A workshop on demonstration farms gave practical insight into the challenges facing farmers with regard to weeds, diseases and pests.

A workshop on breeding for IPM in sustainable, low-input agriculture systems will be held in Poland in July 2016.

C-IPM has prepared a strategic research agenda for integrated pest management in Europe with the aim of promoting coordinated efforts in the area.

A new European project aims to develop alternatives to pesticides for the control of pollen beetles in oilseed rape, thus paving the way for a drastically reduced use of insecticides.

The pathogen causing potato blight is highly variable and evolves quickly, making it a serious challenge to control. A new international project will tackle the problem by analysing its genotypic and phenotypic variations and evolution, while designing better decision support systems.

Integrated pest management strategies can be the approach to take against the increasingly prevalent problem of hairy root disease in minor crops.

The multiple and complex interactions between pests, beneficials and crops in greenhouse agroecosystems need to be fully understood in order to develop robust and reliable integrated pest management strategies.