Kelvin Hughes

Protecting the UK’s potatoes from the Colorado beetle

Kelvin Hughes, 14 May 2025 - Plant health

Calling on gardeners, allotment owners and the general public to look out for the Colorado beetle – a plant pest that poses a major threat to the UK’s food security.

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