LS25 Realistic Crop Pests V1.0.0.3
LS25 Realistic Crop Pests V1.0.0.3
Realistic Crop Pests adds a dynamic and highly realistic pest system for arable crops to Farming Simulator 25.
Pest infestations are calculated based on crop type, growth stage, season, region, crop rotation, and weather conditions. Infestations originate locally within the field, can spread, and cause actual yield losses.
Dynamic Pest System
The mod simulates various agricultural pests, each with unique biological characteristics, including:
European corn borer, Colorado potato beetle, grain aphid, oat-bird-cherry aphid, green peach aphid, cabbage stem weevil, cabbage shoot weevil, pollen beetle, cabbage flea beetle, cereal leaf beetle, wireworms, corn rootworm, fall armyworm, cotton bollworm, brown planthopper, and whitefly.
Each species has its own host plants, activity periods, developmental stages, reproduction rates, damage potential, and control methods.
Localized Infestation
Pests do not automatically infest an entire field uniformly. An infestation begins locally and can spread from initial hotspots. This results in varying levels of pest pressure across different areas of the same field.
Weather, Season, and Region
Temperature, frost, precipitation, humidity, wind, sunlight, and soil temperature influence pest development. Extreme conditions can reduce activity or cause populations to die off.
The specific pests that may appear depend on the region. If “Realistic Water & Soil Management” (RWSM) is installed, the mod automatically utilizes its climate, regional, and weather data. Without RWSM, the mod operates using standard weather and default regional settings.
Crop Rotation and Tillage
Pest populations can overwinter in the soil or in crop residues. Repeated cultivation of the same crop can increase the risk for the following year, whereas crop rotation can reduce specific populations.
Plowing, deep tillage, cultivating, and mulching can also reduce populations and overwintering stages, depending on the pest type.
Crop Protection
Actual crop protection products such as Coragen, Mospilan SG, Teppeki, Carnadine, Karate Zeon, Decis forte, and Nexsuba are available for control.
Effectiveness depends on the pest type, crop, developmental stage, product efficacy, and region. A residual effect lasting several days may persist after treatment. Yield damage that has already occurred cannot be reversed.
Crop protection products act exclusively on the area actually treated. Work areas, working width, section control, and variable work width are taken into account. The products also have their own realistic consumption rates.
Yield Losses
Pests reduce the actual achievable yield depending on infestation severity, developmental stage, duration of infestation, crop stage, and treatment. Multiple pests occurring simultaneously can collectively impact the yield.
Pest Map and HUD
A dedicated “Pest Infestation” view is available in the map menu. Local infestation pressure is displayed on a scale of 1–100%, while uninfested areas remain transparent.
When on foot in a field, a compact HUD displays information such as the crop type, pest type, infestation severity, accumulated damage, and the effective crop protection product.
Multiplayer and Savegame
Realistic Crop Pests is designed for multiplayer and dedicated servers. Pest simulation runs server-side and is synchronized with the clients.
Pest states—such as local infestation zones, severity, developmental stages, damage, residual effects, field history, crop rotation, and overwintering—are saved in the game save.
Performance
The mod was deliberately developed using an event-based approach. There is no continuous, full-field scan. Development is calculated primarily at the turn of the day and during relevant game events.
Realistic Crop Pests turns pest management into an additional aspect of field cultivation: monitoring, assessing risk, planning crop rotation, and treating only where it is actually necessary.
