Floriculture is an emerging area with great potential both in the domestic as well as export market. The diseases result in huge economic loss to farmers. The purpose of growing crops under ployhouse is to provide optimum conditions for quality production, extending the cropping season and to protect from adverse conditions.

Among the various factors affecting production of quality of flowers, diseases and pests are of prime importance and require constant monitoring and implementation of appropriate control measures in time. Disease and pests management strategies aim to prevent the establishment of diseases and pests and also to minimize the development and spread of the same.