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New Bulletin: Integrated Control in Citrus Fruit Crops
Recently published: IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 161, 2022
Working Group “Integrated Control in Citrus Fruit Crops”
Proceedings of the meeting at Nafplio (Greece), 04-06 April, 2022.
IOBC-Global Newsletter Issue 112, January 2023
In this edition: Message from the President, IOBC needs your help, upcoming events, IOBC activities during ICE2022 in Helsinki, summary of IOBC-Global Working Group meetings 2022, and much more…
Read moreInvitation to Publish in Special Issues
Consider to contribute a research/review article in the following special issues hosted by Pathogens and Journal of Fungi. Albeit, there is an article processing charge (APC) to publish in MDPI journals,
Read moreLaunch of the New Website
IOBC-WPRS is proud to launch the new website!
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New Bulletin: Integrated Protection of Stored Products
Recently published: IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 159, 2022
Working Group “Integrated Protection of Stored Products”
Preceedings of the 13th meeting at Barcelona (Spain), 03-06 October, 2022.
IP & IPM: Practical Guidelines, accessible online (free)
The website section “Integrated Production, IP & IPM” including all the IP Practical Guidelines have been completely re-worked. The General Technical Guidelines, which were formerly described in a separate document,
Read moreBioControl: Volume 67, Issue 5, October 2022
Recently published: BioControl, volume 67, issue 5, October 2022
Read moreNew Bulletin: Integrated Protection of Olive Crops
Recently published: IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 158, 2022
Working Group “Integrated Protection of Olive Crops”
Proceedings of the 9th Meeting at Lisboa (Portugal) 26-29 October, 2021.
New Bulletin: Integrated Control in Oilseed Crops
Recently published: IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 157, 2022
Working Group “Integrated Control in Oilseed Crops”
Proceedings of the Online meeting May 17th-18th, 2022.
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.
Deadlines
Event
Date
Location
Approaching Deadline(s)

GSB 2023: The 3rd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference
13 - 15 March 2023
Dublin, Ireland
Abstract submission
06.01.2023

XVI Meeting of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens”
6 - 9 June 2023
Wageningen, The Netherlands
Early registration
06.01.2023
Submission of contributions: 06.02.2023

IOBC-WPRS WGs “Integrated Control in Protected Crops, Temperate Climate” and “Integrated Control in Protected Crops, Mediterranean Climate”
27 - 31 August 2023
Brest, France
Abstract submission
10.01.2023
Full paper and extended abstract submission: 31.03.2023
Early bird registration: 06.06.2023

Third International Symposium on Carrot and other Apiaceae
2 - 5 October 2023
York, UK
Abstract submission
30.01.2023
Abstract modification: 15.03.2023
Full paper submission: 30.04.2023
Full paper modification: 30.06.2023

ISCP, 74th International Symposium on Crop Protection
23 May 2023
Ghent, Belgium
Abstract submission
31.01.2023
Early registration: 01.05.2023

ISBCW: XVI International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds
7 - 12 May 2023
Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
Mid registration
31.01.2023
Deadline for abstract submission: 15.02.2023
Deadline for late registration: 07.05.2023

ICPP2023: 12th International Congress on Plant Pathology
20 - 25 August 2023
Lyon, France
Abstract submission
15.02.2023
Early bird registration: 15.04.2023

XXVII International Congress of Entomology (ICE2024)
25 - 30 August 2024
Kyoto, Japan
Call for Scientific Symposia
16.02.2023
Early bird registration: 01.02.-15.12.2023
Call for papers: 01.09.-15.12.2023

ECE 2023, XII European Congress of Entomology
16 - 20 October 2023
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Abstract submission
28.02.2023
Early registration: 29.05.2023

Entomology 2023
5 - 8 November 2023
National Harbor, Maryland, USA
Deadline for symposia and workshop submissions
01.03.2023
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IP Tools
IP (Integrated Production) is a concept of sustainable agriculture based on agro-ecology and a system approach that aims at contributing to sustainable, resilient, profitable and robust farming systems. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) is the part of IP focusing on pests, pathogens and weeds .
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