Project Reports

Trials of UV-C light treatment for fungal and bacterial disease control in cherries shows the technology has potential as a…

The opportunity for a deep dive into soilborne diseases with an expert on the subject was embraced by Hawke’s Bay…

The vegetables biodiversity grower champion group is expanding to include covered crop growers, with two new members adapting practices from…

A new project focusing on onion thrips aims to fill the gap between finding new tools and integrating them into…

Results from trap trials using a male cricket call to lure in females are promising, with the new tool capturing more than 100 female crickets during a 24-hour period.  The work is part of…

Cross-sector collaboration is demonstrating how working together can accelerate access to much-needed crop protection tools, with early trials showing promising…

New guidance on the off-label use of chemical miticides for Tomato russet mite control provides growers with a broader range…

Native perennial planting alongside vegetable crops is increasing the abundance of beneficial insects and spiders to a level where they are providing comparable pest control to a conventional spray programme.  That’s…

A new toolkit for squash growers details a range of strategies to help reduce the impact of soilborne diseases, taking…

More beneficial insect life, without additional pest problems, time and money saved from reduced spraying and the beautiful smells, colourful flowers and pollinators buzzing about.  These were some of the benefits observed by growers who established biodiverse understory…