Entomology

News cajsa.lithell@slu.se News Here you will find news related to the activities at the Unit for Risk Assessment of Plant Pests.

Publications from the unit of risk assessment of plant pests. Pest Risk Assessments Rapid Pest Risk Analysis Xyleborinus attenuatus , June 2017 Rapid Pest Risk Analysis Xylosandrus germanus , May

Here you will find completed and ongoing major projects that the unit is involved in. Completed projects Trade and production of plants and plant products in Sweden - A knowledge base for pest risk

We perform independent analyses which will provide support to the Swedish Board of Agriculture in their effort to counter the damage of non-indigenous pests.

The symposium took place in Uppsala, Sweden, 11-15 September 2017.

cajsa.lithell@slu.se News archive for the Centre for Biological Control News from 2014-2016 can be found here.

News cajsa.lithell@slu.se News All news from CBC, the Centre for Biological Control at SLU, are listed here. The news archive can be found at the end of the page.

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Natural enemies of crop pests often have a large effect on pest populations. Research that CBC has participated in has shown that natural enemies can reduce crop losses due to bird cherry oat aphids

Insect pests use chemical signals (semiochemicals) to find food, hosts and mates. Accordingly, chemical communication can be used as a target for pest control. The application of semiochemicals

CBC develops knowledge about biological control, to use living organisms to control pests.

We contribute to the development of new knowledge concerning the use of living organisms to control pests and diseases. CBC is a competence driven actor in biological control, both nationally and