Integrated Pest Management

International Symposium and Networking Event

NEW IPM: A MODERN AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CROP PROTECTION

12th-14th September 2022, Swansea University, Wales, UK

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is undergoing a rapid change as modern technologies, such as electronic sensors, robotic crop inspectors and drones, are becoming normalised in crop production both in protected and arable settings.

The New IPM conference is a bringing together of everybody involved in the agribusiness chain, to present and discuss new innovations and how they are being implemented in crop protection.

It is a unique event that brings together industrialists and leading researchers to share approaches and experiences in this strategic domain. Sessions will cover: 

• IPM- Challenges and Solutions
• IPM- New Products and Strategies
• Botanicals, Semiochemicals, Pest Monitoring, Orchard & Field Crop IPM
• Microbial BCAs
• Remote Sensing and UAVs
• Registration and Future of Macrobials
• Computational Science Applications to Pest Management
• Multifunctional Microbes - Endophytes, growth/resilience stimulants
• Formulations
• Decision Making and Longterm Planning for Successful IPM

Following the symposium there will be a free Collaborative R&D Funding Support Networking Day on Wednesday 14th September 2022. Organised by Swansea University’s Research and Innovation Services and supported by SCoRE Cymru, this free networking session will offer an opportunity for Welsh industry and academia to network with international partners.

The focus will be funding opportunities from UK and EU sources, in particular Horizon Europe Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and environment) and related calls around plant health, resilient infrastructure and low risk pesticides.

The conference will be an opportunity for researchers, technologists and end users to hear from others working in the field and to exchange ideas. The networking event is free and open to all.