SOLARIS

Protecting Soybeans from Pests: Combating, Analyzing, Researching, and Innovating for Sustainable Solutions

Soja
Ravageurs
Renforcer la souveraineté en huiles et protéines
  • Project Status
    En cours
  • Start date
    01/01/2026
  • Pilot structure
    Inovia Lands
  • Total cost

    2.1 million euros

  • Geographic area
    National
  • Referent(s)

    Cécile Le Gall - c.legall@terresinovia.fr

  • Duration
    60 months
  • Funded by

    France AgriMer

The Issues

Soybean production is a matter of national strategic importance because it is a key driver of France’s protein self-sufficiency and, moreover, is non-GMO and does not contribute to deforestation. 

Since 2024, soybean acreage in France has declined significantly, particularly in the Southwest, the main soybean-producing region, coinciding with increased biotic pressures caused by four soybean pests: the bean armyworm, the green stink bug, the tomato leafroller, and the devil’s bug.
  

The damage observed, particularly in non-irrigated areas, is unprecedented and jeopardizes crop profitability and the crop’s continued inclusion in crop rotations. If farmers are not provided with short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to successfully manage these infestations, the decline in soybean acreage will continue.
 

The work proposed in the SOLARIS project aims to urgently secure soybean acreage in the Southwest and, proactively, in other regions. It seeks to propose ambitious actions to accelerate the search for sustainable solutions and their transfer to producers.
 

The objectives

• Expand existing knowledge of pest population dynamics to better understand and predict the influence of environmental factors.
• Leverage agronomic control measures and preventive strategies to evaluate various approaches for limiting infestations in fields.
• Develop new direct control strategies, including the design of “attract and kill” strategies •
Co-develop new technical protocols incorporating the most effective direct and indirect control strategies to transition toward new cropping systems that are more resilient to soybean pest attacks.
• Support stakeholders in the agricultural sector through this transition.
  

Expected results

• Establishment of a monitoring network to collect data using standardized protocols and tailored monitoring systems for each pest•
Launch of a breeding program aimed at developing varieties with long-term
tolerance• Evaluation of agronomic strategies to reduce pest pressure on
soybeans•    Evaluation of new control strategies using biocontrol products, parasitoids, and “attract and kill”
approaches• Development of new soybean production protocols, or even new cropping systems that are more resilient to soybean pest
attacks• Rollout of innovations to farmers and industry stakeholders
 

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