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Crops & Grassland
8 September 2022
Tuta absoluta seems to have an extraordinary ability to develop systems that break down certain types of chemicals leading to insecticide resistance
8 September 2022
Read about the specific control measures used within the Tuta absoluta IPM.
8 September 2022
Read about a new IPM control strategy for Tuta absoluta.
8 September 2022
It is essential that growers have accurate, topical monitoring information on which to base decisions throughout the growing season. Read about monitoring Tuta absoluta populations on this page.
8 September 2022
The larvae of Tuta absoluta mine in the leaves, stems and fruit of tomato plants, causing devastating damage.
8 September 2022
Tuta absoluta’s life cycle and behaviour are ideally suited to UK tomato crops.
30 June 2021
A combination of cultural and fungicide control measures will provide the best strategy for managing powdery mildews on poinsettia crops.
30 June 2021
Learn more about the pathogens responsible for the various powdery mildews of poinsettia, disease symptoms and optimal conditions for infection to occur.
30 June 2021
Follow the advice in these pages to achieve effective control of powdery mildew diseases on poinsettia crops.
8 September 2022
Chemical control options for aphids in strawberry
8 September 2022
There are a number of biological control options open to commercial strawberry growers, including predators and parasitoids. Find out more about how to use these in this section.
2 March 2023
New products show promise against powdery mildew for plants grown under protection