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

African Entomology Special Issue: Biological Control of Weeds in South Africa

The special issue consists of 24 papers covering 72 target weed species. It covers the weed biocontrol programmes, or important developments in the science and practice, from the period 2011-2020.
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El Control Biológico en América Latina y el Caribe: Su Rica Historia y Su Brillante Futuro

Last week, Maria López, the CEO of Editorial Acribia, handed over the first copy of the new book, the Spanish version of "Biological Control in Latin America and the Caribbean", to Vanda Bueno and Joop van Lenteren in Zaragoza (Spain).
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Biocontrol Training and Financial Support

Check out the list of upcoming training courses!

IOBC-Global may financially support participation of young career biological control scientist (< 35 years) who are member of one of the Regional Sections of IOBC, so they can take part in a training course. Get the details about funding conditions and application.

How did you become a biological control practitioner?

There is no straightforward answers to this questions as there are many roads to obtain a position in biological control.

Check out the shared career paths to become a biological control practitioner!

Share your own career path, a few sentences (and an optional picture) will suffice: secretary-general@iobc-global.org

6th International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (ISBCA),
15-17 March and 22-24 March 2022 (virtually over two weeks)

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IOBC-WPRS PR-IR Conference 2022, "Priming the Future for Healthy Plants", IOBC-WPRS WG "Induced Resistance in Plants Against Insects and Diseases",
04-07 April 2022 (postponed, original dates 14-17 Sept. 2020, 06-09 Sept. 2021), 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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26th ICE Congress 2022, International Congress of Entomology,
17-22 July 2022 (postponed, original dates 19-24 July 2020),
Helsinki, Finland.

During congress: IOBC Global General Assembly

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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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Plant Health, Agriculture & Bioscience Conference (PHAB),
14-16 Sept. 2022 (postponed, original dates 09-11 Sept. 2020, 22-24 Sept. 2021),
The Hague, the Netherlands.

PHAB 2022 will foster growth in plant health innovation and sustainability by driving collaborations, business opportunities, investments, and knowledge.

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HPIS 2020, International Hemipteran-Plant Interactions Symposium,
Dec. 2022 (postponed, 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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27th ICE Congress 2024, International Congress of Entomology,
25-30 August 2024
Kyoto, Japan.

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