Project Reports October 31, 2024 Natives provide food and shelter for beneficials Almost 3000 insects, spiders and mites have been found in native planting at the Pukekohe demonstration farm, designed to provide… A Lighter Touch 0
Project Reports October 31, 2024 BCA knowledge shared with growers Lessons learned from a project aiming to revitalise integrated pest management in greenhouse tomatoes are helping growers shift from spray-based… A Lighter Touch 0
Project Reports October 31, 2024 Onion thrips trials explore best insecticide practice Trials focused on the sequencing of insecticides for the control of onion thrips found the new combinations being tested may… A Lighter Touch 0
Project Reports September 30, 2024 Pest pressure problematic for trials As any grower will tell you, there’s a lot about producing food that you can’t control – the weather and… A Lighter Touch 0
Project Reports September 30, 2024 Sowing the seeds of last season’s knowledge gains An extra six months of flowering in annual strips designed to encourage beneficial insects is one example of season to… A Lighter Touch 0
Project Reports August 30, 2024 New grower resources for tomatoes IPM New grower resources focusing on control of the main pests in greenhouse tomatoes have formed the basis for a revitalised… A Lighter Touch 0
Project Reports July 31, 2024 More beneficials, fewer herbicide sprays in understory project First year results from the summerfruit understory project aiming to enhance orchard biodiversity has seen a higher abundance of beneficial… A Lighter Touch 0
Project Reports June 27, 2024 PCR testing gets regulatory case study underway PCR laboratory testing, which became a household phrase during the Covid pandemic, is being used in the first stages of… A Lighter Touch 0
Project Reports May 31, 2024 Trials seek new controls for mealybugs A new project seeking new control options for mealybugs in persimmons will also benefit four other A Lighter Touch product… A Lighter Touch 0
Project Reports April 29, 2024 Squash findings relevant to other cucurbit growers A project focusing on soil-borne diseases in buttercup squash is learning from other crops in the same plant family, such… A Lighter Touch 0