A new strain of the “super-pest” diamondback moth, which is already resistant to a class of common pesticides, is now also surviving the winter. Moths arrive annually from continental Europe and are often described as a “super-pest” due to their rapid life cycle and insecticide resistance. But now experts from Rothamsted Research and the AHDB have found pyrethroid-resistant moths overwintering on swede crops grown under insect netting, rather than being killed off by the cold. See also: Persistence is key […]
The post Insecticide-resistant 'super-pest' now surviving winter appeared first on Farmers Weekly