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

IOBC-Global Celebrates the 50th Anniversary

On March 31, 1971, IOBC-Global was established in Rome at FAO headquarters as a worldwide organisation representing biological control.

Read the Eyewitness Report by Ernst Boller and more about the 50th Anniversary of IOBC-Global: IOBC-Global Newsletter Issue 108-BIS, March 2021 (pdf)

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 2022 are now open. Deadline: 30th Nov. 2021. Successful proposals will be notified by 15th Feb. 2022.

Submit your applications now!

BioControl - New Issue

Journal of the International Organization for Biological Control

Latest Issue:
Volume 66, Issue 2, April 2021

Table of Contents

2nd International Congress of Biological Control (ICBC2), 100% virtual, 26-30 April 2021, Davos, Switzerland.

Early registration / abstract submission: By 09.10.2020

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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.

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International Plant Health Conference "Protecting Plant Health in a Changing World",
28 June - 1 July 2021 (cancelled, previsional new date: Week of 12 May 2022), Helsinki, Finland.

The IYPH International Steering Committee decided to organize in 2021 a series of thematic webinars.

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Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions (SIP),
25-30 July 2021 (online),
Leiden, The Netherlands

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

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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 discuss the latest ideas on induced resistance.

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20th Organic World Congress (OWC),
06-10 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.

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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.

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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.

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Entomology 2021,
31 October - 03 November 2021 (hybrid meeting, in-person and virtual presentations),
Denver, CO, USA.

Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), meeting theme, Adapt. Advance. Transform. Organizers are encouraged to propose timely, thought-provoking, and appealing sessions that are inclusive and display the diversity of entomological science and incorporate the meeting theme.

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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.

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26th ICE Congress 2022, International Congress of Entomology,
18-23 July 2022 (postponed due to COVID-19, original dates 19-24 July 2020),
Helsinki, Finland.

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15th Workshop of the IOBC–MRQA Working Group:
Delivering on the Increasing Demand for High Quality Invertebrates,
05-09 September 2022,
Bologna, Italy.

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27th ICE Congress 2024, International Congress of Entomology,
25-30 August 2024
Kyoto, Japan.

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