Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) bashed by biologicals

An AHDB-funded PhD student is working on biological solutions to CSFB

Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) treatment thresholds in oilseed rape

Carefully targeted sprays are particularly essential for this beetle menace

This pest can destroy a plant’s growing point and cause crop failure

This work tests ways to avoid or mitigate cabbage stem flea beetle risk.

Factors that influence cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) pressure in winter oilseed rape (OSR).

Find out how to layer IPM strategies to tackle CSFB.

People are being asked to submit live samples of cabbage stem flea beetle with suspected resistance to pyrethroid insecticides for free testing.

A lack of effective chemical control means a firm grasp of this pest is essential