Supplies of freshly-grown local Brussels sprouts are going to be in short supply after the biggest vegetable grower in the Channel Islands lost his festive crop to the diamondback moth.
Charlie Gallichan of Woodside Farms feared the worst when thousands of the pests, also known as cabbage moths, descended on his fields in June and July and began feasting on the young plants he hoped would meet the Christmas demand. His problems were intensified as the moth is resistant to agricultural pesticides.
When it became clear that the crop was not going to survive, he had no choice but to plough it back into the ground, cut his losses and concentrate on other varieties of winter vegetables.
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