Control of oilseed rape pests

Oilseed rape attracts a number of pest insects which can be hardly controlled in organic production. Especially the pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus) can cause severe damage. In a first project from 2008 to 2012, different approaches were investigated:

1. the use of stone meal,
2. the use of entomopathogenic fungi,
3. the development of a better forecasting models, and
4. the effects of different cultivation methods on pollen beetle infestation level and yield.

• Bio Suisse (Knospe-Ackerbau-Beiträge)
• IP-SUISSE

• Daniel Claudia (Department of Crop Sciences)

• Clerc Maurice (Department Suisse Romande)

www.bioaktuell.ch/de/pflanzenbau/ackerbau/dossier-bioraps.html

• Department Suisse Romande (FiBL Switzerland)
• Plant Protection - Phytopathology (Department of Crop Sciences, FiBL Switzerland)