Pest, Disease and Weed Management

Economics of Integrated Pest Management Adoption

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a set of practices that focus on treating specific crop pests with a holistic approach. This strategy has been successfully applied in various crops, farm […]

Soil biology test – Pitfall traps

Written by Deborah de Groot, revised by Yanniek Schoonhoven and Clara Bosch Pitfall traps The pitfall trap is a useful method to monitor soil biology in your fields. Having healthy […]

Repellent plants, traps and natural enemies handling for crop pest management

Repellent and/or insecticidal plants, traps, and natural enemies handling are some very easy and efficient ways to control important crop pests, especially for smallholders and family farmers. It is known […]

What is Biological Control and how to be used in agriculture

This extension post aims to disseminate simple and safe strategies through technical support information that allow the family farmer and/or smallholders to increase the effectiveness of Natural Biological Control in their production […]

Increasing the preparedness against new plant health threats for the EU with EFSA’s Horizon Scanning

Global trade is increasingly leading to the introduction of non-native species in novel geographic ranges (Jenkins et al., 1996). These invaders often pose a serious threat to agriculture, with the […]