Centre for Biological Control (CBC)

We contribute to the development of new knowledge concerning the use of living organisms to control pests and diseases.

Barley is sorted in an agricultural machine, photo.

About CBC

SLU runs the Centre for Biological Control (CBC), with a grant from the Swedish government. CBC conducts its own research and collaborate with other researchers in sustainable control strategies. A close cooperation with stakeholders, such as growers, industry, authorities and organisations is an important part of our activities. Contact us if you have any questions regarding activities in the centre, if you have an interest in research collaboration, assignments or evaluations!

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News

31 October 2024
Rooftop greenhouses – A way forward for urban food production in Sweden?
Rooftop greenhouses can provide fresh and locally produced food as well as optimise land use and energy efficiency. Today, there are no large-scale operations in Scandinavia. Would that be a possibility? This was investigated at an interdisciplinary collaboration at SLU. “Working in an interdisciplinary way has worked very well and been a really nice experience full of learning and exchanges”, says project leader Marie-Claude Dubois.
11 October 2024
Fly away or stay to control pests?
If you release hoverflies in cultivation tunnels to combat aphids, do they stay and protect the crops or fly away? Paul Becher and his research team investigated this in tunnels with commercial raspberry and blackberry production.
08 October 2024
Wheat can control a fungus to get better plant protection
For the first time, scientists have shown that a crop, in this case wheat, can control what a beneficial fungus does by sending small RNA molecules into the fungal cells. This means a big step forward for research into environmentally friendly control methods in agriculture. The research builds on the ground-breaking work that was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2024.

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When it is biological control?

Researchers at the SLU Centre for Biological present an updated terminology and conceptual platform for biological control. The aim is to facilitate communication and legislation.