LEAF Demonstration Farm Feature Integrated Pest Management at Tangmere Airfield Nurseries Ltd
with Mark Knight LEAF Demonstration Farm and LEAF Marque certified business, Tangmere Airfield Nurseries is a family business based in West Sussex. They are one of Europe’s largest, sweet pepper nurseries growing to the LEAF Marque Standard. You often use the
We grow our peppers hydroponically in a climate-controlled
phrase "guardians
glasshouse system that covers a total area of 30 hectares. We use IPM
of the greenshouse" to optimise biological pest control, our strategies include both general - why IPM?
and ‘spot’ applications, viewing plant protection products as a final option and localised treatment. Monitoring and the use of beneficial bugs are essential in Tangmere’s IPM programme. Another strategy is to introduce beneficials in areas of our glass that have a history of a certain pest, so they are ready when the pest arrives.
