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Vegetable Industry’s Participation at the International Horticultural Congress, Brisbane, August 2014
A diverse group of 22 industry members, including Vegetable IAC, Design Team, and Vegetable Technical Advisory Group representatives, attended the Congress on the vegetable industry’s … Read more
New in-field treatment solutions to control Fruit Fly (2)
This project focused on two previously untested methods for managing and monitoring fruit fly in vegetable crops; Netting and repellents, and attraction with UV light. … Read more
Pesticide residues in media – impact on Hypoaspis (a species of beneficial mites)
This colour-coded one-page table provides information on the impact that insecticide residues in media have on a species of beneficial mites, Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis). Information … Read more
Pesticide residues on foliage – impact on greenhouse biological control agents
These three colour-coded tables provide information on the impact that residues of several insecticides and one fungicide on foliage have on specific greenhouse biological control … Read more
Pesticide residues on greenhouse plastics – impact on greenhouse biological control agents
This 3-page colour-coded table provides information on the impact that insecticide residues on greenhouse plastics have on greenhouse biological control agents. Information relevant to the … Read more
Pesticide resistance management
Insecticide resistance is a problem of modern agriculture. Since the 1950s and the introduction of synthetic organic insecticides, insect resistance to insecticides has required more … Read more
Production Of Virus Resistant Potato Plants To Enable Reduced Use Of Insecticides On Potatoes
Potatoes are a major horticulture crop for which genetic engineering approaches have been successfully used abroad. They also have a number of problems that are … Read more
Spray Application Basics
This fact sheet covers basic principles of spray application, including information on droplet size, nozzle selection and water quality.
Spray sense
Spray sense is a series of leaflets which focus on providing up-to-date information on a range of pesticide issues. Everyone who is involved in the … Read more
Mega Pests – The Basics of Protecting Your Crop
This fact sheet outlines general information pertaining to Integrated Crop Protection (ICP) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques. It outlines the key components of an … Read more
Western flower thrips (WFT) insecticide resistance management plan
This guide provides information to assist in decision-making for control of western flower thrips (WFT) in capsicums, cucumbers, culinary herbs, eggplant, lettuce, ornamentals, parsley and … Read more
Western Flower Thrips Resistance and Success*2 Naturalyte* Insect Control
This 4-page fact sheet was developed by Dow AgroSciences in response to growing concerns about some populations of Western Flower Thrips (WFT) in the Sydney … Read more