Plant Protect. Sci., 2024, 60(3):278-287 | DOI: 10.17221/8/2024-PPS

Enhancing pest management in sugar beet cultivation: impact of variety selection and insecticide seed treatments on sugar beet flea beetles and weevilsOriginal Paper

Darija Lemic1,2, Mario Schumann3, Ralf Tilcher3, Olaf Czarnecki3, Katarina M. Mikac4, Domagoj Vučemilović-Jurić1, Helena Viric Gasparic1,2
1 Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
2 Green Environmental Research Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia
3 KWS SAAT SE & Co., Einbeck, Germany
4 School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia

This study focused on evaluating the effectiveness of seed treatments and different sugar beet varieties in controlling flea beetles (Chaetocnema tibialis) and sugar beet weevils (Asproparthenis punctiventris) in Croatia. The field trials were conducted in Vukovar-Sirmia County and targeted the developmental stages of sugar beet from BBCH 12 to BBCH 31. Although the sowing was done within the optimal period, no clear pattern between germination of the seeds and susceptibility was identified as the results showed different responses at different development stages and among the three variants. The experimental design comprised no insecticide, thiamethoxam + tefluthrin, cyantraniliprole, flupyradifurone and Beauveria bassiana + Metarhizium anisopliae. The results show that the treatments with thiamethoxam + tefluthrin effectively reduced pest damage only at the critical stages of development. The current findings suggest that While some of these alternative methods offer good control, they may prove insufficient when applied individually. Hence, integrating them into a comprehensive pest management approach could be necessary for effectively safeguarding sugar beet yields. Further studies should explore potential additive or synergistic benefits to enhance these strategies.

Keywords: sugar beet varieties; IPM; Chaetocnema tibialis; Asproparthenis punctiventris; pesticides; seed coating

Received: January 12, 2024; Revised: April 17, 2024; Accepted: April 30, 2024; Prepublished online: July 1, 2024; Published: July 9, 2024  Show citation

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Lemic D, Schumann M, Tilcher R, Czarnecki O, Mikac KM, Vučemilović-Jurić D, Viric Gasparic H. Enhancing pest management in sugar beet cultivation: impact of variety selection and insecticide seed treatments on sugar beet flea beetles and weevils. Plant Protect. Sci. 2024;60(3):278-287. doi: 10.17221/8/2024-PPS.
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