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Scientists warn of EU legislation: reduced number of pesticides will lead to resistant pestsLjubljana, 23 April 2008: Leading European agricultural experts gathered in Ljubljana (Slovenia) on 22 April 2008 in order to present the Slovenian EU presidency with a declaration on potential risks of the proposed EU legislation. The scientists from seven countries fear that reducing the available range of pesticides could lower their efficiency as it is likely that it will increase resistance. Read the full Declaration and Press Release
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43rd IRAC International Meeting in Washington a big successIRAC held their biggest ever meeting at CropLife America headquarters in Washington DC in April. A combination of IRAC Executive, International, Working Group and Country Group sessions were held with over 40 global participants. Significant progress and successes on IRM strategies over the last year were reviewed and objectives were established for 2008/09.
Revisions in 91/414 could mean the loss of valuable actives important for IRM.An apple a day keeps the doctor away... but for how much longer. IRAC presents the case of the impact on apple production in the EU if the proposed revisions of 91/414 are approved. To see the note click here
New Pollen Beetle poster and IRM guidelinesThe IRAC Pollen Beetle WG has just published a new poster detailing the extensive resistance monitoring work in Europe during 2007. They have also produced oilseed rape IRM guidelines. For the poster click here and the gudlines click here
- Nihon Nohyau and Cheminova join IRAC Executive
Continuing the initiative to increase membership, Nihon Nohyaku and Cheminova are the latest companies to become full members of the IRAC Executive Committee and IRAC International. This brings the number of IRAC member companies contributing to IRM at a global level to thirteen
eTools
IRAC are in the process of developing a suite of eTools to help in the communication and education of good IRM practices. Availble so far is eConnection, the quarterly IRAC Newsletter and eClassfication which provides quick access into the IRAC MoA Classifcation scheme through a series of drop down menus. Links to both eTools are given below.
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MoA Resources
A full listing of all the Mode of Action documents can be found via the link at the bottom of the panel.
General MOA Poster (2007)- Lepidoptera MOA Poster (2007)
- MoA Structures Poster (2007)
- Whitefly MOA Poster (2007)
SusceptibilityTest Methods
So far IRAC validated methods are only available for Crop Protection pests. Information about the methods and a link to the Crop Protection methods page is given below.
New IRAC Test Method No. 12a for adult whiteflies now available.
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Brown plant hopper IRM training programmes in India very successful ...
