Improving resilience to the spread of plant diseases via a regional Pest Common Data Space
PestSpace

PestSpace at the IOBC-WPRS Conference in Avignon, France

19 March 2026
On 11–13 March 2026, the “Landscape Management for Functional Biodiversity” (LMBF) meeting was held in Avignon, France, bringing together leading experts in agroecology and biodiversity-based pest management from around the world. Professor Małgorzata Jędryczka (Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences) presented the PestSpace project, highlighting its role in supporting sustainable pest control in the Baltic Sea Region.
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LMBF is a Working Group of the International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC), which promotes environmentally safe methods of pest and disease control in plant protection. She is a member of the West Palaearctic Regional Section (WPRS) of IOBC.

The title of the presentation was: “Pest control in the Baltic Sea Region through the PestSpace common data platform.”

The results of this work are included in the IOBC-WPRS Bulletin (Vol. 182, 2026) as an extended abstract (pp. 215–218), published in the Preceedings of the 11th Meeting at Avignon (France).

These proceedings—published prior to the meeting—present the concept of the PestSpace common data platform and its application for integrated pest management, emphasizing the importance of data sharing, regional cooperation, and digital tools in modern agriculture.

📸 Please find some photos from the conference below.

In the first photo, Professor Jędryczka is giving her presentation. In the second photo, she is pictured among the participants. In the group photo, Professor Jędryczka is in the first row, third from the left.

 

 

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