will look like a lot of empty space (Photo 1). This is because the website has been optimized for smartphones. When viewed from a smartphone, the website real estate is optimal (Photo 2). If you have accessed this website either from a computer or a smartphone in the past, the older version of the website may be cached on your device. You may need to close the browser, force a refresh, or delete the saved icon in order to force the device to refresh (re-read the new website data and format).

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