Flora composition in olive crops
The wildplants that grow in the orchards and the margins that often surround them are part of what is known as ecological infrastructures. They harbor a great diversity of parasitoids,…
Monitoring mass-trapping efficacy in olive crops
Mass trapping is a technique based on the reduction of pest populations in the field by placing a high density of traps. These devices contain a food attractant to attract…
Optimisation of alternative products for disease management in vineyards
Resistance inducers (RIs) of natural origin and biocontrol agents (BCAs) are promising alternatives to conventional methods for the management of diseases in vineyard. These products, however, need to be better…
General advantages of using cover crops and floral margins
Pest control for olive trees in the Mediterranean region has been a continuous challenge for thousands of olive farmers. Events of increased pressure are documented periodically with increased frequency, as…
The use of sex pheromone traps for olive moth Prays oleae (Bernard) monitoring
The Directive 2009/128/EC, which aims to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides in the EU, came to reinforce the necessity of develop and implement effective strategies of crop protection to…
