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Une chrysomèle contre l'ambroisie, est-ce réaliste ?

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Context - Despite intensive management practices carried out by stakeholders, common ragweed control is presently not sufficient to limit the spread of this annual invasive plant. Ali classical methods (mowing, chemical weeding, etc.) are limited in terms of efficiency. ln order to achieve a better management in the different habitats occupied by the plant, it is necessary to design innovative methods that could increase contra efficiency. The recent accidental introduction of a ragweed natural enemy in ltalia raises the question of the use of biological control agents. Could the regulation by a new phytophagous insect be considered as an integrated way of management in order to reduce the negative effects of common ragweed?