October 1996, Issue no. 34 ISSN: 1523-7893 Š Copyright 2005 IPM NEWS --- international IPM news and programs I. IPM NEWS / APPLICATIONS international IPM news and programs U.S. 1997 IPM Budget Survives The United States' budget for federally-supported IPM programs in fiscal 1997 will total US million, the same level as 1996with no cuts, according to a late September report from the Integrated Pest Management Program centered in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. A requested increase of US million, half for research and half for extension, was not approved, however. The funding increase would have supported large-scale competitive grants. Nonetheless, IPM remains a strongly emphasized program in the USDA budget for 1998, with ardent continuing support from top level USDA personnel. In a related activity, federal officials and others are investigating the possibilities of making crop insurance coverage available to growers who participate in large-scale IPM demonstration projects; officials are also gathering data to give to the Federal Crop Insurance entity showing that growers who use defined IPM practices have lower risks and therefore should be entitled to lower insurance rates. excerpted from a U.S. Dept. of Agric. news release Victoria Parliament Investigates Weeds' Impacts The impact of pest plants (weeds) the damage they can cause, and the costs to control them has triggered a full-scale government inquiry by The Parliament of Victoria (Australia). A Parliamentary committee is investigating not only impacts and costs, but the adequacy of current research and information dissemination concerning pest plant control and management strategies, as well as the appropriate roles of State and local governments, industry, and growers. The investigation divides pest plants into two broad groups: environmental weeds, and agricultural weeds, though the categories are not mutually exclusive. The former invade native vegetation usually adversely affecting regeneration and survival of the indigenous flora and fauna. Environmental pest plants include trees, shrubs, vines, creepers, grasses, bulbs, tubers, rhizomes, and aquatic plants. Agricultural weeds threaten crop production. Examples given of the characteristics that earn a plant "pest" status include: competes with more desirable plants, such as crops; poisons livestock and humans (includes allergens); injures livestock; interferes with agricultural processes (harvest, etc.); taints or
contaminates products; interferes with transportation, essential services, or recreational use of land and waterways; alters the habitat value of wetlands, native forests, grasslands, or other areas; and, presents aesthetically undesirable characteristics such as offensive odors. Submissions to the Committee closed in mid-September. Based on information collected, recommendations to the full State Parliament are anticipated on statewide priorities for pest plant control as well as possible cost-sharing arrangements. FMI: S. Walters, Executive Officer, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Level 19, Nauru House, 80 Collins St., Melbourne 3000, Vic., AUSTRALIA Fax: 61-3-9655-6075 Phone: 61-3-9655-6859 excerpted from: Terms of Reference Background Paper, July 1996. Insect Threatens California Vineyards A minute, yellow aphidlike insect long a serious pest to European vineyards and native to the eastern U.S., has evolved into a new biotype that poses a serious threat to the prolific wine industry of northern California, according to a recent feature in CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE. The crisis, attributed to grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae [Fitch]), began in 1983 when scientists identified a new biotype of the insect. Phylloxera damages grapevines by feeding on roots, leading to steady decline; infested vines stop producing after two to three years. Scientists at the Univ. of California who have mounted an extensive research effort report that there is no known chemical or biological control for D. vitifoliae. Pesticide applications, while shown to kill the insect in lab studies, proved ineffective when applied to vineyard soil. The nature of vineyard soils, the insect's broad distribution, and other factors appear to invalidate pesticide application as an economic and effective control. Emergence of phylloxera-resistant rootstocks thwarted the pest for now and halted the stated "threat to devour California's North Coast wine industry." However, new evidence from Germany, where the pest is well known in vineyards, suggests that even highly resistant rootstocks may become susceptible under some circumstances. Research will continue in California to try to learn more about phylloxera and tactics to control it. excerpted from: CALIF. AGR., 50(4), July-August 1996 Herbicide Resistant Maize Arrives A U.S. firm recently announced receiving a U.S. patent for fertile, transgenic corn (maize) resistant to glyphosate, a nonselective, systemic herbicide. DeKalb Genetics Corp. said use of its genetically altered seed would allow growers to apply glyphosate to control weeds and not harm the corn crop. DeKalb chairman/CEO B.P. Bickner stated that farmers could "dramatically improve their options for post-emergent weed control" by using the firm's new seed material. Bickner also said that, "We expect to introduce glyphosate-resistant corn hybrids in the spring of 1998, which would make DeKalb the first in the industry with this product." Since the beginning of 1996, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Dekalb nine patents, most of which relate to products with herbicide or insect resistance or to the
transformation methods used to develop them, the company said. Bt-Corn Raises Expectations and Concerns After initial field tests of newly developed transgenic maize/corn hybrids containing a gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, research scientists at the Univ. of Wisconsin (USA) found that the plants did shrug off the economically important pest Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), European corn borer, but voiced concern over both potential for spreading insect resistance and loss of yield due to crop depression. According to agronomist J.G. Lauer, "The technology is truly amazing. It may well revolutionize how farmers grow corn. But I don't think farmers should 'bet the farm' on these new genetically altered corn hybrids yet." Inserting a gene into a crop hybrid often initially depresses its yield, causing yield lag, Dr. Lauer pointed out. "To test the Bt corn, a farmer could plant 5 or 10 acres of the corn and see how it performs on the farm for at least two years before making a big investment in it," Lauer said. Working with Lauer, entomologist J. Wedberg observed that, "We know now that we can't rely on a single strategy to control insect pests." Widespread plantings of Bt-based crops may foster development of insect populations resistant to Bt, as has happened with many other insecticides, according to Dr. Wedberg. Widespread use of a single insecticide initially kills most insect pests, but immediately begins to select for the few individual insects which, for unusual genetic reasons, can tolerate it. When these survivors breed, they quickly multiply and form a population resistant to that insecticide. Wedberg says the way to keep Bt-based corn effective against borers and slow development of the pest's resistance to it is to plant non-Bt hybrids on a quarter of a farm's land devoted to growing corn/maize. Both scientists caution that, based on recent experience with other Bt-carrying crops in the U.S., this tool for protecting plants from insects should be slowly integrated into an overall crop protection approach. FMI: JGLAUER@facstaff.wisc.edu, or WEDBERG@wisplan.uwex.wisc.edu. excerpted from a Univ. of Wisconsin agric. press release, 16 September 1996. Thanks, also to M. Gale-Sinex, Center for Integrated Ag Systems
back to top IPM MEDLEY --- publications and other IPM information resources III. IPM MEDLEY general information, publications of interest, and other information and resources related to IPM Ms. IPM She is articulate. She is committed to the value and benefits of integrated pest management. She is out in the fields everyday actively promoting the IPM concept. After all, she is "Ms. IPM" and her vehicle license plates proclaim it so. The "she" in this case is M. Rayburn, an area IPM agent with the U.S. state of North Carolina's Cooperative Extension Service. Ms. Rayburn comments, "Ms. IPM is my `nom de plume' or alias. I find it
offers an opportunity to explain IPM to the curious who may not know about it. It is part of my marketing effort for IPM." And an integral element of her responsibilities. "I provide IPM training and support for county ag. agents in the area, as well as conducting educational programs (scouting schools, etc.) for farmers, crop consultants, crop scouts, agribusiness people, and the general public," says Ms. IPM. "I am also involved some in IPM research projects, working with various extension specialists." In her geographic area, "most of the farmers practice IPM to some extent, but it is the non-farm public that needs to know about it. I also provide IPM programming for Master Gardeners as part of that effort. IPM works and we need to let everyone (not just farmers) know about it," she said. Ms. IPM's message is that IPM is "good news," a reasonable balance between crop protection practices at extreme ends of the scale. "Too often farmers are caught in the modern agricultural production system," declares Ms. IPM. "They have to produce for the market that exists in their area. They may be in a small rural area that cannot support a farmer's market. They may be geared up for large scale production of grains, soybeans, or cotton and have to meet certain market criteria and economy of scale criteria to stay in business." "Most farmers that I know don't enjoy spraying a wide variety of chemicals. They use integrated pest management to treat only in response to a problem or anticipated problem. They use preventative, non-chemical methods when they can (crop rotation, resistant varieties, etc.). But, when a pest threatens to wipe out their crop (and their livelihood), they treat the crop to reduce the pest population below damaging levels. They have mortgage payments to make, families to feed and clothe, and children to send to college." Before accepting the IPM position with the Extension Service Ms. Rayburn managed an IPM co-op which provided crop scouting and soil sampling services to area farmers; she had dual responsibilities as co-op manager and extension agent. She was also a fulltime grower and currently farms part-time. Ms. IPM remarked that, "I don't claim to be an IPM `Guru,' but it is my primary job responsibility. The point I am trying to make is that we all make choices. Most growers want to farm sustainably. After all, they want to be able to continue farming and want to pass the farm on to future generations. They chose to farm rather than go into some other profession. Farming sustainably also includes making a profit so they can continue to farm next year and the years after." "I don't know that my story is unique - after all, there are lots of people involved in IPM at different levels," Rayburn observed. True, but there may be just one who bears the sobriquet "Ms. IPM" and so wholeheartedly promotes a rational and realistic approach to crop protection. FMI: M. Rayburn (Ms. IPM) Phone: 1-919-482-8431 E-mail: mrayburn@chowan.ces.ncsu.edu U.S. Names New IPM Coordinator The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected entomologist G.W. Cuperus as IPM Coordinator replacing B.J. Jacobson, a plant pathologist, who has completed his assignment and returned to a previously-held university position. Dr. Cuperus, a faculty member at Oklahoma State Univ. where he has been IPM Coordinator since
1992, has been actively involved in IPM-related issues and programs like water quality, sustainable agriculture, and food safety. He also serves on several national committees and the national IPM Task Force. Cuperus will hold the national IPM coordinator position for a year. excerpted from a U.S. Dept. of Agric. news release IPM Mission Spelled Out The Univ. of California (USA) Statewide IPM Project has adopted a mission statement to guide activities and direct future thrusts. The project, established in 1980 to develop and promote the use of integrated, ecologically sound pest management programs across the state, has as its mission: to reduce the pesticide load in the environment; to increase the predictability, and thereby effectiveness, of pest control techniques; to develop pest control programs that are economically, environmentally, and socially acceptable; to marshal agencies and disciplines into integrated pest management programs; and, to increase utilization of natural pest controls. IPMporium ..... Earlier control of the "green bridge," volunteer crops and weeds that grow after fall harvest, can significantly reduce root disease incidence in spring-planted crops, increasing yields by up to 50 percent. ..... A software program, VIRTUAL PLANTS, is said to provide "new perspectives to ecologists, pathologists, and agricultural scientists," according to a review in TRENDS IN PLANT SCI., 1(1), 33, January 1996. ..... Based on recent research, timing management operations of the aquatic weed Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle to occur at "weak" points in the plant's carbohydrate production cycle could improve the level of control achieved. ..... Canadian scientists are developing a bioherbicide (native occurring pathogenic fungus) to help manage Rubus spp., plants that vigorously compete with (and often overpower) young conifers in reforestation schemes. ..... The Univ. of Florida (USA) recently began using a new "urban entomology laboratory" focused on research related to cockroaches and fleas, among other urban pests. ..... Also in Florida, during 1995 IPM scouting covered 86 percent of the State's soybean fields, 60 percent of the peanut/groundnut fields, and 42 percent of the cotton fields. ..... A research effort funded by the Australian Center for International Agriculture resulted in development of wheat varieties containing resistance to the cereal disease "barley yellow dwarf virus." ..... According to a forest plant pathologist, it is imperative to develop IPM systems which will minimize or prevent disruption of forest tree nursery operations where methyl bromide can no longer be used. ..... The 1997 International Grassland Congress scheduled for Canada will entirely devote one of its numerous "themes" to pests and IPM.
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IPM: The Practical Side A new volume from international publishing house Chapman & Hall is billed as "a practical guide to the principles and practice of developing an IPM program. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT answers the question, `how do you devise, develop and implement a practical IPM system which will fully meet the real needs of farmers?,'" according to a recently released brochure. Beyond principles, author D. Dent offers insights into planning, research, and implementation of IPM. The 1996 work, 368 pgs, also covers IPM for several crops. Other new titles from the same publisher include: THE ECOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PESTS, Symondson and Liddell, eds.; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, Van Driesche and Bellows; URBAN ENTOMOLOGY, Robinson; and, INSECT NATURAL ENEMIES, Jervis and Kidd, eds. FMI or a free descriptive brochure-cum-order form, contact: Chapman & Hall, Direct Response, 2-6 Boundary Row, London SE1 8HN, U.K. E-mail: order@chaphall.com Fax: 44-1264-342761 Phone: 44-1264-342-838 Wood Borers and Termites The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has published a second edition of WOOD-DESTROYING INSECTS, WOOD BORERS AND TERMITES, by J.W. Creffield. This 1996 work contains clear four-color photos throughout as well as informative line drawings to illustrate biology, diagnostic procedures, and prevention tactics. The author is a veteran forest products entomologist with extensive experience and a balanced outlook toward the subject matter of this professional 44-page publication. FMI: CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139, Collingwood, VIC 3066, AUSTRALIA Fax: 61-3-9662-7555 E-mail: sales@publish.csiro.au Pesticide Classification Scheme The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) of the World Health Organization (WHO) published RECOMMENDED CLASSIFICATION OF PESTICIDES BY HAZARD AND GUIDELINES TO CLASSIFICATION 1996-1997. The 64-page work classifies pesticides according to acute toxicity and provides basic information including main uses and lethal dosage levels. It also describes criteria used in categorizing pesticides. WHO categories include Ia (extremely hazardous), Ib (highly hazardous), II (moderately hazardous), III (slightly hazardous) and "products unlikely to present acute hazard in normal use." Copies of the 1996 publication are free from: IPCS, CH-1211, Geneva 27, SWITZERLAND Fax: 41-22-791-0746 Phone: 41-22-791-3592 Limited Tillage has Pest Challenges For some years, the concept of reduced or limited tillage has been a tool with both advantages for growers, but with challenges as well, especially in terms of pest management. A lively periodical, NO-TILL FARMER, focuses
intense scrutiny on the practice and offers practical tips, general information, along with encouragement. A cross between a long newsletter and a skinny magazine, the publication includes numerous photos but is free of advertising. FMI: Lessiter Publications, Inc., PO Box 624, Brookfield, WI 53008-0624, USA E-mail: LESSPUB@aol.com Fax: 1-414-782-1252 Phone: 1-414-782-4480 Locust News Offered FAO's Emergency Centre for Locust Operations (ECLO) publishes the monthly DESERT LOCUST BULLETIN as a resource for descriptions of current weather and ecological conditions, reports of outbreaks, and summaries from countries from North Africa to East Asia. The free periodical is available via fax, airmail, or e-mail. FMI: Locust Group, AGP Division, FAO, 00100 Rome, ITALY E-mail: eclo@fao.org Fax: 39-6-522-55271 Other Newer Titles WEEDS: CONTROL WITHOUT POISONS, C. Walters, 1996, 352 pgs. Acres, U.S.A., PO Box 8800, Metairie, LA, 70011, USA Fax: 1-504-889-2777 Phone: 1-504-889-2100 POSITIONS NOTE: Along with readers interested in notices of IPM positions, advanced degree candidates seek information on Ph.D. or postdoctoral programs related to IPM. Please provide the NEWS with details of any Ph.D. or post-Ph.D. opportunities so they can be shared with the international IPM community. Ed. ENTOMOLOGY POSTDOCTORAL POSITION The Univ. of Arizona (USA) offers a two-year postdoctoral entomology position with a project investigating the interactions between autoparasitoids and primary parasitoids, and the effect of those interactions on biological control of their host, Bemisia tabaci (sweetpotato whitefly). The position starts 1 January 1997, or earlier if possible. FMI: M.S. Hunter, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA E-mail: mhunter@ag.arizona.edu Fax: 1-520-621-1150 Phone: 1-520-621-9350 back to top IPM RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS --- categories and topics related to IPM II. RESEARCH REVIEW research and findings related to IPM. Vineyard Cover Crops Offer Benefits Research scientists in the U.S. state of California are experimenting with a variety of ground cover schemes in vineyards, ranging from natural (weedy) vegetation to specifically planted cover crops. Aside from improving tilth in general, covers can influence pest and natural enemy populations, writes vineyard specialist M.J. Costello. Dr. Costello and colleagues recently completed several years of studies on the effects of vineyard floor vegetation on spiders and leafhoppers. Results indicate that maintaining a ground cover can reduce the leafhopper populations in some cases. Ground cover tactics are but one component in a broader initiative, Biologically Integrated Vineyard Systems, that encourages production systems which replace practices that are either disruptive to nontarget species, or can result in off-site problems. FMI: M.J. Costello, U.C. Cooperative Extension, 1720 S. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA 93702, USA Phone: 1-209-456-7285 E-mail: MJCOSTELLO@ucdavis.edu excerpted from: Vine Lines, Fall 1996 This Month's Noted Research Papers (grouped by broad subject area) General "Integrated Pest Management of Insects, Plant Pathogens, and Weeds in Dryland Cropping Systems of the Great Plains," Holtzer, T.O., et al. JRNL. OF PROD. AGRIC., 9(2), 200-208, April-June 1996. "Timing of Molluscicide Applications for Reliable Control in No-Tillage Field Crops," Smith,
J.A., and T. Beck. JRNL. OF ECON. ENTOM., 89(4), 1028-1032, August 1996. "Restricting Pesticide Use: The Impact on Profitability by Farm Size," Whittaker, G., et al. JRNL. OF AGRIC. AND APPL. ECON., December 1995. Phytopathology "Control of Soilborne Pathogens of Watermelon by Solar Heating," Mansoori, B., N.K. Jaliani. CROP PROT., 15(5), 423, August 1996. "Losses in Fresh-market Tomato Production in Florida due to Target Spot and Bacterial Spot and the Benefits of Protectant Fungicides," Pernezny, K., et al. PLANT DIS., 80(5), 559-563, May 1996. "Reduced Fungicide Inputs to Control Phytopthora infestans in Potato Cultivars with High Levels of Polygenic Resistance," Clayton, R.C., R.C. Shattock. POT. RESCH., 38(4), 399-406, 1995. Weed Management "Decision Rules for Postemergence control of Pigweed (Amaranthus spp.) in Soybean (Glycine max)," Dieleman, A., et al. WEED SCI., 44(1), 126-132, January-March 1996. "Modeling the Effect of Duration of Weed Competition, Weed Density and Weed Competitiveness on Seeded, Irrigated Onion," Dunan, C.M., et al. WEED RESCH., 36(3), 259-270, June 1996. "Phenological Studies to Improve Hydrilla Management," Madsen, J.D., and C.S. Owens. AQUA. PLANT CON. RESCH. PROG., A-96-2, May 1996. BioControl "Biological Control of Turfgrass Diseases with a Rhizosphere Competent Strain of Trichoderma harzianum," Lo, C.T., et al. PLANT DIS., 80(7), 736-741, July 1996. "Influence of Ground Cover on Beneficial Arthropods in Pecan," Smith, M.W., et al. BIO. CONTRL., 6(2), 164-176, April 1996. "Use of Phacelia tanacetifolia Strips to Enhance Biological Control of Aphids by Hoverfly Larvae in Cereal Fields," Hickman, J.M., S.D. Wratten. JRNL. OF ECON. ENTOM., 89(4), 832-840, August 1996. Nematology "Effect of Root-knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp) on Fusarium Wilt in Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)," Marley, P.S., R.J. Hillocks. FIELD CROPS RESCH., 46(1-3), 15-20, June 1996.
Entomology "Comparison of Insecticide Use Programs for Managing the Striped Cucumber Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Muskmelon," Brust, G.E., et al. JRNL. OF ECON. ENTOM., 89(4), 981-986, August 1996. "Detection of External and Internal Insect Infestation in Wheat by Near-infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy," Ridgway, C., J. Chambers. JRNL. OF THE SCI. OF FOOD AND AGRIC., 71(2), 251-264, June 1996. "Efficacy of the Insect Growth Regulators Tebufenozide and Fenoxycarb for Lepidopteran Pest Control in Apples, and their Compatibility with Biological Control for Integrated Pest Management," Valentine, B.J., et al. AUSTRL. JRNL. OF EXP. AGRIC., 36(4), 501-506, 1996. "Field Evaluation of and Modeling the Impact of Three Control Methods on the Larval Dynamics of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)," Labatte, J.M., et al. JRNL. OF ECON. ENTOM., 89(4), 852-862, August 1996. "Farmers' Perceptions of the White Stem Borer Scirpophaga innotata (Walker), in Cilamaya, West Java, Indonesia," Rubia, E.G., et al. CROP PROT., 15(4), 327-334, June 1996. "Indicator Plants for Monitoring Pest Population Growth," Berlinger, M.J., et al. ANN. OF THE ENTOM. SOC. OF AMER., 89(5), 611-622, September 1996. [Note: the term "pest" is used here to refer to insect pests. Ed.] "Suppression of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Infestations in Cantaloupe and Cotton with Sprinkler Irrigation," Castle, S.J., et al. CROP PROT., 15(7), 657-664, November 1996.
back to top U.S. REGIONAL IPM CENTERS AND THE IPM-CRSP --- news, developments back to top U.S. AID's IPM-Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) back to top IPMNET CALENDAR --- recent additions and revisions to a comprehensive global IV. CALENDAR a global list (in two sections) of future IPM-related events (conferences, training courses, symposia, etc.) See also Meetings and Conferences listed in the WWW Virtual Library for Agriculture. IPMnet Calendar I. NEW (N), or REVISED (R) entries
In 1996 No new/revised entries.
In 1997 (N) 11 to 13 March THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF TRANSGENIC CROPS: RISK, BENEFIT AND TRADE CONSIDERATIONS. Canberra, AUSTRALIA. Aim: To make a balanced assessment of issues that are now perceived to be critical to the progress of transgenic plant projects. Contact: M. Gibbs, Cooperative Research Center for Plant Science, GPO Box 475, Canberra ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA E-mail: mark.gibbs@pi.csiro.au Fax: 61-6-246-5000 Phone: 61-6-246-5455 (N) 21 April-16 May 4th INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF ARTHROPOD PESTS & WEEDS, Ascot, U.K. Contact: S. Williamson, International Institute of Biological Control, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7TA, U.K. E-mail: S.WILLIAMSON@cabi.org Fax: 44-1344-875007 Phone: 44-1344-872999. (N) 10-15 August MICROBIAL CONTROL OF PESTS IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Univ., Copenhagen, DENMARK. Contact: J. Eilenberg, Dept. of Ecology and Molecular Biology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Univ., Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, DENMARK E-mail: Per.Damgaard@ecol.kvl.dk Fax: 45-35-282670 Phone: 45-35-282660 In 1998 No new/revised entries.
IPMnet Calendar II. PREVIOUSLY LISTED entries 1996 14-16 October INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECOTOXICOLOGY: PESTICIDES & BENEFICIAL ORGANISMS, Cardiff International Arena, Wales, UK. Contact: P. McEwen, Welsh Pest Management Forum, PO Box 915, Cardiff CF1 3TL, UK Fax: 44-222-450-538 E-mail: SABPKM1@cardiff.ac.uk 14-25 October INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON CLASSICAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF CASSAVA GREEN MITE, Cotonu, COTE D'IVOIRE, presented by IITA. Training Office, IITA Fax: 234-2-241-2221 E-mail: IITA@cgnet.com 21-25 October INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON RODENT BIOLOGY AND INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA, Morogoro, TANZANIA. Contact: Rodent Research Unit, Sokoine Univ., PO Box 3110, Morogoro, TANZANIA E-mail:
rodent@hnettan.gn.apc.org Fax: 255-56-3748 Phone: 255-56-4621 29 October - 1 November 3RD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE MANAGEMENT OF DIAMONDBACK MOTH AND OTHER CRUCIFER PESTS, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. Technical program includes IPM tools implementation on crucifers worldwide. Contact: A. Sivapragasam, Strategic, Environment and Natural Resources Center, MARDI, GPO Box 12301, 50774 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E-mail: SIVASAM@mardi.my Fax: 603-9487639 Phone: 603-9437439 5-7 November 13TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE, HIGI (Weed Science Society of Indonesia), Bandar Lampung, South Sumatera, INDONESIA. Contact: HIGI Conference, Research and Development Centre, Univ. of Lampung, Jl. Sumantri Brojonegoro 1, Bandar Lampung 35145, INDONESIA. 7-8 November NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRACTICAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FOR THE HORTICULTURE AND TURFGRASS INDUSTRY, College Park, MD, USA. Flexible two-day series of lectures and hands-on labs. Contact: November ? Conference Coordinator, 11975 Homewood Rd., Ellicott City, MD 21042, USA E-mail: sg10@umail.umd.edu 11-22 November INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON PLANT VIRUS EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL, Ibadan, NIGERIA, presented by IITA. Contact: Training Office, IITA Fax: 234-2-241-2221 E-mail: IITA@cgnet.com 18-21 November PESTS AND DISEASES 1996, THE BRIGHTON CONFERENCE, Brighton, UK. Contact: D.V. Alford, ADAS, Brooklands Ave., Cambridge CB2 2BL, U.K Phone: 44-1223-455857 Fax: 44-1223-455624. (no date) November AFRO-ASIAN SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS, 3RD INTERNATIONAL NEMATOLOGY CONFERENCE, Coimbatore, INDIA. Contact: U.K. Mehta, Dept. of Nematology, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641 007, INDIA Fax: 91-422-445611 Phone: 91-422-441179 8-12 December ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Galt House, Louisville, KY, USA. Contact: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Suite 300, Lanham, MD 20706, USA Phone: 1-301-731-4535 Fax: 1-301-731-4538 E-mail: PUBINFO@entsoc.org Also see information at: www 1997 6-8 January 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PESTS IN AGRICULTURE, Montpellier, FRANCE. Among several plenary sessions will be "Integrated Pest Management: From the Grower to the ConsumerFacts and Prospects," featuring speakers and a roundtable discussion. Other specialized sessions will cover a broad range of pest management topics. Contact: ANPP, 6 Blvd. de la Bastille, F-75012 Paris, FRANCE Fax: 33-1-43-442-919 Phone: 33-1-43-448-964 2-6 February WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Orlando, FL, USA. Contact: WSSA, 1508 W. University Ave., Champaign, IL 61821-3133, USA Phone: 1-217-352-4212
6-7 February MANAGING WEEDS IN HORTICULTURAL CROPS NATIONAL WORKSHOP, Clarion Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FL, USA. Contact: American Soc. for Hort. Sci., 600 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2562, USA E-mail: meetings@ashs.org Fax: 1-703-836-2024 2-7 March 16TH ANNUAL CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE ENTOMOLOGIA, Salvador, Bahia, BRAZIL. Contact: A. Nascimento, President CBE97/EMBRAPA-CNPMF, Cx. Postal 07, CEP 44380-000, Cruz das Almas, BA, BRAZIL E-mail: CBE97@cnpmf.embrapa.br 13-18 April INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN HORTICULTURAL CROPS, an international symposium, Agadir, MOROCCO. Oral and poster presentations related to integrated control of pests of horticultural crops, plus post-symposium tours. Contact: Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II, BP 18/S, Agadir, MOROCCO Fax: 212-824-2243 Phone: 212-824-1006 14-16 April RESISTANCE ?, INTEGRATED APPROACH TO COMBATTING RESISTANCE, sponsored by IACR, Rothamsted, U.K. Third in a series of international conferences to review progress in addressing pesticide resistance. Contact: B.P.S. Khambay, IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, U.K. E-mail: BHUPINDER.KHAMBAY@bbsrc.ac.uk Fax: 44-1582-760981 6 May 49TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CROP PROTECTION, Univ. of Gent, BELGIUM. Contact: L. Tirry, Faculty of Agricultural and Appli ed Biological Sciences, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, BELGIUM Phone: 32-0-9-264-6152 Fax: 32-0-9-264-6239 29-31 May INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ACREMONIUM/GRASS INTERACTIONS, Atlanta, GA, USA. Contact: N.S. Hill, Dept. of Agronomy, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. 22-26 June 10TH EUROPEAN WEED RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM, Poznan, POLAND. Includes worskshops, posters, and field excursions. Contact: EWRS Symposium ?, c/o BBA Inst. f. Unkrautforschung, Messeweg 11-12, D-38104 Braunschweig, GERMANY Fax: 49-531-299-3010 Phone: 49-531-299-3903 20-23 July SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS MEETING, Tucson, AZ, USA. 9-13 August AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Rochester, NY, USA. Contact: APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA Phone: 1-612-454-7250 Fax: 1-612-454-0766 E-mail: ZZZ6882@vz.cis.umn.edu 25-29 August MICROBIAL CONTROL OF PESTS IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, IOBC Working Group, Copenhagen, DENMARK. Contact: J. Eilenberg, Dept. of Ecology and Molecular Biology, Royal Veterinary and Agric. Univ., Bulowsvej 13, DK-1870 Copenhagen, DENMARK Fax: 45-35-28-2670 (no date) September 16TH ASIAN-PACIFIC WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY CONFERENCE,
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. Contact: B.H. Bakar, Botany Dept., Univ. of Malaya, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA E-mail: BAKI@botany.um.edu.my Fax: 60-3-759-4178 Phone: 60-3-759-4351 7-11 October 7TH INTERNATIONAL VERTICILLIUM SYMPOSIUM, Cape Sounion, GREECE. Contact: R.C. Rowe, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Ohio State Univ., Wooster, OH 44691, USA E-mail: rowe.4@osu.edu Fax: 1-216-263-3841 17-20 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 1997, Brighton, UK. Contact: D.V. Alford, ADAS, Brooklands Ave., Cambridge CB2 2BL, U.K. Fax: 44-1223-455624 Phone: 44-1223-455857 13-18 December ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Opryland, Nashville, TN, USA. Contact: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Suite 300, Lanham, MD 20706, USA Fax: 1-301-731-4538 Phone: 1-301-731-4535 E-mail: PUBINFO@entsoc.org 1998 23 February-1 March INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PESTICIDE USE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: IMPACT ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, San Jose, COSTA RICA. Contact: Y. Astorga, Univ. Nacional, Apdo. 86-3000, Heredi a, COSTA RICA Phone: 506-277-358 Fax: 506-277-3583 E-mail: PPUNA@ir azu.una.ac.cr Web: www.una.ac.cr na 2-7 August 25TH INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS, Brussels, BELGIUM. Contact: H. Wilcox, Dept. of Hort., Min. of Agric., Bolwerklaan 21, 14th Floor, B-1210 Brussels, BELGIUM. Fax: 32-2-211-7209. 2-7 August 9TH IUPAC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: PESTICIDE CHEMISTRY, London, UK. Contact: J.F. Gibson, Royal Soc. of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1V 0BN, U.K. Fax: 44-171-734-1227 Phone: 44-171-437-8656 9-16 August 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, Edinburgh, UK. Contact: ICPP98 Congress Secretariat, c/o Meeting Makers, 50 George Street, Glasgow, Scotland G1 1QE, U.K. E-mail: icpp98@meetingma kers.co.uk Fax: 44-141-552-0511 Phone: 44-141-553-1930 6-10 December AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC. and ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC. OF AMERICA JOINT MEETING, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Contact: J.M. Schimml, APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Rd., St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA Fax: 1-612-454-0766 Phone: 1-612-454-7250 E-mail: zzz6882@vz.cis.umn.edu
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