Alex Radu MRSB (@alexradu81) 's Twitter Profile
Alex Radu MRSB

@alexradu81

Technical manager of the AgrovistaFruit Team, providing advice on all aspects of crop management. Enthusiastic, loving nature, cycling and running

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calendar_today26-10-2011 07:25:44

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Great British Apples and Pears (@gbapples) 's Twitter Profile Photo

British orchards are alive with pollinators! 🐝🍏🍐 83% of growers work with beekeepers & 58% have bee hotels, ensuring our orchards stay buzzing. By choosing British apples, you’re supporting nature-friendly farming! πŸŒŽπŸ’š #WorldWildlifeDay #BackBritishFarming #BritishApples

AgrovistaUK Fruit (@agrovistafruit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐝 What good looks like - Koppert and Agrovista providing top flight pollination advice and products, follow the link for more information πŸ‘‡ agrovista.co.uk/ipm-pollinators

Fruit&Vine Magazine (@fruitandvinemag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

πŸ™Œ Agrovista UK agronomist Fokion Chatziavgerinos highlights the importance of accurate #weather and disease-forecasting tools, and shares his thoughts on early season #agronomy πŸ™Œ fruitandvine.co.uk/disease-manage… #DiseaseManagement #AgTech #AgroScience #FarmingCommunity #BritishFruit

πŸ™Œ <a href="/AgrovistaUK/">Agrovista UK</a> agronomist Fokion Chatziavgerinos highlights the importance of accurate #weather and disease-forecasting tools, and shares his thoughts on early season #agronomy πŸ™Œ

fruitandvine.co.uk/disease-manage…

 #DiseaseManagement #AgTech #AgroScience #FarmingCommunity #BritishFruit
Great British Apples and Pears (@gbapples) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Look who’s buzzing around the orchard! 🐝🌸Solitary bees - who make their nests underground - are incredible pollinators, and seeing them in the orchards is a great sign of a thriving, biodiverse environment! πŸŒ±πŸŽπŸ“Έ Alex Radu

Look who’s buzzing around the orchard! 🐝🌸Solitary bees - who make their nests underground - are incredible pollinators, and seeing them in the orchards is a great sign of a thriving, biodiverse environment! πŸŒ±πŸŽπŸ“Έ Alex Radu
AgrovistaUK Fruit (@agrovistafruit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Agrovista agronomist Fokion Chatziavgerinos reviews some key tasks coming up in top fruit orchards and vineyards this spring and early summer in his latest blog, read more here πŸ‘‡ bit.ly/4lyO0DE

Great British Apples and Pears (@gbapples) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐞 Ladybirds: Nature's Pest Managers! Did you know a single ladybird can consume up to 5,000 aphids in its lifetime? They not only help reduce the reliance on chemical pesticides but also help keep our apple trees healthy and productive! #OrchardWatchπŸ“Έ Alex Radu / James Simpson

🐞 Ladybirds: Nature's Pest Managers! Did you know a single ladybird can consume up to 5,000 aphids in its lifetime? They not only help reduce the reliance on chemical pesticides but also help keep our apple trees healthy and productive! #OrchardWatchπŸ“Έ Alex Radu / James Simpson
AgrovistaUK Fruit (@agrovistafruit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FETF 25 includes funding for tractor-mounted sensors for precision orchard management – bit.ly/3FeBpFw πŸ“† Apply from 29 May until 12 noon on 10 July 2025. For more information, speak to our fruit team. bit.ly/3HvENcE Aurea - The Crop Intelligence Company

FETF 25 includes funding for tractor-mounted sensors for precision orchard management – bit.ly/3FeBpFw

πŸ“† Apply from 29 May until 12 noon on 10 July 2025.

For more information, speak to our fruit team.
bit.ly/3HvENcE <a href="/Aurea_Imaging/">Aurea - The Crop Intelligence Company</a>
Great British Apples and Pears (@gbapples) 's Twitter Profile Photo

πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Meet the codling moth β€” small but serious for apple growers. Its larvae burrow into fruit, so our growers use traps & smart tech to keep them in check. It’s all part of growing top-quality British apples with care. 🍏 #OrchardWatch #BritishApples #BackBritishFarming

πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Meet the codling moth β€” small but serious for apple growers. Its larvae burrow into fruit, so our growers use traps &amp; smart tech to keep them in check. It’s all part of growing top-quality British apples with care. 🍏
#OrchardWatch #BritishApples #BackBritishFarming
Great British Apples and Pears (@gbapples) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Revealed in stunning detail: an anthocorid nymph hunting pear sucker on a young fruitlet 🍐 These tiny predators play a big role in keeping orchards healthy – a brilliant example of nature helping growers the sustainable way 🌱 #OrchardWatch #NaturalPredators #BritishPears #IPM

Revealed in stunning detail: an anthocorid nymph hunting pear sucker on a young fruitlet 🍐 These tiny predators play a big role in keeping orchards healthy – a brilliant example of nature helping growers the sustainable way 🌱

#OrchardWatch #NaturalPredators #BritishPears #IPM
Butterfly Conservation πŸ¦‹ (@savebutterflies) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The #BigButterflyCount is fast approaching, but is your outdoor space ready for visitors? πŸ€” We’ve pulled together our ultimate checklist for how to attract as many butterflies as possible and have fun spotting them πŸ‘‰ butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/… πŸ“·: Jaco Costerus

The #BigButterflyCount is fast approaching, but is your outdoor space ready for visitors? πŸ€”

We’ve pulled together our ultimate checklist for how to attract as many butterflies as possible and have fun spotting them πŸ‘‰ butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/…

πŸ“·: Jaco Costerus
AgrovistaUK Fruit (@agrovistafruit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the latest From Root to Fruit, Fokion highlights key orchard and vineyard tasks now that summer has arrived. Read more here πŸ‘‡ bit.ly/4k0VDkl

Agrovista UK (@agrovistauk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

AGROVISTA has today announced the completion of its acquisition of independently-owned agrochemical supply and agronomy business Zantra Holdings Ltd. The acquisition brings together some of the most experienced and progressive teams in the sector, further strengthening

AGROVISTA has today announced the completion of its acquisition of independently-owned agrochemical supply and agronomy business Zantra Holdings Ltd.
The acquisition brings together some of the most experienced and progressive teams in the sector, further strengthening
Iron Maiden (@ironmaiden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

London… that was a night that will live with us for eternity. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts! Glasgow! You’re up next! Get rEddie to #RunForYourLives #IronMaiden #RunForYourLivesWorldTour #KillerKontent #McMurtrie

London… that was a night that will live with us for eternity. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts!

Glasgow! You’re up next! Get rEddie to #RunForYourLives

#IronMaiden #RunForYourLivesWorldTour #KillerKontent #McMurtrie
Botanicoir Ltd (@botanicoirltd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re here at Fruit Focus on stand 309! Join us for a celebratory drink and something sweet to mark 20 years growing together in 2025πŸ¦πŸ“πŸ« Plus, enter our prize draw to win a luxury hamper 🧺 #fruitfocus25 #20YearAnniversary #cococoir #Botanicoir AgrovistaUK Fruit

We’re here at <a href="/FruitFocus/">Fruit Focus</a> on stand 309! Join us for a celebratory drink and something sweet to mark 20 years growing together in 2025πŸ¦πŸ“πŸ«

Plus, enter our prize draw to win a luxury hamper 🧺 

#fruitfocus25 #20YearAnniversary #cococoir #Botanicoir <a href="/AgrovistaFruit/">AgrovistaUK Fruit</a>
Butterfly Conservation πŸ¦‹ (@savebutterflies) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New research by University of Oxford and Butterfly Conservation has shown hedgerows, small copses and trees can significantly increase the number of butterflies in farmed landscapes 🌳 Read the full story πŸ‘‰ butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/…

New research by <a href="/UniofOxford/">University of Oxford</a> and Butterfly Conservation has shown hedgerows, small copses and trees can significantly increase the number of butterflies in farmed landscapes 🌳

Read the full story πŸ‘‰ butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/…
Great British Apples and Pears (@gbapples) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐝 It’s #DontStepOnABeeDay – and British apple growers are doing more than watching their step. 🌸 Wildflowers in orchards 🏑 Bee hotels & refuges 🀝 Partnering with beekeepers Supporting pollinators helps grow the world’s best apples. #BritishApples #BackBritishFarming

🐝 It’s #DontStepOnABeeDay – and British apple growers are doing more than watching their step.

🌸 Wildflowers in orchards
🏑 Bee hotels &amp; refuges
🀝 Partnering with beekeepers

Supporting pollinators helps grow the world’s best apples.
#BritishApples #BackBritishFarming
Butterfly Conservation πŸ¦‹ (@savebutterflies) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The brightly coloured Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) flies during sunshine in flowery grasslands, including downland, cliff edges, woodland rides, roadside verges and sand dunes β˜€οΈ Look out for it in the #BigButterflyCount πŸ‘‰ bigbutterflycount.org #MothMonday

The brightly coloured Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) flies during sunshine in flowery grasslands, including downland, cliff edges, woodland rides, roadside verges and sand dunes β˜€οΈ

Look out for it in the #BigButterflyCount πŸ‘‰ bigbutterflycount.org

#MothMonday