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icipe wins Food Planet Prize
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (www.icipe.org) has been awarded the prest...
Total control of Tuta absoluta
icipe releases wasp to control devastating tomato leafminer
In a landmark move fo...
Boost for icipe malaria reduction efforts
Funding for groundbreaking research on malaria transmission-blocking microbe
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Insect of the Month (November): Mopane bee, Plebeina hildebrandti (stingless bee)
Colony collapse disorder in honeybees is a major concern, and alternative pollinators are of great i...
icipe – 50 years of plant health research
The United Nations has designated 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), as an...
ARPPIS-DAAD PhD scholarships for study at icipe
Three-Year Doctoral Training in Insect and Related Sciences for Development
Deadline for applicat...
Insect of the Month (October): Tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans
Tsetse flies occur only in Africa and are found in 38 countries where they transmit African trypanos...
Insect of the Month (September): Cotesia icipe
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, invaded Africa from tropical and subtropical America only as r...
New arsenals for fall armyworm control
icipe-led initiative develops new biopesticides, and strengthens regional collaboration for har...
Insect of the Month (August): Yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is one of the deadliest mosquitoes known to mankind....
“Smart maize” summons bodyguards against stemborers
Scientists have discovered that certain “smart” maize varieties have the ability to defend themselve...
Awards & Recognitions
icipe Governing Council Awards 2020
During its Annual General Meeting held on 18 November 2020, the icipe Governing Council, which...