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...
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 ...
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...
Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment
Published in Ecotoxicology
Neonicotinoid insecticides are successfully applied to control pests in a variety of agricultural crops; however, they may not only affect pest insects but also non-target organisms such as pollinators. This review summarizes, for the first time, 15 years of research on the hazards of neonicotinoids to bees including honey bees, bumble bees and sol...
Herbicide-tolerant Transgenic Soybean over 15 Years of Cultivation: Pesticide Use, Weed Resistance, and Some Economic Is...
Genetically modified (GM) herbicide-tolerant (HT) crops have been largely adopted where they have been authorized. Nevertheless, they are fiercely criticized by some, notably because of the herbicide use associated with them. However, how much herbicide is applied to GMHT crops compared to conventional crops, and what impacts does the use of herbic...
Vers des cultures fruitières et légumières à hautes performances environnementales
En France, les productions fruitières et légumières qui occupent moins de 2% de la SAU sont caractérisés par la diversité des espèces cultivées et les multiples systèmes de culture qui peuvent avoir des impacts environnementaux divers. Face aux nouveaux enjeux de développement d’une horticulture sensu lato à haute performance environnementale, l’In...
