COVER IMAGE:Larvae of a webbing clothes moth on Axminster carpet in the State Bedroom at Blickling, Norfolk. Picture by National Trust, Kenny Gray With all the technology we have available to us it is a tragedy that in 2024 we have a global food crisis with millions of people – many of them farmers – unable to afford a healthy diet. According to IFAD one in three people on the planet do not have access to a healthy diet. How is it that over the decades since the second world war we can have spent so much money, as NGOs, governments and international agencies on “aid” and apparently achieved ..read more

Urban Pest Management - An Environmental Perspective. 2nd Edition 2023 216 Pages Hardback:ISBN : 978-1-80062-292-0 ePDF:eISBN : 978-1-80062-293-7 ePub:eISBN : 978-1-80062-294-4 2nd Edition Edited by: Partho Dhang The management and control of pests in the urban environment in the 21st century faces many challenges. Pest populations adapt to changing conditions brought about by environmental changes caused by global warming, human population growth, and increased pollution. Urban pests are able to expand their ranges, densities, and habitats, sometimes causing large-scale damage and disease. Th ..read more

COVER IMAGE: Tropical termite, Coptotermes formosanus. Picture by Partho Dhang, PhD AI to predict yields, ag tech to cut billions of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, a database to help the understanding of the problems of European forests, a futuristic agricultural solar park – agri-PV – and NASA spotting grape disease from space before it is spotted on the ground. There seems no end to the role of technology in pest control and tomorrow’s professional will need to be comfortable working with AI. Once again, we carry a comprehensive report from the BCPC Congress 2023, the first day of wh ..read more

COVER IMAGE: Igeba Unipro5 ULV aerosol generator being used for application of effective microorganisms (EM). Picture by Martin Schaert “For far too long, malaria has threatened the lives of billions of people across the globe, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable amongst us.” So says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India heralding a milestone in the control of the disease – the introduction of the second ever WHO recommended vaccine for malaria which has achieved efficacy of about 75%. While we may not be on the road to eradication many fewer adults and children ..read more

Authors: N.W.G. Barmentlo, J. Ellers, T.J. Smyser, V. Brown, M. Bosse Abstract: Due to the influences of climate change and globalization, epizootic diseases are becoming more prevalent. Climate change for instance influences host abundances while globalisation allows for increased host-hopping of pathogens. African Swine Fever (ASF) is one such epizootic disease that started to affect different continents in the previous and present century, with detrimental consequences for pig breeders and wild boar populations. It is hypothesised that this disease is so successful in new ranges in par ..read more

FAIRFAX, VA (October 2, 2023) – The Pest Management Foundation has opened the call for applications for its 2023-2024 scholarships. Scholarships include: All-American Pest Control Steam Trailblazer ScholarshipDonor: All-American Pest Control The All-American Pest Control STEAM Trailblazer Scholarship is a distinguished program that honors and empowers outstanding young women with a drive to excel in science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics (STEAM). This $1,000 scholarship is a platform to uplift young women who embody All-Americans’ core values of servant leadership, thoughtful ..read more

In 2021, more than 2,700 visitors came to meet us at the Paris Event Center, thus strengthening PARASITEC PARIS in its position as the leading exhibition in Europe for technologies for controlling harmful and parasitic species. This year, for its 20th edition, we are pleased to welcome you to a brand new, larger location, the Parc Floral de Paris. Laboratories, formulators and specialized manufacturers representing some 30 nationalities will be waiting for you on an exhibition area of ​​5,375 m² for this new 2023 edition. You will be able to meet and discuss with the main experts while d ..read more

COVER IMAGE: Culex sp. — an important vector of disease. . Picture by Barrettine Ltd “In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger. Starving food systems of investment means, quite literally, starving people.” UN Secretary General António Guterres’ words, opening the UN Food Systems Summit. In September 2015 the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were adopted and December 2015 saw the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. 2015 was a landmark year for multilateralism; a world away from today’s international climate. The second SDG is “Zero Hunger ..read more

We invite you to join the 13th EVPMC 2023 meeting in Florence, Novoli Campus, on August 28th – September 1st, 2023. XIII EVPMC – European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference 2023 (evpmc2023.com) The meeting will focus on the newest and most exciting topics covering a wide range of disciplines and taxa, including symposium on Conservation; Crop Systems; Ecology, Physiology and behaviour; Fertility control; Human-animal social conflict; Invasive vertebrates; Island conservation; New tools and methods; Pathogens and parasites; Taxonomy and genetics. The international community of experts in ve ..read more

For the second year running, Swansea University has been chosen as the host for this prestigious event which focuses on new and developing innovative programmes in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The symposium, led by the Natural Products BioHUB and IBMA, offers a unique opportunity for researchers, technologists and end users to hear from others working in the field and to exchange ideas. As human, animal, and plant health are inextricably interlinked with each other and the environment, ‘One Health‘ is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the heal ..read more