BUGSIE

Better Understanding of Bugs for Improved Environment

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO    more  Organization address address: PIAZZA MARINA 61 city: PALERMO postcode: 90133 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Antonella Cognome: Pennolino Email: send email Telefono: 3909120000000 Fax: 390917000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Italy [IT]
Totale costo	71˙400 €
EC contributo	71˙400 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES
Funding Scheme	MC-IRSES
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-01-01   -   2015-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO  Organization address address: PIAZZA MARINA 61 city: PALERMO postcode: 90133 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Antonella Cognome: Pennolino Email: send email Telefono: 3909120000000 Fax: 390917000000	IT (PALERMO)	coordinator	54˙600.00
2	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE  Organization address address: Rue De L'Universite 147 city: PARIS CEDEX 07 postcode: 75338 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Sylvie Cognome: Modeste Email: send email Telefono: +33 0432722067 Fax: +33 0432722042	FR (PARIS CEDEX 07)	participant	10˙500.00
3	JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET WUERZBURG  Organization address address: SANDERRING 2 city: WUERZBURG postcode: 97070 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Christian Cognome: Gloggengiesser Email: send email Telefono: +49 931 3182294 Fax: +49 931 3187180	DE (WUERZBURG)	participant	6˙300.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Nezara viridula, a member of the stink bug complex, is cosmopolitan in distribution as it occurs throughout tropical and subtropical regions of Europe, Asia, Africa the Americans and Australasia. This species is extremely polyphagous attacking several plants species, and most of them are economic species. Non-selective insecticides belonging to carbamates, such as monocrotophos, metamidophos, chlorpyrifos, and endosulfan, are currently used to control N. viridula populations. However, it is well known that the massive use of insecticides of this kind not only increases production costs, but can also generate pest-resistant populations by selective pressure. In the view of above, recently the European Parliament established a framework for Community action encouraging the development of alternative eco-sustainable approaches or techniques (Directive 2009/128/EC). Among them, biological control utilizing native natural enemies is expected to become a more important control tactic in the near future. Among natural enemies, parasitoids attacking the hosts at the egg stage are often favoured for biocontrol deployment because they kill the pest before its crop-feeding stage and thus have a high potential for preventing damage. However, biological control programmes using egg-parasitoids have had very variable success rates, as in the case of Trissolcus basalis, the main egg parasitoid of N. viridula that has been extensively used against this pest with inconsistent results. The key to improving success of T. basalis against N. viridula is to collect a good understanding of its biology, behaviour and ecology. The proposed work is consistent with increasing global recognition that agro-ecology has to be the approach for future farming. It therefore supports the conclusions and recommendations of the United Nations. The project brings together internationally recognized groups in biological control of insect pests aiming to address the common problem of food security.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Scientists are protecting agricultural crops from attack by a stinkbug pest by using their natural enemies to locate their eggs.