Amrithapriya Bindu (JIC) has been looking at Sinapis alba, as a potential source of resistance traits relevant to oilseed rape in the ongoing battle with cabbage stem flea beetle. CSFB is a bit problem in the UK, especially since the end of neonicotinoid seed treatments, and has resulted in fewer farmers growing this crop. So new, sustainable control methods are needed.

S. alba cultivars are very variable in their palatability to CSFB adults! But by looking at the difference between the most and least attractive we may be able to work out ways to reduce attractiveness of OSR to this pest. #AAB_IPPM #CabbageStemFleaBeetle #OilseedRape