International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC)
Organisation Internationale de Lutte Biologique (OILB)

Call for Biocontrol Training Initiatives

Keen to organise a practical training course in biological control? IOBC-Global is keen to assist! Applications for training courses 2021 are now open. Deadline: 30th Nov. 2020. Successful proposals will be notified by 15th Feb. 2021.

Submit your applications now!

To commemorate the completion of 100 years of promoting excellence in biological sciences, the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) has launched a Webinar Series.
Lecture 1: "Forgetting How to Tend the Soil", Prof. Rattan Lal, recipient of World Food Prize 2020, on 2nd October 2020.

Information and Registration

In Memoriam Robert F. Luck
Professor of Entomology, Emeritus
May 29th 1941- Sept. 6th 2020

Read Obituary

2nd International Congress of Biological Control (ICBC2), on-site and virtual, 26-30 April 2021, Davos, Switzerland.

Early registration / abstract submission: By 09.10.2020

Register Now!

72nd International Symposium on Crop Protection (ISCP),
18 May 2021 (postponed due to COVID-19, original date 19 May 2020),
Ghent, Belgium.

The Symposium will focus on new developments in all aspects of crop protection.

Stay Tuned.

International Plant Health Conference "Protecting Plant Health in a Changing World",
28 June - 1 July 2021 (postponed original dates 5-8 October 2020),
Helsinki, Finland.

One of the key events of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH).

Consider Your Participation.

XXVI ICE Congress 2020, International Congress of Entomology,
18-23 July 2021 (postponed due to COVID-19, original dates 19-24 July 2020),
Helsinki, Finland.
& IOBC-Global General Assembly

Mark Your Calendars!

Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions (SIP),
25-29 July 2021 (rescheduled due to COVID-19, original dates 26-30 July 2020),
Leiden, The Netherlands

Latest developments in research on the relationships between plants, insects and associated microorganisms, from physiological mechanisms to ecological and evolutionary processes.

Get More Information.

IOBC-WPRS PR-IR Conference 2020, "Priming the Future for Healthy Plants", IOBC-WPRS WG "Induced Resistance in Plants Against Insects and Diseases",
06-09 Sept. 2021 (postponed due to COVID-19, original dates 14-17 Sept. 2020), Sheffield, UK

IOBC PR-IR meetings provide a specialist forum for researchers on plant responses to microbial pathogens and invertebrate herbivores to exchange information and discuss the latest ideas on induced resistance.

Save the Date!

20th Organic World Congress (OWC),
08-10 Sept. 2021 (postponed, original dates 21-27 Sept. 2020),
Rennes, France.

Drawing from the motto, 'From its Roots, Organic Inspires Life', the OWC will aim to provide organic and likeminded stakeholders working toward sustainable agriculture, value chains, and consumption with an opportunity to exchange their knowledge, innovations, and experiences.

Get More Information.

2nd International IOBC-Global Cactus Working Group (GCWG) Meeting,
21-23 Sept. 2021 (postponed, original dates 23-25 March 2020),
Windhoek, Namibia

The attendance of young scientists at this meeting has been generously funded by the IOBC.

More information

Plant Health, Agriculture & Bioscience Conference (PHAB),
22-24 Sept. 2021 (postponed, original dates 09-11 Sept. 2020),
The Hague, the Netherlands.

PHAB 2020 will foster growth in plant health innovation and sustainability by driving collaborations, business opportunities, investments, and knowledge.

Mark Your Calendars.

HPIS 2020, International Hemipteran-Plant Interactions Symposium,
Dec. 2021 (postponed by one year, exact date will be communicated later, original dates 02-04 Dec. 2020),
Melbourne, Australia.

The HPIS is an interdisciplinary, international congress, bringing together researchers who study phytophagous piercing/sucking insects, their complex interactions with their host plants, environment and pathogen transmission.

Stay tuned!