a This document contains a series of summary factsheets on some relevant EU-funded projects related to Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM is a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture, reducing reliance on chemical pesticides while maintaining crop health. It is also a core element of the...

Chemisch-synthetische Pflanzenschutzmittel sind ein bedeutender Bestandteil des konventionellen Ackerbaus in Deutschland. Sie haben dazu beigetragen, die Flächenproduktivität zu erhöhen, die Ertragsverluste zu mindern und dadurch einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Ernährungssicherung geleistet....

This is the final report of the analysis of public feedback on the proposal of the European Commission for a Regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products (PPPs), conducted by Ramboll Management Consulting on behalf of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and...

Chemisch-synthetische Pflanzenschutzmittel sind ein bedeutender Bestandteil des konventionellen Ackerbaus in Deutschland. Sie haben dazu beigetragen, die Flächenproduktivität zu erhöhen, die Ertragsverluste zu mindern und dadurch einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Ernährungssicherung geleistet....

This paper uses a model combining three strands within the bioeconomic literature: spatial management, pest and nuisance management, and enforcement under different ecological dispersal processes (i.e., sink-source versus density-dependent) to illustrate the dual management policy (i.e.,...

Pests are a major threat to tomato producers globally, owing to the substantial yield losses, low-quality produce, and low profitability that they cause. Integrated pest management (IPM) has been promoted as a sustainable, effective, safe, and environmentally friendly approach to manage pests....

Mango is an important fruit crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Zambia, due to its nutritional value and contribution to food security. However, the invasive and mango-infesting fruit fly is a significant constraint in mango production. Therefore, icipe and partners developed and...

Off-target movement of dicamba (3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzonic acid) has been one of the most significant and controversial issues to affect the production of non-dicamba-resistant (DR) soybean ( Glycine max (L.) Merr.) in recent years. Although the yield response of non-DR soybean to off-target...

Damage caused by herbivores often modifies plant structure and physiology, which may change the behavior and biology of future herbivores. Here, we studied these interactions among the major coconut pest, the mite Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae), and two minor pests, the mite...

Crop pest outbreaks are expected to become more frequent and unpredictable due to climate change, posing risks to ecosystem health and farmers’ livelihoods. At the same time, there is growing evidence that chemical pesticides can persist in the landscape and contribute to land degradation. The...

This research investigates the extent to which countries use public standards as a means of political retaliation in the international policy arena. We construct a dataset that matches the adoption of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards between 1996-2015 with SPS committee data on...

Feeding the world’s growing population in ways that are effective, ethical and socially just, and protect the natural systems on which all life depends is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. It forms the theme of this book of papers of the 2022 Edinburgh conference of the European...

Based on economic methodology we model an ecosystem with two species in predator-prey relationship: mice feed on grain and grain feeds on a resource. With optimizing behaviour of individual organisms a short-run ecosystem equilibrium is defined and characterized that depends on the farmer's use...

This research investigates the extent to which countries use public standards as a means of political retaliation in the international policy arena. We construct a dataset that matches the adoption of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards between 1996-2015 with SPS committee data on...