THE SECOND STUDY VISIT OF THE PROJECT
„QKIS (Quadraspidiotus Knowledge Information System) network”
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PLANT PROTECTION INSTITUTE CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH HUN-REN, HUNGARY

 The 2nd study visit within the “QKIS (Quadraspidiotus Knowledge Information System) network” project will take place at the Plant Protection Institute Centre for Agricultural Research HUN-REN (Hungary) on October 1-2, 2024.

Representatives from Association of University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland), Research and Breeding Fruit Institute Holovousy S.R.O. (Vsuo) (Czech Republic), Fruit Growers of the Czech Republic Biosad z.s. (Czech Republic) and partners from the University of Belgrade (Serbia) will take a part in the study visit as the members of the project consortium. The hosts of the meeting will be: Éva Szita i Gero Kornel from the Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Centre (Hungary).

WORKSHOP-DAY

During the study visit, members of the Consortium will continue working on invasive pest species – the San José scale (SJS). During this meeting, issues related to the ecology of San José scale – climate warming and changes in distribution pattern of SJS will be discussed. An important part of the visit will be discussion on management practices against San José scale in Hungary and work on the management of this scale insect in the V4 region.

NETWORKING-DAY

The Consortium Partners will Visit Agroverzum, the permanent interactive museum of the Centre for Agricultural Research on wide range of topics in agriculture related sciences.

They will also take part in field trips to fruit farms, where they will have the opportunity to collect plant material infested by the San José Scale for analysis and discussion with growers.

One of the goals of the study visit is to exchange the knowledge and experiences between Project Partners and work on the “Practical guide on SJS monitoring and management in V4 region”. This will be used to create future recommendation for fruit producers and other stakeholders on the SJS management.

Representatives of the Consortium Partners who will take part in the meeting:

• Katarzyna Golan, University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland)– Project Coordinator
• Izabela Kot, University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland),
• Katarzyna Kmieć, University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland),
• Edyta Górska-Drabik, University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland),
• Radek Vávra, Biosad (Czech Rapublic),
• Kamil Holý, Biosad (Czech Republic),
• Michal SKALSKÝ, Research And Breeding Fruit Institute Holovousy S.R.O. (Vsuo) (Czech Republic),
• Jana Ouředníčková, Research And Breeding Fruit Institute Holovousy S.R.O. (Vsuo) (Czech Republic),
• Marija Milošević, University of Belgrade (Serbia) (online),
• Draga Graora, University of Belgrade (Serbia) (online),
• Éva Szita, Plant Protection Institute Centre for Agricultural Research HUN-REN (Hungary),
• Gero Kornel, Plant Protection Institute Centre for Agricultural Research HUN-REN (Hungary)

In connection with planned field trips, members of the Project Consortium invite orchard owners who have problems with the San Jose scale to contact by e-mail at: tarcznik@gmail.com.

The course of the meeting and its summary will be available on the project website. https://qkis.pl/

The project is co-financed by the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia as part of the Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The fund’s mission is to promote ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.