Horticultural Trades Association(The)

WeevilWatch is a nine-month project testing a new smart monitoring tool for vine weevil; one of the most damaging pests in container-grown ornamental plant production. Vine weevil activity is notoriously difficult to identify because adults feed at night and larvae damage roots unseen in the growing media. Even small crop losses cost UK nurseries millions...

This project supports the UK production ornamental horticulture sector in adopting **wireless sensor-based precision irrigation technologies** to optimise water and nutrient use. The transition to peat-free growing media is essential for protecting the environment and meeting national sustainability targets, but it creates new challenges for growers, as a...