Question: For some reason, this year, my beet and chard leaves are being eaten up by some insect. They don’t take bites out of the leaves. Instead, it seems like they burrow inside the leaves, leaving ...
Beet moth has jumped up the risk agenda for sugar beet growers, as the 2025 sugar beet season marked a shift from isolated cases to economically damaging infestations in parts of the British beet area ...
Some of my favorite cool-season crops are beets, spinach and Swiss chard. They all belong to the same plant family, Amaranthaceae, so they have the same cultural needs and potential insect problems.
Sugar beet growers have secured access to an important pest control tool after emergency authorisation was granted for ...
Beets are a gardener’s delight, vibrant, earthy, and packed with nutrition, but they can be surprisingly tricky to grow. From stunted bulbs and overcrowded seedlings to split roots and pest damage, ...