Cane Matters

Beyond Imidacloprid - The search for new options for canegrub control


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In this episode, we unpack a high-priority SRA project that is accelerating the search for alternatives to imidacloprid, for effective canegrub management for Australian cane growers.

Join SRA’s Lead Entomologist Dr Kevin Powell as he answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the project and shares the latest updates on current field trials investigating effective and economic agrichemical alternatives to imidacloprid.

With a regulatory cloud hanging over the future use of imidacloprid, researchers are hard at work alongside SRA district managers, district delivery officers and local growers, to trial a range of alternative chemical options, and identify effective replacements for a product that has protected cane crops for more than 30 years.

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Cane MattersBy Sugar Research Australia