Midges, mites and caterpillars

Midges, mites and caterpillars resource links

AHDB resources

Midge, mite and caterpillar pests of cane fruit crops Developing techniques to manage raspberry leaf and bud mite in tunnel produced raspberry Alternatives to chlorpyrifos for raspberry cane midge control Biology and integrated control of blackberry leaf midge on blackberry and raspberry The identification of over-wintering predatory mites in raspberry and strawberry, and investigation of the potential for on-farm production Preventing redberry disease by monitoring and control of blackberry mite Sex pheromone trap for monitoring blackberry leaf midge Semiochemical control of raspberry cane midge Efficacy of insecticides, timed using the blackberry leaf midge sex pheromone trap, to control the pest on raspberry Understanding the scale and importance of raspberry leaf blotch virus and its association with raspberry leaf and bud mite Blackberry: Exploring whether redberry disease is caused by a mite-transmitted virus

CABI resources

Acalitus essigi (redberry mite) datasheet (access required)

RHS resources

Red berry mite webpage

Commercial resources

Biobest: Leaf hopper and Gall Midge trap Russell IPM: Blackberry leaf midge (Dasineura plicatrix)

University resources

James Hutton Institute: Raspberry Cane Midge USU: Redberry Mite on Blackberry UC IPM: Redberry Mite