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Protected Ornamentals
10 August 2021
Learn more about the various tyrophagus mites and their impact on ornamental crops.
10 August 2021
Learn more about the tarsonemid mites of significance on ornamentals, including the broad mite, bulb scale mite and cyclamen mite.
10 August 2021
Learn more about the eriophyid mites which impact ornamentals, including their recognition and feeding symptoms on host plants.
19 April 2022
Learn more about the most common pest species of spider mite: two-spotted spider mite, bryobia mites, carmine spider mite, citrus red mite, conifer spinning mite, fruit tree red spider mite.
26 August 2021
Follow the guidance in these pages for effective management of mites in the production of hardy nursery stock, bedding plants and pot plants.
13 August 2021
Management of thrips on protected ornamentals is best achieved using an integrated control strategy.
13 August 2021
Find out sources of infestation and learn how thrips monitoring forms a vital part of any management strategy.
16 August 2021
Recognise symptoms of thrips damage on protected ornamental plants.
13 August 2021
Find out how to identify the main thrips species that can damage protected ornamentals.
16 August 2021
Read guidance for the development of effective management programmes for pest thrips species of protected ornamental crops.
16 August 2021
Ongoing nursery hygiene practices are important and form the basis of robust control programmes during the production season.
16 August 2021
Preventing problems getting onto the nursery is more effective than dealing with any outbreak at a later date.