IPM-Popillia
Integrated pest management of japanese beetle
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Project information
Partners in the IPM Popillia project:
Coordinator:
Agroscope
Dept. of Plant Protection
Ecological Plant Protection in arable crops
Reckenholzstrasse 191, CH - 8046 Zurich
phone: +41 (0)58 468 7597
www.agroscope.ch
Participants:
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Participant No. |
Participant organisation name |
Country |
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1 |
Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung – Agroscope (WBF-Agroscope) |
CH |
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2 |
Università degli studi di Siena (Unisi) |
IT |
|
3 |
E-nema Gesellschaft für Biotechnologie und Biologischen Pflanzenschutz mbH (e-nema) |
DE |
|
4 |
Pessl Instruments GmbH (Pessl) |
AT |
|
5 |
Spotteron Gmbh (Spotteron) |
AT |
|
6 |
Vignaioli Piemontesi S.C.A (Vignaioli Piemontesi) |
IT |
|
7 |
Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) |
FR |
|
8 |
Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA) |
IT |
|
9 |
Technische Universität München (TUM) |
DE |
|
10 |
Dipartimento dell'economia, Sezione dell'agricoltura, Servizio fitosanitario Ticino (SFTi) |
CH |
|
11 |
Regione Piemonte - Settore Fitosanitario e servizi tecnico-scientifici (Regione Piemonte) |
IT |
|
12 |
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso (FGF) |
PT |
|
13 |
Jardin Suisse (Jardin Suisse) |
CH |
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.
To get in contact with the coordinator of the project:
Agroscope
Dept. of Plant Protection
Ecological Plant Protection in arable crops
Reckenholzstrasse 191, CH - 8046 Zurich
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phone: +41 (0)58 468 7597
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About the IPM-Popillia project
» Read more...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 (EPPO 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.
Prevention of the species’ invasion faces two constraints: The possibilities to restrict the movement of goods and people are limited, and successful eradication of the population established south of the Italian-Suisse border is impossible.
From the Blog
Interactive map of the Japanese beetle's invasion in Continental Europe (2015-2024)
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, ...
Wrapping up the Project: Achievements have been made by PESSL
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 vari...
General Assembly of the IPM Popillia Project in Ponta Delgada, Azores
The scenic city of Ponta Delgada, Azores, became the meeting point for Europe's foremost researchers and professionals involved in the IPM Popillia project. This two-day General Assembly, held o...
A review of the progress made by PESSL V
PESSL INSTRUMENTS GmbH Pessl Instruments GmbH has been producing reliable measuring instruments for 40 years and has developed various devices for measuring and monitoring different agricultural param...
A hitchhiker's guide to Europe: mapping human-mediated spread of the invasive Japanese beetle
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 fo...
Latest Blogs
10 February 2025
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
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
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...
