A UK grower is investigating the use of biological control methods to manage pests in strawberry crops.

2024-07-18 00:00

A grower at Bellis Brothers near Wrexham is experimenting with using predatory bugs as a biological control method after suffering a significant loss of strawberry harvest due to insect pests, particularly thrips infestations caused by Western flower thrips (WFT) and other species.

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