Spring crop pest management requires integrated approach

摘要

GRAIN growers are intensifying their monitoring of crops as spring conditions promote insect pest population growth and activity, and potential crop damage. Insect management experts say effective control of pests -this year and in the future - will require an integrated approach involving a mix of chemical, biological and cultural controls.They say thorough routine monitoring is now required, especially in areas where the newly-introduced Russian wheat aphid (RWA) has established, as temperatures increase and crops reach critical growth stages.