Farming: Russian pest invasion

GROWERS are being urged to keep up their crop inspections after recent reports of Russian wheat aphid (RWA) activity in wheat crops in the northern Mallee, particularly around Tooleybuc and Manangatang.Predominately detected in crops not treated with Gaucho at sowing, growers should prioritise inspecting those paddocks and look for aphids at the base of curled […]

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