Objective The plant parasitic mites represent major pests in agriculture throughout the world. Widespread use of the insecticides and acaricides can cause serious ecological problems. These chemicals kill non-target organisms including predators, and threaten human health. The major threats include residual chemicals on crops, as well as the evolution of resistance to these chemicals among spider mite populations. However, the exceedingly high levels of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetable products may pose significant problems. The EU Parliament and of the Council decided reducing the risks and impacts of pesticides on human health and the environment and promoting the use of IPM and of alternative approaches or techniques such as non-chemical alternatives to pesticides. For improving effective mite control, the key factor is new diagnostic methods which include taxonomic way, new techniques, and coordination of the studies between mite and host relationship and predator- prey associations. Addditionally, alternatives to the use of pesticides are needed due to their unexpected negative effects, and biological control provides the one of the best options. Predatory mites, Phytoseiidae, are excellent biological control agents that suppress spider mites as well as other pests in agricultural areas. The main aim of this research is professional European scientist capacity building through exchanging young scientist about new, classical and rapid diagnostic methods for tetranychid and phytoseiid mites based on both molecular markers (DNA) and comprehensive morphological review using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The partners of DetanMite have high level scientific expertise about plant parasitic and predatory mites and good complementarily in competences and skills. This project brings together a very strong team who will produce solutions to agricultural and environmental problems due to supporting biological control in agricultural production of EU and the world. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsDNAagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopyelectron microscopyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growing Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES - Marie Curie Action "International Research Staff Exchange Scheme" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IRSES - International research staff exchange scheme (IRSES) Coordinator ANKARA UNIVERSITESI Address Dogol caddesi 06100 Tandogan ankara Türkiye See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sultan Cobanoglu (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BURSA ULUDAG UNIVERSITESI Türkiye EU contribution € 33 600,00 Address Bursa uludag univesitesi rektorlugu nilufer 16059 Bursa See on map Region Doğu Marmara Bursa Bursa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nabi Alper Kumral (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT France EU contribution € 50 400,00 Address 147 rue de l'universite 75007 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maria Navajas (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
