AUTHOR=Jócsák Ildikó , Csima Ferenc , Pál-Fám Ferenc , Somfalvi-Tóth Katalin , Keszthelyi Sándor 

TITLE=Plant protection consequences in Hungary of the withdrawal of systemic active substances from sugar beet seed treatment

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Agronomy

VOLUME=6

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/agronomy/articles/10.3389/fagro.2024.1363950

DOI=10.3389/fagro.2024.1363950

ISSN=2673-3218

ABSTRACT=<p>After decades of development, neonicotinoids were widely used in Hungarian sugar beet production and seeds included <italic>thiamethoxam</italic> treatment by 2019 increasing protection against early spring pests. In Hungary, neonicotides’ influence on bee health led to their removal of emergency authorization. In the absence of <italic>thiamethoxam</italic> in 2020, experience showed that multiple treatments were needed to protect beet from pests early spring pests. Repeated applications of mostly pyrethroids have proved suitable; however, in sugar beet, this has resulted in a multiple increase in environmental stress and honey bee mortality, as well as increased input values. The aim of this work is to explore the current state of production and collect new alternative options for applying effectively in Hungarian sugar beet production technology, against early spring pests.</p>