Beehive-maker points customers at pyrethrum products
04 May 2012
A manufacturer of garden beehives is advising its customers concerned about the impact of insecticides on bee populations to use its pyrethrum-based products.
Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don has given biased advice on how to control lily beetle, plant protection firms have claimed.
A manufacturer of garden beehives is advising its customers concerned about the impact of insecticides on bee populations to use its pyrethrum-based products.
University research reveals that gardens with bird-feeders cut survival rates of greenfly colonies.
The biting mouthparts of this large group of pests mean that all parts of the plant are at risk of attack.
Horticulture Week is to launch a pest and disease bulletin bringing all the latest news on outbreaks and in-depth advice on how to manage them straight to subscribers' inboxes.
Vitax has launched Nippon Wasp Control System (RRP £6.25) and Nippon Ant Killer Sachet (£8.99) to its portfolio of pest control products.
Bayer have launched the first in a series of instructional videos aimed at providing users with best practice information relating to the application of their turf related products.
Gardeners seen as key to controlling infection with demand for evidence that imported plants have been in quarantine.
The Horticulture Development Company (HDC) has published a briefing note Impatiens downy mildew control during 2012 listing products now available for use under protection.
Despite its limited impact on plant health, this fungal infection can cause customers to reject plants.
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