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Pests
23 September 2021
Learn about midge, mite and caterpillar pests of cane fruit crops
23 September 2021
This factsheet summarises the results of a Defra Horticulture LINK project to develop novel approaches to controlling pests and diseases in strawberry
27 September 2021
Novel approaches to pest and disease control in raspberry crops to reduce reliance upon conventional spray products
23 September 2021
This factsheet provides useful information on beetle and weevil pests of cane fruit including raspberry beetle, vine weevil, clay coloured weevil (Figure 2), strawberry blossom weevil, cantharid (soldier) beetle, cockchafer and wireworm (click beetle).
27 September 2021
This factsheet offers guidance on the recognition, management and control of strawberry blossom weevil
23 June 2023
This factsheet provides a summary of the recognition and biology of sucking insect pests of cane fruit crops and how to manage and control them.
27 September 2022
Early season control of tobacco whitefly is essential and this note sets out the biological, integrated and chemical control options available. It also summarises important resistance testing work and trials work examining chemical control programmes.
13 October 2021
This factsheet provides guidance on recognition, biology, management and control of capsids in strawberry and raspberry.
25 November 2021
The Cut Flower Centre (CFC) is based at Rookery Farm, Holbeach St Johns, Lincolnshire. its aim, with funding from the AHDB, is to offer independent trialling of a range of cut flowers crops, evaluate new production methodologies and examine new cultural techniques in the UK.
23 May 2022
This factsheet covers the identification, biology and control of whitefly, both native and quarantine species, that are important pests of protected ornamental crops in the UK.
13 June 2022
This factsheet aims to help growers of ornamental crops improve the efficacy of plant protection applications via handheld sprayers by providing a range of practical and best practice suggestions.
25 November 2021
The Spray Check guide covers the legislative and practical aspects of spray application using small scale sprayers principally hand-held knapsack sprayers and powered trolley sprayers