<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Horticulture Week: Latest Pests &amp; diseases News</title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/</link><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:01:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><copyright>Haymarket © 1957 – 2009</copyright><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/990418/Poisoning-prevention-group-issue-pesticide-storage-warning/</guid><title><![CDATA[Poisoning prevention group issue pesticide storage warning]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/990418/Poisoning-prevention-group-issue-pesticide-storage-warning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Campaign against Accidental or Illegal Poisoning (CAIP) is urging all professional pesticide users to make regular stock checks of their pesticide stores if they are to avoid prosecution and face loss of Single Farm Payments.]]></description></item><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/990324/Pest---Disease-Alert-Bemisia-Tabaci-tobacco-whitefly/</guid><title><![CDATA[Pest &amp; Disease Alert: Bemisia Tabaci (tobacco whitefly)]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/990324/Pest---Disease-Alert-Bemisia-Tabaci-tobacco-whitefly/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An outbreak of Bemisia Tabaci, commonly known as "tobacco whitefly", has been identified in Cheshire.]]></description></item><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/990314/Pest---Disease-Alert-Phytophthora-Ramorum-outbreaks-detected-Lancashire-Yorkshire/</guid><title><![CDATA[Pest &amp; Disease Alert: Phytophthora Ramorum outbreaks detected in Lancashire and Yorkshire]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/990314/Pest---Disease-Alert-Phytophthora-Ramorum-outbreaks-detected-Lancashire-Yorkshire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Four outbreaks of Phytophthora Ramorum, or "sudden oak death', have been reported this week.]]></description></item><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/990275/Pest---Disease-Alert-Phytophthora-kernoviae/</guid><title><![CDATA[Pest &amp; Disease Alert: Phytophthora kernoviae]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/990275/Pest---Disease-Alert-Phytophthora-kernoviae/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An outbreak of Phytophthora kernoviae, a fungal infection that can kill trees and shrubs, has been identified in Cornwall.]]></description></item><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/989105/Pest---Disease-Alert-Phytophthora-Ramorum/</guid><title><![CDATA[Pest &amp; Disease Alert: Phytophthora Ramorum]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/989105/Pest---Disease-Alert-Phytophthora-Ramorum/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two outbreaks of Phytophthora Ramorum, or "sudden oak death', have been identified in Cornwall.]]></description></item><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/989082/Transcend-offers-better-apple-scab-control/</guid><title><![CDATA[Transcend offers better apple scab control]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/989082/Transcend-offers-better-apple-scab-control/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Improved apple scab control has been achieved with the help of a special adjuvant in an Agrovista trial. Transcend has the ability to ensure that fungicides reach leaf surfaces early in the season when the leaves are still very small and hairy and very prone to infection.]]></description></item><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/989088/New-approvals-extensions-insecticides/</guid><title><![CDATA[New approvals and extensions for insecticides]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/989088/New-approvals-extensions-insecticides/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A label extension for the insecticides Sumi-Alpha and Sven means the products, traditionally used on wheat and barley, can now be used on a range of horticultural crops.]]></description></item><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/988883/Defra-approves-use-jumping-plant-lice-battle-Japanese-knotweed/</guid><title><![CDATA[Defra approves use of 'jumping plant lice' to battle Japanese knotweed]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/988883/Defra-approves-use-jumping-plant-lice-battle-Japanese-knotweed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wildlife Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has given the go-ahead today for the release of an insect, called a psyllid, to stop the spread of Japanese Knotweed.]]></description></item><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/988642/Natural-controls-algae-available-ahead-Dichlobenil-withdrawal/</guid><title><![CDATA[Natural controls for algae available ahead of Dichlobenil withdrawal]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/988642/Natural-controls-algae-available-ahead-Dichlobenil-withdrawal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The last remaining biocide to control rooted submerged plants -- Dichlobenil will be withdrawn on 18 March.]]></description></item><item><guid>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/987938/Predatory-beetle-may-control-pear-suckers/</guid><title><![CDATA[Predatory beetle may control pear suckers]]></title><link>http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+pests-diseases/987938/Predatory-beetle-may-control-pear-suckers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Experts are close to making a breakthrough to help combat the pear sucker - one of the most devastating of all the fruit pests.]]></description></item></channel></rss>
