Hemp Diseases and Pests

John McPartland, DO, MS works for the University of Vermont, Department of Family Medicine. Beginning cannabinoid research in 1981, Dr McPartland has researched the history and evolution of the cannabis plant, synergistic action of cannabis compounds, and therapeutic uses of medical cannabis. He received his BS in Botany and Chemistry from Penn State, his MS in Plant Pathology from University of Illinois, and his Doctor of Osteopathy from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.

• Section One: Prerequisite information about crop biology 1: Principles of plant protection 2: Requirements for growth 3: Taxonomy and ecology Section Two: Arthropod pests (insects and mites) of Cannabis 4: Insects and mites that suck fluids 5: Insects chewing flowering tops, seeded and unseeded 6: Insects chewing stalks and branches 7: Insects chewing leaves 8: Insects injuring seedings or roots Section Three: Cannabis diseases caused by fungi and oomycetes 9: Flowering top diseases 10: Leaf and stalk diseases 11: Root rots, wilts, and blights 12: Damping off diseases of seedlings 13: Phyllosphere/rhizosphere epiphytes and endophytes Section Four: Other Cannabis pests and pathogens 14: Virus, viroid, and phytoplasma diseases 15: Bacterial and nematode diseases 16: Parasitic plants, protozoans, slugs, vertebrate pests, weeds 17: Abiotic (non-living) causes of disease and injury 18: Post-harvest problems Section five: Control of diseases and pests 19: Cultural and mechanical methods 20: Biological control 21: Biorational chemical control

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