Content related to the topic: pests

6 July 2021

Strategic Farm Summer 2021

Get your inputs, land, cereal crops and biodiversity to work harder for you - join our summer series of interactive workshops

28 April 2021

Database of insecticides and their effect on natural enemies

Use this database to check the impact of different active ingredients in plant protection products on beneficial insects

23 April 2021

Dealing with pests and diseases

Frit fly, leatherjackets and slugs are some of the pests to consider when reseeding grassland. Our information will help you manage the risks of pest burdens and control methods.

8 July 2021

Grain sampling and monitoring during storage

As grain remains a ‘living’ crop, it is essential to monitor it during storage.

25 March 2021

Farming next to a watercourse used to extract drinking water

From rotation and cultivation to crop protection, Colin Chappell takes stock of all available information before taking final decisions.

12 May 2021

Insecticide resistance in aphids and virus management in potatoes

A new report indicates the pyrethroid sensitivity of two important aphid virus vectors.

16 March 2021

OSR sclerotinia infection risk tool delivers a high level of accuracy

Use our spring OSR forecasts – for sclerotinia, as well as light leaf spot and aphids – to help target control.

15 March 2021

Updated pest encyclopaedia is an essential resource for crop monitors

This definitive guide makes it easier to detect and control pest populations across the rotation.

2 March 2021

How the autumn and winter changed BYDV risk in cereals (IPM blog)

From fluctuating BYDV levels in aphid populations to the impact of the ‘Beast from the East 2’, many factors influence crop disease risk.

8 March 2021

Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) control collaboration

The UK has found itself at the heart of a coordinated attack on CSFB

20 March 2025

Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) bashed by biologicals

An AHDB-funded PhD student is working on biological solutions to CSFB

4 February 2021

Investing your levy to support horticulture research innovation

What would the removal of AHDB funding mean for horticulture scientific innovation? Professor Rosemary Collier, University of Warwick, offers her perspective