Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is important for fruit production in Belgium. The aim of this project is the development of a control strategy to protect blossoms on apple and pear( primary or secondary blossoms) using biological control organisms (existing and new BCO’s) applied in the orchards by bumblebees.

Fire blight: the development of a control strategy to protect blossoms on apple and pear

Contact

Duration

01/10/2014-30/09/2016

Financing

IWT 132075

Partners

 ILVO (Martine Maes), UGent (Guy Smagghe) en KULeuven (Wannes Keulemans)