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COVER IMAGE:<\/strong> Fall armyworm is a major threat to the majority of Africa\u2019s maize crops.
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Europeans could get away with using 71% less land to grow our food if we reduce our consumption of animal products by 50% according to the latest research from WUR. Milk and fish would still be on the menu but beef and pork would disappear. And climate change \u2013 about which we have a new section in this issue \u2013 may force these changes upon us as we try to feed a population from a much smaller arable land area as climate change renders previously productive areas unsuitable for agriculture.<\/p>\n

Glyphosate has been implicated in negative effects on endophytic microbes associated with garden strawberries. Some of the pathways pesticides target are not just found in the target organism but also more widely in nature, in this case one that impacts the synthesis of amino acids and is found in both plants and microbes. Our \u201cBug of the Issue\u201d is the common house fly, a worldwide pest and vector of multiple diseases. Our Technical Consultant Alex Wade outlines its biology and its lifecycle.<\/p>\n

Prof Graham Matthews another IPC Technical Consultant reports from the UK AAB meeting on \u201cRegenerative Agriculture\u201d, which links into the WUR report and considers new strategies such as \u2018mob grazing\u2019, maintaining soil cover, minimising soil disturbance and improved rotation. Put together these factors could deliver a 15% improvement in soil heath across Europe. And Dr Partho Dhang, also on the IPC Technical Consulting team reports from the 14th Pacific Rim Termite Research Group. An extensive programme which included a trip to a termite trial site. We also carry a short report from the UK\u2019s PPC Live held in Harrogate, Yorkshire and run by the British Pest Control Association.<\/p>\n

In Company News more investment is being made into drone companies, the run of mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships continues, and Bayer announces a \u20ac60m investment in its Ukraine seed production site. While new products and registrations have been announced by IGEBA, BASF, Mosquitter and Certis Belchim.<\/p>\n

Our special feature this issue is Invasive Pests and their Control and we could have filled the whole issue with articles. We start with a review of Phytophthora pluvialis<\/em> by Dr Terry Mabbett, IPC Technical Consultant, but inevitably include FAW before moving on to the Asian hornet, a review of the impact of climate change on the success of invasive species by Dr Partho Dhang, emergency action by the EPA, more on FAW, and finally we look at the role of pest detection, surveillance, and control systems. We could have published much more; invasive species are a significant threat to agriculture, the fabric of buildings and human health.<\/p>\n

In our Public Health section we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization with three articles linked to its activities. As might be expected the large international organisation is not without its critics but some of the milestones it has achieved over its 75 years are to be applauded and we must all strive to support its science-based response to the world\u2019s health.<\/p>\n

In Agriculture we encounter some novel approaches to pest control including the use of mRNA against the Colorado potato beetle. New for this issue is a section on Climate Change because this is becoming critical to the spread of pests and diseases. It will be a regular for the future if not appearing in every issue.<\/p>\n

Finally our next issue has a special feature on Environmental Health \u2013 Home and Away, so if you have an article that would fit that, or any of our regular topics please do send it in.<\/p>\n

Chris Endacott<\/strong>, Editor International Pest Control magazine
\nEmail Chris on editor@international-pest-control.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Contents International Pest Control May\/June 2023
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