Lettuce Aphids Strike At Heartland Of Supermarket Salads
Lettuce aphids have penetrated the Gisborne region less than a year after their discovery near Christchurch. GISBORNE 20/01/2003 - Lettuce aphids have penetrated the Gisborne region - the last of the nation's main production areas which was free ... [... more]
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HortNews - Big Grower Waits Helplessly As Aphids Attack ...
Scientists and growers will meet at Pukekohe on Thursday to talk about how to live with the new aphid pest threatening New Zealand's $26 million lettuce crops. GISBORNE 19/6/2002 - Scientists and growers will meet at Pukekohe on Thursday to talk ... [... more]
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Big Lettuce Grower To Switch Some Of Production To Salads
The nation's biggest lettuce grower - battling the spread of lettuce aphids in the New Zealand crop - says it is switching part of its production of pre-packaged salads. WELLINGTON 12/03/2003 - The nation's biggest lettuce grower - battling the ... [... more]
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Consumers Asked To Overlook Aphid-Infested Lettuces
Lettuce growers today appealed to householders to put up with heart lettuces which turn out to be infested with aphids. WELLINGTON 11/03/2003 - Lettuce growers today appealed to householders to put up with heart lettuces which turn out to be ... [... more]
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Pest
You sometimes see on citrus trees that a black mould has developed over the fruit and leaves, but how do you get rid of it? It is caused by aphids. They are bugs that like to suck the life out of tasty new buds and shoots. While they munch on ... [... more]
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Pest
The black film covering the tree is a fungus called Sooty Mould. This sooty mould occurs because aphids have infested the tree, sucking the sap and leaving behind a sticky covering on the leaves. The sugary cover called honeydew gets mouldy and, ... [... more]
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