CROPPING

Effective strategies important to limit RLEM populations

WESTERN Australian grain growers and advisors are encouraged to have the best management strategies in place for Red-legged Earth Mite (RLEM) with numbers likely to increase in areas with cold and wet conditions.

Macey Hill
RLEM could be an issue in WA as cooler and wetter conditions set in.

RLEM could be an issue in WA as cooler and wetter conditions set in.

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) entomologist Svetlana Micic said with crop sowing almost complete and seasonal conditions ideal for RLEM numbers to build up, it is critical...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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