Content related to the sectors: horticulture

Pea midge attacks can result in serious yield losses, especially when populations build up in intensive pea-growing areas.

Cutworms, the larvae of various moth species, damage many horticultural crops, as well as potatoes and sugar beet.

Garden pebble moth larvae can damage and contaminate vegetable brassica crops.

Learn about the life cycle and how to manage the large white butterfly.

Find out about the life cycle and how to monitor and control the pea moth.

Small white butterfly larvae can cause foliage damage and contamination issues on vegetable brassicas.

The common swift moth and the ghost moth larvae damage crops, including carrots, cereals and lettuce.

Flax tortrix moth is a minor pest of lettuce, peas and sugar beet.

Learn about the life cycle of the cabbage whitefly, an increasingly important pest of kale and Brussels sprout crops.

Use this database to check the impact of different active ingredients in plant protection products on beneficial insects

Sowing flowering seed mixes in field margins or other areas of farmland can support Integrated Pest Management efforts.

This page shows you how to choose and prepare farmland sites for flowering seed mixes and how to maintain them sustainably.