Beet weevil causes a lot of damage in Austrian sugar beet cultivation
Sugar Beet
Vegetables
Austria
Published Jun 21, 2023
Tridge summary
In Austria, sugar beet growers have many problems this season with infestations by the beet weevil. In about 4,000 hectares of the 38,000 hectares of beet, the damage turned out to be so great that growers decided to plow the crop. According to estimates by the Austrian growers association, 2,500 to 3,000 hectares have been reseeded with beets.
Original content
The damage from the beet weevil extends beyond just plots that have been destroyed. There are also many plots that had to be treated with insecticides several times and where additional seeding was done to obtain a sufficient number of plants. Growers can insure ...
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