Publication of the Newsletter (1st issue) of LIFE-BIODELEAR project in the website of Hellenic Entomological Society.
LIFE-BIODELEAR is organizing its 3rd Workshop on the 21th of April 2017 at 17.30 in Amalia Hotel, Nafplio.
During the workshop all beneficiaries will present the project in the participants and will inform them regarding the implementation of the new attractant BIODELEAR in the citrus of CHIOS for the control of Med fly.
Life-Biodelear project was presented in “Kipotechnica, professional”, which was carried out on 10-12 February 2017 in MEC Paiania, Athens.
Benaki Phytopathological Institute was one of the exhibitors. Posters of Life-Biodelear were included in its stand and leaflets of the project were distributed among exhibitors.
Interview of the coordinator of LIFE-BIODELEAR Dr V. Mavraganis in Alithia Radio Station, Chios
The newsletter's second issue features the main results of the last semester action, as well as the dissemination activities of the project and future events.
Life-Biodelear project participated in the Eurosoil 2016 conference, which was carried out on 16-21 October 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. The title of the presentation was τίτλο «Effects on the soil quality in an ecological control of the Medfly (Ceratitis capitata) with the use of the attractant BIODELEAR».
On 8 June 2016 farmers of Chios visited the experimental orchards of Life-Βiodelear. During their visit all participants had the opportunity to be informed about the mass trapping technique and its use in the control of Med fly. Moreover, they were informed about all the parameters that are being monitored and evaluated during the project, such as the population of Med fly, pesticides and plant growth regulators residue analysis in citrus fruits, biodiversity monitoring and soil analysis.
Read more: Farmers visited the experimental orchards of LIFE-Biodelear
Life-Biodelear project participated in the European Pesticide Residues Workshop 2016, which was carried out on 24-27 May 2016 in Limassol, Cyprus. The title of the presentation was «Addressing Med fly with an innovative and environment friendly attractant through an Integrated Pest Management Strategy».
Up to now 300 citrus fruit samples have been sampled according to Directive 91972/2003, and analysed with a multiresidue analytical method capable of analysing 334 pesticides and 18 plant growth regulators. Those preparatory samplings depicted the pesticide residues fingerprint of the experimental areas prior to the application of mass trapping with Biodelear.
Read more: Life-Biodelear in the European Pesticide Residues Workshop 2016
Life-Biodelear project participated in the 9th International Conference on Integrated Fruit Production, which was carried out on 4-8 September 2016 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The title of the presentation was «Mass trapping of Ceratitis capitata using the new attractant BIODELEAR».
According to the so far results, the LIFE program strongly suggest that mass trapping with the new attractant BIODELEAR can effectively control the population of Ceratitis capitata, lower citrus fruit infestation and preserve biodiversity of arthropods.
The project began on 1st June 2014 and will last five years, until 1st June 2019.
