Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms
Keywords |
Pesticides, natural enemies, beneficial organisms, selectivity, side-effects, biological control, IPM (integrated pest management) |
Convenor | BLUEMEL Sylvia (ad interim) |
Liaison-Officer | BLUEMEL Sylvia |
Structure |
The group was founded in 1974.
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Aim |
The goal of the WG is to identify selective pesticides for beneficial arthropods and to promote their use, in order to enhance biological control in plant protection and reduce impact of pesticides on non-target organisms. To achieve this the WG offers through its meetings and sub-working groups a forum for exchange of information and stimulates contacts and cooperation between scientists, regulatory authorities and industry. |
Activities |
The WG
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Achievements |
Since 1980, standard guidelines to test the side-effects of pesticides on natural enemies, rearing methods for beneficial arthropods, comparison of results of laboratory, semi-field, field experiments and results of the joint programs to test the side-effects of pesticides on beneficial organisms have been published in the IOBC wprs Bulletin, the EPPO Bulletin, and various international scientific journals (see below). The methods developed by the group have been accepted by the EU for use in the registration of pesticides. Validated and ring-tested methods have been published in 2000 (see below). The results of testing the side-effects of about 140 pesticides on 20 beneficial organisms within the Joint Pesticide Testing Programs are being used world-wide by the extension services. All side-effect results of the WG have been compiled and are available here: IP & IPM, IOBC IP Tool Box ( = Toolbox: Selectivity of pesticides)
1988-1999: Publications (pdf)
11th Meeting 2016, 11-13 October, Chania, Crete. Meeting 2014, 25-27 February, Gembloux, Belgium. Meeting 2011, 08-11 November, Marbella, Spain. Meeting 2009, 07-09 October, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Meeting 2007, 10-12 October, Berlin, Germany. Download: Abstracts (pdf) |