Integrated pest management strategies for cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) in oilseed rape.

ABSTRACT: Oilseed rape (OSR) is the second largest source of vegetable oil globally and the most important biofuel feedstock in the European Union (EU) but the production of this important crop is threatened by a small insect, Psylliodes chrysocephala - the cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB). The EU ban on use of neonicotinoid seed treatments and resistance of CSFB to pyrethroid insecticides have left farmers with limited control options resulting in drastic reductions in production. Integrated pest management (IPM) may offer a solution. We review the lifecycle of CSFB and the current options available, or in the research pipeline, for the eight IPM principles of the EU Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (Directive-2009/128/EC). A full IPM strategy for CSFB barely exists. Although there are

SUBMITTER: Ortega-Ramos PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9303719 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature