Growers' use of HDC Pest Bulletin website up by 40%, entomologist reports
28 November 2008, Horticulture Week
Use of HDC's web-based Pest Bulletin service, which alerts vegetable growers when to expect outbreaks of key pests, has jumped...
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PSD report reveals loss of up to 23% of pesticides
03 December 2008, HortWeek.com
A revised Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) report on EU proposals for pesticides legislation has revealed up to 23% of products...
Apple moth populations spread, pest-control firm warns
28 November 2008, Horticulture Week
The light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana, is enjoying "growing presence" in vineyards and orchards in the UK, according to...
BASF urges pulse growers to check weed-control approvals
28 November 2008, Horticulture Week
A chemical giant is reminding growers new to beans and peas, or those returning to the crops, to check the...
Industry figures use parliamentary event to lobby MPs on pesticides, peat and R&D
28 November 2008, Horticulture Week
Pesticides, peat and the threat to research and development were among key issues raised during a parliamentary event at the...
Final vote on EU pesticides set for January
28 November 2008, Horticulture Week
As the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) undertakes a revised impact assessment on the effects of the proposed EU pesticides legislation,...
Poinsettia crops at risk from tobacco whitefly
27 November 2008, HortWeek.com
Poinsettia growers should be aware that incidences of tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) are being reported in poinsettia crops in the...
Pesticides ban could lead to Irish-style potato famine warns grower
27 November 2008, HortWeek.com
The 19th-century Irish potato famine will replay itself if the blanket ban of pesticides planned by Europe and the green...
Early spraying can help prevent strawberry powdery mildew
21 November 2008, Horticulture Week
Strawberry powdery mildew has become a major problem as the area of everbearer varieties has increased and the crop's production...
Study aims to find tarsonemid mite controls
21 November 2008, Horticulture Week
Loss of Thiodan, on which strawberry growers relied heavily for combating tarsonemid mite, has left them with the problem of...
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