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Technical Updates

Latest technical updates from the team at Agrovista Amenity

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When is a mare not a mare? Curve Overlay
25/01/2014

When is a mare not a mare?

We are often asked to advise on the control of the weed, Mare’s-tail, causing problems in cultivated land. Mare’s-tail is an aquatic weed, the problem often turns out to be Horsetail.

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Top Pest & Disease Queries 2013 Curve Overlay
24/01/2014

Top Pest & Disease Queries 2013

For the second year in a row, fairy rings and thatch fungi were the most queried subjects at the STRI Pest & Disease Clinic.  

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A Passage from India - Himalayan Balsam Curve Overlay
13/01/2014

A Passage from India - Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan Balsam (also known as Indian Balsam) Impatiens glandulifera is a member of the Balsaminaceae family

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Day of the Triffids - Giant Hogweed Curve Overlay
13/01/2014

Day of the Triffids - Giant Hogweed

‘The Day of the Triffids’, the invasive species Giant Hogweed is not to be messed with. . . because if the sap of this plant comes into contact with the skin it can cause a severe skin condition known as phytophotodermatitis. Worse still, contact with the eyes can cause permanent blindness.

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