• Conventional solutions and biocontrol strategies : monitoring, development, evaluation

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• Characterisation of factors related to plant sensitivity

  • Determining the sensitivity of varieties/batches to wireworm attacks in the field

  • Characterisation of compounds involved in sensitivity mechanisms for varieties/batches of maize, potatoes, melons and carrots

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• Preventing colonisation and the establishment of adult wireworms in plots​​​​

  • Experimentation on service plants to be deployed in buffer strips

  • Evaluation of techniques for controlling adults in buffer zones

  • Push & Pull strategy, Attract and Kill strategy, and combination of levers