Bernard Blum Award for Novel Biocontrol Solutions The Bernard Blum Award is presented annually by IBMA to the most innovative biocontrol product of the year. The award recipient should have a high impact in the management of pests or diseases whilst having a low impact on human health and the environment. Every year since 2015, an independent […]

9 October 2018 – Three Products Shortlisted for the 2019 Bernard Blum Award Three products are now on the shortlist for the 2019 Bernard Blum Award for novel biocontrol solutions:  – Andermatt Biocontrol, for the product Tutavir, which contains a Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus (PhopGV) for selective control of the tomato leafminer. It is well suited for population and damage control. […]

Meet this year’s winning product ! The winner of the 2018 Bernard Blum Award is Burkholderia by Marrone Bio Innovations, a new species of non-living bacteria, which produces several natural compounds. Congratulations for producing this innovative solution which works threefold: as a nematicide, a herbicide and an insecticide !  Find here the presentation on the winning product given by Pam […]