Operational Group: Fight against the olive fly
- Type Operational group
- Execution 2015
- Assigned Budget 12.250,00 €
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Cataluña
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
Description
Creation of an Operational Group for the development of an innovative project, which aims to increase the competitiveness of the Catalan olive oil sector by producing high-quality olive oil, minimizing the environmental impact of control methods for the main pest affecting olive trees in Catalonia: the olive fruit fly.
These strategies will be based on environmentally friendly methods, primarily the mass capture of B. oleae adults, combined with the application of kaolin, diatomaceous earth, Beauveria bassiana, and spinosad.
Objectives
- Implement strategies to combat the olive fly.
- Combine different alternative control methods.
- Obtaining quality olive oil.
- Minimize the environmental impact and increase the competitiveness of the Catalan olive oil sector.
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: Federation of agricultural cooperatives of Catalonia (FCAC)
- Coordinator/entity email: david.casadevall@fcac.coop
Beneficiaries
- Federació de cooperatives agràries de Catalunya (FCAC)
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