Content related to the sectors: horticulture

Balloon and dagger flies can predate many field pests, including aphids and thrips.

Dance flies are predators of aphids and midges and can be encouraged in field crops.

Learn about dung flies and how to encourage them.

Learn about the diversity of gall midges and how some can be used as natural enemies.

Find out how to encourage hoverflies as natural enemies of field pests.

Learn to identify and know the benefits of encouraging lacewings.

Find out about the identification, life cycle, benefits and how to encourage parasitic wasps and parasitoids.

Learn about the biology of spiders and mites and how to encourage them in field crops.

Discover how to monitor for pea and bean weevils, as well as the main risk factors and control thresholds.

Find out how to identify and monitor wireworms across a wide variety of crops.

Learn about the crop damage caused by the pygmy beetle on sugar beet and how to prevent losses.

Learn about minor flea beetles, including the Wessex, striped, turnip, adult beet and flax flea beetles.