Bayer aims to launch first bioinsecticide for arable crops
Bayer has announced an agreement with UK-based company AlphaBio Control to secure an exclusive license…
Browsing: Pest Control
Simple but effective bird scarer launched
The new Rotorscare is a simple but extremely effective bird deterrent claims Techneat Engineering. Using…
Spring barley BYDV threat with early aphid flights forecast
The mild and wet conditions that have dominated the first three months of 2024 could…
Growers reminded of granular nematicide best practice
The Nematicide Stewardship Programme (NSP) reminds potato growers to follow the best practice granular nematicide…
Maize seed treatment reprieve confirmed
Emergency Authorisations have been granted for three key seed treatments after a concerted lobbying campaign.…
Rodenticide use in open areas retracted
From 4th July 2024, the use of rodenticides containing bromadiolone and difenacoum in open areas…
Sustainable wireworm control evolving through Enigma project
Although only halfway through its investigation into sustainable wireworm control, the Fera-led R&D project, Enigma…
Slug season following wet summer
Cereal growers must be extra vigilant to protect newly sown cereal crops from very high…
New pest management IPM tool launched
With Integrated Pest Management (IPM) planning now a paid action under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI),…
Effective control needed to suppress burgeoning slug population
With soil moisture levels high this summer, arable growers must use good quality slug pellets,…