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Soft Fruit
19 January 2023
Assess whether damage to strawberry crowns due to cold stress is critical
15 November 2022
Learn about practical measures that can be used to minimise cold injury
12 October 2021
This factsheet provides information on how Verticillium affects raspberry and other cane fruits, how to manage it and options for control.
23 September 2021
This factsheet provides useful information on beetle and weevil pests of cane fruit including raspberry beetle, vine weevil, clay coloured weevil (Figure 2), strawberry blossom weevil, cantharid (soldier) beetle, cockchafer and wireworm (click beetle).
27 September 2021
This factsheet offers guidance on the recognition, management and control of strawberry blossom weevil
23 September 2021
This factsheet outlines the importance of good cane management and training of field grown main season blackberries and hybrid berries.
23 September 2021
This factsheet offers guidance on strawberry crown rot including both cultural and chemical control measures.
23 June 2023
This factsheet provides a summary of the recognition and biology of sucking insect pests of cane fruit crops and how to manage and control them.
10 March 2022
Read about rot rots of raspberry and other cane fruit
23 September 2021
This factsheet informs strawberry growers of the damage caused by Verticillium wilt, how to test for its presence and how to control it.
13 October 2021
This factsheet provides guidance on recognition, biology, management and control of capsids in strawberry and raspberry.
12 October 2021
This factsheet provides information on Xanthomonas fragariae and Xanthomonas arboricola pv fragariae, offering practical advice on preventing their entry and spread in the UK.