English sugar beet growers are counting the cost of the beet moth, which was seen in large numbers for the first time last summer. The moth (scrobipalpa ocellatella) devastated some crops with the larvae feeding on foliage, leading to defoliation and secondary rots. They can also feed on roots. Worst affected growers were left with […]
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