The European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed voted last Friday to ban the use of the insecticide chlorpyrifos. The ban is expected to be finalized in January. According to a post-vote European Commission statement, “Experts concluded that concerns related to human health exist, in particular in relation to possible genotoxicity and… Read more »

A University College London-led study, carried out in Brazil and published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found that wasps are an effective biological control that can manage pests of maize and sugarcane. Read more at Phys.org

A new report, released by the Endangered Species Coalition in partnership with seven member groups, details the ten species most impacted by pesticide pollutants. You can read it here.

A Michigan State University webinar titled “SWD in Space and Time: What do we know about the seasonal biology and movement of SWD?” is scheduled for Nov. 5, 2019, from 1-2:30 p.m. EST. This webinar will present information on the development of spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) populations over time, daily and yearly movement, and winter… Read more »

In a new article published in the international journal Biological Control, three authors affiliated with Cornell University and the IPM Institute of North America call for increasing investment in biologically based approaches to control pests in agriculture. Read the article here.