Netting buying guides
Practical guides with real specifications and cited sources, written by William, Founder and Sourcing Lead. We publish only when we have something accurate to say.
In short. Buying guides for agricultural netting and mesh: which mesh aperture stops which pest, how to choose shade percentages, and how to specify rolls and formats. Every guide cites real research or catalogue specifications, never invented numbers.
The Netting Buyer's Reference
Mesh apertures by pest, shade rates by crop and HDPE service life, in one printable set of sourced tables.
Open the referenceHow to choose the right agricultural netting
Mesh sizes for insect netting, shade percentages by crop, anti-hail specs and mesh bags, in one practical buyer’s guide.
Read the guideWhat mesh size stops thrips, aphids and whiteflies?
The mesh number on an insect-netting spec sheet does not tell you what it excludes. Here is what the aperture in millimetres really needs to be, pest by pest, with sources.
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