Sam Cook

I'll be leaving X next week (after Jan 20th...) Going to a happier place - see you there for #IPM #OSR #SustainableAg #CSFB and more! samcook-ipm.bsky.social

Ed gaslighting again. Sizewell C is not 'homegrown clean power' - the developer is French govt owned EDF with their flawed EPR reactor design which requires overseas uranium & will produce 3900 tonnes of toxic radioactive waste for futute generations to look after for millennia!

Well said, nature is in crisis. Sizewell C in an AONB, surrounded by designated wildlife sites & partially built on Sizewell Marshes SSSI, should never have been given DCO approval & demonstrates Fingleton is wrong - environmental regulations don't hold up infrastructure projects

Up next: invited speaker Alex Dye 🎤 @AlexLikesFlies In today’s talk, he’ll reflect on his transition from Rothamsted Insect Survey to @RealFarmED - and what it's like to support farming and research through public engagement and knowledge exchange.

Up next: Mukilan Suresh bringing “bugs + bytes” together Using deep learning and eDNA/metabarcoding to improve insect ID from sticky traps — helping build tools and benchmark datasets for automated biomonitoring and stronger understanding of ecological networks @UniofNewcastle

Great talk from Fareed Bhatti at the PhD Symposium: Understanding True Eyespot Disease of Cereals. What can historic cereal archives reveal about eyespot—and emerging fungicide resistance? @UniofNottingham @PerryFound1937 @chadacre01

Up next at the PhD Symposium: Anusha Mohan-Kumar — can we use plant scents to outsmart a hidden pest below ground? 🪱 🎓 Semiochemical-Based Alternative Concepts for the Management of Wireworms @SWBio_DTP @bristoluni @UWEBristol

Rothamsted PhD Symposium is officially underway! 🎓 Across the next two days, we’ll be hearing from PhD students sharing their work, ideas, and the research questions they’re tackling across the institute. It’s a great chance to celebrate students, learn, collaborate 🥼

Due to demand we are running another carabid beetle workshop! The first ones were a lot of fun 🪲and valuable too, we need your input to make ID tools that work for farmers!

Farmers and agronomists - discover the power of beetles on your farm with our scientists in Harpenden. On this free one day course you'll learn how to monitor and ID carabid beetles, and enjoy tours of our research farm! Spaces are limited, register now 👇 tickettailor.com/events/rothams…

AI supports fighting crop pests. Ongoing research featured at BBC Farming Today bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… @SamCook_IPM #AI #IPM #InsectSurvey

🌱 Student life can be challenging - and we’re here to support you. At the RES #StudentForum, we’re hosting a Mental Health in Academia workshop focused on stress triggers, wellbeing strategies & support tools 🧠💬 Register 🔽 🔗 royensoc.co.uk/event/student-… @UniofNewcastle #SF26

Explore Nature drop-in activities at #Dunwich Museum, Wed. 18 Feb. 2-4pm in the Reading Room, behind the Museum. Make wildflower seed bombs, plant herbs and succulents, try water testing. Get ready for Spring! All ages, donations will support future projects.

Great to be here at the @UnitedOilseeds @AHDB_Cereals conference talking about my @Rothamsted work with @Beetlepatry on #IPM of #CSFB I #OSR #OSRReboot

📢 We’re teaming up with @TheAHDB for the AHDB & United Oilseeds Conference 2026 🌱 📍 York 📅 4 Feb 2026 🎯 OSR, CSFB, markets & research 🎟️ Free to attend (BASIS & NRoSO points are available) 👉 Book now: ahdb.org.uk/events/ahdb-un… #UnitedOilseeds #OSR #Farming #AHDB

@russbmckenzie @AHDB_Cereals Thanks! But I, and co-author @Beetlepatry work at @rothamsted not @adas 😉 Here is the link to the news page rothamsted.ac.uk/news/syn-natur… & the full paper scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps…

Some positive news about CSFB at the @AHDB_Cereals resistance roadshow from Sam Cook of Adas. Early stages of development using fatty acid derivatives from olive oil that break down the enzymes causing pyrethrroid resistance in flea beetle. Basically allows them to work again, early days but could change the risks of growing OSR dramatically.

🌱 Join @UnitedOilseeds and AHDB at this key event for UK Oilseed Rape production🌱 🗓 Wed 4 Feb 📍LNER Community Stadium, York Explore the latest CSFB research and mitigation strategies, market updates, and hear from industry experts! Register today ➡️ ow.ly/SfYv50Y1kTB

SYN-A, a naturally derived synergist extracted from olive oil, can restore the effectiveness of pyrethroid insecticides against cabbage stem flea beetle, increasing mortality from 20-75% compared to lambda-cyhalothrin applications alone rothamsted.ac.uk/news/syn-natur… @samcook_ipm

@ADASGroup @WeedSciJohn @AHDB_Cereals @DefraGovUK Third speaker @Rothamsted’s @SamCook_IPM Sam Cook on insecticide resistance including #CSFB and the detrimental effect that this has had on oilseed rape planting, affecting availability of pollen/nectar sources for beneficial/pollinators in early spring.

Happy to be presenting on #insect #Resistance24 at the @AHDB_Cereals Resistance Roadshow today! Other events coming soon: ahdb.org.uk/the-Resistance… and see you in York on Feb 4th 🙂 ahdb.org.uk/events/ahdb-un… @Rothamsted

🚜 Your farming community needs you – stand up for OSR in the north 🌱 OSR is delivering again. Now it’s time to lock in that progress. 👉 Book now: ahdb.org.uk/events/ahdb-un…