Outputs

Public Deliverables

Work Package 1

FORTH: Project Management and Synergies with relevant projects

Document

D1.1

Project Website

Document

D1.2

Gender balance

Work Package 7

ELGO: Rational IPM demonstration fields for capacity building and training

D7.1

IPM leaflets

D7.2

IPM guidelines

D7.3

Training in Next Generation Crop Protection

D7.4

Workshops - rational use of pesticides

Work Package 8

SUA: Socio-Economic and Environmental Assessment

Document

D8.1

Regulatory pathways of new crop protection solutions

D8.2

Acceptance of new crop protection solutions

D8.3

Socio-economic and environmental impacts of new crop protection solutions

Work Package 9

SAH: Communication, dissemination, and exploitation

Document

D9.1

Plan for dissemination, exploitation, and communication

Document

D9.2

Practice Abstracts – batch 1

D9.3

NextGenBioPest Policy Brief and Best Practices Handbook

D9.4

Practice Abstracts – batch 2

Promotional Material

Publications

Molecular monitoring of insecticide resistance in Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from different crops in Greece, using novel ddPCR diagnostics

Abstract Aphis gossypii Glover is a highly polyphagous pest causing significant economic losses worldwide. In Greece, while the species is a primary threat to various crops, comprehensive molecular data regarding its insecticide resistance status remain scarce. This study, the first time in Greece, developed and implemented droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) to detect and quantify the frequency of key resistance mutations (R81T, S431F, A302S, L1014F/M918L, and A2666V – resistance to

Molecular droplet digital PCR diagnostics andbioassays for monitoring insecticideresistance status in Myzus persicaepopulations from Greece

Abstract Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is a major global pest whose control is challenged by widespread insecticide resistance. This study assessed the resistance status of M. persicae populations collected in Greece (2021–2025), using diagnostic bioassays with insecticides (acetamiprid, flupyradifurone, flonicamid, sulfoxaflor and FliPPER) and a newly developed, highly sensitive droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) panel targeting seven key resistance mutations (vgsc

Structure-dependent volatility of juvenile hormone receptor agonists and its consequences for activity assays: When the ligand takes flight

Abstract Volatility, the propensity to dissipate from solid or liquid state to the air, is an important property of certain pesticides and small molecules mediating chemical communication. Volatility is the function of a compound's vapor pressure, which depends on intra- and intermolecular forces given by the chemical structure. The sesquiterpenoid juvenile hormones (JHs), vital to insect development and reproduction, have been known for vapor-borne activity in vivo. The same

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Publications

MSc and PhD Theses

Sweet Distractions: Influence of Cover Crops and Artificial Sugar Provisioning on Ant-Mediated Biological Control and Ecosystem Services

An MSc thesis entitled "Sweet Distractions: Influence of Cover Crops and Artificial Sugar Provisioning on Ant-Mediated Biological Control and Ecosystem Services" was defended in the context of NextGenBioPest. Access the thesis presentation here: Access the full thesis here:

Anagyrus spp. for the biologicalcontrol of key mealybug pests

An MSc thesis entitled "Anagyrus spp. for the biological control of key mealybug pests" was defended in the context of NextGenBioPest. Access the thesis presentation here: Access the full thesis here:

Molecular mechanisms of juvenile hormone signaling in insect development

A PhD thesis entitled "Molecular mechanisms of juvenile hormone signaling in insect development" was defended in the context of NextGenBioPest. Access the full thesis here.