Journal of Plant Protection Research (2012) 52, 324-332

Felicyta Walczak, Maria Golinowska, Anna Tratwal and Andrzej Bandyk (2012)
Effectiveness of rape protection against pests in the years 2006-2009 in Poland
Journal of Plant Protection Research 52 (3), 324-332
Abstract: Long-term research on the intensification of economically significant pests in rape cultivation has been conducted by the Plant Protection Institute - National Research Institute (PPI - NRI) Poznań, Poland. This research has allowed for a determination of the economic effectiveness of chemical plant protection against pests. The research was conducted during the 2006-2009 time period. Results showed that the economic effectiveness expressed in approximate profitability indexes E₁ and E₂ in rape cultivation in Poland was diversified. The values were influenced by the selling prices of rape, intensification of pest occurrence, and yield. To prevent losses in yields, chemical crop protection has been implemented. In 2006, rape underwent an average of two treatments against pests: one against diseases and one reducing weed infestation. The primary rape-attacking pests from 2006 to 2009 were: rape pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus F.), cabbage stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus quadridens Penz), cabbage seed weevil (Ceutorhynchus assimilis Payk.) and pod gall midge (Dasyneura brassicae Winn.).
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Database assignments for author(s): Anna Tratwal

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general
damage/losses/economics

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ceutorhynchus assimilis	Rape/canola (Brassica napus)	Poland
	Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus	Rape/canola (Brassica napus)	Poland
	Dasineura brassicae	Rape/canola (Brassica napus)	Poland
	Brassicogethes aeneus	Rape/canola (Brassica napus)	Poland