The AMBER project
- Biopesticides are safe crop protection products based on micro-organisms, plant extracts and other natural compounds.
- AMBER is a research project to identify practical ways for growers to improve the performance of these products in their crop protection programmes.
About AMBER
Application and Management of Biopesticides for Efficacy and Reliability is funded by the UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (project code CP158) using levy funds from UK growers.
Current research
- We're working to improve biopesticide spray applications.
- We're investigating how biopesticides affect pest population growth.
- We're studying biopesticide persistence on crop plants. This will help growers plan their spray programmes better.
Latest publications
You can access the AHDB research project page for AMBER for summaries of the research and reports.
See our articles about AMBER in AHDB grower:
News and Events
Field Vegetable workshop
A bioprotectant workshop was held at Warwick Crop Centre on the 5th February 2020. Presentations currently available (All presentations subject to the authors copyright):
IPM in field vegetables:- what is it and why do we need it?
Delivering new tools for managing invertebrate pests in field vegetables
Potential for biopesticides in field vegetable IPM
Getting integrated disease control to work in the field
Potential for using real time crop data in IPM
Integrated control of plant diseases
IPM in field vegetables - the way ahead
Spray application workshop
An ornamental biopesticide spray application workshop was held at Bordon Hill Nursery on the 23rd October 2018. See link
Lectures and presentations
Importance of biopesticides and IPM
Case Study 1- Bordon Hill Nurseries
Contact the AMBER project
For more information please contact: