main office and research facilities
via Angelo Signorelli 105
00123 Roma
registered office
via Germanico 107
00192 Roma
weeds@bbcaonlus.org
Ecocompatible strategies to control weeds and insect pests
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENCY
BBCA
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENCY
Travels
Travels
Exploration trips
In a Biological Control of Weeds project the main step is to conduct foreign explorations in the area of origin of the weed to select insects, mites and/or pathogens as candidate BioControl Agents (BCAs). Such selection is based upon the host specificity and the type of damage (impact) caused to the weed by the candidate BCA alone (primarily) or in sinergy with pathogens (secondary). After collection and identification, the biology, host specificity and impact of selected BCAs are assessed in laboratory and field experiments.