Get with the program

Growers should have a disease and insect management program for mums and pansies.

When planning your next crop of mums or pansies, give your plants a healthy start and keep them clean throughout production with the BioWorks family of products. BioWorks products can also help you deal with the high summer temperature stress experienced by fall pansies.

RootShield PLUS for Root Disease Control

•Provides long-term root protection for all stages of growth
•Grows on the roots “shielding” them against root damaging fungi such as Phytophthora, Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Cylindrocladium, and Thielaviopsis. RootShieldPLUS also actively consumes pathogenic fungi.
•Active Ingredients: The beneficial fungi Trichoderma harzianum, strain T-22 and Trichoderma virens, strain G-41.
•Cost effective: reduces or eliminates chemical root fungicide applications
•Grows on the roots within a pH range of 4 – 8 at soil temperatures of 48 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
•0-hour REI* / OMRI Listing is expected for RootShield PLUS
•Granular formulation for media incorporation or wettable powder for drenching

CEASE and MilStop for Foliar Disease Control

CEASE (4-hr REI, OMRI Listed)

•Prevents both fungal and bacterial disease
•Controls Botrytis, powdery mildew, Erwinia and Xanthomonas
•Leaves no unsightly residues
•Active ingredients: Bacillus subtilis (strain QST 713)
•Safe for beneficial insects and bees
•0-day pre-harvest interval

MilStop (1-hr REI, OMRI Listed)

•Kills powdery mildew on contact and prevents other disease
•Leaves no residues; dries quick, clean
•Active ingredient: Potassium Bicarbonate
•Cost effective, pre-formulated with surfactants
•Can be used in rotation with most chemical pesticides or as a stand alone fungicide
•Compatible with many beneficial insects
•0-day pre-harvest interval

For more, including application tips for each product, click here.