Pollination by native honeybees and other pollinating insects is very important for the economy of farmer and ecosystems. For these reasons, in Italy, a project between the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Perugia and Syngenta Crop Protection S.p.a. started of in order to verify if the presence of autochtonous vegetation could be not only attractive for the pollinating insects but also fit for safeguarding the useful insects and increasing there populations. This study indicates that it is practical for growers to create valuable habitats suitable for natural pollinators. Moreover, it is possible to significantly reduce soil erosion and protect water resources from pollution through careful planning and management. Based on 7-years results and those for other European Countries, actually the project “Operation Pollinator” is applied in 13 European Countries besides Swizerland, UK and USA with the aim to safeguard native pollinating insects and honeybees. Our study, connected to the “Operation Pollinator”, can be considered as forerunner of the Greening Measures within the new EU Common Agricultural Policy (2014-2020).
Operation Pollinator: A new way for the protection and implementation of insect pollinators in different agro-ecosystem - results of seven years of experiment in Italy
GARDI, Tiziano;
2015
Abstract
Pollination by native honeybees and other pollinating insects is very important for the economy of farmer and ecosystems. For these reasons, in Italy, a project between the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Perugia and Syngenta Crop Protection S.p.a. started of in order to verify if the presence of autochtonous vegetation could be not only attractive for the pollinating insects but also fit for safeguarding the useful insects and increasing there populations. This study indicates that it is practical for growers to create valuable habitats suitable for natural pollinators. Moreover, it is possible to significantly reduce soil erosion and protect water resources from pollution through careful planning and management. Based on 7-years results and those for other European Countries, actually the project “Operation Pollinator” is applied in 13 European Countries besides Swizerland, UK and USA with the aim to safeguard native pollinating insects and honeybees. Our study, connected to the “Operation Pollinator”, can be considered as forerunner of the Greening Measures within the new EU Common Agricultural Policy (2014-2020).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
