New perspectives needed to boost success of Classical Biological Control to fight insect pests
A CABI-led study has revealed that the success of Classical Biological Control (CBC) in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is only rarely dependent on the released biological control agent, but more often on other factors, such as the target pest, its host plant, or the circumstances of the…
FAO and CABI act in concert to intensify pest control in Eastern Africa
As part of a broad-based initiative to address the plant protection needs of the Eastern Africa nations, a practical training programme on Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) was delivered to experts drawn from the National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO) of Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.…
CABI expertise contributes to newly registered biological defence against the fall armyworm in Kenya
Fawligen, a biological control product for managing the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has been formally registered by the Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) for use in Kenya. Formally launched on 28th May 2021, this represents a culmination of efforts started in 2018 under the CABI Action on Invasives programme that…
CABI expertise supports national campaign to control invasive floating pennywort on Britain’s rivers and lakes
CABI’s expertise on finding a suitable biological control for the highly invasive floating pennywort – which threatens the ecology of Britain’s rivers and lakes – has helped support a new national campaign to control the water weed. As part of the campaign launch, Djami Djeddour, Senior Scientific Officer at CABI,…
CABI BioProtection Portal now available in Hungary
The CABI BioProtection Portal has now been launched in Hungary, in addition to already helping farmers reduce reliance on chemical pesticides in many other countries. CABI today made its ground-breaking online bioprotection resource available in Hungary, adding to the growing number of countries – across four continents – where it…
Emergency response plan for Invasive Alien Pests developed for Ghana
An emergency response plan for managing incursions of Invasive Alien Pests (IAPs) in Ghana has been validated at a stakeholder workshop organized by CABI in collaboration with the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The workshop,…