Periods of infestation assessment of Bactrocera oleae (Rossi)
The olive fruit fly is a major pest of olives worldwide. Females lay the eggs inside the fruits and larvae live as fruit miners within the mesocarp, consuming the olive…
The use of sex pheromone traps for Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) monitoring
With the aim to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides in the EU, the Directive 2009/128/EC, comes to reinforce the necessity of develop and implement strategies of crop protection that…
Ozone water: an added value in plant protection on vine?
Ozonated water was tested to control powdery mildew development. Two approaches were conducted: one to test the curative effect of ozonated water (application after the first contamination of the fungus),…
New biosolution on downy and powdery mildew in vine: first results
The purpose of the work carried out in 2021 was to evaluate the effectiveness of new biosolutions. For this purpose, these biosolutions were tested over the entire period (i.e. the…
Use of prediction models in crop protection
Plant disease models are a key part in the implementation of IPM (Integrated Pest Management), as they provide useful information for deciding whether and when crop protection actions must be…
Decision Support Systems in viticulture and olive growing
Decision Support Systems (DSSs) are information systems supporting the crop manager (extension agents, consultants or growers) in the decision-making process. DSSs can support both strategic and tactical decisions related to…
Sustainability assessment in vineyards and olive groves
Both producers and consumers in the agro-food sector are more and more interested in monitoring the sustainability of food production, from the environmental, social and economic point of view. The…
Europe to accelerate the phase out of chemical pesticides
Since France has taken over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1st January 2022, phasing out pesticides has become a EU priority. This objective stands…
The New CAP: paving the way to a more sustainable use of pesticides
The New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which is due to enter into force in 2023, proposes a more flexible approach based on performance and results while taking into account local…
The 10 key practices that determine the success or failure of the Matting Disruption control methods
Matting Disruption (MD) is a well known control method, developed more than 30 years ago and extensively used in agriculture, specially against Lepidopteran species, but not only. Being an indirect…
