The International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) is a world-wide group of
people interested in biological control. The membership is composed primarily of scientists who
conduct research to implement biological control, but other members include biological
businesses and some practitioners. The goal of this organization is to promote the discipline of
biological control through scientific meetings, sponsorship of symposia, support for regional
working groups focused on specific topics in biological control, and dissemination of
information through the publication of newsletters. The Nearctic Regional Section (North
America) (IOBC/NRS) holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the national meeting of the
Entomological Society of America. Currently there are approximately 240 individual members
and 10 institutional members in the NRS. Individual membership is $20, student membership is
$15. Membership includes both the international and regional newsletters.
IOBC also publishes the scientific research journal Entomophaga. Membership in IOBC plus
subscription to Entomophaga is $110 annually.
For additional information contact:
Doug Landis
Dept of Entomology
104 B Pesticide Research Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1115
e-mail
