The role of the IOBC for research and implementation of biological and integrated crop protection

Die „International Organization for Biological Control of Noxious Animals and Plants (IOBC)“ wurde 1956 in Europa unter der Schirmherrschaft der „International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS)“ gegründet. Durch „IOBC Global“ wurden 1971 sechs regionale Sektionen etabliert, die die wichtigsten biogeographischen Zonen repräsentieren. Das Hauptziel der IOBC ist die Förderung und Entwicklung des biologischen Pflanzenschutzes und seine Anwendung im integrierten Pflanzenschutz und der integrierten Produktion (IP). Die „West Palearctic Regional Section“ der IOBC (IOBC/WPRS), die das Gebiet der EU, Nord-Afrika und den Nahen Osten umfasst, hat zur Zeit 20 Arbeitsgruppen (WG) und vier Kommis­sionen, die kultur-, methoden- und schädlingsspezifisch gegliedert sind. Die Aufgabe der Arbeitsgruppen und Kommissionen ist es, Plattformen zu bieten, die den biologischen Pflanzenschutz, IPM/IP und andere mit dem Pflanzenschutz befasste Akteure zusammenbringen, um so die Kooperation und den Wissens- und Informationsaustausch zu fördern und eine Zusammenarbeit im Bereich der Forschung und Umsetzung nachhaltiger Pflanzenschutzmethoden und -strategien in Gang zu setzen. Die Arbeitsgruppen und Kommissionen sind offen für alle Personen, Institutionen und Organisationen – öffentlich oder privat –, die die Ziele der IOBC fördern wollen. Beispielhaft werden in diesem Beitrag drei Arbeitsgruppen genauer vorgestellt um zu zeigen, wie Aktivitäten entwickelt und Ergebnisse im biologischen Pflanzenschutz und IPM umgesetzt werden.The International Organization for Biological Control of Noxious Animals and Plants (IOBC) was founded in 1956 in Europe under the auspices of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS). In 1971, IOBC Global was established with six Regional Sections that represent the world’s major biogeographical zones. The main objective of IOBC is to promote the development of biological control and its application in integrated pest management programs and integrated production. The West Palaearctic Regional Section of the IOBC (IOBC/WPRS) which covers the EU region, North Africa and the Near East has at present 20 Working Groups (WG) and four Commissions which are categorised in crop, method and pest focused groups. The role of the WG and Commissions is to offer platforms that bring biocontrol, IPM/IP and other crop protection stakeholders together to foster collaboration, exchange of information and knowledge, to initiate cooperation for research and implementation of sustainable crop protection methods and strategies. WG and Commissions are open to any person, institution and organization, public or private, that desire to promote the objectives of IOBC. Three examples of WG are discussed in more detail in the paper showing how activities are developed and outcomes implemented in biocontrol and Integrated Pest Management

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Introducing the 10th World Congress of Herpetology 2024 Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo

The World Congress of Herpetology (WCH) is an International Scientific Nonprofit Organization that is also a Scientific Member of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS). The mission of the World Congress of Herpetology is to promote herpetological research, education, and conservation, by facilitating communication between individuals, societies, and other organisations engaged in the study of amphibians and reptiles. The aim of the WCH newsletter is to provide a means of communication during the period between WCH congresses that are typically held every three to five years. We want it to be a means of communication between the WCH Executive Committee (EC), the International Herpetological Committee (IHC), and the global herpetological community, and a place to feature ongoing actions being taken to study amphibians and reptiles by individuals and herpetological societies globally. It will be published bi-annually in June and December

Catalogue of the type fossils stored in the Palaeontological Museum of "Sapienza" University of Rome. 3

This paper is a third contribution towards a catalogue of all types stored in the Palaeontological Museum of "Sapienza" University of Rom

An interactive multi-entry key to the species of Megalostomis Chevrolat, with description of a new species from Paraguay (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)

The main goal of this contribution is to release an interactive multi-entry key to all known species of the genus Megalostomis Chevrolat. This key constitutes a new tool created to aid the identification of the spe- cies of this diverse genus, which occasionally may be difficult to identify to the species-level, due to the lack of reference collections for most countries within its distribution range, and to the presence of intra- specific variation and secondary sexual characters. It is expected that this on-line key will facilitate future periodic updates, and will benefit all those persons interested in identifying these taxa. The present paper also includes the description of Megalostomis juanenrique sp. n., a new species from Paraguay. In addition, Megalostomis gigas Lacordaire, and Megalostomis robustipes Monrós are newly cited for the fauna of Para- guay. The online interactive Lucid key is available at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/megalostomis. Offline Lucid data files in LIF and SDD formats are also available at doi: 10.3897/zookeys.425.7631. app1 and doi: 10.3897/zookeys.425.7631.app2. Fil: Agrain, Federico Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentin