Charlotte Howard

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

🌸 Planting flower strips in apple orchards could save farmers money by boosting nature’s own pest controllers! 🌸

https://t.co/jA27l4wEVt

Read about it in The Observer today!

Paul J. Burgess, Michelle T. Fountain, Claire Brittain, and Michael P. D. Garratt

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

I work in #AgriFoodBecause I hope for a more sustainable future. Sowing flowers next to crops can support beneficial insects and can reduce pest damage! 🪲🌸🌼

[Journal of Applied Ecology @JAppliedEcology]

BLOG: Powerful flowers 🌸

Charlotte Howard and colleagues report how floral strips can be a practical and effective way to encourage natural pest control in commercial apple orchards 🍎

🔗 https://t.co/ADPWpoUOIp

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

@leanahosea @UniofReading https://t.co/QmNki22i0d

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

Thank you very much to Saran, the 2:15 pacer! I couldn’t have done it without you! Cut 20 minutes off my PB thanks to you! #leicesterhalfmarathon
#runleicester

[UK Food Systems Centre for Doctoral Training @UKFS_CDT]

📢Calling all natural & social scientists – apply now for a #PhD in UK @FoodSystems

The @UKFS_CDT & @niabgroup are offering 2 fully funded, interdisciplinary studentships

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Find out more & apply here: https://t.co/l7eure57nG

[Lois Kinneen @LoisKinneen]

Thanks everyone who has contributed so far! Just over 2 weeks left to do this survey on #biodiversity monitoring 🐸🌿🍄🪼🐵🐤🌳🏝️🌄 You can make a really valuable contribution to the co-design of novel tools and tech!
***Survey closes August 1st***
https://t.co/woqGAdtCCz

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

Great midway point of FoodBioSystems 2023 Summer school. Thank you Geraint Parry for ‘social media for scientists’! #FBSSS23

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

Success of this method to suppress pests could reduce reliance on chemical insecticides, improve sustainability of apple production, and reduce waste in the form of pest-damaged fruits. More information about this method could help to encourage its implementation by growers.

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

Photo title: A crop pest and a natural enemy #SCIScotPhoto #SCISciSnap @SCIScotGroup

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

I am investigating the potential of wildflower habitat to encourage the natural predators and parasites of apple pests into commercial orchards. These are referred to as the ‘natural enemies’ of pests.

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

Fruit damaged by the rosy apple aphid can be malformed and extremely reduced in size (right) compared to an undamaged apple (left). This damage can lead to huge economic losses for commercial growers, thus aphid control is of high importance. #AgriFoodBecause @SCI_AgriFood🍎🍏🌿

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

Great opportunity for University of Reading students to gain some research experience!
(Only for students in the middle-years of their degree).
Deadline to apply is 4th April.
https://t.co/MbP3Nu4vlB
@UniRdg_SAPD @CAER_Reading @JobsAtUoR @UniRdg_Research

[Charlotte Howard @Charl_Howard]

This ladybird is munching on a major pest, the rosy apple aphid. For my PhD I am investigating the use of wildflowers to attract aphid predators into orchards as natural pest control with the hope to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides! #agrifoodbecause @SCI_AgriFood