Major potato pest eradicated
Following extensive operational investigative work and surveillance, Defra has announced the Colorado beetle has been…
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Solar-powered bird scarer added to the Portek range
Portek Ltd has introduced a solar-powered bird-scarer designed to mimic a life-sized owl, with natural…
Ancient wheat compound offers potential sustainable pest solution
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have uncovered a natural defence mechanism in ancestral einkorn wheat that…
Rodent survey to help tackle resistance
BASF has relaunched its rodent control survey and is calling on UK farmers to share…
Novel IPM programme shortlisted for industry award
One of the largest integrated pest management (IPM) platforms ever established in the UK is…
BYDV risk for early sown cereals
With many growers stating their intention to drill winter cereals early this season, it raises…
Crop reprogramming research gets underway
Farmers could soon apply microbes to crops to ‘reprogram’ them to be resistant against pests,…
Carbon nanodot technology to transform crop protection
CDotBio, a spin-off company from the University of Bristol, is offering a glimpse of what…
Pests threaten spring cereals
Spring cereal crops are at risk of gout fly and blossom midge warns Agrovista Its…
Research reveals diet alterations could boost biopesticide efficacy
Changes to a pest’s diet could slow the evolution of resistance to biopesticides, according to…