Targeting applications of fertiliser and other inputs to crop requirements has become far more common with advances in digital mapping and precision technology, but when it comes to slug control, broad-acre defence still rules. Times are changing though. With a dramatically depleted molluscicide...
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Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine
With soil moisture levels high this summer, accurate application of product is the key to controlling burgeoning slug populations, urges a molluscicide expert.
This includes the calibration of spreading equipment, says Adama’s Andy Bailey. “Wet...
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As wet conditions push slug pressure into the red, many will unknowingly be reaching for a biological control to protect their broadacre crops. CPM explores the evolution of ferric phosphate into the reliable crop protection product it is...
Stability of Patches of Higher Population Density within the Heterogenous Distribution of the Gray Field Slug Deroceras reticulatum in Arable Fields in the UK
Emily Forbes , Matthew Back, Andrew Brooks, Natalia B. Petrovskaya, Sergei V. Petrovskii, Tom Pope and Keith F.A. Walters,*
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Slug damage to cereal crops in the UK caused primarily by the grey field slug (Deroceras reticulatum) is of increasing concern to farmers following removal of methiocarb from the market and stewardship guidelines introduced for metaldehyde. This study assesses whether the discontinuous...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
ADAMA has announced the appointment of Catherine Whaley as its new head of development in the UK as part of its programme of product redevelopment and registration.
The agricultural services provider said Whaley will be taking over the role from...
Oliver Hamilton, Director of Computer Vision at cutting edge AI and machine-learning innovator COSMONiO, explains how smarter machines can help drive advances in agriculture to help feed the world’s ever-increasing population
Having grown up on the fairly rural Isle of Wight, and being the son...
Slugs are one of the top agricultural and horticultural pests in the UK. Current methods for control rely on molluscicide pellets containing either metaldehyde or Iron (Ferric) phosphate. In December 2018, Defra made the decision to ban the outdoor use of metaldehyde due to its impact on birds...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
Dr. Jenna Ross, a Nuffield Farming Scholar, Oxford Farming Conference Director, Lantra Scotland Industry Champion, STEM Ambassador and award-winning scientist, has received an OBE in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours list for her contribution to...
Written by cpm from CPM Magazine
Download PDF After many years of stagnation, innovation has been reignited in the field of slug research. CPM finds out how plant extracts, biologicals and robots could form the basis of control strategies in the future. Thyme and spearmint oil are lethal to the...
Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine
A survey of UK arable growers carried out by Adama has highlighted a greater requirement for accuracy when applying slug pellets, with application timing one of the biggest improvements needed to tackle a burgeoning slug population. Charlotte...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
A survey of UK arable growers has highlighted the need for greater accuracy when applying slug pellets, with application timing one of the biggest improvements needed to tackle a burgeoning slug population.
The survey, which was carried out by ADAMA UK...
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