BYDV and aphids - to spray or not to spray?

Published: May 23, 2020, 8 p.m.

As early sown cereals approach tillering and seed treatment protection runs out, how do you manage cereal aphids and the risk of BYDV? FAR cereal expert Jo Drummond explains the pros and cons of reaching for an insecticide versus biding your time and letting natural aphid predators and parasitoids do their work. 

Resources:

www.cutthecrop.co.nz