Workshop at Thessaloniki
In the frame of the project a workshop will be held on Tuesday 10th December 2024 in the premises of Ktima Gerovassilliou entitled: “Integrated Plant Protection in grapevine”.
39th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology
The 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE) was held in Prague, Czechia from Sunday 14 July to Thursday 18 July 2024 at Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU). The meeting’s symposia covered a wide range of topics in chemical ecology. Dr Eirini Anastasaki from the Laboratory of Biological Control (BPI) […]
Participation of BPI and AUTH at XII European Congress of Entomology
Participation of BPI and AUTH with a poster at XII European Congress of Entomology held in Heraklion, Crete 16-20/2023 with many participants. The poster was posted in the session: Integrated Pest Management -Pest bio-ecology, monitoring and control entitled “Attract-and-kill method for Drosophila suzukii control in grapes and cherries in Greece”. Dr Panagiotis Milonas (BPI) was […]
Αpplication of attract-and-kill method
At the end of August, the application of attract-and-kill method was performed using innovative attractants in SPLAT form and modified traps, carrying biological insecticides (e.g., spinosad), in experimental plots in the pilot field of the Ktima Gerovassiliou and monitoring of populations with traps.
Trap placement with apple vinegar and other
Dr Apostolos Kapranas, Assistant Professor and Dr Anastasia Kokkari (AUTH) in collaboration with the agronomists in the pilot field of Ktima Gerovassiliou placed traps with apple vinegar and other traditional and experimental attractants in different varieties (about 2 per variety, 24 traps) to monitor populations of D. suzukii during the current growing season.
