Beetle Pests of Brassicas

The most important beetle groups are:

Pollen beetles (Meligethes spp.)
Flea beetles (several species)
Cabbage stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus quadridens)

Pest insects of brassica crops: beetles

Pollen Beetles (Meligethes spp.) Resource List

AHDB resources

The management of pollen beetle in oilseed rape Minor pests of Brassicas Fact Sheet Dissemination of forecasts for cabbage root fly, carrot fly, pollen beetle and large narcissus fly Pollen beetle: Control on cauliflowers and Calabrese Horticultural Brassicas: Forecasting and control of Pollen Beetle Dissemiation of forecasts for carrot fly, cabbage root fly and pollen beetle

CABI resources

Meligethes aeneus (rape beetle) Access Required Meligethes aeneus (rape beetle) | PlantWise

University resources

Warwick: Pollen Beetle Forecasts

Other resources

RHS: Pollen Beetle Bayer: Pollen Beetle

Flea Beetles (several spp. including CSFB) Resource List

AHDB resources

Control of flea beetle and other key insect pests of leafy salad Brassica crops Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) and its management in oilseed rape Top 10 cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) management strategies for oilseed rape Why cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) is an issue in oilseed rape Minor flea beetles affecting field crops Brassicas: Biology and Control of Brassica Flea Beetles by Integrating Trap Crops with Insecticide Use (2000) Brassicas: Biology and Control of Brassica Flea Beetles by Integrating Trap Crops with Insecticide Use (2001) Brassicas: Biology and Control of Brassica Flea Beetles by Integrating Trap Crops with Insecticide Use (2002) Management and biology of flea beetle species and other key pests of leafy Brassica crops (2007) Management and biology of flea beetle species and other key pests of leafy Brassica crops (2008) Management and biology of flea beetle species and other key pests of leafy Brassica crops (2009)

CABI resources

Phyllotreta striolata (cabbage stem flea beetle) | Access Required Flea Beetle on Brassica | Plantwise Knowledge Banks

University resources

Warwick: Flea Beetles Warwick: Biological control agents against the cabbage stem flea beetle in oilseed rape crops UMN: Flea Beetles Wisconsin: Flea Beetles UMD: Flea Beetles on Vegetables WSU: Organic Management of Flea Beetles PSU: Flea Beetle USU: Flea Beetles

Other resources

Annual Reviews: Biology, Ecology, and Management of Flea Beetles in Brassica Crops RHS: Flea beetles on brassicas and allied plants Bayer: Flea Beetles Bayer: Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle Bayer: Magic Technology Helping in Battle Against CSFB

Cabbage Stem Weevil (Ceutorhynchus quadridens) Resource List

AHDB resources

Biology of Cabbage Stem Weevil in Vegetable Brassicas and Oilseed Rape Management of rape winter stem weevil in oilseed rape

CABI resources

Ceutorhynchus napi (Cabbage Stem Weevil) Access Required

Other resources

Bayer: Cabbage Stem Weevil