News from ISCA on Integrated Pest Management

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August 27, 2020

Pheromone insect controls ready to disrupt world pesticide industry, CEO says at Ag Innovation conference

The use of formulations with pheromones and other naturally occurring compounds to control the most damaging insects in agriculture is poised to disrupt the world pesticide industry. “These compounds are not only effective pest controls, but they are also safe and non-polluting,” said Agenor Mafra-Neto, the CEO and founder of ISCA, Inc., during the 12th […]

August 17, 2020

ISCA presents mosquito control innovations at national science conference

ISCA, Inc., a global green agtech company based in Riverside, Calif., presented at a national science conference on Monday, Aug. 17, several of its environmentally sustainable innovations to stop outbreaks of mosquitoes that spread deadly blood-borne infectious diseases in many parts of the world. Agenor Mafra-Neto, the CEO of ISCA, discussed these lifesaving technologies at […]

August 14, 2020

ISCA taps corporate talent in hires to executive team

ISCA, Inc., a green agtech company based in Riverside, Calif., has tapped decades of experience with the world’s leading multinational corporations in its recent hiring of two top executives. Joining ISCA’s leadership team are Chief Strategy Officer Blair L. Fortner and Chief Operations Officer Rolando Alegria. “Today ISCA has the necessary talent to expand its […]

March 18, 2020

Consortium that includes ISCA Europe win $6.9 million grant from EU to develop sustainable pheromone production

  March 18, 2020 ISCA Europe, a subsidiary of ISCA, Inc., is a member of a consortium of companies in Europe that has been awarded a  $6.9 million grant to develop sustainable fermentation processes to produce pheromones to safely control insect pests of maize, soybean, cotton, and other row crops. The grant from the Bio-Based […]