The pest pressure in strawberries has increased sharply in recent years. "Ten years ago, we did not suffer from whitefly."
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The pest pressure in strawberries has increased significantly in recent years. Especially in year-round cultivations under glass. “Ten years ago, we had no trouble with whiteflies,” says Roland van Asseldonk of Boekel Berrie. “Nowadays, it is a structural challenge.” At Boekel Berrie, this development led to a different view on pest management. Starting earlier, working preventively, and relying less on curative corrections. Roland van Asseldonk has been growing strawberries for over twenty-five years. His sons Bram and Tim are also active in the company. Due to an increase in host plants and the continuation of cultivations in winter, they notice that the whitefly pest pressure remains constant. At the same time, curative crop protection products have disappeared and, partly due to business succession, there is also a desire to further sustain the cultivation. “That made a different pest control necessary,” according to Roland. On the advice of Rob van den Oever of supplier ...