Animals mistaken for pests in crops

Northantsplants

Member

• Nov 4, 2021

• #1

Hi All
I have just written this blog post about organisms that are sometimes mistaken for pests in crops.

https://www.eutrema.co.uk/post/animals-often-mistake-for-pests-by-growers

I would love to know this community's thoughts on it. Are there any creepy crawlies I have missed off that you think should be on there?
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Russ

 

Chris F

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Location

Hammerwich

• Nov 4, 2021

• #2

Northantsplants said:

Hi All
I have just written this blog post about organisms that are sometimes mistaken for pests in crops.

https://www.eutrema.co.uk/post/animals-often-mistake-for-pests-by-growers

I would love to know this community's thoughts on it. Are there any creepy crawlies I have missed off that you think should be on there?
ta
Russ

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Kidds

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Horticulture

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Near Beeston Castle

• Nov 4, 2021

• #3

Hover flies and wasps should be in there. I know wasps aren't everyone's favourite but the amount of pests they consume is incredible.

 

Northantsplants

Member

• Nov 4, 2021

• #4

Yellow jacket wasps is a great shout Midds!

 

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Rod Dumbreck

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Location

Edenbridge, Kent (actually just in Surrey)

• Nov 4, 2021

• #5

That was lovely to read, we should all know this stuff but we have our heads buried in paperwork.

On a larger scale, are moles a beneficial or a pest?

 

Barleycorn

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BASE UK Member

Location

Hampshire

• Nov 4, 2021

• #6

I remember in the seventies barley that had been combined was full of earwigs.

 

Northantsplants

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• Nov 5, 2021

• #7

Rod Dumbreck said:

That was lovely to read, we should all know this stuff but we have our heads buried in paperwork.

On a larger scale, are moles a beneficial or a pest?

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Many thanks.
I think moles would depend on the type of soil. I guess they could act as fabulous natural ploughs in the right context. Plus they might be eating soil based pests, like leatherjackets and wireworms, or they could be eating friendly earthworms.

I know greenskeepers are unusual in that they consider earthworms to be a pest. They appreciate the work they do for soil health but would rather not have them in the soil beneath the greens because of the wormcasts on the surface. Plus they attract badgers that dig up the greens hunting for them!

 

Bogweevil

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• Nov 5, 2021

• #8

Nice free guide here: https://ahdb.org.uk/pests

 

Boysground

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Wiltshire

• Nov 5, 2021

• #9

Barleycorn said:

I remember in the seventies barley that had been combined was full of earwigs.

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I remember my dad telling me that harvest 76 was more ladybirds than wheat. The trailers were covered

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ZXR17

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Location

South Dorset

• Nov 25, 2021

• #10

Our osr store is always alive with earwigs bought in from the field .