The open access gateway to practical plant health information and services – from diagnostic and management advice to maps of pest locations and customized alerts on pest news. 

The Knowledge Bank houses over 15,000 pieces of content on crop health issues, including pest and disease management, farming practices and pest distribution. To access all available content, go to the Browse page. You can find specific content of interest using the search tool and filter options. For more information on the content types available, visit the Using the Knowledge Bank page.

The PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank features a number of tools to help you identify pests and manage your crops: 

• Identify a pest: Are you unable to identify the symptoms on a crop? Use the diagnostic tool and species pages to help
• Country resources: Browse pest management resources by country, including pesticide lists, diagnostic support and guidelines for writing extension materials
• Pest alerts: New reports of pests are regularly published in the scientific literature. Sign up for monthly pest alerts straight to your inbox. Choose from country, region or worldwide alerts
• My projects: Create your own PDF booklet of PlantwisePlus content and other CABI Digital Library materials, which you can download and print

Farmers’ crops are increasingly at the mercy of climate change, pests and diseases. PlantwisePlus works with country partners to predict, prepare for and prevent potential threats and reduce crop losses. We provide comprehensive support to countries and farmers so they meet the increasing global demand for quality food in a changing climate.

Get an overview of how PlantwisePlus aims to help women and men farmers to improve the quantity and quality of the food they produce.