International Pest Control – November/December 2014 – Vol56, Nr.6
With the northern Autumn months seems to come the busy conference, exhibition and seminar season and the international nature of pest control is all too apparent as we attend these and report back through IPC’s pages. This month we have a focus on agricultural and innovation. Martin Redbond considers how major agrochemical companies are investing […]
Comparison of efficacy and attractiveness of five commercial cockroach control gel formulations in laboratory tests
We report the results achieved in laboratory tests conducted to compare the efficacy and the attractiveness of commercial gel formulations, containing abamectin, fipronil, indoxacarb, acetamiprid and imidacloprid, for the control of nymphs and adults of cockroaches. The tests were replicated 4 times and were carried out by in special arenas of 1 sq.m surface each; […]
International news in brief – September/October 2014
UK: Chalara is quietly spreading The Chalara fraxinea surveying season for 2014 arrived in the United Kingdom (UK) with ascospores airborne and the Forestry Commission’s (FC) plant health survey teams looking for and recording outbreaks of the disease. And they are apparently finding many diseased ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) this year and in new places […]
Company Profile…BioGenius – anything but nine to five
We are looking for wasp colonies with which to test insecticides, can you perhaps help us? On the campus of the Technology Park in Bergisch Gladbach near Cologne, is the new specialist company BioGenius, which has been established to research, develop and test biocidal products. The products tested can be insecticides, such as in the […]
International Pest Control – September/October 2014 – Vol56, Nr.5
If you were fortunate to have attended the 8th ICUP in Zurich, you may have been forgiven for thinking that bed bugs and mosquitoes were the main concern in urban environments. Pests are by their nature very unpredictable and even this week, I have listened to BBC radio asking where all the wasps have gone? […]
ServSuite news update
We are beginning trials of our GPS fleet management system in the UK after a successful deployment in the US. the new module allows you to track your vehicles in real time, what speed they travel, when they stop etc. Also great for security / insurance purposes. – Our mobile app continues to evolve, it […]
International news in brief – July/August 2014
EU & USA: NPMA & CEPA announce joint initiative The Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA) and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and are partnering to offer the first Global Summit of Pest Management Services for Public Health and Food Safety which will be held 3-5 June 2015 at the Juan-les-Pins Conference Centre […]
Natural crop trait enhancement with microbial teams
In a world that is facing rapid population growth, global climate volatility, and increasing environmental damage, revolutionary crop protection methods and production models are an urgent necessity. In recent years, microbial solutions have garnered much interest and research for this purpose. Several microbial products have proven effective for protecting crops and increasing yields, thereby adding […]
