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Veres A, Wyckhuys KAG, Kiss J, Tóth F, Burgio G, Pons X, Avilla C, Vidal S, Razinger J, Bazok R, Matyjaszczyk E, Milosavljević I, Le XV, Zhou W, Zhu ZR, Tarno H, Hadi B, Lundgren J, Bonmatin JM, van Lexmond MB, Aebi A, Rauf A, Furlan L. An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic pesticides. Part 4: Alternatives in major cropping systems. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:29867-29899. [PMID: 32500500 PMCID: PMC7378116 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09279-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
We present a synthetic review and expert consultation that assesses the actual risks posed by arthropod pests in four major crops, identifies targets for integrated pest management (IPM) in terms of cultivated land needing pest control and gauges the implementation "readiness" of non-chemical alternatives. Our assessment focuses on the world's primary target pests for neonicotinoid-based management: western corn rootworm (WCR, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) in maize; wireworms (Agriotes spp.) in maize and winter wheat; bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi) in winter wheat; brown planthopper (BPH, Nilaparvata lugens) in rice; cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) and silver-leaf whitefly (SLW, Bemisia tabaci) in cotton. First, we queried scientific literature databases and consulted experts from different countries in Europe, North America, and Asia about available IPM tools for each crop-pest system. Next, using an online survey, we quantitatively assessed the economic relevance of target pests by compiling country-level records of crop damage, yield impacts, extent of insecticide usage, and "readiness" status of various pest management alternatives (i.e., research, plot-scale validation, grower-uptake). Biological control received considerable scientific attention, while agronomic strategies (e.g., crop rotation), insurance schemes, decision support systems (DSS), and innovative pesticide application modes were listed as key alternatives. Our study identifies opportunities to advance applied research, IPM technology validation, and grower education to halt or drastically reduce our over-reliance on systemic insecticides globally.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Veres
- Department of Integrated Plant Protection / Plant Protection Institute, Szent István University (SZIE), Páter Károly út 1, Gödöllő, 2103, Hungary
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- China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Chrysalis, Hanoi, Vietnam
| | - Jozsef Kiss
- Department of Integrated Plant Protection / Plant Protection Institute, Szent István University (SZIE), Páter Károly út 1, Gödöllő, 2103, Hungary
| | - Ferenc Tóth
- Department of Integrated Plant Protection / Plant Protection Institute, Szent István University (SZIE), Páter Károly út 1, Gödöllő, 2103, Hungary
| | - Giovanni Burgio
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (UNIBO), Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Crop Sciences/Agricultural Entomology, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Jaka Razinger
- Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Renata Bazok
- Department for Agricultural Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Plant Protection - National Research Institute, Poznań, Poland
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam
| | - Wenwu Zhou
- Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
| | - Zeng-Rong Zhu
- Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Orléans, France
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- Laboratory of Soil Biodiversity, Institute of Ethnology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
| | - Aunu Rauf
- Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia
| | - Lorenzo Furlan
- Agricultural Research Department, Veneto Agricoltura, Legnaro, Italy.
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