Pest research

“Pest outbreaks can be hard to predict as conditions vary from season to season. For this reason, pest monitoring programmes are a high priority for HGCA, especially after the recently enforced restriction on neonicotinoids. Monitoring insecticide resistance is also a key research aim for HGCA as well as other sectors of AHDB.”

Caroline Nicholls – Research and KT Mananger

HGCA pest monitoring delivers timely information to help growers deal with pests. Research continues to improve monitoring as it provides risk models and incorporates information about insecticide resistance statuses. HGCA research comprises a number of pests including, wheat bulb fly, pollen beetle, and aphids.

Completed pest research projects

Related research articles

• Growers gripped by beetle bother (July 2014**)
• Full recommended rates justified (July 2014*)
• Monitoring service gives prior warning of aphids (Sep 2013*)
• Tough prospects for OSR (Jul 2013**)
• Wheat bulb fly (Feb 2013*)
• And today’s aphid forecast is… (June 2012**)
• Stem invaders (Oct 2012**)

*Research in Focus article. **Theory to Field article.