Benaki Phytopathological Institute

Breaking the indiscriminate cycle of spraying fields with pesticides is the objective of a major 28-month research program involving the Agricultural University of Athens, the Hellenic Mediterranean University, the Hellenic Agricultural Organization, the Benaki Phytopathological Institute, the Aristotle University, the Democritus University of Thrace and the Foundation for Research & Techno

Regional and municipal authorities in Attica have enlisted drones and helicopters to spray against mosquitoes, while plans are afoot for an observatory that will monitor the insect's population and help safeguard the public against diseases like the West Nile virus. 

Hundreds of mulberry trees in Athens have been decimated by the wood borer insect Xylotrechus chinensis and many more have been infected, municipal plant specialists said on Tuesday.

Patmos has grown greener and more beautiful this year, thanks to the initiative of the Green Patmos Team, a student-run group that carried out one of the most extensive tree-planting operations the Dodecanese island has ever seen.