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Biocontrol Puts Weeds on the Back Foot
November 2023
Scientific Findings

The Australian government states that renewed focus on weed biocontrol through a collaborative initiative is set to deliver benefits to land managers and the environment […]

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CBC Biogard acquires Bioplanet, a supplier of insects and mites for biocontrol
August 2023
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

CBC Biogard has acquired Bioplanet, a supplier of natural enemies (insects and mites) for the biocontrol of several pests. Founded in 1985, Bioplanet became the […]

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Biobest Group N.V. has acquired Austria-based Agrotech Gartenbautechnik
August 2023
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

Biobest Group N.V. has acquired Austria-based Agrotech Gartenbautechnik. Agrotech was founded in 1998 and is specialized in the supply of horticultural and crop protection products. […]

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Sunpower Granted Expanded Regulatory Approval in Italy
August 2023
Company News

AlphaBio Control reports its bioherbicide Sunpower has been given expanded regulatory approval in Italy. A broad-spectrum herbicide, Sunpower is derived from sunflower oil and is […]

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Battling Weeds with Biocontrol
June 2023
Scientific Findings

New Zealand is home to around 2,300 native species of plants, but an estimated 25,000-30,000 species of plants from overseas. Dr. Angela Bownes, a senior […]

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Azelis to Distribute Novozymes Products in Malaysia
May 2023
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

Azelis, a service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, has expanded its distribution partnership with Novozymes. Azelis will become the Malaysian distributor […]

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Syngenta and Biotalys Enter Strategic Partnership
May 2023
BNA - Breaking News Alert

Syngenta Crop Protection and Biotalys have announced a collaboration to research, develop and commercialize new biocontrol solutions to manage key pests in a broad variety […]

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Agrauxine Enters into Distribution Deals with Sumi Agro France, Certis Belchim
April 2023
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

Agrauxine by Lesaffre, a specialist in biosolutions, announced it has entrusted the distribution of its biostimulants to Sumi Agro France and its biocontrol products to […]

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A&L Biological and Vive Announce a Partnership
March 2023
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

A&L Biological Inc., a subsidiary of A&L Canada Laboratories East of London, Ontario (Canada), and Vive Crop Protection Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario have announced a […]

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Biobest Announces the Appointment of Dr. Lara Ramaekers
March 2023
Personnel

Biobest has announced the appointment of Dr. Lara Ramaekers to the role of business development director of biopesticides. Lara joins Biobest from UPL where she […]

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CSIRO and Seqwater Are Using a Weevil
March 2023
Scientific Findings

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and Australia water company, Seqwater, are using a tiny defender – a weevil smaller than a grain of rice – […]

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Postharvest Kiwifruit Is Susceptible to Various Fungal Pathogens
March 2023
Scientific Findings

Postharvest kiwifruit is susceptible to various fungal pathogens, especially soft rot, and researchers are conducting studies on safe and effective biocontrol agents. To date, several […]

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Cearitis Partners with AFYREN
February 2023
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

French start-up Cearitis is partnering with AFYREN, a greentech company also located in France, to support the development of a biocontrol device to protect orchards. […]

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Rovensa Completes Acquisition of MIP Agro
February 2023
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

Rovensa has completed the acquisition of MIP Agro, a leading player in biocontrol and biostimulants in Chile. Based in Requínoa, which lies about 100 km […]

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Rovensa Completes Acquisition of MIP Agro 
January 2023
BNA - Breaking News Alert

Rovensa, a global leader of agricultural inputs for sustainable agriculture, announces today that it has completed the acquisition of MIP Agro, a leading player in […]

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DunhamTrimmer Names Richard Jones
January 2023
Personnel

Biologicals industry leader Richard Jones has been named DunhamTrimmer's new vice president of content and client engagement. An established professional in the biocontrol and biostimulant […]

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SynTech and VITO Enter Partnership
December 2022
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

SynTech Research Group and VITO Remote Sensing have entered into a strategic partnership. Syntech is a leading service provider in agriculture offering a full range […]

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New Study May Have New Biocontrol Implications
December 2022
Scientific Findings

A study published in the Dec. 6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences may have new biocontrol implications regarding the use of mycovirus (fungal […]

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CABI BioProtection Portal Reaches Landmark
November 2022
Company News

The CABI BioProtection Portal has reached a landmark after recording one million visits to the resource. The online and free access digital tool, launched in […]

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Hawaii Seeks Biocontrol to Fight Hala Scale
September 2022
Scientific Findings

Hala scale is a tiny insect that sucks all of the nutrients from the leaves of the hala tree (Pandanus tectorius), and if left untreated, […]

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Brazilian Research Team Looks at Ants for Biocontrol
September 2022
Scientific Findings

Ants can be more effective than pesticides at helping farmers produce food, according to new research. According to the paper ‘The effects of ants on […]

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Biobest Acquires Agronológica Unip. Lda.
August 2022
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

Biobest has acquired Agronológica Unip. Lda., and announced a name change to Biobest Portugal. Founded in 2016, Agronológica Unip. Lda. has served growers in Portugal […]

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Bee Vectoring Technologies International Signs with Bioglobal
August 2022
Company News

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bioglobal A.S. in Turkey to accelerate BVT’s entry into the region, with an […]

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Italy Approves the Release of Ganaspis brasiliensis to Combat Drosophila suzukii
August 2022
Company News

Once again for the 2022 season, Italy’s Ministry of Ecological Transition has approved the release of Ganaspis brasiliensis, the parasitoid imported by the Edmund Mach […]

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Jan Onnen, Director and Founder, HanseAndina
August 2022
Executives Speak

Germany-based HanseAndina has acquired a minority stake in Israeli start-up Botanohealth Ltd. 2BMonthly puts the questions to HanseAndina's director and founder Jan Onnen. Founded in […]

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Scientific Reports Study Shows Thermo-responsive Behavior of Bacterial Wilt Disease
August 2022
Scientific Findings

A new study published in Scientific Reports provides new insights on the temperature dependence of bacterial wilt disease, with an eye toward use of bacteriophages […]

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University of Georgia Receives Permit for Raising and Releasing Ganaspis brasiliensis
August 2022
Scientific Findings

This past spring, the University of Georgia Small Fruit Entomology Lab was one of a handful of select institutions in the US to receive a […]

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Jan Onnen, Director and Founder, HanseAndina
August 2022
Executives Speak

Germany-based HanseAndina has acquired a minority stake in Israeli start-up Botanohealth Ltd. 2BMonthly puts the questions to HanseAndina's director and founder Jan Onnen. Founded in […]

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UPL Collaborates with Agrauxine to Commercialize a New Biocontrol in the US
June 2022
Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships

UPL is collaborating with Agrauxine by Lesaffre that will allow UPL to commercialize a new biocontrol technology from Agrauxine in the United States. The collaboration […]

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Fernando Gallina, SynTech Research Group, Regional Director - Latin America  
June 2022
Executives Speak

SynTech recently announced the initiation of a new laboratory in Brazil; what are the features of the Latin American market that attract investment by agriculture […]

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Rovensa Agrees to Integrate Cosmocel
May 2022
BNA - Breaking News Alert

Rovensa, a global leader of agricultural inputs for sustainable agriculture, today announces that it has agreed to integrate Cosmocel, a leading player in specialty biostimulants […]

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François Luthers, Chief Operating Officer, KitoZyme 
May 2022
Executives Speak

KitoZyme, manufacturer of fungal chitosan, has been granted approval for its KitoGreen products by the European Commission as Basic Substances for Plant Protection, for multiple […]

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Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General, Copa Cogeca
April 2022
Executives Speak

European farm lobby group Copa Cogeca has been a vocal critic of how the European Green Deal and Farm to Fork initiatives are being approached. […]

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Dr. Shimon Steinberg, Chief Scientific Officer, BioBee Sde Eliyahu Ltd. 
April 2022
Executives Speak

Winners of the first prize in the Bernard Blum Award 2021 were BioBee Sde Eliyahu Ltd. for its controlled release sachets of the auxiliary Phytoseiulus […]

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Jennifer Lewis, Executive Director, International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association
March 2022
Executives Speak

In February, IBMA provided an initial reaction to the EU Member states having approved new rules to accelerate the approval and authorization of biological plant […]

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CABI Led Research Against Invasive Fruit Fly Drosophila suzukii
March 2022
Scientific Findings

CABI scientists have led new research that highlights the safety of a classical biological control agent against the invasive fruit fly Drosophila suzukii, commonly called […]

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USDA ARS Confirms Presence Eriophyid Mite, Potential Biocontrol Agent
December 2021
Scientific Findings

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators confirmed the presence of a newly described Eriophyid mite, a potential biological […]

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Pheronym Scales up Production of Nemastim
November 2021
Company News

Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest management company, has begun scaling up production of its patented Nemastim pest biocontrol solution at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence […]

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Biobest Granted Label for Use in Greenhouse-grown Ornamentals in California for ASPERELLO T34
September 2021
Company News

Biobest’s biofungicide ASPERELLO T34 Biocontrol has been granted a label for use in greenhouse-grown ornamentals in California. Used preventatively, it provides protection against major root […]

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Jennifer Lewis, Executive Director of the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) 
September 2021
Executives Speak

Jennifer Lewis, Executive Director of the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) After a one-year, in-person hiatus in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, IBMA confirmed […]

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IEEP New Report Identifies Benefits of Biocontrol
July 2021
Regulatory

A new report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) titled Exploring the Benefits of Biocontrol for Sustainable Agriculture has identified the benefits of […]

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Frederic Beudot, Global Portfolio Leader - Biologicals, Corteva Agriscience
July 2021
Executives Speak

In late 2019, Frederic Beudot was named the global lead for Corteva's new dedicated biologicals business unit. This month, we connected with Frederic to learn […]

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USDA Awards 3Bar Biologics $100,000 for Phase 1 of a SBIR Grant
June 2021
Company News

3Bar Biologics, Inc. was awarded a $100,000 for Phase 1 of a SBIR grant through the USDA to develop a biocontrol product for crazy root […]

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Scientists to Introduce Another Biocontrol Agent into Rainforests of Christmas Island
June 2021
Scientific Findings

Scientists say they could introduce another biocontrol agent into the rainforests of Christmas Island, as crazy ants continue to kill its iconic red crabs. The […]

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Coffee Leaf Rust Detected on the Hawaiian Islands, a Hyperparasite Biocontrol May Help
June 2021
Scientific Findings

Coffee leaf rust, caused by a fungus that can devastate fields of coffee plants, was recently detected on the Hawaiian Islands for the first time. […]

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IBMA Calls for Nominations for the Bernard Blum Award 2021 for Novel Biocontrol Solutions
May 2021
Company News

IBMA is calling for nominations for the Bernard Blum Award 2021 for novel biocontrol solutions. This year, there will be four entries to be rewarded […]

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Dr. Michele Konschuh of University of Lethbridge Investigates Biocontrol of Blackleg in Potato
May 2021
Scientific Findings

Dr. Michele Konschuh, a research associate in the University of Lethbridge’s (Alberta, Canada) department of biological sciences, is leading a study to investigate biocontrol to […]

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Herman Van Mellaert, Director of Strategic Alliances for Biobest NV
May 2021
Executives Speak

Herman Van Mellaert, Director of Strategic Alliances for Belgium-based Biobest NV, was elected to the prestigious role of president of the International Biocontrol Manufacturers' Association (IBMA) in November 2020. […]

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