International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association of Kenya (IBMA Kenya) was launched on Friday 15th September 2017 at the Naivasha Hortifair. In the last 10 years biocontrol in Kenya has grown and this transition has occurred as a result of various driving forces including consumer demand, overcoming pesticide resistance and environmental concern. However, the wide spread adoption […]

This article on ABIM 2017 was published in New Ag International (English version). It will also be published in the New Ag International Spanish and Chinese versions later in Nov-Dec 2017  New Ag ABIM report

Winner of Bernard Blum Award 2017 is CBC Europe for the product TREMOS, a digital electronic system used to disrupt location and mating of leafhopper species. More information to follow.

The updated French biocontrol plant protection products list was published in the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food on 18 October 2017. These products include secondary authorisations and import in parallel trade. Please see the attachment for further details.  Biocontrol PPP 171018

Following the last IOBC-WPRS meeting of the Working Group “Biological and integrated control of plant pathogens” in Berlin in September 2016, IOBC will organize a meeting in Lleida (Catalonia). The Institute of Agriculture and Food Research and Technology  (IRTA), a research institute from Catalan government, will be the local organizer together with the University of Lleida. The workshop will be […]

Vera Ros was awarded the Early Career Award from the Society of Invertebrate Pathology at the conference of this society in San Diego (USA) last month. This award recognizes outstanding contributions from invertebrate pathologists who are in the early stage of their scientific career. Vera Ros is Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen […]

After a long period of activity Vittorio Veronelli has resigned from his position in IBMA Global. He and his company have been a member since 1998 and Vittorio has been active in various committees since 2004. In 2007 he became Joint-President in the Triumvirate, our “Board” during these years. After changes to the statutes the […]