Webinar - Challenges in Conventional Crop Protection: Can biocontrol provide a viable alternative?
Monday, 13th April, 4pm to 5pm (UK time) - in Microsoft Teams.
Prof. Felix Wäckers has over 30 years of experience in the field of insect–plant interactions, having held academic and research positions across leading international institutions. His career includes roles as Full Professor and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture at Lancaster University, Researcher with the Dutch Academy of Sciences at Wageningen University and the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Assistant Professor at ETH Zürich, and Researcher at the USDA-ARS.
Since 2009, he has been Director of R&D at Biobest Group, a global leader in biological pollination and crop protection solutions. His research focuses on the interactions between crops, beneficial arthropods, and the surrounding semi-natural landscape, with a particular emphasis on optimising pollination and biological control.
At Biobest, Prof. Wäckers has led the development of innovative approaches to sustainable crop production, including new pollinator systems and advanced biocontrol strategies for both protected and open-field crops. He has published over 240 peer-reviewed articles and is co-author of a book on Agro-Ecosystem Ecology (Cambridge University Press). He has also coordinated and contributed to numerous large-scale international research projects.
