United Kingdom
September 27, 2013

Source: HGCA Crop Research News

A one-year trial looking at managing cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) without neonicotinoids has started. The research has been commissioned by HGCA in response to the neonicotinoid restriction, which will affect oilseed rape plantings from 2014, and is being conducted by ADAS.

Rothamsted Research is also carrying out tests to establish whether populations of CSFB carry resistance to pyrethroids in the UK. If you strongly suspect that you have CSFB resistance on your farm this season and are interested in providing samples for analysis, please contact caroline.nicholls@hgca.ahdb.org.uk

For information on neonicotinoids, visit www.hgca.com/neonics

Website: http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk

Published: September 27, 2013