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New insights in Popillia japonica life

Friday, 30 June 2023

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In the past months many field trials and lab experiments gave their results, and they are good results! In our lab, we found that a family of molecules called "saponins", that are naturally present in alfalfa plants, have a significant antifeedant and insecticidal effects on Popillia. Basing on this molecules, it will be possible to devel...

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Popillia japonica documentary on SRF Wissen

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Doris | SPOTTERON

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Popilla japonica contribution on SRF Wissen

After the Azores and Italy, the Popillia japonica beetle is already present in Switzerland. SRF Wissen has recently published a documentary about invasive species in Europe, that vividly shows how important research and methods are when it comes to tackle the problem. Agroscope, coordinator of the Horizon 2020 project IPM Popillia, is rep...

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The Big Field Experiment

Monday, 14 November 2022

Fionna

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Working in the field with the Swiss Alps in the background

In September 2021 we started the big field experiment in the Piedmont region, a highly infested zone. Giovanni Bosio from the plant health service of the Piedmont region found meadows which were not treated yet and with willing owners to let us do experiments with different biological control agents (BCA). We treated the meadows with 2 different st...

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Effects of test treatments on P. japonica gene expression

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Sara Boschi (Unisi)

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In collaboration with colleagues from CREA (Florence), we have treated popillias with three experimental control protocols that appear as promising candidates in their hands. Treated popillias have been snap frozen for molecular analysis. In the next months we will evaluate the effects of different treatments in terms of gene expression. With these...

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Another Day in the Field

Tuesday, 15 March 2022

Fionna

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Vercelli - Football field

We need more larvae, a lot more larvae! That's our mission, our first in this year. This time we were headed to a field in Vercelli, Piedmont. While driving, the bus would shake and make weird noises when applying the brakes which is why we stopped a first time to inspect our tires and a second time at a mechanics to let him check properly. W...

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The Horizon 2020 Citizen Science App for Popillia sightings is released!

Friday, 18 February 2022

Philipp | SPOTTERON

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Citizen Science App for recording invasive species

A deliverable is done. We just have released the first version of the IPM Popillia Citizen Science App! This first release marks a significant achievement; from now on, our consortium members and farmers on location can start recording Popillia japonica sightings on their smartphones and contribute to the IPM Popillia data-set. The App running...

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First prototype version of the IPM Popilla Citizen Science App in the making!

Friday, 28 January 2022

Philipp | SPOTTERON

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Design process of IPM Popilla Citizen Science App

The year 2022 has just begun. Right after the holiday season, we at SPOTTERON Citizen Science Platform have started the first phase of direct production and creating the definitions for the IPM Popilla Citizen Science Smartphone App - what a start for a year! In the past, we have already prepared many building blocks and parts to launch our fi...

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A day in the field

Wednesday, 08 December 2021

Fionna

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Picture by Mathias Hess

To continue with experiments in the lab, we needed more Japanese beetle larvae, a lot more. So we decided to go on a field trip on the 7th of December 2021. It was the first train of the day which took me to Agroscope where we headed off to Mottalciata, Piedmont region. With two cars and seven people, we left freezing cold Switzerland in hop...

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Planning for the IPM Popillia Citizen Science App

Thursday, 25 November 2021

Philipp | SPOTTERON

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Preview Mockup of a IPM Popillia Citizen Science App

With the new year approaching, we at SPOTTERON have started planning and creating concepts for the IPM Popillia Citizen Science App for public participation. In this early stage, options are present for either having a focussed App for discovering the Popillia japonica beetle in already infested regions or to think on a broader scale for ...

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What would a Japanese beetle spread cost us?

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Franziska Straubinger (TUM)

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What would a Japanese beetle spread cost us? - That is one of the questions which our team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is trying to answer. The question is simple; however, the answer is complex, depending on several unknown factors such as the potential damage the beetle can cause to different crops. For this reason, we have...