The Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee (CIB&RC) has granted permanent registration to the State Bio Control Laboratory (SBCL) under the Agriculture department.
With this, the lab at Mannuthy, Thrissur, has become the first government facility in Kerala to be granted the CIB&RC registration, a statement said.
The SBCL was established in 2000 for the mass culturing of biocontrol agents and their distribution to farmers. Biocontrol agents are eco-friendly solutions for crop and yield improvement and pest management.