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…
Use of kaolin to minimize B. oleae damage in olive crops
The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae is an olive key pest that causes big economic losses in Mediterranean olive crops. This insect stings olive fruits where it lays its eggs…
