http://www.endure-network.eu/Endure RSSen-GBThu, 28 Jan 2010 16:55:18 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/advisers_invited_to_explore_endure_icThe ENDURE Information Centre, the central point of reference for extending expert knowledge, recommendations and advice for extension services, advisers and researchers concerning all aspects of Integrated Pest Management, is now accessible to all those in the crop protection community. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:46:21 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/new_guides_for_better_banana_productionENDURE’s Banana Case Study has been a truly international effort, bringing together researchers from as far afield as the French West Indies, the Canary Islands and Cameroon, in addition to the expertise based here in mainland Europe. The results of this international effort are now being made available in a series of publications in ENDURE’s From Science to Field series.Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:30:43 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/paper_puts_maize_under_the_spotlightWith more than 13 million hectares of farmland devoted to maize in Europe, the crop clearly merited the attention of one of ENDURE’s case study research teams. And you can now read the results of their research in a paper recently published in the Journal of Applied Entomology.Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:16:26 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/dutch_and_german_leaflets_now_onlineWhether you know them as Kartoffel, aardappels or pommes de terre, growing potatoes is not a simple business, not least because of the potential threat posed by late blight, the potentially devastating disease caused by the pseudo-fungus Phytophthora infestans.Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:59:23 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/new_training_leaflet_the_participatory_approachWhen it comes to learning about Integrated Pest Management (IPM), participatory training has been a proven success in encouraging farmers to introduce innovative and sustainable pest control strategies, say ENDURE researchers. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:51:03 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/events/ixth_european_congress_of_entomology22-27 August 2010: Budapest, Hungary The Hungarian Natural History Museum, the Hungarian Entomological Society and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences are hosting the IXth European Congress of Entomology in the country's capital city in August.Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:08:28 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/events/endure_integrated_pest_management_in_europe24-25 November 2010: Paris, France ENDURE will this year host its second major international conference when it stages ‘Integrated Pest Management in Europe - The ENDURE Network of Excellence shares the fruits of four years’ research with the crop protection community’ at the Eurosites George V centre in Paris, France. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:53:22 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/newsflash_endure_conference_in_novemberENDURE will this year host its second major international conference when it stages ‘Integrated Pest Management in Europe - The ENDURE Network of Excellence shares the fruits of four years’ research with the crop protection community’ at the Eurosites George V centre in Paris, France.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:08:34 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/dexipm_assessing_cropping_system_sustainabilityWhen it comes to designing cropping systems that are less reliant on pesticide use, researchers have a large array of potentially interesting options available to them. These can include, for example, relatively simple measures such as changing sowing dates or introducing new crop sequences through to the use of the latest technology for detecting pests or plants specially bred for disease resistance.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:01:40 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/events/28th_international_horticultural_congress22-27 August 2010: Lisbon, Portugal The International Society for Horticultural Science's 28th International Horticultural Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, will offer a mix of colloquia, symposia, seminars, workshops and thematic sessions as well as a wide variety of technical tours over the course of five days.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:08:37 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/events/climate_change_challenge_or_threat_to_biocontrol07-10 June 2010: Graz, Austria The IOBC/WPRS working group on biological control of fungal and bacterial plant pathogens is addressing 'Climate change: challenge or threat to biocontrol?' at a three-day conference in the Austrian city of Graz. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:46:44 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/events/slugs_and_snail_control_in_the_21st_century23-25 March 2010: Cardiff, Wales With some of the chemicals used for slug and snail control facing withdrawal, the slug and snail subgroup of the IOBC/WPRS is staging a three-day meeting at Cardiff University, Wales, with the emphasis on coming up with new, integrated, adaptable and knowledge-led approaches to controlling slug and snail pests.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:11:58 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/events/62nd_international_symposium_on_crop_protection18 May 2010: Ghent, Belgium Belgium's Ghent University stages its 62nd International Symposium on Crop Protection in May with a plenary session followed by parallel sessions.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:48:14 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/events/19th_biennial_ipri_workshop28-31 March 2010: Charleston, South Carolina, USA The 19th Biennial International Plant Resistance to Insects Workshop is being held in the American city of Charleston and will include sessions at the nearby United States Vegetable Laboratory.Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:28:03 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/statistics_regulation_completes_pesticides_packageThe final strand of the European Commission’s four-part ‘pesticides package’ reached the statute book last month (December), with the publication of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on pesticides.Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:42:25 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/latest_icpc_grants_announcedScientists from Russia, Argentina and Trinidad in the West Indies will be spending three months conducting research at ENDURE institutes after being award grants under the Network’s external mobility programme for International Co-operation Partner Countries.Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:48:16 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/endure_to_become_a_perennial_structure_after_2010At a meeting in Paris on November 26, ENDURE’s Governing Council (which brings together senior representatives of its 18 institutional members) unanimously decided to create a European Research Group (ERG) that will prolong the Network of Excellence after its European Commission (EC) funding ceases at the end of 2010. The ERG will be supported by in-kind contributions from the consortium members. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:31:03 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/ec_publishes_new_pesticides_legislationThe European Commission officially adopted and published two key pieces of legislation that form part of the ‘pesticides package’ at the end of November, setting in motion major changes in how plant protection products are placed on the market and how they are used in practice.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:23:15 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/social_science_insights_examines_supermarketsA new Social Science Insights leaflet has been added to the ENDURE library, shedding light on the role played by supermarket produce schemes in the European food chain and examining their possible role in creating more sustainable crop protection practices.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:05:35 GMThttp://www.endure-network.eu//about_endure/all_the_news/italian_stakeholders_tackle_their_first_napThe challenge Member States face in implementing the European Union’s new Framework Directive on the sustainable use of pesticides was put under the spotlight at an Italian stakeholders’ conference jointly organised by ENDURE this month.