Brassica vegetable and oilseed crops are attacked by several different flea beetle species
(Chrysomelidae: Alticini). Over the past decades, most research has focused on two …

This paper reviews the most important cases of trap crops and insectary plants in the order
Brassicales. Most trap crops in the order Brassicales target insects that are specialist in …

Crops, such as white cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata (L.) f. alba), are often
infested by herbivorous insects that consume the leaves directly or lay eggs with subsequent …

Use of neonicotinoid insecticides as seed treatments has been prohibited in the EU. As a
consequence, concerns of lost production have been raised among producers. It remains …

Diversification of agroecosystems through mixed cropping can facilitate multiple ecosystem
services that may improve yields. Intercrops may repel pests and nourish natural enemies …

Barbarea vulgaris R. Br. and B. verna (Mill.) Asch (Brassicaceae) have been proposed as
trap crops for the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L.(Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). In …

Integrated management of insect pests on canola and other <italic toggle='yes'>Brassica</italic>
oilseed cro Page 1 281 © CAB International, 2017. Integrated Management of Insect Pests on …

Abstract Flea beetles (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini), with~ 8,000 species worldwide,
include pest species causing substantial economic damage to crops. The genera Phyllotreta …

Two-year field experiments were carried out in four farms in Northern Italy with the aim of
developing an agroecological approach to manage flea beetles, Chaetocnema tibialis …

The increase in the cultivation area of cruciferous oilseed crops and the use of short crop
rotation has resulted in the enhanced spread of several major pests in Northern latitudes …