Glades Crop Care, Inc.:
- Incorporated in 1972 by Madeline Mellinger
- Provides IPM (integrated pest management) service covering over 65,000 acres
- Works with more than 60 fresh vegetable crops, plus additional citrus, rice, and sugarcane acreage. These crops are grown primarily in Florida; a subtropical climate conducive to intensive insect, disease, and nematode management challenges
- Worked in 17 states and 3 countries
- Is independent and privately owned; we do not sell or represent any commercial products. Recommendations of products are generically based whenever possible
- 2 clients have used GCC for 50 years
- 30 clients have used GCC for 10+ years
- 83.3% of clients renewed contracts with GCC in 2021
- Charter member of the EPA’s Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program
- Has completed applied research with the Small Business Innovation Research, the FDA and EPA. Examples of our grants include:
- Development of an improved crop scouting technique incorporating multi-spectral imaging
- Moving towards implementation of the Decision Support System to increase efficacy of management of late blight on tomato and potato in Florida