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Aphid threat requires integrated response, growers advised

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Following last autumn’s unprecedented levels of BYDV (barley yellow dwarf virus) pressure, Procam is urging growers to adopt a series of integrated pest management protocols to ensure this autumn’s crops are adequately protected from the imminent threat. “After the UK’s hottest summer on record, there is no guarantee that temperatures will drop low enough this winter to sufficiently diminish what could otherwise be a very significant aphid population,” explains ProCam’s Rob Adamson. He advises growers to use a combination of delayed drilling, variety selection, suitable pesticides and cultural controls to ensure the impact of aphid-borne BYDV virus on this year’s…