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Royal Horticultural Society scientists are working with ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Crop Centre entomologists on methods of controlling carrot fly in gardens and allotments. A trial at RHS Wisley is testing different barriers to see whether they stop the flies reaching the plants to lay eggs.

¹û¶³´«Ã½ Crop Centre researchers John Clarkson and Rob Lillywhite will be speaking at Narcissus Grower Workshops in and later this month.

The final reports for two ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Crop Centre projects have just been published on the AHDB website. They are:

giving the results of our work on application of treatments in modules, cabbage root fly activity and control in the south-west, and the use of mesh on swedes

gives up to date action points for control of these pests and the effect of chemical treatments on aphids, carrot fly and virus levels in the crop.

A workshop on pollinators led by Dr Martine Barons and Professor Jim Smith from the Department of Statistics at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ was featured on BBC Radion 4's Farming Today programme this morning. The podcast can be found here: . .