At the kind invitation of the Libyan Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy, Professor Khaled Etayeb, President of the Libyan Society for Birds, participated on Thursday morning, 17 April 2025, in a scientific online webinar entitled “The Webinar on Quelea Birds Control in Africa Without Fenthion”, held via Zoom on the international network.

The webinar featured 10 presentations from various African countries, all focusing on strategies for controlling the Red-Billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) within its distribution range across the African continent, particularly in tropical regions.

This bird species is considered one of the most destructive pests to agricultural crops, especially maize and cereals, notably in Central Africa. Discussions during the webinar centered on exploring safe, non-chemical alternatives to pesticides, in line with the global trend toward environmental protection and reducing the use of toxic substances such as Fenthion.