Displaying items by tag: psyllid

Saturday, 13 February 2016 11:25

Parasitic wasp release proposed to combat vege pest

Release of a type of parasitic wasp is proposed as a biological control agent to combat a psyllid - plant louse - that attacks tomatoes, potatoes, capsicums and tamarillos

Published in General News
Monday, 21 October 2013 10:06

New funding to fight potato pest

NEW RESEARCH is being funded to help the potato industry fight the insect intruder - the tomato-potato psyllid.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 16:24

Crop cover to combat psyllid?

FINE-MESH crop covers promise a solution to the problem potato pest tomato-potato psyllid (TPP), with possible benefits for other crop issues; such is the finding suggested by early results from research at Lincoln’s biological husbandry unit.

Published in Management

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