New weevil pest threat to sugar beet crops

Sugar beet growers are being alerted to a potential new weevil pest, which is damaging crops in Suffolk.

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New weevil pest threat to sugar beet crops

Sugar beet growers are being alerted to a potential new weevil pest, which is damaging crops in Suffolk. Damage symptoms in beet plants are seen as black hearts and were initially believed to be dried-up...

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