The Thematic Research Line of the project is Integrated Arthropod Pest Management Programs, included in the Spanish State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation (2017-2020) Challenge 2: “Bioeconomy: sustainability of primary and forest production systems, safety and quality food, marine and maritime research and bioproducts”.
Project Goals:
Under the hypothesis that the implementation of biological control of thrips in nectarine and the reduction of pesticides used to control F. occidentalis will contribute to a greater sustainability of the crop, the main goal of the project is to determine the potentialities of biological control of F. occidentalis and other thrips species.
The specific objectives are:
1. To identify damaging thrips species and their main natural enemies in the canopy and in ground covers of organic and integrated orchards.
2. To determine the predatory function of most common predators.
3. To determine the effect of pesticides field applications on F. occidentalis and its predators.
4. To evaluate the susceptibility and resistance of F. occidentalis populations to the most commonly used insecticides.
Supervisors:
IRTA - Dra. Dolors Bosch i Serra. Sustainable Crop Protection Program. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191. 25198 – Lleida. [email protected] .
UdL - Dr. Jesús Avilla Hernández. Department of Crop and Forest Science and Agrotecnio. ETSEA. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191. 25198 – Lleida. [email protected] .
Laboratory:
The PhD student will be located at Lleida (Catalonia, Spain). The work will be carried out at the facilities of the joint laboratory that IRTA and UdL share at the Agri-Food Campus of the University of Lleida.
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