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Contents tagged with Aphids
25 July 2022
The pea aphid is a major pest in vining and fresh market peas and attacks by this pest can result in loss of yield by flower spoilage causing the failure of pods to fill, and by virus infection. Serious yield losses up to 45% have been reported in vining peas for freezing..
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14 February 2022
Symptoms of aphid-transmitted viruses and where to find more information on variety susceptibility
22 February 2022
What we know about potato virus and how to monitor and manage aphids
13 July 2022
Download this useful poster which outlines and idenitifies different species of aphid pests that affect strawberry, bush fruit and cane fruit. This poster was collated by Glen Powell.
11 November 2021
Research report on the occurrence of pyrethroid resistance in grain aphids
2 February 2022
Three research reports on the management of insecticide resistance in peach-potato aphids
17 November 2021
Research report on the use of spray oils to minimise virus transmission in potato seed crops
4 October 2022
Read this Grower issue to find out how garlic can help battle aphids, how using light to grow sweeter apples and about a new virus that threatens tomato crops
5 May 2022
This Sweetcorn Crop Walkers’ Guide aims to assist growers, agronomists and their staff in the vital task of monitoring crops. It is designed for use in the field, to help with the accurate identification of pests, their predators, diseases, nutritional deficiencies and physiological disorders within a crop.