Dr Daniel Leybourne

Research Fellow

Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour. Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

The University of Liverpool

Integrated Pest Management of Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle in Oilseed Rape

Journal article

Pickering F., White S., Ellis S., Collins L., Corkley I., Leybourne D., Kendall S., Newbert M., R. Phillips
Outlooks on Pest Management, vol. 31(6), 2020, pp. 284-290

DOI: 10.1564/v31_dec_10

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Pickering, F., White, S., Ellis, S., Collins, L., Corkley, I., Leybourne, D., … Phillips, R. (2020). Integrated Pest Management of Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle in Oilseed Rape. Outlooks on Pest Management, 31(6), 284–290. https://doi.org/10.1564/v31_dec_10

Chicago/Turabian Click to copy
Pickering, F., S. White, S. Ellis, L. Collins, I. Corkley, D. Leybourne, S. Kendall, M. Newbert, and R. Phillips. “Integrated Pest Management of Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle in Oilseed Rape.” Outlooks on Pest Management 31, no. 6 (2020): 284–290.

MLA Click to copy
Pickering, F., et al. “Integrated Pest Management of Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle in Oilseed Rape.” Outlooks on Pest Management, vol. 31, no. 6, 2020, pp. 284–90, doi:10.1564/v31_dec_10.

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@article{pickering2020a,
  title = {Integrated Pest Management of Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle in Oilseed Rape},
  year = {2020},
  issue = {6},
  journal = {Outlooks on Pest Management},
  pages = {284-290},
  volume = {31},
  doi = {10.1564/v31_dec_10},
  author = {Pickering, F. and White, S. and Ellis, S. and Collins, L. and Corkley, I. and Leybourne, D. and Kendall, S. and Newbert, M. and Phillips, R.}
}

Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB; Psylliodes chrysocephala) is currently the most important pest of winter oilseed rape (WOSR) in the UK. In this article, we discuss key findings from the AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds-funded project entitled 'Integrated pest management of cabbage stem flea beetle in oilseed rape'. The project identified several potentially important components of a possible CSFB IPM strategy. These include the importance of the timing of and conditions at sowing; that WOSR appears to be more tolerant of adult feeding than previously thought; and the benefit of using volunteer OSR as a trap crop. Few differences in CSFB damage between varieties were found and limited benefit was seen in adjusting seed rates. Deliberate defoliation in winter reduced larval numbers but impacts on yield were variable depending on defoliation timing.