Managing insect pests in oilseed rape: towards new collective and regional approaches

Description

Faced with insecticide resistance and increased pressure from rapeseed pests, new strategies are emerging: agronomic levers (trap intercropping, favorable habitats), biological regulation and collective action. This training course presents concrete feedback on how to design effective territorial approaches, integrating auxiliaries and mobilizing farmers aroundagroecological objectives.

Program:

Foundations and interests of collective approaches:

• Introduction to the ecological requirements of several functional groups of beneficials (insect pollinators, flying predators, parasitoid Hymenoptera).

• Opportunities offered by collective and territorial approaches to agro-ecological insect management (pests and auxiliaries)

• Concrete example of the implementation of a concerted management strategy in a 1300 ha area where insect management is an issue, involving 10 farmers wishing to move towards a gradual elimination of insecticide applications.

Support and assessment of collective dynamics

• Keys to success and points to watch out for in order to successfully support farmers in territorial agro-ecological crop pest management projects.

• How to evaluate a territorial project?

The examples presented will be drawn from our experience in pilot territories and as part of multi-year observatories. They will be based on our knowledge of interactions between rapeseed pests and their main natural enemies, parasitoid Hymenoptera, and also on our knowledge of interactions between pollinating insects and plant species.

Objectifs de la formation

At the end of the course, participants will be able to :

• Explain the value of collective and territorial approaches to the management of insect pests and crop protection agents.
• Mobilize lessons learned from Terres Inovia's experience with territorial agro-ecological pest management projects
• Use tools, methods and keys to successfully support farmers in this type of approach
• Identify technical levers for limiting insect damage without insecticides, applicable on a territorial scale according to their advantages and limitations (controlled trap intercropping, biological control through habitat conservation).

Teaching methods

100% digital format : Remote training, accessible from any connected computer.

Active pedagogy: Technical presentations, case studies, feedback.

Evaluation : End-of-session quiz, questions and answers, individual satisfaction survey, self-assessment.

Teaching resources

Online session: 3 hours of training on Teams, led by an expert engineer from Terres Inovia.

Theoretical support: Presentations, technical documents

Interactivity: Quizzes, questions and answers, live exchanges with the trainer.

Digital support: Presentation and resources provided.

Assessment methods

End-of-session quiz, Q&A, individual satisfaction survey, self-assessment.

Accessibility information

If you have any requests for adaptations to help you succeed in your course, please contact the disability referent:

Christel CARO

Tel: 01 30 79 95 09

Mail: c.caro@terresinovia.fr