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Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Sustainable Solutions for Healthy Crops and Ecosystems

What is IPM? Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an environmentally friendly approach to managing pests that combines different management strategies and practices to grow healthy crops and minimize the use […]

10 Advanced Tips for Effective Crop Monitoring and Early Pest and Pathogen Detection

Tips and Best Practices for Crop Monitoring and Management of Plant Pests and Pathogens Effective crop monitoring and early observation/recognition of pests and plant pathogens are crucial for maximizing agricultural […]

Innovative Robotic Technology Revolutionizes Table Grape Spraying

As the planet experiences volatile weather patterns from climate change, many voices highlight the challenges of meeting consumer demand for specific produce. Those challenges are currently felt in the table […]

How Landscape Engineering can Help in Pest Management Case Studies

How Landscape Engineering can Help in Pest Management: Case Studies

“Landscape engineering” is the interdisciplinary application of engineering and other applied sciences to the design and creation of anthropogenic landscapes. The technique of modifying the crop landscape through various means […]

Ecological Engineering and Habitat Manipulation for Boosting Natural Enemies of Crop Pests

Ecological Engineering and Habitat Manipulation for Boosting Natural Enemies of Crop Pests

The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) concept as a philosophy arose in the 1960s, aiming to offer solutions to the problems of pesticide overuse and their effect on the environment. By […]

The potential of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for precision plant protection

Is Precision Agriculture ready for pest management? Vegetable farming is an age-old practice of growing food plants for human consumption. It is a fundamental and essential part of agriculture, which […]

Biological control of greenhouse pests using natural enemies

Greenhouses play a vital role in modern agriculture, allowing for year-round cultivation and protection of crops from adverse weather conditions. In Greece, the most important greenhouse crops in terms of […]

AI-based Pest detection in hydroponics farming

AI-based Pest detection in hydroponics farming

AI-based pest detection in hydroponics farming involves using artificial intelligence and computer vision techniques to identify and classify plant pests and diseases.  Here are more specific details on how it […]

Soybean Pests and their Management Practices

Soybean Pests and their Management Practices

Which are the most important pests in soybean, and how to control them efficiently To protect the yield potential of soybean plants, farmers must monitor their crops often and apply […]

Identification and management of Tent caterpillars (Malacosoma sp.) in apple trees

Identification and management of Tent caterpillars (Malacosoma sp.) in apple trees

Apples are high-value crops that have been cultivated globally. Their importance for the human diet can be reflected by proverbs such as: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” […]