Sustainable alternatives to banned neonicotinamide pesticides for flea beetle control using plant genetics Advertising Description (Strict maximum of

新烟碱酰胺农药曾被用于控制油菜上的白菜茎蚤，但由于对非目标传粉昆虫有负面影响，在欧洲范围内被禁止使用。自禁令实施以来，英国油菜种植面积减少了三分之一，因为农民因跳蚤甲虫袭击而失去了庄稼，威胁到英国供应链的生存能力，并增加了对进口的依赖。虽然油菜对跳蚤甲虫的攻击非常敏感，但一些密切相关的物种由于目前未知的原因表现出一定的抵抗力。本项目的目的是确定这种抗性的基础，并通过种间杂交或转基因手段评估其在油菜中控制跳蚤甲虫的潜力。

Neonicotinamide pesticides were used to control the cabbage stem flea beetle on oilseed rape, but were banned Europe-wide because of their negative impacts on non-target pollinator species. Since the ban the UK oilseed rape cropping area has fallen by one third as famers have lost crops to flea beetle attacks, threatening the viability of the UK supply chain and increasing reliance on imports. While oilseed rape is highly susceptible to flea beetle attack, some closely related species show some resistance for currently unknown reasons. The aim of this project will be to identify the basis of this resistance and evaluate its potential for flea beetle control in oilseed rape, either by interspecific crossing or transgenic means.