Pests

How to use oilseed rape sowing dates to reduce CSFB risks

18 June 2026

How to use oilseed rape sowing dates to reduce CSFB risks

Discover how sowing dates can have a big impact on cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) adult and larval pressures.

OSR CSFB management tip: Sowing dates

18 June 2026

OSR CSFB management tip: Sowing dates

Discover how sowing dates can have a big impact on cabbage stem flea beetle adult and larval pressures.

*POSTPONED* Summer farm walk: North Essex Monitor Farm

3 July 2026

*POSTPONED* Summer farm walk: North Essex Monitor Farm

Join us at Shore Hall Estate for a farm walk and discussion focused on the role of break crops within the rotation.

Management of Wheat dwarf virus (WDV) in cereals

22 May 2026

Management of Wheat dwarf virus (WDV) in cereals

Wheat dwarf virus (WDV) is spread by a relatively new leafhopper species in the UK. Find out about the pest species, virus symptoms and infection-risk management.

Put soil first to support crop protection benefits

20 May 2026

Put soil first to support crop protection benefits

We explore how plant protection products impact the soil microbiome.

Why are high doses bad news for fungicide resistance?

27 April 2026

Why are high doses bad news for fungicide resistance?

Ellie Dearlove explains why the best dose to counter pesticide resistance depends on whether the target is a weed, a pest or a disease.

Cereal growers asked to help develop a new BYDV management tool

2 June 2026

Cereal growers asked to help develop a new BYDV management tool

A new BYDV management tool will arrive this autumn to give farmers greater control over aphids in winter cereals – and you can help us develop it.

Don’t guess – test: How to monitor for pesticide resistance

23 January 2026

Don’t guess – test: How to monitor for pesticide resistance

How to monitor for resistance to plant protection products in crop pests (insects, weeds and disease pathogens).

Tackling Resistance – Northern Ireland Special

19 February 2026

Tackling Resistance – Northern Ireland Special

AHDB and The Voluntary Initiative unite to deliver the latest thinking on tackling pest, weed and disease resistance – helping you drive productivity, profitability and resistance management on farm.

Where did all the pests go?

23 January 2026

Where did all the pests go?

Ellie Dearlove considers why some major crop pests were slow to get going this autumn.

The Resistance Roadshow (winter 2025/26)

10 April 2026

The Resistance Roadshow (winter 2025/26)

This winter, we’re uniting experts from across the industry to deliver the latest thinking on tackling pest, weed and disease resistance.

New collaborative research to level-up CSFB control

21 October 2025

New collaborative research to level-up CSFB control

A major new project will take cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) management in winter oilseed rape (OSR) to the next level, thanks to a collaborative AHDB research project.

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