The goal of this project was to document the impact of climate change on fruit crop pests and diseases in Québec. Lists were drawn up of pests and diseases that are likely to change and exotic invasive species that will threaten four fruit crops due to climate change. This allowed us to recommend plant protection strategies that decision makers and producers need to develop or adopt.
For four fruit crops of major economic importance in Québec (apples, cranberries, strawberries, and raspberries):
From 2016 to 2018
Project duration
Fruit production
Activity areas
Pest, weed, and disease control
Service
This project will help prepare berry growers for the emergence of new pests.
Ouranos | Club environnemental et technique Atocas | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec | Programme Prime-Vert - approche interrégionale
Guide • Annabelle Firlej, Élisabeth Ménard, Franz Vanoosthuyse, Francine Pelletier, Daniel Cormier, Gérald Chouinard, Vincent Philion
Firlej, A., A. Dieni, É. Ménard, F. Vanoosthuyse, F. Pelletier, M.-P. Ricard, G. Bourgeois, D. Cormier, G. Chouinard, V. Philion, S. Tellier, F. Gervais, P. Grenier, A. Blondlot. 2019. Canneberge, pomme, fraise et framboise | Risques phytosanitaires encourus dans le cadre des changements climatiques. IRDA. 16 p. DownloadResearch report • Annabelle Firlej
Firlej, A., J. Saguez. 2019. Changements climatiques et phytoprotection au Québec. IRDA. 82 p. DownloadThe aim of the project was to test a series of attracticides that can be mixed and applied with regular sprayers with no additional specialized or expensive equipment or modifications required.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier
The aim of our project was to increase the acreage on which mating disruption is used against the codling moth in all of Québec’s apple-growing regions.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier
Developing a fast and sensitive molecular detection methodology able to accurately identify raspberry and strawberry viruses.
Researchers: Richard Hogue Luc Belzile