The 3 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Oat, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

Growing Oat? The free Oat grow guide covers the crop from sowing to harvest.

Insect pests

• Bird cherry-oat aphidRhopalosiphum padiInsect · A dark olive-green aphid of wheat, barley, oats, maize and grasses, recognised by a rusty-red patch around…

Fungal diseases

• Fusarium head blight (head scab) of wheat and barleyFusarium graminearumFungal disease · Fusarium head blight, or scab, bleaches the ears of wheat and barley when warm, wet weather coincides with…
• Powdery mildew of wheat and barleyBlumeria graminisFungal disease · Powdery mildew covers the leaves, stems and ears of wheat and barley with fluffy white to grey pustules that…