The call for nominations till 15th July 2018 is now open – Read more on the Bernard Blum Award page

The conference will focus on regulatory issues, on issues relating to human health and on environmental risk assessment of biopesticides. It will especially offer information to those, who are dealing with the complex topic of microbial pesticides.  The organizers are currently in the process of compiling their conference programme in close cooperation with experts specialised on biocontrol, microbial […]

EU rules in the field of PPPs will no longer apply to the United Kingdom after the withdrawal date. In particular, business operators should consider that, according to Union law, third countries cannot act as rapporteur Member States, zonal rapporteur Member States or evaluating Member States for MRLs. Business operators should also bear in mind […]

The Council of the Society of Invertebrate Pathology has created an Early Career Scientist award to recognize outstanding contributions from invertebrate pathologists who are in the early stage of their scientific/academic career. The winner of this award will receive an official certificate that will be awarded at the Opening Ceremony of the Society’s Annual Meeting. […]

 Two documents were recently published by the OECD: Guidance Document on Semiochemical Active Substances and Plant Protection ProductsSeries on Pesticides No. 93; ENV/JM/MONO(2017)33 (10 January 2018) Report on the OECD Workshop on Sustainable Pest Management in Practice: Anticipating and Adapting to Changes in the Pesticides Regulatory LandscapeSeries on Pesticides No. 94; ENV/JM/MONO(2018)1, ANN (10 January […]

The Guidelines on the registration of Microbial, Botanical and Semiochemical Pest Control Agents for Plant Protection and Public Health uses have been officially published. These guidelines serve to provide further guidance on the implementation of specific aspects of the Code of Conduct and are aimed at governments, pesticide industry and other stakeholders. They are developed […]

In June 2018 TOFF, The Organic Farmers Fair, opens its doors for the first time! TOFF will be the new international meeting place with 3 days of knowledge and innovation sharing about organic farming. TOFF is part of the international horticulture trade show GreenTech and represents a great opportunity for suppliers in seeds and seedlings, […]

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the GIZ, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, through the ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems project would like to invite you to participate in their workshop on Dissemination of the Prakas No. 526 on Imposing Usage of Sample Documents for Commercial Biological Control Agents (BCA). The main objectives of […]

Elizabeth Collison (TSGE Consulting) and Jacobijn van Etten (Ctgb) are chairing a session at the SETAC Europe Annual Meeting in May 2018. The session will focus on “Developments in the ecological and human health risk assessment of biopesticides: microorganisms, semiochemicals and botanicals”. See the session description here (Session 4.5): https://rome.setac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Session-4.5.pdf SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT here by 29 November […]