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Targeting the Invisible Enemy: The Pests Monitored by CERBERUS in Mediterranean Crops
Agricultural pest monitoring is one of the most essential—and most challenging—tasks in modern crop protection. Farmers must constantly track insect populations that can damage crops long before visible symptoms appear. Traditionally, this work has relied on manual inspections: technicians visit fields, check traps and count insects one by one. Although this approach has been widely used for decades, it has clear limitations. Field visits are time-consuming and costly, and they only provide a snapshot of pest activity at a specific moment. Between inspections, pest populations can grow rapidly, leaving crops vulnerable to sudden outbreaks. In Mediterranean agriculture—where vineyards, olive groves and citrus orchards represent key
Targeting the Invisible Enemy: The Pests Monitored by CERBERUS in Mediterranean Crops
Agricultural pest monitoring is one of the most essential—and most challenging—tasks in modern crop protection. Farmers must constantly track insect populations that can damage crops
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CERBERUS Agronomy Days 2025 Held in Bologna with Stakeholders, Partners and Field Demonstrations
The CERBERUS Agronomy Days 2025 were held in Bologna, bringing together project partners, stakeholders and members of the Advisory Board for three days of technical exchange, strategic discussion and field-based demonstrations. The event was hosted with the support of Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, reinforcing the strong link between research, innovation and practical implementation that defines the CERBERUS approach.
During the Agronomy Days, the consortium presented the main results achieved throughout 2025, focusing on progress across the project’s core components: remote and proximal sensing, insect monitoring, data integration within the CERBERUS cloud platform, and active crop protection solutions. Dedicated sessions allowed partners to align on technical developments, validate methodological choices, and discuss the next implementation steps across pilot sites.
A key highlight of the event was the live field demonstration of the CERBERUS smart sprayer, where participants were able to observe the system operating under real agricultural conditions. The demonstration showcased how data-driven decision support, intelligent spraying technologies and sensor-based control are being combined to improve precision, efficiency and sustainability in crop protection practices.
