How REACT contributes to pesticide use reduction 24 April 2023 The use of SIT could help reaching Europe’s declared goal to reduce the use of pesticides in agriculture. Pesticides are there to fight invasive species of insects and weeds. However, they have the potential to contaminate our soils, the crops […]
Male Ceratitis capitata Utilizing a pest to fight itself 3 March 2023 REACT aims to break innovative ground in the ecological control of invasive insect pests in Europe and worldwide. Invasive species of fruit flies pose a significant risk to agriculture. They feed on a wide range of fruits and […]
REACT Kick-off Meeting in Giessen (GER) 15 December 2022 Just a few weeks after the official launch of the project “REACT – Rapid Elimination of Invasive Agricultural Pest Outbreaks by Tackling them with Sterile Insect Technique Programs”, the international project team is meeting at Justus Liebig University in Giessen to […]
