Blightwatch

Blightwatch is a collaborative service supported by the Potato Council and Industry sponsors. The Blightwatch service providers have worked to develop an online management tool which is available to farmers and other users free of charge. Traditionally the risk of potato blight infection has been based on the calculation of Smith Periods – a system [...]

Carrot Root Fly

When planting carrots you should try to protect them from their main pest, the carrot root fly (Psila rosae). These small black flies (8mm in length) lay eggs in the soil near carrots with larvae emerging to feed about a week later.

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