Two new databases have been added to EcophytoPIC, France’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) portal, one covering beneficials, pests and physiological and climatic incidents and the other bringing together more than 50 years of ACTA’s phytosanitary index, providing information on which pesticides have been used and for what purpose since 1961.
Introducing the first database, named ABAA, the portal notes that knowledge on pests and beneficials is key to IPM but the resources available tend to be scattered around various sites. Therefore, ACTA, which manages the portal, has drawn the information on beneficials, pests and physiological and climatic incidents into one database, making it much easier for users to quickly access the data they require.
For each of almost 300 entries, clicking the link takes users to a page containing essential information (identification, biology, cycles, thresholds) and provides direct links to each of the sites where documentation exists.
For each entry, users can find, for example, links to external resources and a selection of EcophytoPIC articles concerning the species or incident. Pre-selected filters also provide one-click access to all the records created, either for a given crop or for a given class, order or family. Further searches can be made through the EcophytoPIC search engine using keywords preceded by a plus sign.
To take just one example, following the link to wireworms (taupin in French), leads users to a page bringing together information on this pest from a range of sources (INRA, AuxiMore, Herbea, Arvalis, ITB, Terres Inovia), plus links to EcophytoPIC articles on wireworms, arable crops and vegetable crops, in addition to a suggested list of keywords, such as potato, beet, turnip etc.
The second database, known as CIPA (from the French for Compilation of ACTA Phytosanitary Indexes) brings together all of ACTA’s phytosanitary indexes since 1961, including all the pesticides present in these indexes and changes in their use. It is designed for people wanting to study the history of plant protection substances, and in particular to improve knowledge on both past and present occupational exposure to pesticides.
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