Application timing of bioinsecticides for the control of olive moth
The olive moth, Prays oleae, is an endemic pest in olive cultivars and one of the insect pests that can have a significant economic impact on this crop, causing up…
Sharing best practices through capacity-building workshops
An essential aspect of the NOVATERRA project involves organising capacity-building workshops aimed at sharing project results and best practices. As we enter the final phase of the project, partners have…
INSTINCT™: optimising crop yield with innovative technologies
Nitrogen (N) is the most important and expensive input for optimal yield. At the same time, an excess of N poses a problem for water contamination. To achieve full production…
Deep-dive: what does a principal researcher do?
To an outsider, the daily activities of the diverse stakeholders involved in the NOVATERRA project may seem unfamiliar and difficult to grasp. For instance, understanding the precise role of a…
How bio-solutions can be useful for farmers
In a recent interview, Maria Torné, who leads the testing and development of new alternative plant protection products (PPPs) for NOVATERRA, discusses the development of bio-solutions for grapevine and olive…
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…
How to establish adequate strategies for the control of olive moth using bio-insecticides in the Mediterranean region
Prays oleae is the main insect pest threatening olive crop productions across the Mediterranean region. Farmers are used to conventional insecticides, which usually have a wide window of application and…
