5th Meeting of the Working Group: Benefits and Risks of Exotic Biological Control Agents (Aveiro, PT, 2023-09-11/14)
The International Organisation for Biological Control is organising the 5th meeting of the Working Group “Benefits and Risks of Exotic Biological Control Agents” combined with the IOBC-Global Working Group - BREBCA 2023, which will take place from 11-14 September 2023, at the University of Aveiro, in Aveiro, Portugal. This meeting is targeted at scientists and professionals working with benefits and risks of exotic biological control agents, and addresses the following areas: benefits and risks of exotic biological control agents in forest production systems; benefits and risks of biological control of invasive exotic plants; interactions between exotic biological control agents and native species; benefits and risks of exotic biological control agents of emerging pests and pathogens; novel tools to access the benefits and risks of exotic biological control agents and synergies between organizations and networks dealing with exotic biological control agents. Early registration has been extended to the 15th June, 2023. The meeting will be followed by a kick-off meeting of the European Weed Research Society Working Group (EWRS WG) on Biological Control on the 15th September.
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BREBCA website: https://brebca2023.web.ua.pt/