The ICRBM and Ecologically Based Rodent Management
Ecologically-based rodent management (EBRM) is a term coined more than 20 years ago by Prof Grant Singleton and Prof dr Herwig Leirs. Following a workshop in 1996 in Morogoro, Tanzania at the Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, the theme of ecologically-based rodent research was emphasized as the future of rodent research, particularly in Africa and Asia. Further discussions together with Dr Lyn Hinds and Prof Zhibin Zhang led to the first international conference on rodent biology and management held in Beijing in October 1998 and the seminal book Ecologically-Based Rodent Management published by ACIAR the following year.
Previous ICRBMs
The most recent ICRBM was the 7th ICRBM held in Arusha, Tanzania, 5th to 8th July 2022. Watch this space for announcements about the 8th ICRBM to be hosted in Canberra Australia, in September 2025.
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7th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management 5-8 July 2022, Arusha, Tanzania Hosted by the Institute of Pest Management, Sokoine University of Agriculture. |
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6th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management 3-7 September 2018, Potsdam, Germany Hosted by the University of Potsdam and Julius Kühn-Institute A joint conference with Rodens et Spatium Selected papers were published in a special issue of Integrative Zoology |
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5th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management 25-29 August, 2014 International Society of Zoological Sciences Selected papers were published in a special issue of Wildlife Research |
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4th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management 12-16 April, 2010 University of the Free State Selected papers were published in a special issue of Wildlife Research |
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3rd International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management 28 August - 1 September 2006 National Institute of Plant Protection Selected papers were published in a special issue of Integrative Zoology
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2nd International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management 10-14 February 2003 CSIRO Proceedings of the conference can be found in the book: Rats, Mice and People |
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1st International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management 5-9 October 1998 Institute of Zoology Key contributions helped form the book Ecologically-Based Rodent Management |
