Biopesticides for the UK in the spotlight in farming press

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UK farmers alerted to biopesticide potential

Biopesticides for the UK in the spotlight in farming press

With many UK farmers only too well aware of what happens when a chemical control of a key pest is removed, the sector’s interest in biopesticides has had a big boost. Harness a fungus to kill an insect The spectre of uncontrolled flea beetle infestation in oilseed rape last autumn made some farmers shout loudly […]

UK growers are missing out on microbes

At the start of 2015, Real IPM Kenya director Louise Labuschagne gave the Oxford Farming Conference audience a stirring presentation on the potential for biopesticides in the UK. Her main points are summarised in Crop Protection Magazine as follows. Biopesticides could offer UK growers real opportunities to deliver Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and reduce chemical use for as […]