An integrated assessment of ragweed dispersal from the Pannonian Plain

Ambrosia (ragweed) is a major threat to human health and agriculture. In Europe Ambrosia is considered invasive and limiting the spread has until now failed. How the pollen load of ragweed is distributed geographically remains unexplained. We have applied the Integrated Approach (IA) where a suite of methods are used to show how the Pannonian Plain (PP) acts as a prime source of Ambrosia pollen not only locally but on the regional scale.