Online Greenhouse Scout School

Cornell University partnered with the University of Vermont and the University of Maine to offer a 7-week webinar series in scouting for disease, insect and weed pests of greenhouse production. Participants learned how to identify the major pests of greenhouse crops, make scouting faster and easier, communicate with growers and owners, and find resources to help. The series emphasized ornamentals, although the scouting principles and pests described apply to other greenhouse crops.

Sessions were led by Stephanie Burnett, Margery Daughtrey, Betsy Lamb, Elise Lobdell, John Sanderson and Cheryl Sullivan.

January 22–March 5, 2026

The 2026 Greenhouse Scout School series has concluded. Please check this page early next year for updates about a 2027 series, or contact Betsy Lamb for more information.

Instructors

Elizabeth Lamb

Coordinator of the Ornamentals Program of the Cornell Integrated Pest Management Program

John Sanderson

Emeritus Assistant Professor in the Entomology Department at Cornell University

Elise Schillo-Lobdell

IPM consultant and scout for 30 years, The PlantKeeper

Stephanie Burnett

Associate Professor of Horticulture, University of Maine

Cheryl Sullivan

Integrated Pest Management Research Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont Entomology Research Laboratory

Margery Daughtrey

Senior Extension Associate, School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section at Cornell University