4th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) Lucerne, Switzerland October 19th-20st, 2009

At the fourth ABIM-Lucerne Conference, the prime international meeting of the biocontrol industry, novel and safe biological crop protection products have been presented and new trends in the global market were discussed.

The 4th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM-Lucerne 2009) was held at the KKL Culture and Convention Center Lucerne, Switzerland on October 19th-20th 2009. With the support of the European Commission, the meeting was organised in cooperation by the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL). ABIM-Lucerne provides an annual meeting place specifically adapted to the needs of the biocontrol industry.

Plant protection with natural and biological systems allows for the sustainable production of healthy foods while refraining from the use of chemical pesticides. The biocontrol industry is based on many years of research and development.

During the two days of the conference, over 350 delegates representing more than 200 companies and organisations from all over the globe exchanged experience and obtained information on the latest products and developments on the world market. The vast majority of company representatives stated that they were highly satisfied with the outcome of the conference. In the scientific programme, 25 presentations covered the latest developments in market development, regulatory affairs and novel products for plant protection. In addition to the presentation, information was at display in stands and posters in the exhibition hall.

Monday, 19th of October 2009

From - To	Programme
08.00 - 10.30	IBMA Executive Committee Meeting
11.00 - 12.30	IBMA Working Group Meetings
14.00 - 14.15	Welcome Denise Munday (President IBMA): Objectives of IBMA and ABIM 2009 Lucius Tamm (FiBL): Welcome on behalf of the organizing committee
14.15 - 15.15	Plenary session 1: (Chair: Bernard Blum) New developments in regulation and policy Wyn Grant, Univ. of Warwick: IBMA: Challenges and Opportunities Hans Muilerman, PAN-Europe: PAN campaign on pesticide use reduction: opportunities to join forces Ulf Heilig, IBMA: The new European Plant Protection Regulation: Perspectives for Biocontrol Agents
15.15 - 16.30	Plenary session 2: (Chair: Vittorio Veronelli) Market developments for Biocontrol Tillmann Frank: Market Situation in Germany Harald Lange: Market Situation in Russia Mounir Hassani: Market Situation in North Africa Andre Fox: Market Situation in South Africa Marcus Meadows Smith: Perspectives and challenges for the biocontrol industry
16.30 - 17.00	Coffee break
17.00 - 19.00	Plenary session 3: (Chair: Owen Jones) Successful Integration of Biocontrol Products into IPM (Case Studies) Pedro Pellin: Successful integration of beneficials into IPM in Almeria Vittorio Veronelli: Mating disruption in IPM – pheromones and beyond Firouz Kabiri: Trichogramma: a success story in corn fields against Ostrinia nubilalis, and now in development in tomato greenhouses against Tuta absoluta Lerzan Erkılıç: Successful Integration of Biocontrol Products into Citrus Production in Turkey Denise Munday: Vector control Massimo Benuzzi: NO-RESIDUE: an assortment of biocontrol agents and other organic plant protection tools for valuable and residue free crop protection
19.15	Apéritif, offered by IBMA

Tuesday, 20st of October 2009

From - To	Programme
08.30 - 10.00	Plenary session 4: (Chair: Sergio Franceschini) New Products: Microbials and Macrobials Desmond Jimenz: Bacillus-based biofungicides as seed treatments Claudia Daniel: Entomopathogenic fungi to control Rhagoletis cerasi Henry Mueller: Concepts of application of microbial consortia to control soil-borne pathogens Nicolas de Menten: Fresa-Mix: a new biological solution against strawberries’ aphids Andrew Brown: Latest results using nematodes to control codling moth Karel Bolckmans: IPM of the exotic invasive pest Tuta absoluta in tomatoes
10.00 - 10.30	Coffee break
10.30 - 12.00	Plenary session 5: (Chair: David Bernad) New products: Botanicals, natural substances and Semiochemicals Philippe Pujos: New patented SRI (Systemic Resistance Inducer) from yeast. Effect on vine powdery mildew Sarah Reiter: REQUIEM: A new product for control of thrips, whiteflies, mites and other sucking pests James Jiménez: Effective and sustainable management of grapevine diseases with ECOSWING® (a natural fungicide for agricultural use made from plant extracts) David Cary: Responding to an emerging pest problem – Epiphyas postvittana in UK fruit, vines and ornamentals. A case study in how quickly you can move from development, through registration and to sales in favourable circumstances. Ilaria Pertot: A preparation based on natural hydrolysed proteins controls plant pathogens on several crops
12.00 - 13.30	Exhibition
13.30 - 15.30	IBMA Annual General Assembly Meeting (Auditorium)

Poster presented at ABIM

Possibilities of using virus product Madex for control of codling moth, Cydia pomonella L., in Bulgaria
Hristina KUTINKOVA, Vasiliy DZHUVINOV, Jörg SAMIETZ, Daniel ZINGG, Philip KESSLER