Myriam Siham, entomologist, says that several growers are experimenting with using hail nets to keep insects out of apple orchards.   The hail nets used extensively in France to cover apple orchards may have an added bonus—keeping insects off the fruit. Entomologists at the Technical Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables in Lanaxde near Bergerac are evaluating the efficacy and economics of extending the hail nets to the sides of the orchard, completely enclosing the orchard with hail cloth. “Most of the orchards here are already covered with hail nets,” said Myriam Siham, scientist at CTIFL. “The idea was […]