11 May 2012
| by HDC
Soft-fruit growers spend considerable sums trying to control two-spotted spider mite.
24 Feb 2012
Windows-based decision-support software has been developed with East Malling Research to forecast powdery and downy mildew on roses and act as an early warning system to help growers make decisions relating to the management of these two economically important diseases.
30 Sep 2011
| by HDC
Aphids and related pests cause immense damage to a wide variety of crops.
There is increasing pressure on conventional growers of orchard and field crops to reduce their usage of synthetic fungicides while the fungicides available to organic growers are limited both in number and effectiveness.
24 Jun 2011
| by HDC
After scab and canker, powdery mildew is the most significant disease on apple in the UK.