This thread will consist of questions asked during our webinars! Please do get involved and answer any questions you believe you have the answer to. We also encourage you to ask any questions of your own and get involved that way
To receive a recording of the webinar, please email [email protected]. This way we will be able to send you a link with a passcode to view. Thanks.i intended to watch this but got distracted taking seed to the drill ! - can i see a recording of it anywhere please ?
Yes, very good, and there was also some discussion regarding independent work that will have been done on every pesticide in order to gain approval regarding their effect on the environment , including beneficial insects. It was noted that this data is very hard to get hold of, but perhaps it should be freely available to all...or would this open a can of worms?05/10/23 SLIMERS - the benefits of beetles
An incredibly insightful webinar with @kelly_jowett looking at the hyenas of the soil - carabid beetles! Join the slug circle to get involved and stay updated along our journey investigating the relationship between slugs and beetles with @bofinfarmers
Questions asked during the webinar:
Do all pesticides affect the beetles or just insecticides?
Is the ID app available for us to use yet?
Is there any evidence that ferric phosphate affects these beetles?
Let us know your thoughts down below in response to these questions. If you would like to watch a recording or find out the key points from the webinar, comment below and we can send you a link!
Sharing knowledge is key to progression because knowledge has value. We will provide as many resources as part of The Slug Circle as possible. I know that @Tewoll and @Seralt (Dr. Kelly Jowett and Dr. Keith Walters) are also interested in sharing resources with you. It is by sharing these resources and involving farmers, like yourself, that we will progress with research aiming to better the future for farmers. A good example of this is the need for beetle pictures obtained through beetle monitoring in order to train the ID algorithm as suggested by Kelly above! We look forward to working with everyone within this projectYes, very good, and there was also some discussion regarding independent work that will have been done on every pesticide in order to gain approval regarding their effect on the environment , including beneficial insects. It was noted that this data is very hard to get hold of, but perhaps it should be freely available to all...or would this open a can of worms?
As Skye says, we'll do our best to publish info with the resource area here where we can. The work referred to by @Seralt during the webinar I think relates to data that pesticide manufacturers submit as part of pesticide approval. I think the point made was that an insecticide doesn't get approved if it's found to be damaging to beneficials. Companies aren't required to publish the actual approval information, although many do for transparency. However, the information @Tewoll has given above suggests the effect of insecticide is far more nuanced than what's required for pesticide approval.Yes, very good, and there was also some discussion regarding independent work that will have been done on every pesticide in order to gain approval regarding their effect on the environment , including beneficial insects. It was noted that this data is very hard to get hold of, but perhaps it should be freely available to all...or would this open a can of worms?
Hi Clive, really you should have registered for the webinar - that way you would automatically receive a link to the video. But you can join the Slug Circle here http://bofin.org.uk/join-the-slug-circle/i intended to watch this but got distracted taking seed to the drill ! - can i see a recording of it anywhere please ?
I havent appiled foliar insecticdes to cereals for 14 years and only a couple of times to osr. The last time I applied it to osr for turnip sawfly we saw an immediate problem with slugs that we hadn't had before - no proof I'm afraid, just anecdotalAs Skye says, we'll do our best to publish info with the resource area here where we can. The work referred to by @Seralt during the webinar I think relates to data that pesticide manufacturers submit as part of pesticide approval. I think the point made was that an insecticide doesn't get approved if it's found to be damaging to beneficials. Companies aren't required to publish the actual approval information, although many do for transparency. However, the information @Tewoll has given above suggests the effect of insecticide is far more nuanced than what's required for pesticide approval.
On my farm, we're trying to move away from applying insecticides to cereals in the autumn, for this very reason - I think you do far more damage to the beneficial population than the potential for BYDV damage by not spraying. Don't have any evidence of that, though. It may be that data captured during this SLIMERS trial will provide some insight...