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Spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, is a major insect pest of small fruit and tree fruit crops, as they lay eggs in ripe fruit. Infestation risk factors include high canopy humidity, and ripe and over-ripe fruit (hanging, dropped or rejected). Following the guidelines below will help to achieve the best possible SWD management.
The data presented in this document aim to enhance farmers’ understanding of the changes caused when using various plastic film mulches. This will strengthen farmer awareness and decision making confidence, enabling them to use plastic films (or plastic-like films) to adapt to weather variability and climate change.
This demonstration project studied the viability of winter salad green production in a low-cost, hightunnel greenhouse structure heated with compost in low light conditions without supplemental lighting over a three-year period