BioControl: Volume 70, Issue 3, June 2025

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

Microbial and Nematode Control of Invertebrate Pests

IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 176, 2025:
Proceedings of the 19th Meeting „Advanced Microbial Control Tools for Agroforest Challenges“ at Ponta Delgada (Azores), 08-11 September, 2024

ANEPPB, Issue 94 (1), April 2025

Arab & Near East Plant Protection Bulletin (ANEPPB):
Issue 94-1, April 2025

The Arab Society for Plant Protection (ASPP) is a non-profit professional and scholarly organization of scientists from both public and private academic institutions, as well as industry representing a great variety of scientists who are involved in the field of plant protection in the Arab World and abroad.

Survey call on European olive farming

Dear colleagues and olive stakeholders,
we kindly invite you to take part in our short survey for olive sector professionals across Europe.
The survey is open to olive farmers, advisors, researchers, cooperatives, NGOs, and policy experts – and takes just 10 to 15 minutes to complete. It is fully anonymous and GDPR-compliant.

EPPO-IOBC Panel on Biological Control Agents: New Publication

Recently published EPPO Bulletin Article:
The utilization of biological control against regulated pests in the EPPO region: challenges and opportunities
R. Tanner, S. Bluemel, A. Kapranas, M. Kenis, D. Matosevic, N. Horn

Integrated Protection of Olive Crops

IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 175, 2025:
Proceedings of the 10th Meeting
at Baeza (Spain), 11-14 November, 2024

Interview with the IOBC-Global President

Dr. Raghu Sathyamurthy was elected President of the IOBC-Global Executive Committee for 2025-2028.
In this interview, he introduces himself, outlines his career, lets the audience know what opportunities he sees for IOBC, tells what he wants to focus on during his term and much more. Last but not least, Raghu talks about what defines him as a private person…

IOBC-Global Newsletter Issue 116, Feb. 2025

In this edition: Message from the new president and interview, news from the Regional Sections, upcoming meetings from IOBC-Global Working Groups, biocontrol related events, news from the Editor of BioControl, obituary, recently published books, and much more…

IOBC Promotes Research Beyond Political Borders

According to the Statutes of IOBC-Global, members may request affiliation to any Regional Section. The historical border between EPRS and WPRS is therefore not binding. As a first step, IOBC-WPRS invites partners from eastern European countries, with whom it is already co-operating in research activities and meetings, to change their affiliation. On a mid-term perspective, this process may lead to a formal merger of the two regional sections into one.