Tag: LEATHER TROUSERS
Fruit growers are still allowed to spray against apple blossom beetles, but it may already be too late
Raptol is a biological agent based on rapeseed oil and a plant extract pyrethrin. It may be used in floriculture, but an exemption is required for agricultural use. This is…
Are the Utrecht apples in danger? ‘This beetle eats everything’
This doesn’t help fruit grower Johan much, he says. He is afraid that all those thousands of trees will no longer look so flourishing in a few years. “Before you…
Motorcyclist crashed at Eline’s house: ‘Goes to the bone’
A hard blow made the Leerbroek house of Eline van Zee shake last night. Once outside it is much worse than she thought: a motorcyclist is bleeding heavily against her…
Cold, rain and sun make pruning fruit trees exciting: ‘Who knows what the future will bring’
Despite the cold, fruit grower Johan de Jong spends days pruning outside. His pear trees are in bud and he has to control that. It was equally exciting whether he…