Introduction to the 2018 International Symposium on Proactive Technologies for Enhancement of Integrated Pest Management of Key Crops

Abstract

The 2018 International Symposium on Proactive Technologies for Enhancement of Integrated Pest Management on Key Crops, including "Binational collaborative achievements on agricultural pest management between Taiwan and USA" and "Improving the effectiveness on the integrated pest management", which includes the proactive technologies for enhancement of integrated pest management, regulation and application of pesticides, management strategies for important plant diseases, and integrated pest management strategy with regards to climate change. We invited 22 experts from Taiwan, Australia, the United States, Japan and South Korea to be our symposium speakers. The sponsors sincerely hope that the symposium will not only provide proactive technologies or innovative pest management strategies for Republic of China, but also serve as a platform for future cooperation between domestic and foreign scholars, which can make a significant contribution to the advancement of Taiwan and global agriculture.