EcoOrchard – collecting existing knowledge and generating new knowledge on functional biodiversity of organic orchards. Landscape management for functional biodiversity

Organic fruit growers often suffer economic losses due to insect damages. The
available natural pest control products are not always effective; and most important: many
organic fruit growers would prefer not to use any pesticide at all. EcoOrchard, a CORE
Organic Plus project (2015-18) aims to collect existing knowledge and generate new
knowledge in order to use Functional AgroBiodiversity (FAB) successfully in orchards. This
includes experimental trials in seven countries on the potential of inter-row flower strips for
control of key pests and natural enemy augmentation, the establishment of the EBIO-Network
as a European-wide network of stakeholders for collecting, sharing and improving scientific
and practical knowledge and experience in FAB management, the development and testing of
simple FAB assessment tools for use on-farm by growers and advisors, and finally, using a
participatory approach to learn about potential constraints that may hamper the adoption of
innovative tools and how to solve these constraints by iterative reevaluation.

Key words: inter-row flower strip, natural enemies, Dysaphis plantaginea, Cydia pomonella

Publications

IOBC-WPRS Bulletin Vol. 122, 2017pp. 147-150

Sigsgaard L., Warlop F., Herz A., Tchamitcian M., Pfiffner L., Kelderer M., Jamar L., Kruzynska D., Korsgaard M., Tasin M., Ozolina-Pole L. (2017). EcoOrchard – collecting existing knowledge and generating new knowledge on functional biodiversity of organ Published: 31-03-2017

Details

Activity type

Publication of technical bulletin/guideline

Activity work package

Reduction in pesticide residues

Activity number

Laimburg - WP3 - A54

Activity contact

For more Information on the article please contact

Dr. Markus Kelderer
Laimburg Research Centre
Laimburg 6 - Pfatten
I-39040 Post Auer (BZ), Italy
[email protected]

Activity partner

Laimburg

Activity country

Italy

Last edit

16-10-2017