Piercing-Sucking insects epidemiological surveillance and pest control
(2026-2030)
Issues
The first issue is economic. Aphids and leafhoppers cause direct damage and can also transmit various types of diseases, mainly viruses.
Reducing control measures therefore has a negative impact on growers' incomes due to lower yields and poorer product quality.
The second challenge relates to protecting the region's health against new emerging phytoplasma diseases.
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The IPSEELON project brings together a consortium of 15 partners, including technical institutes, inter-professional organisations and research laboratories with a shared interest in piercing-sucking pests (aphids and leafhoppers) and the pathogens they transmit.
A better understanding of vector-pathogen interactions, the parameters that favour their establishment in the host, their scale of dissemination, and the ability to anticipate vector pressure would enable better disease management.
Similarly, finding other complementary means of protection through the use of biocontrol products, genetic, physical or prophylactic control methods, or combinations of these approaches would help reduce the direct or indirect impact of pests on crops, thereby securing the agronomic and economic performance of farms.
Objectives
The project, which covers more than thirty plant/pest/pathogen associations, aims to develop, propose and promote innovative, effective and sustainable technical solutions for managing these pests on a range of strategic crops.
To achieve this ambition, the IPSEELON project is structured around the following objectives:
Deepening knowledge on the harmfulness of piercing-sucking pests and interactions with transmitted microorganisms
Develop and/or maintain networks for epidemiological surveillance of insect presence, develop tools for forecasting vector and/or disease population dynamics
Assess the intrinsic effectiveness of different direct control solutions, such as biocontrol or physical control solutions, as well as their optimal
conditions of use
Assess the sustainability of varietal resistance, seek new sources of resistance to viruses, and characterise the post-registration varietal effect on susceptibility/resistance to piercing-sucking insects and diseases
Assessing the effect of cultivation practices on pest pressure
Identify and implement preventive measures to be coordinated at regional level to prevent the spread of pests and diseases, and assess the appropriate combinations of levers
Organise exchanges with other ongoing PARSADA projects or projects related to the theme of piercing and sucking insects to inform the project's direction
Transfer, share and disseminate the knowledge generated throughout the project
The funders
The IPSEELON project falls under the remit of Plan d’Action stratégique pour l’anticipation du potentiel Retrait européen des Substances Actives et le Développement de techniques Alternatives pour la protection des cultures (PARSADA, n°1016115).
It is financed by funds from ecological planning.
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The results of the project are made available free of charge to all companies operating in the agricultural sector.
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The Ministry of Agriculture cannot be held liable.
Project partners
Lead and coordinator :
Coordination units
Field crops, Seeds and seedlings, Processed Fruit and Vegetables
In partnership with :
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