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Protected Edibles
20 April 2022
Read about the research carried out to investigate poor pollination performance by the native bumblebee, Bombus terrestris audax, in British tomato crops
23 January 2023
In 2015, AHDB commissioned an independent review of the scientific literature relevant to the effects of releasing non-native subspecies of bumblebees as pollinators in commercial crops.
19 January 2023
Read about the biological features of the two types of leaf-mining insects found in UK tomato crops
2 August 2021
Read about the biological features of the two types of leaf-mining insects found in UK tomato crops
17 January 2023
Read about growers' experience of using native bumblebees for pollinating their tomato crops
20 April 2022
Read about the financial benefits of using biological pollination but also the financial implications of poor fruit set in UK tomato crops
20 April 2022
Read about the history of how commercial tomato crops are pollinated
2 March 2023
How to control Japanese flower thrips in ornamental and herb crops
28 April 2021
Use this database to check the impact of different active ingredients in plant protection products on beneficial insects
9 April 2021
Part two of out protected vine crops highlights event
9 April 2021
Part one of our protected vine crops highlights event
2 March 2023
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