MANCHIL IPM SERVICES
CROPS MONITORED
Manchil IPM Services
monitors a range of horticultural crops which include; strawberry crops with varieties
like Camarosa, Gaviotta, Ventanna, Calmino real, Selva and Aromas. The monitoring season
ranges from May to October in
Greenhouse crops are monitored throughout the year, especially with growers using heating in winter. Cut flowers such as Roses, Gerberas, carnations and Greenhouse vegetables like cucumbers, capsicums, tomatoes, egg fruit are monitored throughout the year.
Field crops such as Sweet corn, tomatoes, lettuce, capsicums and nursery roses are monitored mainly from September through to April.
Manchil IPM Services also provides a wide range of plant nutrition tests, which include Sap, Quick Soil, Soil, Hydroponic water, bore water and nematode tests. All tests can be carried out on all horticultural crops.
Manchil IPM Services provides an insect and
disease monitoring service for most horticultural crops. Depending on their location,
farms can be monitored weekly, fortnightly or monthly. IPM technicians monitor crops by
checking leaves, fruits, flowers and stems for beneficials and pests. Once the farm has
been monitored a printed report is provided to the grower showing details of pest and
beneficial percentages, along with comments and recommended control actions - which may
include chemical selection or biocontrol options.
Some field crops like lettuce, tomatoes and capsicums are monitored for pests but at this stage they do not receive any beneficials. Carnations are the only greenhouse crop that do not use beneficial insects.
Lachlan Chilman Monitoring a Crop
