Do Fruit Trees Need Pesticides? Rethinking Pest Control Naturally | With Matthew Priestley
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The episode discusses whether pesticides are necessary for fruit trees and explores natural pest control methods with guest Matthew Priestley.
Ask a Question or Leave a Comment Should we be using pesticides on our fruit trees? And if not… what do we do instead? In this episode of White Strawberries, I’m joined by Matthew Priestley, whose work and thinking around ecological systems challenges and encourages us to rethink how we respond to pests in our orchards🌿 We explore what’s really going on when pests and disease show up, and why reaching for sprays might be missing the bigger picture. From airflow (including opening up a “wind t...
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