Archive Article: 2002/04/12

12 April 2002

&#8226 WHEAT bulb fly control is set for a boost next season, provided a new seed treatment insecticide from Uniroyal receives official approval in time. Trials over the past three years show cypermethrin-based UBI-6707 has consistently matched the control achieved with current standard tefluthrin, says Uniroyal product manager Mike Wenham.

&#8226 ORGANIC research has received a boost from supermarket Waitrose, through a new bursary to support students on new postgraduate programmes at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, starting this September. &#42