WILL BE HELD AT THE COMPANY'S FACILITIES IN LOS CORRALILLOS, THE DAYS 5 And 6 OF MAY.

Agriculture is immersed in profound changes regarding pest control in crops., derivatives, mainly, of environmental and human health problems.

These problems are a product of conventional control systems that, In addition, determine the very viability of the crop.

The new global panorama requires new integrated control techniques against specific pests that need particular solutions in each territory..

Due to the profound changes that have occurred in a short period of time, The union of the different agents involved in the search for solutions is essential.

To this end, Koppert Canarias has set the goal of organizing the second Biological Pest Control Conference, in which the exchange of information is proposed, experiences and debate.

Among the speakers are Antonio Gracia, Coordinator of the Department of Agriculture of the Cabildo of Gran Canarias; Antonio Gonzalez, Head of the Plant Health Service of the Government of the Canary Islands and Antonio Giménez, Technical Director of Koppert Spain.

Alberto Urbaneja will speak on the Tuta Absoluta or tomato moth, Research doctor of the Entomology Unit of the Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research and Esperanza Fontenla, Rural Environment Management Technique in the Canary Islands.

Other topics that will be discussed will deal with the thrips plague., the pilot project for action on “ground zero” of La Aldea de San Nicolás, biological control of banana cultivation and two debate tables will be held.