This week, in our colloquium series, we are delighted to welcome agroecologist Dr. Jean-Noel Aubertot from INRAE, the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (France.) Dr. Aubertot brings a wealth of expertise in systems modeling and extensive hands-on experience in agricultural disease and pest management research and discusses Ecophyto, the French national action plan for reducing pesticide use in agriculture.