Development of an insecticide application plan in accordance with the principles of organic farming Rhagoletis sea buckthorn is ready for containment in sea buckthorn plantations in order to increase the quality of organically grown sea buckthorn crops Project leader Regīna Rancāne Team of project Viktorija Zagorska Duration 2020 - 2022 Research focus 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Source of funding National grant Project partners Latvian Plant Protection Research Centre (LAAPC)North berrries LtdFarm “Mežmalas 1” Description of project The aim of research To develop a plan for the use of insecticides in accordance with the principles of organic farming for the control of sea buckthorn fruit fly Rhagoletis batava in sea buckthorn plantations and to obtain data that could be used as a basis for issuing permits for the use of insecticides in organic sea buckthorn plantations in the Republic of Latvia. The tasks of project: To monitor sea buckthorn fruit fly flightTo evaluate the effectiveness of the insecticides applied for the insect controlTo process the data and interpretate results Results Impact of non-target insect accumulation in traps on sea buckthorn fruit fly (Rhagoletis batava) trap catches in sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) plantations // Acta Horticulturae. (XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022)). Vol. 1378 : XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Sustainable Control of Pests and Diseases; (2023), p.345-350. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1378.45
