{"id":16383,"date":"2025-12-10T13:54:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/?p=16383"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:54:45","slug":"international-pest-control-november-december-2025-vol-67-nr-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/international-pest-control-november-december-2025-vol-67-nr-6\/","title":{"rendered":"International Pest Control \u2013 November\/December 2025 \u2013 Vol 67, Nr.6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>The vectors of multiple diseases including dengue, chikungunya and Zika, posing a public health risk to populations, have now been detected in Southern England, another benefit of global warming: \u201cSend not to know for whom the bell tolls\u2026\u201d And global food
\nsystems will need a major overhaul if we are to mitigate climate change, stop biodiversity loss and avert a crisis, according to a paper recently published in Nature. Hopefully AI, biotech and the kind of investment the James Hutton Institute has received can help. And if you have any stinky socks, consider their research potential before putting them in the wash \u2013 according to Sightsavers they have their uses.<\/p>\n

Our pest of the issue is the booklouse, the bane of historic libraries but best controlled using environmental factors \u2013 especially humidity. We report on an upcoming conference on Fungicides, the 2025 Global Pest Management Conference in Lagos and Pestworld 2025.<\/p>\n

In company news its once again the merry-go-round of mergers, acquisitions, upgrades and new products. Insect Science has made it to Koppert\u2019s preferred supplier, Biobest has upgraded its Side Effects app to display the impact of a product on beneficials, camera technology has been integrated at Microshare and Tactacam, and Rentokil has won Innovation of the Year with its AI powered pest monitoring and identification tool. Biofirst Group has launched Bioworks in Europe, Syngenta is using AI to identify the best vegetable varieties for a grower\u2019s situation, Babolna Bio is celebrating 60 years, Groupe Berkem has launched its first biosolution for the agricultural sector and BASF has expanded access to its field management tool.<\/p>\n

In our special feature section on Biocontrol and IPM we report on the \u201cNew IPM 2025\u201d conference in Swansea, UK. We look at the integration of sticky traps into IPM, how a parasitoid could save the box, how in Vietnam IPHM (integrated plant health management) has boosted yields by 10% while cutting pesticide use by 40%, the possible role of the Manchurian walnut tree in pest control and, last but not least, how CO2 and nitrogen management can control IPM costs.<\/p>\n

In public health we look at the evolution of malaria vectors in response to control efforts, how a drug can kill mosquitoes, mosquito hot spots in Brazil, neglected tropical diseases and how worker\u2019s gut bacteria are impacted by pesticide application.<\/p>\n

In Agriculture cassava witches\u2019 broom is a problem to be tackled, dicamba damage in soya can now be assessed by satellite, a genetic discovery could lead to peanut varieties better suited to a warmer planet, and regen agriculture gets the thumbs up from CABI. A new variety of tomato rootstock resistant to root-knot nematodes is impressing farmers and giving them the confidence to bring back organic tomatoes.<\/p>\n

In Forestry we have part 3 of Dr Terry Mabbett\u2019s series on OPM, we look at how Norway spruce needs protection from insects and fungi, the resurgence of the Yellowstone aspen, British ash woodland fighting back against ash dieback, and how tree mixes can enhance forestry growth.<\/p>\n

Also in this issue is our plan of Special Features for 2026 so if you have an interest in contributing to any of the topics do contact me \u2013 we like articles to be a multiple of 600 words (one page) up to a maximum of 2,400 words. No advertorial, just good science about your products or about a paper you have recently published that has practical implications for pest control in its widest sense.<\/p>\n

Chris Endacott<\/strong>, Editor International Pest Control magazine
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Contents International Pest Control November\/December 2025
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