PURE WP3 on-farm protocol for maize

PURE WP3 task 3.3b : on-farm protocol for maize

This protocol presents methods for monitoring of animal pests, natural enemies and weed on maize, at the farm-scale.

The following pests and natural enemies are observed:

  • Wireworm (Agriotes brevis, Agriotes lineatus, Agriotes litigiosus, Agriotes obscurus, Agriotes rufipalpis, Agriotes sordidus, Agriotes sputator, Agriotes ustulatus)
  • Trichogramma (Trichogramma ostriniae)
  • European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)
  • Weed

Use/context:

This protocal was realised in the framework of the task 3.3a of PURE. On-farm  experiments  will  test/validate  single  IPM  tools,  or  one-year  solutions  to  specific problems  or  "small  IPM  packages"  (e.g.  specific  weed  problems,  specific  control  tools  or small IPM packages to manage ECB and/or soil insects) in real field conditions (ideally plots should be at least 5.000 m2).

Partners involved: KIS, CNR, JKI, UDCAS and Biotop.

Modification date : 25 April 2023 | Publication date : 02 January 2014 | Redactor : IPM network