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IOBC-Global Newsletter Issue 113, August 2023

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In this edition:

  • Message from the President
  • Candidates for Executive Committee 2024-2028
  • IOBC needs your help
  • Upcoming event Third International Congress of Biological Control (ICBC3), 24-27 June 2024, San José, Costa Rica
  • Upcoming IOBC-Global Working Group activities
  • Summary of IOBC Global Working Group meetings 2023
    • Weed biological control – May 2023 – Argentina
    • Early career biological control scientists with an IOBC Global grant
    • IPM of Ostrinia and other maize pests
    • Early career biological control scientists with an IOBC Global grant
  • BioControl, Official Journal of IOBC: message from the Editor-in-Chief
  • Call for Biocontrol Training Initiatives
  • New books and papers related to biological control
  • Regional Sections of IOBC Global
  • Working/Study Groups of IOBC Global
  • IOBC Global Executive Committee
  • Join IOBC

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ANEPPB, Issue 89, Aug. 2023

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Arab & Near East Plant Protection Bulletin (ANEPPB), Issue 89, August 2023

Contents:

  • EDITORIAL SEMIOCHEMICALS: MANIPULATING INSECT BEHAVIOUR FOR SUSTAINABLE IPM
  • CROP PROTECTION NEWS FROM ARAB AND NEAR EAST COUNTRIES
  • INVASIVE, NEW PESTS AND BENEFICIAL
  • RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
  • GRADUATE STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES (M. SC. AND PH. D. THESIS)
  • ACTIVITIES OF THE REGIONAL OFFICE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS – NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
    • Plant Protection Division meets UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
    • FAO meets with ICBA over RPW Research
    • FAO participates in the First International Symposium on Plant Propagation in Italy
    • Global Forum on Biological Control in Kenya
    • High-Level Meeting on the Management of Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases in the Near East and North Africa
    • Representatives of NENA Agriculture Ministers endorse “Bari Declaration” for plant protection in Italy
    • Global Farmer Field Schools Forum on sustainable agri-food systems in Malawi
    • Training for Farmer Field School facilitators to manage Fall Armyworm in Egypt
    • FFS Future forum confirms its importance to bring about comprehensive and sustainable rural and developmental transformation
    • Workshop on the management of the destructive banana Fusarium wilt in Lebanon
    • Training workshop on managing date palm fruit bunch in Iraq
    • Workshop on citrus diseases and methods of diagnosis and prevention in Oman
    • Italy, FAO, WHO sign agreement to control water hyacinth pest in Hama Governorate 
    • Plant production division in Yemen holds several activities, distributes seeds and neem oil
    • Training of Farmer Field Schools facilitators on the management of date palm pests in Kuwait
  • ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION FOR CONTROLLING THE DESERT LOCUST IN THE CENTRAL REGION (CRC), FAO
  • INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS (ICARDA)
  • ARAB SOCIETY FOR PLANT PROTECTION NEWS
    • Regional Workshop in Basra, Iraq
    • An intensive course on scientific writing
    • The 14th Arab Conference on Plant Protection Sciences (Algeria, 2025)
  • NEWS OF ASPP MEMBERS ABROAD
    • Recruitment of the rhizo-microbiome army: assembly determinants and engineering of the rhizosphere microbiome as a key to unlocking plant potential
    • Insect-based agri-food waste valorization: Agricultural applications and roles of insect gut microbiota
    • Feeding Preference Of The Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus Oliver) Toward Phoenix Canariensis Hortum Ex Chabaud
  • XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA NEWS
  • GENERAL NEWS 
  • The 7th National Congress Of The Italian Society Of Virology (SIV-ISV)
  • Plant-Pest Interactions: Anticipated Discoveries And Surprises
  • 1st International Conference ESIPM 2024 Building Roads And Bridges To Adopt Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Cairo, Egypt, 21-26 April 2024
  • The 16th Asian Apicultural Association International Conference (AAA Conference) 
  • The First International Plant Protection Symposium 1st SIPV.Ensa2023
  • The 16th European Fusarium Seminar EFS16 Report. Rome, Italy 12- 15th June 2023 
  • The Egyptian Journal Of Biological Pest Control (EJBPC)
  • SELECTED RESEARCH PAPERS
  • PAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE ARAB JOURNAL OF PLANT PROTECTION (AJPP) VOLUME 41 ISSUE 2, June 2023
  • SELECTED GLOBAL PESTS
  • CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE EMERGENCE OF SOME INVASIVE PESTS IN NENA REGION
  • EVENTS OF INTEREST

Read the ANEPPB, Issue 89, August 2023: https://asplantprotection.org/en/issue-89-august-2023

New Bulletin: WGs “Pheromones and other Semiochemicals in Integrated Production” and “Integrated Protection of Fruit Crops”

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IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 166, 2023

Working Groups “Pheromones and other Semiochemicals in Integrated Production” and “Integrated Protection of Fruit Crops”
Proceedings of the PheroFruits Joint Meeting “The IFP in the XXI century: tools, tactic and strategies to improve sustainability under pressure of new invasive pests and diseases”, at Girona (Spain), 25-29 September, 2022.
Edited by: Lucía-Adriana Escudero-Colomar, Michelle Fountain and Jürgen Gross.
ISBN 978-92-9067-353-8 [XVI + 184 pp.].

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World Wide Directory of Plant Pathologists

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Looking for a plant pathologist anywhere in the world?

This searchable database of plant pathologists around the world is made possible through support from the Fran Fisher Trust.
Check out the search:  https://worldwidedirectory.apsnet.org

Make yourself as a plant pathologist visible to a world wide audience

Add yourself to the database: 
The process to participate in the directory has been streamlined, requiring only basic details (in line with privacy provisions) – requiring only name, city, country, main society membership and email
https://worldwidedirectory.apsnet.org/CreateContact.aspx

BioControl: Volume 68, Issue 4, Aug. 2023

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BioControl, Volume 68, Issue 4, Aug. 2023

10 articles in this issue.

Table of Contents and Download:
https://link.springer.com/journal/10526/volumes-and-issues/68-4

IOBC-WPRS individual and supporting members can subscribe to BioControl at substantially reduced cost. Institutional members have the subscription included in their membership fee.
Join us now or renew your membership today!

Subscription period for the scientific Journal BioControl is the calendar year (Jan.-Dec.).

New Bulletin: Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens

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IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 165, 2023

Working Group “Biological and Integrated Control of Plant Pathogens”
Preceedings of the XVI Meeting in Wageningen (The Netherlands), 6-9 June, 2023.
Edited by: Jürgen Köhl, Georgina Elena Jimenez, Beatriz Andreo Jimenez, Florien Gorter, Marc Bardin.
ISBN 978-92-9067-352-1 [XV + 159 pp.].

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New Bulletin: Pome Fruit Diseases

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IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 164, 2023

Working Group “Pome Fruit Diseases”
Proceedings of the 12th Meeting at Plovdiv (Bulgaria), 13-16 June, 2022.
Edited by: Martin Marinov, Zvezdomir Jelev, Cheryl Lennox, Marcel Wenneker and Arne Stensvand.
ISBN 978-92-9067-351-4 [VIII + 116 pp.].

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New Bulletin: Modern Biotechnology in Integrated Plant Production

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IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 163, 2023

Working Group “Modern Biotechnology in Integrated Plant Production”
Proceedings of the ninth Meeting at Berlin (Germany), 28-30 September, 2022.
Edited by Michael Meissle, Ulrike Middelhoff, Detlef Bartsch.
ISBN 978-92-9067-350-7 [XIV + 116 pp.].

Download ePublication: IOBC-WPRS Bulletin Vol. 163, 2023

New Bulletin: 14th General Assembly

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IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 162, 2023

14th General Assembly
17-18 November, 2021, online
Edited by: Gerben J. Messelink, Paula Baptista
ISBN 978-92-9067-346-0 [XVI + 98 pp.].

Download ePublication: IOBC-WPRS Bulletin Vol. 160, 2022

New Bulletin: Microbial and Nematode Control of Invertebrate Pests

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IOBC-WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 162, 2023

Working Group “Microbial and Nematode Control of Invertebrate Pests”
Proceedings of the 18th Meeting „Microbial Control Agents in the Age of Global Change“ at České Budějovice (Czech Republic), 19-22 June, 2022.
Edited by Eustachio Tarasco, Enrique Quesada-Moraga, Miguel Lopez-Ferber, Luca Ruiu, Vladimír Půža, Dietrich Stephan and Jiří Nermuť.
ISBN 978-92-9067-349-1 [XXIX + 146 pp.].

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New Bulletin: Integrated Control in Citrus Fruit Crops

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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.
Edited by Vasilis G. Rodovitis, José Miguel Campos-Rivela and María Teresa Martínez-Ferrer.
ISBN 978-92-9067-347-7 [XIII + 100 pp.].

Download ePublication: IOBC-WPRS Bulletin Vol. 161, 2022

IOBC-Global Newsletter Issue 112, January 2023

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In this edition:

  • Message from the President
  • IOBC needs your help
  • Upcoming events
  • IOBC Activities during ICE2022, Helsinki, Finland, July 2022
  • Summary of IOBC Global Working Group meetings 2022
  • BioControl, Official Journal of IOBC: message from the Editor–in–Chief
  • Call for Biocontrol Training Initiatives
  • Obituary Dr. Ivo Hodek
  • Regional Sections of IOBC Global
  • Working/Study Groups of IOBC Global
  • IOBC Global Executive Committee
  • Join IOBC

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Invitation to Publish in Special Issues

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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, but being guest editor, Waqas Wakil would be happy to discuss and offer you a discount/waiver to publish in special issue/s.

Invitation to contribute a research/review article in Journal of Fungi

Journal of Fungi: Novel Advances in the Use of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Biological Pest Suppression in Horticulture, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jof/special_issues/7I9E97I7N3

Invitation to contribute a research/review article in Pathogens: Entomopathogenic Fungi and Nematodes in Modern Agriculture.

Pathogens: Entomopathogenic Fungi and Nematodes in Modern Agriculture, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens/special_issues/D00W4N6R32

Launch of the New Website

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IOBC-WPRS is proud to launch the new website

After 20 years, our website and web shop needed a technical upgrade and a redesign. A dedicated project team has been working for more than a year together with external web and communications experts to build a new website. It provides a fresh and mobile friendly overview about our non-profit organisation, improves navigation, and shows better the benefits of being an IOBC-WPRS member.

The design of the new website is more modern and intuitive. It features a clear structure with a simple drop-down menu on top of the page that is easy to use and easy to navigate.

Check it out at www.iobc-wprs.org and enjoy an entirely new and streamlined user experience!

Important changes to your membership

Create a new password!

We have already transferred all member data to the new database. However, passwords cannot be transferred because of data security reasons. They are encrypted and not visible to anyone, including our back office. 
Therefore, please help us to finish the transfer process! Log in to the new website with your current Username (= your e-mail address) and create a new password.

Membership periods change to Calendar Year

Starting with 2023, IOBC-WPRS memberships will be valid for calendar year periods. This makes membership administration easier and aligns better with subscriptions to BioControl, which are tied to the calendar years.
During the transition phase in 2023, members with memberships expiring before end of June 2023 will be asked to renew for 2023, while members with younger memberships will only be asked to renew for 2024. Please contact the treasurer (treasurer@iobc-wprs.org) if you have any questions related to membership renewal or BioControl subscriptions.

Help us to improve!

Nobody is perfect… Your feedback is very important as we strive to develop a website that is valuable to you!

  • @Users: Please help us to eliminate any bugs in the new website and report such issues to the webmaster. Do you miss anything? Suggestions for improving the content are always welcome.
  • @Members: Any suggestions on how to improve downloads from the web shop or membership administration are very welcome.
  • @Convenors: Keep the contents of your Working Group sites up-to-date and attractive. Especially, please send in new pictures representing the work of your group.

Please send your comments and inputs to webmaster@iobc-wprs.org.

New Bulletin: Integrated Protection of Stored Products

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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. Edited by Nuria Agustí, Cristina Castañé, and Jordi Riudavets. ISBN 978-92-9067-345-3 [XIII + 358 pp.].

Download ePublication: IOBC-WPRS Bulletin Vol. 159, 2022

 

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