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Truffle beetle pest Leiodes in Spain

Posted on October 19, 2017 by trufflefarming

From the Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria del Gobierno de Aragón (CITA), has been just published a technical sheet about the main pest for the spanish truffle growers: the Leiodes beetle. You can download the document (just in spanish) … Continue reading →

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Leiodes beatle pest in 2015-16 spanish truffle season

Posted on December 17, 2015 by trufflefarming

Today we have been visiting several truffle orchards in Teruel as a part of our black truffle growing seminar or Barcelona Truffle Tour. A week before Christmas and 17ºC during the day at 1200 m.o.s.l in Teruel! The cold has … Continue reading →

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How to trap the truffle beetle Leiodes in your truffle orchard?

Posted on October 3, 2014 by trufflefarming

The new truffle season is coming in Europe and the main problem in the orchards in central Spain is the beetle Leiodes cinnamomeus, who literally drills a good part of the production, especially associated with plantations producing enough truffle regularly … Continue reading →

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