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Sustainable control of cabbage fly University College Ghent

University College Ghent, PCG, Proefstation voor Groenteteelt, Inagro, provinciaal extern verzelfstandigd agentschap in privaatrechtelijke vorm, AgroFoodNature

The project aims to implement a sustainable control strategy of cabbage root fly (Delia radicum) through the use of natural pest control and preventive management tactics. Implementation of such a strategy counters the loss of pesticides and limits the further use of them.

Cabbage root fly is a common pest species and causes severe damage to cabbage-plants. Female flies deposit their eggs close to the plant base. While feeding, the ...

Sustainable control of cabbage fly Inagro vzw

Sofie Darwich

HOGENT, Inagro vzw, PCG - Provinciaal Proefcentrum voor de groenteteelt, PSKW - Proefstation voor de Groenteteelt vzw

The main objective of this project is the implementation of a sustainable control strategy for cabbage fly with a focus on the optimal use of natural pest control and the application of preventive cultivation-technical measures. In this way, the disappearance of insecticides is partly intercepted and the further use of insecticides is reduced. In order to achieve this, there is a strong focus on education, demonstration and communication in this ...

Towards a community based (semi)automatic Observation&Warning (O&W) system as a robust pillar for IPM in vegetable production in Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Wannes Dermauw, Jochem Bonte

Plant Sciences

Main research question/goal

Vegetable growers in Flanders make crop protection decisions based on information from observation & warning (O&W) systems. To make their decisions as optimal as possible the existing O&W systems are automated and expanded using a community of observers. Because it is impossible to cover the O&W system of all vegetable crops, this project mainly focuses on the outdoor ...

Towards a community-based (semi)automatic W&W system as a robust pillar for IPM in vegetable cultivation in Flanders KU Leuven

Bart De Ketelaere

Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBioS), Praktijkpunt Landbouw Vlaams-Brabant, INAGRO Onderzoek&Advies in Land-en Tuinb, Proefstation voor de Groententeelt, PCG-Provinciaal Centrum Groenteteelt, ILVO-Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij-

The general aim of the project is to improve the detection and warning system for important pests in various vegetable crops (chicory miner fly in chicory, carrot fly in carrots, cabbage fly in cabbage and thrips in leek) through automation, digitization and citizen science.

Development of an efficient application of entomopathogenic nematodes in vegetables Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Eva Brusselman, David Nuyttens

Agricultural Engineering, Technology and Food Science

Main research question/goal
Vegetable crops are susceptible to several economically important insect pests. Biological control agents such as entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) have stimulated great interest for above and below-ground pests. However, despite promising laboratory and field trials, success with EPN in vegetables has rarely been achieved in field applications under practical conditions. Our goal is to ...

Towards a community-based (semi-)automatic monitoring and warning system as a robust pillar for integrated vegetable crop protection in Flanders Inagro vzw

Femke Temmerman

Inagro vzw, KU Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Praktijkpunt Landbouw Vlaams-Brabant (BE), PSKW - Proefstation voor de Groenteteelt vzw, PCG - Provinciaal Proefcentrum voor de groenteteelt

Warning systems are an essential component for optimal integrated crop protection. In outdoor vegetable cultivation, we have been using warning systems for various pests and diseases for over 20 years. Observations are made by the applied research centres on several fields per crop and per region. During the season, these fields are monitored weekly. Based on the monitoring data, climate data and defined damage thresholds, warning bulletins are ...