Testing newly developed varieties of raspberries grown under polythene for resistance to root rot and quality of the fruit
Dr Nick Birch explaining the development of traps to catch the raspberry beetle before they lay their eggs on the flowers.
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You can buy the raspberry beetle trap demonstrated at the visit to the SCRI from http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/Raspberry_Beetle_Trap.html
Nikki Jenninings who is in charge of the raspberry trials
Our thanks to Professor Rex Brennan who conducted us around the Institute