International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC)
Organisation Internationale de Lutte Biologique (OILB)
The International organisation for Biological Control (IOBC) promotes environmentally safe methods of pest and disease control. It is a voluntary organisation of biological-control workers.
Membership in IOBC gives individuals and organisations the opportunity to participate in biological control activities beyond their specific jobs and workplaces, to step outside their bureaucracies, and to contribute to the promotion of biological control worldwide.
IOBC Regional Sections and Working Groups
APRS |
Asia and the Pacific Regional Section (India, South-East Asia, Japan and Australia) |
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ATRS |
African Tropical Regional Section (African countries south of the Sahara) |
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EPRS |
East Palearctic Regional Section (Eastern Europe) |
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NRS |
Nearctic Regional Section (North America) |
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NTRS |
Neotropical Regional Section (Latin-American countries) |
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WPRS |
West Palearctic Regional Section (Europe, Mediterranean Region, Near- and Middle East) |
- Mass Rearing and Quality Assurance
- Aphidophaga
- BC and Mgmt. of Eupatorieae Weeds
- Exotic Biocontrol Agents
- IWGO - Ostrinia and other maize pests
- BC and Management of Parthenium Weed
- BC of Diamondback Moth
- More working groups within Regional Sections
Commission
Latest News and Events
BC Webinar Series
Webinar Series on interaction between pollination and biological control
April and May 2019
Anyone can join!
Don't miss the webinar contribution of our IOBC-Global President on 2nd May.
Program & Information (pdf)
Call for Nominations
IOBC-Global Executive Committee, Elections 2020:
Call for Nominations for the positions of President, Vice President (two), Treasurer and Secretary General.
Deadline: 15th February 2020.
Call for Trainings 2020
Keen to organise a practical training course in biological control?
IOBC-Global is keen to assist!
Deadline: 30th November 2019.
Biopesticide Summit 2019
BIOCONTROL 2019
4th International Symposium on Biological Control of Bacterial Plant Diseases,
09-11 July 2019,
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE),
Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.
IEIC6
6th International Entomophagous Insects Conference,
9-13 of September 2019,
Perugia, Italy.
- Abstract submission: 05.05.2019
- Early bird registration: 05.05.2019
Ecology of Aphidophaga
IOBC-Global Working Group Meeting:
14th International Symposium Ecology of Aphidophaga,
16-20 September 2019,
Montreal (Quebec) Canada.
Biopesticides Conference
Biopesticides North America 2019
2nd Biopesticides North America Conference,
9-10 October 2019,
Orlando, FL, USA.
IPPC2019
XIX International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC2019):
"Crop Protection to Outsmart Climate Change for Food Security & Environmental Conservation",
10-14 November 2019, Hyderabad, India.
Plant Protection Congress
VIII Congress on Plant Protection: "Integrated Plant Protection for Sustainable Crop Production and Forestry", 25-29 Nov. 2019, Zlatibor, Serbia.
XXVI ICE Congress 2020
XXVI ICE Congress 2020, International Congress of Entomology, 19-24 July 2020, Helsinki, Finland.
Book Review
Plantwise
The IOBC Green & Yellow List approach goes global with Plantwise. Over 500 green and yellow lists have been developed in Plantwise countries and are published on the free online Knowledge Bank.
IOBC Participation
6th China International Forum on Development of Bio-Control Technology, Shanghai:
Goerge Heimpel and Barbara Barratt attended this meeting which was part of the China International Agrochemical Conference Week 2017.
New Publication
Biological control using invertebrates and microorganisms: plenty of new opportunities,
van Lenteren, J.C., Bolckmans, K., Köhl, J. et al. (2017).
IOBC-Global Newsletter
Issue 104, Dec 2018-Jan 2019
In this Edition
- President's Column
- Obituary
- Biocontrol in Action
- IOBC-Global Committee members distinguished awards
- IOBC-Global Committee call for nominations
- Feature article: Pre-emptive biocontrol approved for Brown Marmorated Stinkbug in New Zealand
- Feature article: Potential biopesticide to manage fall armyworm
- Convention on Biological Diversity report
- Focus on ISBCW2018
- IOBC early career awards at ISBCW2018
- ISBCW2018: a New Zealand perspective
- Working Group Reports
- Training courses reports
- Call for training initiatives
- News from Regional Sections
- BioControl News
- Upcoming Events
- Regional Sections Contacts
- Global Working Groups Contacts
Newsletter contributions, ideas, comments: Contact secretary-general@iobc-global.org
IOBC History Book
IOBC: History of the First 50 Years (1956-2006).
Edited by: Boller, E.F., J.C. van Lenteren and V. Delucchi, 287 pp.
The book is now available as free PDF.
Twitter:
@IOBC-Global
Attention Twitter Users:
IOBC-Global now has a Twitter account!
It's a clearinghouse for interesting information on biological control - feel free to follow it and post to it!
Writing Partnership
Non-native English speakers sometimes need help in preparing scientific articles for publication in English language journals.
Forum article in BioControl
Will Biological Control Be Impossible in the Future?
Forum article in the journal BioControl of the Commission on Biological Control and ABS.