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Download PDF Slugs left unchecked can have a devastating impact on crops, affecting both yield and quality. With current pesticide control options under ever increasing environmental scrutiny, growers must continue to demonstrate best practice as well as follow current IPM protocols. Avoiding a slugfest The danger from slugs is ever present so it pays to think about lowering risk before the next crop goes into the ground. CPM picks up the slime trail to find how to defend crops this autumn. Soil and stubble management are the start of cultural controls. By Lucy de la Pasture In spite of the threat posed by cabbage stem flea beetle to the oilseed rape crop, slugs remain the number one pest in the UK by virtue of the fact that they’re not fussy feeders so for most crops they can pose a risk. Much will depend on the weather during autumn establishment, but integrated pest management considerations begin before an autumn crop is planted. By the time a problem develops in the field it’s a case of playing catch up. Refuge traps provide the best way of monitoring for slug activity and triggering a pellet application if thresholds are reached. CPM catches up…
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