| Keywords | Olive crops, IPM, pests, natural enemies, biological control, biotechnical
control, side effects of pesticides. |
| Convenor | Kalaitzaki
A. |
| Liaison-Officer | Weintraub P. |
| Structure | The group was initiated in 1991. It is composed of scientists from countries
of the Mediterranean basin. |
| Aim | The group fosters collaboration in research on the development of integrated control strategies for pests in olive groves, which preserve the complex of natural enemies and reduce inputs of pesticides, thereby minimizing impacts on the environment. |
| Activities | Members of the group target their research towards the integrated control
of pests in olive groves. Coordination of research activities is promoted
by an information service and periodic meetings of experts. The main research
activities concern:
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| Achievements | Initiation of cooperation between main Mediterranean laboratories on development
and application of IPM in olive groves. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin Vol. 25 (4) 2002, 67 pp., table of contents (PDF, 6 KB) IOBC/WPRS Bulletin Vol. 28 (9) 2005, 178 pp., table of contents (PDF, 19 KB) IOBC/WPRS Bulletin Vol. 30 (9) 2007, table of contents and abstracts (PDF, 576 KB) |
| Contact | Kalaitzaki A. |
