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Contents tagged with control
24 February 2023
Learn how to combine monitoring practices, cultural control, biological control and the use of plant protection products into an effective integrated pest management programme for mite control.
10 August 2021
Learn more about the various tyrophagus mites and their impact on ornamental crops.
10 August 2021
Learn more about the tarsonemid mites of significance on ornamentals, including the broad mite, bulb scale mite and cyclamen mite.
10 August 2021
Learn more about the eriophyid mites which impact ornamentals, including their recognition and feeding symptoms on host plants.
19 April 2022
Learn more about the most common pest species of spider mite: two-spotted spider mite, bryobia mites, carmine spider mite, citrus red mite, conifer spinning mite, fruit tree red spider mite.
26 August 2021
Follow the guidance in these pages for effective management of mites in the production of hardy nursery stock, bedding plants and pot plants.
6 June 2022
Also called roundworms or eelworms, discover which nematodes harm crops and which support a healthy soil ecosystem.
19 August 2021
Learn how to ensure humidity influences and ventilation settings don’t lower the effectiveness of your minimum pipe temperature strategy.
28 June 2021
Join Andy Forbes, independent consultant in ruminant parasitology, honorary Professor at Glasgow University and member of COWS to learn more about the options for parasite control at housing time.
23 June 2021
Read about using control, containment and counting for an efficient irrigation system.
8 September 2022
Chemical control options for aphids in strawberry
8 September 2022
There are a number of biological control options open to commercial strawberry growers, including predators and parasitoids. Find out more about how to use these in this section.