Aphmon - the Potato Council-funded aphid monitoring network of 100 yellow water traps - is set to go live next month.
Residents of Pangbourne in Berkshire and parts of west London are being cautioned not to touch the caterpillars of the pest oak processionary moth (OPM) that are now hatching out in oak trees there.
Industry leaders say operator certification is crucial for effective pesticide-spraying programmes.
Sussex-based horticultural product supplier Fargro has been appointed by Japansese firm Arysta LifeScience to be its main distributor for Carpovirusine.
The fungicide Rudis with triazolinthione technology has gained approval for use on cauliflower and broccoli/calabrese. Its label now covers all the main outdoor brassica crops.
The protectant and systemic fungicide Signum, which controls Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia and Botrytis, has had its label recommendation for use in lettuce reinstated.
Growers are reminded that 30 May is the very last day that diphenylamine (DPA) can be legally used.
Agency consultation feedback from the industry backs protected zone status as effective control for tobacco whitefly.
The Four Oaks trade show has unveiled its seminar schedule for this year's event in Cheshire on 6-7 September.
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