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What about Brassica pests and diseases?
A very common question we receive about using forage radish as a cover crop in vegetable systems is: what about Brassica pests and diseases? The biggest pest of concern in the mid-Atlantic is harlequin bugs, and this post is devoted … Continue reading
Posted in Cover Crops, pests, Radish, Vegetables
Tagged harlequin bug, trap cropping
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