Hydroponic farming: Tunnels limit pests – but watch out for these
Here’s your guide to the most important pests that attack plants in hydroponic systems. Growing conditions in a hydroponic system
June 20, 2023
Pest management
Vegetable production: Potato bacterial diseases
We look at the bacterial pathogens that can cause disease in potato plants and tubers. Yield losses and reduced cosmetic
June 20, 2023
Vegetable production: Controlling potato pests
Learning how to identify insect potato pests helps us to decide on a course of treatment. Taking a close look
June 20, 2023
Crop production: How to use pesticides safely
If you’re a farmer – new or already established – producing crops, you need to know how to handle and
June 20, 2023
Organic farming: Let bats fight for you
These small mammals have a massive appetite for insects and can consume more than their body weight in a single
June 3, 2019
Crop production: Maize pests – control starts with knowing the enemy
Early identification and effective control practices can significantly reduce the impact of pests on crops. Farmers should not only familiarise
October 24, 2018
Pest control: Attract owls to the farm
Creating a safe habitat for owls on your farm is one of the easiest, most economical and environmentally friendly ways
September 13, 2018
Fruit production: Manage fruit flies
Fruit flies are among the most damaging pests to fruit. Using baits should be an integral part of managing them
September 12, 2018
Crop production: How to combat maize ear rot
Research has shown that an interaction between the ear rot fungi, Fusarium verticillioides, and stalk borer, Busseola fusca, can lead
September 11, 2018
Vegetable production: Fungal diseases affecting the common bean
If a bean plant is not looking healthy, the cause could be any of a number of factors, including poor
April 30, 2018
Vegetable production: The basics of biological control
The huge variety of biological pest control products now available is enough to confuse any farmer. The increased demand for
April 26, 2018
Potato production: Biology kicks rhizoctonia in the teeth
In 2014, 20% of the potato harvest on the farm Bottervlei in South Africa’s Western Cape Province was lost to
March 2, 2018
Poultry production: Rodents and your chicken houses
Question: What damage can rodents cause in chicken houses? It’s been calculated that the average feed consumption by rodents over
February 20, 2018
Crop production: Beating bollworm with biological products
Biological products proved to be the best weapon against bollworm for paprika farmers in South Africa’s North West Province following
February 13, 2018
Pork production: Dealing with flies in your piggery
Question: Now that the weather has warmed up, I notice that there are lots of flies in my piggery. Is
December 6, 2017
Companion “push-pull” crop system proves successful against fall armyworm in East Africa
A companion planting system for maize originally developed to keep stem borers and striga at bay, has also proved to
November 23, 2017
Vegetable production: More about diamondback moth – the number one pest on cabbages
Various insect pests – such as the bagrada bug, diamond back moth, greater cabbage moth, army worm, bollworms and aphids
November 17, 2017
Bats are nature’s pest control agents
Insect-eating bats can eat insects equivalent to their own body weight in one night. They are certainly worth conserving, as
July 11, 2017
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