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Skellern, M. P. and Cook, S. M. 2017. The potential of crop management practices to reduce pollen beetle damage in oilseed rape. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 12, p. 867–879. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-017-9571-z
Authors | Skellern, M. P. and Cook, S. M. |
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Abstract | A major problem associated with agricultural intensifcation over recent decades has been the development of insecticide resistance in crop pest populations. This has been a particular issue for control of the pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus syn. Meligethes aeneus), a major pest of oilseed rape throughout Europe. Sustained and often prophylactic use of pyrethroid insecticides has led to the development of insecticide-resistant beetle populations, and alternatively, more environmentally benign integrated pest management strategies are sought for the pest. The population dynamics of pollen beetles and their natural enemies, and the damage caused by the pest, are infuenced by processes acting at multiple scales,from the regional or landscape scale down to the local field or within-field scale. In this review, we focus on the within-field scale, and how crop management factors, including tillage,crop plant density, crop nutrition and crop rotations may be optimised and incorporated into integrated pest management strategies for more sustainable and effective control of the pest. |
Keywords | Meligethes aeneus; Brassicogethes aeneus ; Brassica napus; Integrated pest management; Sustainable agriculture; Crop nutrition; Tillage ; Insecticide |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Journal | Arthropod-Plant Interactions |
Journal citation | 12, p. 867–879 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-017-9571-z |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Funder | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
Natural Environment Research Council | |
Funder project or code | ASSIST - Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems |
Publisher's version | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
23 Oct 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 03 Oct 2017 |
Publisher | Springer |
Copyright license | CC BY |
ISSN | 1872-8855 |
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