• SWD

  May 8, 2019

  Spotted wing drosophila (SWD), a native of south-east Asia, is now a widespread and serious threat to soft and stone fruit crops across the UK. Cherry [...] (starting in March) is now thought to be crucial to minimizing the impact of SWD on vulnerable crops. Continuous monitoring until November is recommended. Traps [...] build-up of the pest to damaging levels later in the year. Early detection of SWD also ensures that there is ample time for control measures to be put in place

• Thrip control in Strawberry with Orius laevagatus

  May 8, 2019

  strawberry grower. They are often impossible to control using insecticides, due to their inherent ability to develop resistance, and generally secretive [...] bug Orius laevigatus (Thripor) in tunnels or glasshouses, to help control thrips. Orius is a highly effective predator of thrips, attacking motile stages [...] establishment of the predator is the aim for optimum control of thrips . It should also be borne in mind that capsids often start to occur in strawberry crops

• Bedding plants

  tender perennial plants used in gardens and parks. There is a wide range of plants especially produced to demonstrate coloured flowers in spring and summer. [...] nigella, godetia, eschscholzia Tender annual or perennial plants are planted in a protected environment in late winter: begonia, chrysanthemum, arguranthemum

• Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

  April 26, 2021

  avoided. A hygiene programme is a significant part of the disease control strategy. The use of peroxyacetic acid, e.g. Jet 5, at a 1% v/v dilution, is the [...] cases, to a complete loss of rooting potential. Trays of cuttings that fail to produce healthy rooted plugs represent an unwelcome economic loss to the business [...] safety is due to propamocarb hydrochloride’s selective activity against fungi belonging to the Oomycota ( e.g. Pythium and Phytophthora ), but it has no

• Sportnem leaflet

  bacteria which kill the larvae. To avoid damage Sportnem-T can best be applied when larvae are in a young stage. Check the schedule to see when the product can [...] feed on roots of grasses, cereals and many other crops. It takes three to four years for the larvae to fully develop. The adults feed on the leaves of trees [...] on the package. Store in a dark place at 2-6°C. 03-2023 Pre and post irrigation requires an adjuvant. A soil conditioner is recommended. When possible