Cannabis and hemp growers, experts share how they battle pest threats, from aphids and grasshoppers to mites, and more.
Mason Walker is stressed out. With the already intense pressures of running his cannabis farm in Oregon, he’s facing another challenge this season: more aphids threatening to chew up his plants at East Fork Cultivars.
“This year, I’d say we’re facing a problem with 50 percent more aphids than last year,” he says, “and the conditions this summer in Southern Oregon have let them thrive even more.”
Shawn Honaker can relate, but his anxiety stems from the bustling activity of a different kind of pest: grasshoppers. The manager of Yeti Farms in Pueblo, Colo., says his 55-acre outdoor farm is often a buffet for grasshoppers, and he says this year is the worst he has seen them propagate.
Read the full article at Cannabis Business Times
