Beat Sheet Sampling with Hugh Brier

Hugh Brier describes the need for beat sheet sampling in crop to identify insect pests. First you need to do a cursory inspection and look for what stage the crop is at. But to estimate the number of insects you need to sample at least 5-6 sites with 4-5 samples per site. The reason is because insects are not uniformly distributed across your crop. They tend to occur in hot-spots. Finally you need to know how to identify which insects are actually pests.

This presentation by Hugh Brier (Senior Entomologist, QPIF/DEEDI) was part of a Soybean & Pulse IPM training course provided to growers by AOF, Pulse Australia and GRDC.

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