Crop Pests in the UK

Following the demise of the MAFF's Perma some leaflets to fill outstanding gaps. The nent Leaflet Series in 1985, it was suggested content of three leaflets has been altered more that the final editions of the crop pest advisory extensively. Thus, Chafer grubs (Chapter 32) leaflets should be produced in a bound volume now incorporates material from Leaflet 449, for the benefit of future agricultural entomolo Japanese beetle, which has been omitted from gists and others interested in crop pests. This this collection as this pest has not become idea originated outside MAFF but was enthusi established in Europe. Nematodes on straw astically supported by entomologists in MAFF, berry (Chapter 81) has been enlarged by the the agricultural research institutes and the uni addition of further information on free-living versities. As editor of the leaflets from 1965 nematodes from the plant pathology leaflet on until 1985, I offered to undertake the task of Soil-borne virus diseases of fruit plants. The compilation and editing, and this offer was joint plant pathology/entomology leaflet on accepted. Raspberry cane blight and midge blight has To prevent the book from becoming quickly been included, but the information has been outdated, the sections on control measures mainly restricted to raspberry cane midge and have been redrafted by the Advisory Entomol the title changed accordingly.