Chafer Here we are in 2020 and I’m running through the data from last years Syngenta PestTracker data and comparing it to this years. To date, sightings are pretty much the same as last year. Below are the results form last year, 2019 And here are the results so far for 2020, Cockchafer, Garden Chafer… Read More Acelepryn application advice 2020 – Chafer
Quick one this week as it’s half-term and I’m attempting to spend a bit of time with the kids! Which means squeezing one week’s work into two days – but I appreciate that’s nothing compared to the challenges you people are under! I’m seeing a lot of images on social media at the moment of… Read More The Lockdown – Lowdown Week 6
NEWS: Wednesday 10th June 4pm GMT – Live Acelepryn Q and A Webinar with Henry Bechelet from ICL and me answering your questions – register here. The Emergency Authorisation for Acelepryn in 2020 has been granted only for Chafers and whilst we are waiting for the second authorisation to be approved by the EPC I… Read More Acelepryn Emergency Authorisation 2020
What’s new this week? We’ve dropped the cutting height on the whole trial down one mm in cutting height in one go – a suggestion that was met with a few deep breaths by the team at STRI who are the custodians of good practice. However in this situation, in order to keep the trial… Read More The Lockdown – Lowdown Week 5
The spring cranefly hatch is here, after what seems like a shocking spring for leatherjacket damage I’m trying to gauge what’s done the damage and are they going to continue to feed all summer or are they now hatching and for how long??? Keep logging your sightings on the Syngenta PestTracker and well see if… Read More Cranefly Flight Earlier than Last Year?
OK, you all know the score, we all need to stay alert unless you’re in Scotland or Wales, in which case you need to stay at home. I’m allowed out as long as I’m alert but only if I have to be, unless I’m exercising, when I could be out all day as long as… Read More Lockdown Trial – The Lowdown – Week 4
Great question on Twitter this week that was kindly directed my way by Craig at Colliers (thanks!). This is better answered on my blog as 280 characters just doesn’t cut it when you start talking about legislation!! The shelf life of Syngenta products can be measured in years. So why don’t we put a use-by-date… Read More Use by Dates – Fungicides
We’ve just launched our Growing Degree Day tool on Greencast. Please go and take a look. What is GDD? Growing Degree Days are simple tool that is used to measure the period of the day that is suitable for growing something. These models are used in agriculture, insect management, turf , etc. When Primo Maxx… Read More New GDD tool
As we enter what I suspect is the main period of Spring hatch (keep logging those sightings – Syngenta PestTracker …) its worth thinking back to what we have been traditionally taught. We have two main species in the UK that will impact our management in Turf – Tiplula paludosa and Tipula oleracea. The oleracea… Read More Cranefly ID
We’re into our 3rd week of the trial and the data keeps rolling in. As discussed last week the turf was beginning to look a little weak and we we’re pushing it pretty hard with the five cuts per week. With the rain we’ve had this week we decided to apply an “ICL Sierraform GT… Read More The Lockdown Trials – The Low-down Week 3
