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Integrated pest management of japanese beetle
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10 February 2025
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The following map shows the dynamics of the ongoing invasion of the Japanese beetle in Continental Europe. This current version (V4, February 2025) includes regions Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Valle Aosta, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia...
14 December 2024
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Early detection of hitchhiking pests requires the identification of strategic entry points via transport. Our INRAE team has developed a framework for achieving this in continental Europe for the Japanese beetle. Human-mediated dispersal ha...
27 November 2024
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Pessl Instrument GmbH(PESSL)  Pessl Instruments GmbH has been producing reliable measuring instruments for more than 40 years, developing a range of devices for measuring and monitoring various agricultural parameters. As one of the leading...

The aim of IPM-Popillia is to address the challenge of a new risk to plant health in Europe, the invasion of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. This pest was introduced accidentally to mainland Europe in 2014 and can easily spread in the course of trade and the movement of goods and people. P. japonica threatens the entire agricultural sector, urban landscapes, and biodiversity in invaded areas.