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Oilseed pest control

These ongoing projects relate to the work that HGCA has commissioned in relation to oilseed pest control.

Click on the titles for an upshot of the problem to be addressed, the aims, the approach and the benefits to the industry. Also  the latest project information will be attached in the form of Annual Project Reports (APRs) or Interim Reports.

RD-2004-3023 Revised thresholds for cabbage stem flea beetle.  
To protect insecticide efficacy and the industry's profile by reducing insecticide usage in oilseed rape to the minimum amount required to protect the crop.

RD-2005-3242 Re-evaluating thresholds for pollen beetle in oilseed rape
The aim of the work is to produce up-to-date thresholds for pollen beetle control in oilseed rape by relating the potential for pest damage to the inherent tolerance of the crop. The revised threshold will take account of crop type, crop vigour and pollen beetle distribution within the field.

RD-2006-3293 New environmentally-friendly technologies for slug control based on orally-delivered fusion proteins containing specific molluscicidal toxins.
To validate and develop a class of novel molluscicidal products, which have the potential to overcome problems regarding negative environmental impacts and variable efficacy of current treatments.

RD-2007-3394 Development of an integrated pest management strategy for control of pollen beetles in winter oilseed rape
This project will devise and evaluate components of an integrated pest management strategy for pollen beetles in winter oilseed rape (WOSR).

RD-2008-3475 Aphid advisory alerts
Forecasts of aphid flight times and numbers in spring and early summer will be provided in early March each year. Information on the insecticide resistance status of Myzus persicae and the presence in them of TUYV will also be provided. Longer term assessments of the potential impacts of climate change will also be provided.

Please click here to see publications that have arisen out of recently finished projects.