A new set of cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) management strategies has been launched in a major effort to restore the ...

Cabbage stem flea beetle pressure is at its lowest level in six years, with well over half of UK oilseed rape growers ...

Last autumn was the first season that neonicotinoid seed treatments were not available to protect emerging winter oilseed rape (OSR) seedlings from damage by cabbage stem flea beetles (CSFB).

Cabbage stem flea beetle has been wreaking havoc on English winter oilseed rape crops for several years now due to the loss of the neonicotinoid seed treatments and resistance to pyrethroid ...

The strongest set of cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) management strategies to date has been released to help reverse the fortunes of oilseed rape (OSR). The top ten list of strategies to tackle the ...

Oilseed rape growers with crops infested with cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) larvae are being advised to consider using plant growth regulators to reduce crop height, as new trial data shows how ...

Results from the field suggest the cabbage stem flea beetle, the main pest of the crop for UK growers, could be effectively barred from the plant by introducing a silicon layer within the leaf ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Tackling Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle is critical for arable farmers to grow a successful oilseed rape crop according to AHDB. Earlier this month, ...

UK crop losses to the beetle were estimated at 6.4 per cent in 2016/17 rising to 15 per cent in some counties. The pest is increasingly problematic since the withdrawal of neonicotinoid-based ...

RESEARCHERS have confirmed that pyrethroid-resistant cabbage stem flea beetles are present in the UK. This information is vital for oilseed rape growers who are already sowing crops following this ...

Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) damage has hit the eastern region, with an average of 4.4% of the crop lost, and 2.4% re-drilled, according to a regional survey carried out by the body in September.