[BCFSN] Fwd: draft poster for tomorrow

[Dawn Morrison]

Not sure if this beetle is a pest here, but the concept is one that has been around for a long time.

 

"Turnips seem to be more attractive to the yellowmargined leaf beetle palate than cabbage, so
instead of eating the cabbage, the beetles dined on the turnips. This pest-management technique is
known as "trap cropping." One crop (the trap crop) is used to lure insects away from the crop being
grown for harvest (the cash crop)."

http://entomologytoday.org/2015/08/12/trap-cropping-may-offer-organic-growers-an-alternative-to-pest
icides/

 

Pamela Zevit, RPBio 
Adamah Consultants 

Coquitlam BC Canada
604-939-0523 

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