BYDV was a major topic at last week’s Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s winter conference. Conor Kehoe reports.

It can be frustrating to see your hard work threatened by invasive garden pests. These unwelcome visitors can cause ...

As part of their second phase of the project, Koch and his team are looking to breed plants with a natural resistance to the aphids. He is also exploring the best way to incorporate these ...

Little Gem' (cos) is also tolerant of root aphid. Composting, burning or burying affected plant material will reduce the number of survivors. Always aim to get rid of as much of the aphid-infested ...

Winter cereal growers are set to see a more accurate warning system next season for a key aphid-spread disease. The AHDB’s ...

With a common economic threshold of 250 aphids per plant, farmers could easily see ... for another game-changing tool in the form of new resistant varieties, too. The North Central Soybean ...

Therefore, in this review, we discuss how plants recruit beneficial microbes in their rhizosphere and use them for defense resistance development, considering both top-down and bottom-up effects.

Most plants can tolerate a low to moderate population of aphids without noticeable damage. On some plants, however, large numbers of aphids can distort foliage and flowers and stunt plant growth.

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What Is Drought-Tolerant Landscaping? Drought-tolerant landscaping allows a yard to thrive with low water through the use of native and drought-tolerant plants and grasses. Drought-tolerant plants ...