Naslov
MEDITERATRI project (Croatian Science Foundation) - understanding the effect of pesticide on non-target invertebrates through trophic interactions in Mediterranean Agriculture

Autori
Šerić Jelaska, Lucija ; Kos, Tomislav ; Jelić, Mišel ; Anđelić, Barbara ; Bahun, Vedran ; Franin, Kristijan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts of the 12th meeting of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group "Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms" / Smagghe, Guy ; Pajač Živković, Ivana - Zagreb : IOBC, 2018, 34-34

Skup
12th meeting of the IOBC / WPRS: Working Group "Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms"

Mjesto i datum
Zadar, Hrvatska, 30.09.2018. - 04.10.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
beneficial fauna ; biocontrol ; Copper ; IPM ; thiamethoxam ; Next Generation Sequencing ; olive orchards ; vineyards

Sažetak
Olives and grapes are considered to be among the most significant crops common to the Mediterranean region. Even though they are well adapted to the Mediterranean type of climate, still the events such as invasive alien species, climate changes, etc. can significantly affect these ecosystems causing ecological and economic harms. Neonicotinoids, as the most commonly used insecticides worldwide in last decade, recently have been banned in many countries due to their adverse effects on non-target organisms (insects, birds, etc.), and raised great concerns about the survival of beneficial predatory species (e.g. carabid beetles and spiders), important for pest control and essential for healthy ecosystem functioning. On the other hand, the application of Copper (Cu) has a long historical use, especially in the Mediterranean agriculture. High biodiversity in Mediterranean biogeographical region and thus very complex food webs are far from being well explored which makes it hard to predict all possible negative effects of applied pesticides on non- target predatory fauna. Within the MEDITERATRI project we want to explore the effects of two types of management, IPM and ecological, on trophic interactions between beneficial predatory invertebrates and their prey, their diversity and field abundance, and to analyse certain traits that might be important for the survival of beneficial fauna in the field. Field survey takes place within Mediterranean agriculture ecosystems, in vineyards and olive orchards, treated with both pesticides (thiame thoxam and Copper) and in pristine habitat. Metagenomics will be employed to reveal the complete diet of predatory invertebrates in the field, by identifying and barcoding all the relevant species in the field sites that have not already been barcoded. LC-MS/MS and ICP-MS technique will be used to quantify neonicotinoid residues and Cu concentrations in soil and animals representing different trophic guilds. The results will significantly contribute to the risk assessment of pesticides proliferation in the ecosystem as well as the knowledge on the overall field sustainability of predatory invertebrates as a key group in integrated pest control.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Poljoprivreda (agronomija), Interdisciplinarne biotehničke znanosti

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