Formulation approaches to reduce post-application pesticide volatilisation from glass surfaces
RNAi-based gene silencing through dsRNA injection or ingestion against the African sweet potato weevil Cylas puncticolli...
Effects of plant density on the performance of cowpea in Nigerian Savannas
Article purchased; Published online: 21 October 2016 / Grain yields of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] in the Nigerian savannas are low even with the cultivation of improved varieties. The recommended spacing for cowpea is 75 × 20 cm with two seeds planted per stand. This corresponds to plant population of 133333 plants ha−1, which may not be...
Transdisciplinary weed research: new leverage on challenging weed problems?
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Transdisciplinary weed research (TWR) is a promising path to more effective management of challenging weed problems. We define TWR as an integrated process of inquiry and action that addresses complex weed problems in the context of broader efforts to improve economic, environmental and social aspects of ecosystem sustainability. TWR seeks to integ...
Pressure of non-professional use of pesticides on operators, aquatic organisms and bees in Belgium.
Published in The Science of the total environment
Various studies focus on professional pesticide use, whereas pressure of non-professional use on human and the environment is often neglected. In this study, an attempt was made to estimate the pressure of non-professional use of pesticides on operators, aquatic organisms and bees in Belgium based on sales figures and by using three exposure models...
Oral RNAi to control Drosophila suzukii: laboratory testing against larval and adult stages
Published in Journal of Pest Science
The spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) is an invasive and serious economic pest to small and stone fruits and its control is difficult. RNA interference (RNAi) or double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated gene silencing is rapidly becoming a widely used functional genomics tool in insects and holds great potential for insect pest control. This...
Field evaluation of an expertise-based formal decision system for fungicide management of grapevine downy and powdery mi...
BACKGROUND In France, viticulture accounts for 20% of the phytochemicals sprayed in agriculture, and 80% of grapevine pesticides target powdery and downy mildews. European policies promote pesticide use reduction, and new methods for low-input disease management are needed for viticulture. Here, we present the assessment, in France, of Mildium®, a ...
Systems approaches to innovation in pest management: reflections and lessons learned from an integrated research program...
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Published online: 17 Jul 2015 / Peer Review
Comparative assessment of agro-environmental performance of vineyard sprayers using a physical full scale model of a vin...
National policies in Europe aim to reduce use of pesticides. Grapevine receives yearly many sprayings. There is a great variety of sprayers available for vineyards. We can sum up ques-tions addressed to research bodies by the following issues. Is it possible to sort out sprayers and practices according to crop protection and environmental performan...
Obstacles to integrated pest management adoption in developing countries
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Despite its theoretical prominence and sound principles, integrated pest management (IPM) continues to suffer from anemic adoption rates in developing countries. To shed light on the reasons, we surveyed the opinions of a large and diverse pool of IPM professionals and practitioners from 96 countries by using structured concept mapping. The first p...
