International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control

West Palaearctic Regional Section

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IOBC-WPRS is one of six Regional Sections of the International Organisation for Biological Control. IOBC was established in 1955 to promote environmentally safe methods of pest and disease control in plant protection.

Latest News

BioControl: Volume 69, Issue 5, Oct. 2024

A new issue is now available online. Have a look at the table of contents!

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Integrated Protection of Stored Products (IPSP)

IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 173, 2024:
Preceedings of the 14th Meeting at Novi Sad (Serbia),
16–20 September, 2024

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Integrated Control in Oilseed Crops

IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 172, 2024:
Preceedings of the 19th meeting at Dresden (Germany),
10-11 September, 2024

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IOBC-Global Newsletter Issue 115, July 2024

In this edition: Message from the President, reports from ICBC3, report GA 2024, Executive Committee 2025-2028, IOBC needs your help, upcoming meetings form IOBC-Global WGs, news from the Editor of BioControl, and much more…

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EU IPM Toolbox Extended by IOBC-WPRS

The original EU Toolbox database has been extended to cover 30 crop/sector specific guidelines from IOBC-WPRS.
Currently a total of 273 IPM guidelines and 1342 IPM practices are accessible.

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Integrated Protection in Viticulture

IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 171, 2024:
Proceedings of the Meeting at Logroño, La Rioja (Spain),
03-05 October, 2023.

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ANEPPB, Issue 91, April 2024

Arab & Near East Plant Protection Bulletin (ANEPPB):
Issue 91, April 2024

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Landscape Management for Functional Biodiversity

IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 170, 2024:
Preceedings of the 10th Meeting at Pisa (Italy),
20-22 March, 2024

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Integrated Control of Plant-Feeding Mites

IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 169, 2024:
Proceedings of the 8th Meeting at Belgrade (Serbia),
04–07 September, 2023

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Expert Groups

IOBC-WPRS encourages collaboration in promoting feasible and environmentally safe methods of pest and pathogen control.

The scientific and technical activity of IOBC-WPRS is carried by Working Groups, Study Groups and Commissions.

Such expert groups are composed of scientists and other professional IOBC-WPRS members and coming from at least three different countries.

Upcoming Events

Meetings and Activities related to IOBC: Time-Table.

ABIM logo: Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting, Congress Center, Basel, Switzerland

ABIM 2024, Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting

Date:

21 - 23 October 2024

Where:
Basel, Switzerland

9th International Entomopathogens and Microbial Control Congress (EMC 24), 28-31 October 2024, Trabzon, Turkey: Meeting logo

9th International Entomopathogens and Microbial Control Congress (EMC 24)

Date:

28 - 31 October 2024

Where:
Trabzon, Turkey

Biological Control as a Tool for Managing Invasive Alien Plants, 30 October - 2 November 2024, Antalya, Turkey: Logo

Biological Control as a Tool for Managing Invasive Alien Plants

Date:

30 October - 2 November 2024

Where:
Antalya, Turkey

10th Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG Integrated Protection of Olive Crops, 11th to 14th November 2024, Baeza (Spain): Meeting logo

10th Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Integrated Protection of Olive Crops”

Date:

11 - 14 November 2024

Where:
Baeza, Spain

IX Congress on Plant Protection

Date:

25 - 28 November 2024

Where:
Zlatibor, Serbia

Biostimulants Europe 2025, 29-30.01.2025, Madrid, Spain: Conference logo, wide

Biostimulants Europe 2025

Date:

29 - 30 January 2025

Where:
Madrid, Spain

Non-target effects of alternatives to pesticides: an interdisciplinary meeting, 02-04 April 2025, Montpellier, France: Logo

Non-target effects of alternatives to pesticides: an interdisciplinary meeting

Date:

2 - 4 April 2025

Where:
Montpellier, France

International Symposium on Plant Pathogenic Sclerotiniaceae (BotryScleroMoni 2025), 25 - 30 May 2025, Thessaloniki, Greece: Logo

International Symposium on Plant Pathogenic Sclerotiniaceae (BotryScleroMoni 2025)

Date:

25 - 30 May 2025

Where:
Thessaloniki, Greece

14th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology (EFPP2025), 02.-05.06.2025, Uppsala, Sweden: Logo

14th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology (EFPP2025)

Date:

2 - 5 June 2025

Where:
Uppsala, Sweden

XVII Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group "Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens", 11-14 June 2025, Torino, Italy: Logo

XVII Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens”

Date:

11 - 14 June 2025

Where:
Torino, Italy

EWRS 2025, 20th European Weed Research Society Symposium, 1-4 July 2025, Lleida, Spain: Logo

20th European Weed Research Society Symposium (EWRS 2025)

Date:

1 - 4 July 2025

Where:
Lleida, Spain

17th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU2025), 07.-10.07.2024, Bari, Italy: Logo

17th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU2025)

Date:

6 - 10 July 2025

Where:
Bari, Italy

Plant Health 2024, The American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, July 27-31, 2024 in Memphis Tennessee

Plant Health 2025

Date:

2 - 5 August 2025

Where:
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

16th Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Integrated Control in Protected Crops, Mediterranean Climate”

Date:

2 - 5 September 2025

Where:
Podgorica, Montenegro

9th meeting of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group “Integrated Control of Plant-Feeding Mites”, 8 - 11 September 2025, Izmir, Türkiye: Logo

9th Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Integrated Control of Plant-Feeding Mites”

Date:

8 - 11 September 2025

Where:
Izmir, Türkiye

14th Arab Conference of Plant Protection, Algeria, 2025 (ACPP2025), 03.-07.11.2025, Algeria: Logo

14th Arab Conference of Plant Protection, Algeria, 2025 (ACPP2025)

Date:

3 - 7 November 2025

Where:
Algeria

9th International Weed Science Congress (IWSC25), 10.-13.11.2025, Antalya, Turkey: Logo

9th International Weed Science Congress (IWSC25)

Date:

10 - 13 November 2025

Where:
Antalya, Turkey

XVII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, 8 – 13 March 2026, Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand: Logo with text

XVII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds

Date:

8 - 13 March 2026

Where:
Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand

ICPP, 13th International Congress of Plant Pathology, 19 - 25 August 2028, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

13th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP2028)

Date:

18 - 26 August 2028

Where:
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Deadlines

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Biological Control as a Tool for Managing Invasive Alien Plants, 30 October - 2 November 2024, Antalya, Turkey: Logo

Biological Control as a Tool for Managing Invasive Alien Plants

30 October - 2 November 2024

Antalya, Turkey

Registration, abstract submission and applications for travel grants for early career scientists

20.09.2024

10th Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG Integrated Protection of Olive Crops, 11th to 14th November 2024, Baeza (Spain): Meeting logo

10th Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Integrated Protection of Olive Crops”

11 - 14 November 2024

Baeza, Spain

Early bird registration

01.10.2024

Non-target effects of alternatives to pesticides: an interdisciplinary meeting, 02-04 April 2025, Montpellier, France: Logo

Non-target effects of alternatives to pesticides: an interdisciplinary meeting

2 - 4 April 2025

Montpellier, France

Application

15.10.2024

EWRS 2025, 20th European Weed Research Society Symposium, 1-4 July 2025, Lleida, Spain: Logo

20th European Weed Research Society Symposium (EWRS 2025)

1 - 4 July 2025

Lleida, Spain

Abstract submission

30.12.2024


15.03.2025: Submission of travel grant requests

15.04.2025: Early registration

IX Congress on Plant Protection

25 - 28 November 2024

Zlatibor, Serbia

Full paper submission

31.12.2024

14th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology (EFPP2025), 02.-05.06.2025, Uppsala, Sweden: Logo

14th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology (EFPP2025)

2 - 5 June 2025

Uppsala, Sweden

Abstract submission

20.01.2025


Standard Registration 25.05.2025

XVII Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS Working Group "Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens", 11-14 June 2025, Torino, Italy: Logo

XVII Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens”

11 - 14 June 2025

Torino, Italy

Submission of contributions

31.01.2025


28.02.2025: Early bird registration. Late registration without contribution is possible after 01.03.2025

International Symposium on Plant Pathogenic Sclerotiniaceae (BotryScleroMoni 2025), 25 - 30 May 2025, Thessaloniki, Greece: Logo

International Symposium on Plant Pathogenic Sclerotiniaceae (BotryScleroMoni 2025)

25 - 30 May 2025

Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract submission and early bird registration

14.02.2025


Presenting authors registration: 10.03.2025

Standard Registration 25.05.2025

14th Arab Conference of Plant Protection, Algeria, 2025 (ACPP2025), 03.-07.11.2025, Algeria: Logo

14th Arab Conference of Plant Protection, Algeria, 2025 (ACPP2025)

3 - 7 November 2025

Algeria

Abstract submission

30.03.2025


Registration: 30.09.2025

17th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU2025), 07.-10.07.2024, Bari, Italy: Logo

17th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU2025)

6 - 10 July 2025

Bari, Italy

Early registration

30.04.2025


Regular registration: 06.07.2025

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