Rapid elimination of invasive agricultural insect pest outbreaks by tackling them with SIT programs
REACT aims to develop long-term environmentally friendly response strategies and novel sustainable tools to protect fruit and vegetable production and export capacities from two invasive insect pests of EU priority, Bactrocera dorsalis and Bactrocera zonata. By using SIT techniques, we are leading an eco-friendly fight against invasive insect pests in the EU.
Project Duration
REACT is a 48 month project kicked-off in November 2022. Its work will span until October 2026
Project Objective
REACT aims to provide rapid pesticide-free pest control to protect ecosystems and biodiversity in the European Union
Project Partnership
REACT unites 15 partners from 12 countries and 3 continents
Project Funding
REACT receives funding of 6.65 million Euro from the European Union under its Horizon Europe framework
Join our community! Monitor invasive species on the IPM app.
Two EU-funded projects, IPM POPILLIA and REACT, have joined forces to involve citizens in mapping invasive insect species. Farmers concerned about their crops, schoolchildren and students, nature lovers, amateur biologists and everyone else are invited to support our research by taking photos of flies and entering weather data and other relevant information into the IPM-Invasive Species Mapper app. The app is available for both Android and iOS.
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REACT is one of the projects of the EU's Farm to Fork strategy
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