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18 May 2012 | by John Adlam

Moles are widespread throughout Britain but absent from Ireland. Even small populations can damage sports turf, playing surfaces and amenity lawns, but control may not be necessary in less intensively used or managed areas. The damage is a side-effect of moles' subterranean lifestyle - they live on...

Pest & Disease Factsheet - Caterpillars

20 Apr 2012 | by John Adlam

The biting mouthparts of this large group of pests mean that all parts of the plant are at risk of attack.

Pest & Disease Factsheet: Leaf, stem, bud and bulb nematodes/eelworms

05 Apr 2012 | by John Adlam

Eelworm pests are numerous and can damage a range of plants but some species are beneficial.

Crop protection chemicals - Fruit safeguards

30 Mar 2012 | by Brian Lovelidge

With bans expected on some pesticides, the fruit industry continues to research new crop protection products, Brian Lovelidge reports.

Pest & Disease Management - Vine weevil

23 Mar 2012

Black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a serious pest of ornamental nursery stock. The adults feed on susceptible plant foliage, leaving notched edges, and the larvae feed on roots. This damage causes in excess of £30m in annual losses for the ornamentals industry.

Pest & Disease Management - Wild rabbits

09 Mar 2012 | by John Adlam

The animal's fast reproduction makes eradication impractical, but cooperative effort can limit crop damage.

Pest & Disease Factsheet - Peach leaf curl

24 Feb 2012 | by John Adlam

Despite its limited impact on plant health, this fungal infection can cause customers to reject plants.

Pest & Disease Management - Fusarium patch - A threat to turf when conditions are cold and wet

10 Feb 2012

The most common and damaging pathogen on ornamental lawns and sports turf in the UK is the fungus Microdochium nivale (syn. Fusarium nivale).

Pest & Disease Factsheet - Damping off

27 Jan 2012 | by John Adlam

This disease kills seedlings by drawing on the nutrients of a host's dead cells, causing plants to collapse.

Crop protection chemicals - Update on EU pesticides directive implementation

27 Jan 2012 | by Jack Shamash

Delays in implementing strict new EU rules on crop-protection products have won more time for the industry to source alternatives, Jack Shamash finds.

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