Project data

Funding Entity: European Commission

Call: H2020-SFS-2018-2020

Coordinator: EIDGENOESSISCHES DEPARTEMENT FUER WIRTSCHAFT, BILDUNG UND FORSCHUNG ( Switzerland)

UNISI Principal Investigator: Francesco Frati

Department: DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES

Start date: 1 September 2020 – End date: 31 December 2024

 

Description

The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica), one of North America’s most invasive insects, is a major threat for hundreds of plant species. This severe pest of agriculture, horticulture, turf and landscapes is also posing a risk to plant health in Europe. Introduced accidentally to mainland Europe in 2014, it can relocate rapidly and establish itself under a wide range of different climates. The EU-funded IPM-Popillia project will deliver fast and reliable monitoring instruments and an app-based citizen science tool to maximise public engagement and awareness of the invasive pest. An environmentally friendly IPM-Toolbox will provide methods to control Japanese beetles in the infested zone and at the rim of its current expansion.

Source: Cordis

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme under GA No 861852