Integrated Pest Management for Invasive Species—in Fresh Fruit Production Systems
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 89
Special Issue Editors
Interests: insect ecology; biodemography; invasion biology; population ecology; pest management; behavioral ecology; fruit flies; Tephritidae; mosquito
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Interests: Lepidoptera; fruit fly; IPM; precision farming; agro-ecology; geostatistics; smart agriculture; monitoring; trapping; fruit crops
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Interests: Entomopathogenic; fungi; rearing; ethology; pheromones; integrated pest management; agricultural entomology; pest management; insect pathology; applied entomology; plant protection; crop protection; insect rearing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change, human mobility and trade globalization facilitate dispersion and establishment of harmful organisms into new areas. Insect pests are intercepted at high rates at ports of entry and are detected in new areas. The establishment of invasive pests is often detrimental for the production of fresh fruit commodities and impedes trading, leading to economic devastation. Invasive pests often threaten well-established integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Developing an IPM system for invasive pest has historically been challenging.
The current Special Issue aims to provide a forum in which to present recent advances in the on-farm management of invasive pests that threaten fresh fruit and vegetable production globally.
The recent pressure to reduce pesticide use, in Europe and elsewhere, calls for alternative methods to manage invasive pests, and novel approaches. Technological advances offer new opportunities in pest management and facilitate the execution of complex pest management decision support tools.
We welcome submissions of original research papers, concept papers and systematic or non-systematic reviews that tackle the integrated management of invasive pests on farms.
Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Papadopoulos
Dr. Andrea Sciarretta
Dr. Slawomir A. Lux
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- invasive pests
- integrated pest management
- fruit flies
- perennial crops
- fruit trees
- fresh fruit commodities
