Pests
3 August 2021
The potato leafhopper is a minor pest of potatoes.
13 July 2021
Several species of thrips damage sugar beet, including Caliothrips fasciatus, field thrips and onion thrips.
20 October 2023
Learn how to identify and monitor for the beet leaf miner.
17 October 2023
Find out about the life cycle and management of the brassica leaf miner on vegetable brassicas and oilseed rape.
26 July 2021
Understand the life cycle and risk factors for the brassica pod midge and how to manage this pest.
26 July 2021
The cabbage root fly is present throughout the UK and can damage cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprout, kale, Chinese cabbage, swede, turnip and radish.
26 July 2021
Understand how three generations of frit fly each year can damage cereals such as grasses, maize and spring oats.
16 March 2023
Gout fly is present across the UK and an occasional minor pest of wheat, barley and triticale.
26 July 2021
Leatherjackets (larvae of crane flies) damage the roots of a wide range of crops.
26 July 2021
Understand the biology and damage caused by the onion fly.
26 July 2021
Pea midge attacks can result in serious yield losses, especially when populations build up in intensive pea-growing areas.
26 September 2024
An introduction to turnip sawfly on brassicas (including how to reduce the damage it causes).
