Lucy Thursfield

PhD Student @JohnInnesCentre / Breeding Brassicas resistant to flea beetles

[Lucy Thursfield @LucyInTheLab]

So happy to have presented at #ICE2022 on my work tackling the cabbage stem flea beetle! #csfb
It's been great to finally meet fellow entomologists in person.

[Lucy Thursfield @LucyInTheLab]

Great talk by Phil Stevenson @chickpeaman this morning on supporting parasotoids of pest insects in East African smallholder farms #ICE2022

[Konstantinos Tsiolis @TsiolisCY]

We should all do what we can to help save insects for the sustainable future of our planet and humanity @Dr_Akito #ICE2022

[Harriet Gooch @harriet_gooch]

Very excited to be at #ice2022 with @LucyInTheLab! If you see us around please say hi (and offer us jobs xx)

[Rachel Wells @OilseedRachel]

@LucyInTheLab talking about #CSFB research @JohnInnesCentre Breeder’s Day

[International Plant Resistance to Insects @IPRI_news]

@LucyInTheLab will be joining us online from @JohnInnesCentre to tell us about developing cabbage stem flea beetle resistance.

[NRPDTP @NRPBIODTP]

Well done to @NRPBIODTP student @LucyInTheLab 🎉

[John Innes Centre @JohnInnesCentre]

NEWS - Researchers working to combat a devastating pest of oilseed rape have been supported by a fresh injection of funds to research desperately needed solutions to tackle cabbage stem flea beetle

https://t.co/9QHbxkE0Xt @Rothamsted @OilseedRachel

[Rachel Wells @OilseedRachel]

Calling all UK #Brassica researchers, breeders and industry members. The UK Brassica Research Community (@UKBRC) and OREGIN will be holding annual meetings on Zoom on the 24th Nov. Please let us know if you would be interested in joining us there/sharing your science!

[Lucy Thursfield @LucyInTheLab]

Only a few #CSFB at the start of our #oilseedrape trial this year, but starting to see more adults now. Maybe more to come?

[Lucy Thursfield @LucyInTheLab]

It's field trial day! My first time testing these lines in the field, scoring (potential) flea beetle resistance. #CSFB

[Lucy Thursfield @LucyInTheLab]

Lots of late instar #CSFB collected from just a few plants. Adults incoming!

[Ryan Hudson @Agronomist_bri]

I’ve stumbled across the #CSFB solution, give me a few years to multiply up the seed!
What can we do to learn from this plant, 30ha decimated! @JohnInnesCentre @Rothamsted @KWSUKLtd @DSVUKSEEDS @dekalb_osr @Limagrain @Bayer4CropsUK #naturalselection #survivalofthefitest #OSR

[Lucy Thursfield @LucyInTheLab]

No issues collecting #CSFB from this #OSR field! These will refresh our stock population at the @JohnInnesCentre, where we're studying the #plantgenetics behind why the crop is so tasty to flea beetles.

[Rachel Wells @OilseedRachel]

Say hello to one of our captive cabbage stem flea beetle population. The #JICbrassica team raise them in house with @JICEntomology to allow us to study Brassica Beetle interactions #CSFB #plantgenetics

[Rachel Wells @OilseedRachel]

Been out collecting cabbage stem flea beetle with @LucyInTheLab today. We’ve got quite a few new emergers to join the @JICEntomology collection #csfb #JICBrassica #brassica

[Lucy Thursfield @LucyInTheLab]

Spot the #fleabeetle. Serious stem damage to this #OSR crop in Peterborough.

[UKBRC @UKBRC]

#UKBRC Double dip for @sarahkendall10 @ADASGroup who updates on Integrated Pest Management strategies to overcome Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) infections. Can CSFB be ‘held' in a volunteer trap crop to reduce infection in a new crop? Prelim results suggest that this may work.

[Lucy Thursfield @LucyInTheLab]

Pet emperor moth caterpillar feasting on hawthorn with @JICEntomology. Only member of Saturniidae in the UK (same group as farmed silk-producing moths). Excited to see the beautiful adults.

[Lucy Thursfield @LucyInTheLab]

Here's a brief overview of why #CSFB is a problem, and how I'm trying to help!

[John Innes Centre @JohnInnesCentre]

BLOG - "It’s estimated that Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB) accounts for between 5-15% of oilseed rape crop being losses, or around £70m per year, so this is a problem that needs attention". We asked PhD Student @LucyInTheLab to tell us more https://t.co/BV9B9vaHMd