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La Grande Motte Montpellier
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22-27 April 2007
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XIIth International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds |
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With over 40 years of research activities in Weed biological control, Montpellier has become an international multi-agency biocontrol centre. Despite this, biological control of weeds remains in its infancy in Europe, without a single release of a classical biological control agent.
The return of this International forum, organised by an EU-wide team of biocontrol scientists, accompanies a European public awakening to the extent and impact of alien plant invasions. The XII ISBCW provides a window to show the public and policy makers in the EU and around the world, that biological control of weeds uses internationally accepted scientific rigour and analysis to provide permanent and non-chemical weed control benefits, far outweighing any risks or costs. |