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January 2021 - Fullpaper to project MELOBEAUPOP
Development of a SNP-based tool for the identification and discrimination of Melolontha melolontha and Melolontha hippocastani
Juli 2020 - Press reports on the launch of the project „MELOPHYL“ in Zams
Scarabaeidae monitoring and persistence assessment of the fungal pathogens Beauveria and Metarhizium in selected infested areas in Tyrol
In cooperation with the Landwirtschaftskammer Tirol (LWT), Department of Plants, Forestry and Bio, the Bezirkslandwirtschaftskammer Landeck, and the Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung, a Melolontha- and Phyllopertha- Monitoring, with focus on the western region, is to be realized.
In addition, the success of the application of the products MelocontTM-mushroom barley and GranMet-PTM will be tested. Furthermore, the application of the mushroom products once or twice in different quantities will be tested at six locations for the sustainable control of the cock- and garden chafer (project duration: until the end of 2021).
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Mein Bezirk.at vom 29. Juni 2020
Rundschau Landeck vom 15./16. Juli 2020
Bezirksblätter Tirol vom 1. /2. Juli 2020:
May 2020 - ORF report - „Vorarlberg Heute“, 31st of May 2020
Machine for controlling cockroaches
In the Montafon, engerlings caused major damage in the previous year. In the valley the pests are controlled with fungi on barley grains, but on slopes it is difficult to apply this product to the soil. A company in Bings has now developed a special machine for this. The BIPESCO team Innsbruck of the University of Innsbruck in cooperation with a partner has developed a liquid agent based on Beauveria brongniartii, which can be applied into the soil with the help of this MMExit machine. .
Jannuary 2020 - Braunvieh 1/2020
Plagued by cockchafers - New technology for mountain regions
"Engerlings can cause great damage in grassland, and Vorarlberg, among others, is severely affected by this. A new technique has now been developed for tackling this problem. Dr. Strasser, from the University of Innsbruck, was so enthusiastic about the MMexit device that he immediately thought about the requirements for the active ingredient".
© C. Meusburger. LK Vorarlberg, Jänner 2020.
The project MM-EXiT deals with the application of a Beauveria dispersion formulation for sustainable control of cockchafer larvae in exposed steep slope areas.
May 2019
Fungal colonised barley is the key agent for cockchafer control
Acknowledgement of the good long-term cooperation between Maschinenring Tirol, Landwirtschaftskammer Tirol and BIPESCO Team Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck. Press release from May 5, 2019:
Lectures
Wednesday, 13th February 2019, 14:00 - 16:00, Gasthaus Kappl, Im Ort 11,3353 Biberbach
Biologische Engerlingbekämpfung mit Pilzgerste
Lernen Sie bei diesem Seminar, wie Sie Engerlinge mit im Boden lebenden Pilzen bekämpfen können.
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Conferences
27.-28. Mai 2019, Höhere Bundeslehranstalt und Bundesamt für Wein- und Obstbau, Klosterneuburg
74. ALVA-Jahrestagung
ALVA (Working Group for Food, Veterinary and Agricultural Affairs):
The BIPESCO Team Innsbruck, led by Dr. Hermann Strasser, will attend this year's ALVA conference in Klosterneuburg in full team strength. In addition to two lectures, 4 relevant posters focusing on pests and fungal antagonists will also be presented at the 74th ALVA Annual Conference. Conference focus: "Viticulture and climate"
08th March 2019, Faculty Club, Groot Begijnhof 14, B – 3000 Leuven
IIRB (International Institute of Sugar Beet Research) WORKSHOP 2019
Exploiting synergies to improve the impact of entomopathogenic fungi to control invertebrate pests.
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