IONOS projects

EXARCHOS 2020, EXARCHOS 2021, EXARCHOS 2022

The program is a conception and initiative of IONOS with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of the use of UAVs in the application of bait sprays for the treatment of the olive fly in olive groves of various morphology, compared to the sprays from ground-based applications.

The program is implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Agricultural Development & Food, the Hellenic Mediterranean University, the University of Thessaly, the Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture, the Regions of Thessaly, Evia, Etoloakarnania, Messinia and Crete, and with ELANKO which provides the pesticide used.

The entire activity was licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority and the Ministry of Rural Development, being the first and at the same time the only one of its kind in the Balkans.