January 1997, Issue no. 37 ISSN: 1523-7893 Š Copyright 2005 IPM NEWS --- international IPM news and programs I. IPM NEWS / APPLICATIONS international IPM news and programs Disease Grows into Worldwide Problem Ergot, once limited to Asia and Africa, has now become a serious global disease threat to sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) with recent widespread epidemics in Brazil and Australia and appearances in several other Latin American nations. It continues to be a plague in numerous African and Asian countries, report the authors of "ErgotA Global Threat to Sorghum," in the INTERNATIONAL SORGHUM AND MILLETS NEWSLETTER (ISMN). A team of international scientists led by R. Bandyopadhyay present an extensive and detailed profile of a disease that can spread rapidly and has the ability to severely reduce grain yield. The authors recount that the 1995 epidemic in Brazil covered 800,000 square km. in a week, and, during a 3-week period in 1996, 60,000 square km in Australia. Ergot can be caused by either of two fungal pathogens. The disease can be spread by conidia that are wind-borne, carried by splashed raindrops, or moved by insects, as well as by clothing, footwear, and farm implements. Multiple cycles of infection can occur in the same growing season under certain conditions. Several options can be integrated in an ergot control program including sowing ergot-free seed, enforcing strict quarantine measures, adjusting sowing dates to take advantage of conditions that do not favor disease development, and removing other plants and litter to reduce sources of infection. A full color supplement to the original article contains clear close-up photos showing the disease's impact on sorghum. FMI: Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America, PO Box 530, Abernathy, TX 79311, USA. excerpted from: ISMN, 37, 1996.
Breeding Aimed at Cocoa Disease Black pod disease, caused by Phytophthora spp., is arguably the most devastating disease of cocoa plants (Theobroma cacao), an important tropical crop. Chemical control tactics, while available, are both costly and problematic, according to the French research organization, CIRAD (Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche
Agronomique pour le Developpement). In his third edition of COCOA, published in 1975, G.A.R. Wood asserts that, "The replacement of susceptible trees by material showing durable resistance to the pathogen is the ultimate longterm solution to black pod losses." Following Wood's concept and to provide another tool for control, CIRAD has launched a genetic control research project being jointly conducted in Cote d'Ivoire and Trinidad. The approach uses molecular markers to analyze the genetic basis of resistance, identify early selection markers, and preserve the genes that confer cocoa with resistance to black pod disease. The research program in progress is built around: the genetic map of cocoa comprising 193 markers; analysis of population diversity of the responsible pathogen (showing variability within species of the genus Phytophthora); identification of sources of resistance; and, development of an early test on leaves. FMI: CIRAD, 42 rue Scheffer, 75116 Paris, FRANCE Fax: 33-1-4755-1530 Phone: 33-1-5370-2000 back to top IPM MEDLEY --- publications and other IPM information resources II. IPM MEDLEY general information, publications of interest, and other information and resources related to IPM U.K. Council Expands Activities Long a presence in the U.K., the British Crop Protection Council (BCPC) more recently has been exerting an increasing international influence through an expanding range of activities. BCPC brings together a wide range of entities with interests in furthering the science and practice of crop protection: organizations representing research, corporations, education, government, small business, and overseas development. BCPC's primary objective is to "promote and encourage the science and practice of crop protection for the benefit of all." The Council pursues its objective by promoting independent and authoritative views through the means of conferences, symposia, publications, and other media. The general public, BCPC believes, should be exposed to a "balanced view on crop protection and its place in crop/food production." BCPC has taken over organization of the internationally recognized annual Brighton conferences (alternating between weeds one year and "pests" and diseases the next) as well as publishing and marketing an extensive list of titles through British Crop Protection Enterprises, BCPC's wholly owned commercial subsidiary. These uniformly well-produced, up-to-date works include proceedings, manuals, handbooks, and other titles. "Given the international nature of all important crop protection issues," says the Council, it has adopted a policy of enhancing its "relationships with like-minded crop protection organisations both within Europe and on a global basis." FMI: BCPC, 49 Downing Street, Farnham GU9 7PH, U.K. Fax: 44-0-1252-727194 Phone: 44-0-1252-733072 Fungi Forum Founded An international working group is being organized to improve communication and coordination among international researchers involved with study of fungi of the genera Trichoderma and Gliocladium. A current list of all the individuals and laboratories working with these fungi will be prepared. An international committee is envisioned to promote research and collaboration, help to organize meetings, and establish projects as well as consortia. FMI: M. Lorito, Istituto di Patologia Vegetale, Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via
Universita, 100, 80055 Portici (NA), ITALY E-mail: LORITO@unina.it Fax: 39-81-775-5129 Phone: 39-81-775-5142
QUOTES F.G. Zalom, Director of the Univ. of California Statewide IPM Project, on THE "INTEGRATION" IN IPM: "Integrated pest management is both a strategy and a philosophy for addressing potential pest problems. It is not a specific control tactic, although specific IPM-compatible tools to address key pest problems are often necessary elements of IPM systems. IPM requires an understanding of the ecology and economics of the production system being impacted by a pest species, as well as understanding of the biology of the pest species itself. "Non-chemical control approaches have been studied and used for many years, but the concept coalesced in the 1950s with the notion of `integrated control' which illustrated that using insecticides wisely so as to preserve naturally occurring biological control agents was a better long-term strategy than relying on pesticides alone. IPM expanded upon this concept of integration to include other pest control approaches in producing ecologically and economically based production systems. "IPM is not `insect pest management,' but necessarily encompasses the management of weed, pathogen, nematode, and vertebrate `pests' within an integrated production system framework. All of these pests face similar issues in terms of their damage potential, development of resistance to pesticides, and changing pesticide regulations brought about by possible environmental and health risks. "The research approaches and possible control tactics may differ by discipline, but IPM strategies apply to all. Integration of pest disciplines and of pest disciplines with production and social disciplines is vital to the development of IPM systems." excerpted with permission from: 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE IPM PROJECT. J. Duffus, Research Plant Pathologist, on whitefly damage: "We're finding that whiteflies transmit close to 100 different diseases. Throughout the world, more crop damage is caused by these diseases than from the actual plant feeding of whiteflies." The British Agrochemicals Association (BAA), on IPM: "The goal in Integrated Pest Management is not to destroy every last weed, pest [insect] or disease in a crop but to keep infestations within bounds so that they do not cause economic damage to current or to future crops. "If any control treatment is needed, whether biological or chemical or a combination of both, it is only applied when a population reaches a damage threshold." "The growers' aim is to ensure the best yields of high quality fresh produce in the safest way and with minimal adverse environmental impact. They manage pest populations to keep them at levels which will not cause economically unacceptable damage.
"IPMthe techniques available to the farmer: Crop rotation; Cultivation(s); Use of resistant varieties; Better prediction methods of pest and disease attack; Encouragement of natural predators; More accurate diagnosis of pests and diseases infesting the crop; Target-specific crop protection chemicals; Biological pest control; and, Biotechnological methods." excerpted from BAA publications: CROP PROTECTION: THE WAY FORWARD; and, CROP PRODUCTION, WORKING WITH NATURE. IPMporium ..... Tests carried out to determine the activity of Cry 1 toxins from Bacillus thruringiensis against lepidoteran pests of maize showed that efficiency can vary 100-fold between species and that insect susceptibility differed with various toxins. ..... The U.K. Pesticide Guide plans to add an electronic version for its 1998 edition. ..... For Central American coffee plants, Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus nematodes pose one of the critical pest problems as they can cause up to 15-20 percent production losses.
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International Pest Management Formerly known as "Tropical Pest Management," the periodical INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEST MANAGEMENT is alive and thriving under the editorship of Univ. of Wales scientists, N.A. Kidd and M.A. Jervis. The Journal, published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. in the U.K., covers "original research concerned with the control of pests and diseases of plants of economic, conservation, medicinal, and amenity value within the areas of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, conservation and stored products research." Interestingly, the publication excludes research on "pesticide development, formulation, and application methods and testing, unless presented in an integrated pest management context." FMI: N.A. Kidd, PO Box 915, Cardiff CF1 3TL, U.K. E-mail: sabnk@cf.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1222-874305 Pest Management in the Crosshairs Integrated pest management redefined to exclude pesticides is the subtext for a new softbound report published by Consumers Union (CU), a U.S. consumer advocacy organization. Within its attractive cover a print of an oil painting of a vineyard with a lush, low growing cover crop PEST MANAGEMENT AT THE CROSSROADS pulls no punches in forcefully presenting a raft of data and arguments to support adopting what it labels
biointensive IPM, or "high IPM." CU hired ag economist C.M. Benbrook, former executive director of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' Board on Agriculture, to work with the CU hierarchy in preparing this 288-page work. On their way to the basic recommendation that, "The best way to lower pesticide risks is to reduce reliance on pesticides through a transition to bio-intensive IPM," the authors stitch together vignettes, numerous web site references, profiles of individuals, and practical examples of pest management (is putting lids on garbage cans in parks to avoid pest problems "biointensive?"). Entomologists may grimace at the page labeled "Bug Identification," but the volume's line drawings and graphs are well executed throughout and the publication's overall presentation crisp. FMI: PMD Services, Inc., PO Box 2013, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701, USA E-mail: pmac@pmds.com Fax: 1-301-206-9789 Phone: 1-301-617-7815 Guide to Using Pesticides A just-published manual from British Crop Protection Enterprises (BCPE) offers a comprehensive, practical overview of all facets of pesticide application in agriculture and other settings. USING PESTICIDES, A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SAFE, EFFECTIVE SPRAYING, takes the position that understanding the implications and consequences of pesticide usage requires full knowledge of the process and materials. The 170-page ring-bound (and thus, flexible) work's 12 sections start with definitions and then proceed to cover products, storage, actual application, disposal, safety, environmental issues, and record keeping. FMI: BCPE Ltd., Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berks RG42 5QE, U.K. Fax: 44-0-118-9343-1998 Phone: 44-0-118-9343-2727 Revised Insect Text Offered The recently published second edition of ENTOMOLOGY & PEST MANAGEMENT, by L.P. Pedigo, includes progress made in pest management dealing with insects since the first edition (1989) with an estimated 15 to 20 percent new material distributed throughout the work's 679 pages. As the title suggests, this edition as did the firstis limited to primarily insect pest management backed up by principles of basic entomology. Published by Prentice Hall, USA. Biotech Role Reviewed While primarily directed to its numerous Council members and constituencies, an October 1996 report published by the British Crop Protection Council (BCPC) titled BIOTECHNOLOGY IN CROP PROTECTION: A BCPC VIEW, offers a range of insights and glimpses of the future. The 20-page document notes the Council's position and intention to play an independent, objective, and proactive role with regards to molecular biology and crop protection. FMI: BCPC, 49 Downing Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PH, U.K. Fax: 44-0-1252-727194 Phone: 44-0-1252-733072 Locust/Grasshopper Biocontrol The international, multi-nationally funded program to integrate use of a mycoinsecticide based on the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium flavoviride into control strategies for locust and grasshoppers has launched LU*BI*LO*SA 3, a periodic newsletter to keep all those interested advised of the program's activities as well as provide for free flow of ideas relating to biocontrol of locusts and grasshoppers. "Lubilosa" is the acronym for the French version of the program's title. D.R. Dent recently assumed the position of program manager and was instrumental in creating the newsletter. Dr. Dent extends an invitation to all who would like to subscribe to the free newsletter to contact him at: D.R. Dent, LUBILOSA, IIBC, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7TA, U.K. E-mail: DavidD@cabiswd.msm.cgnet.com Fax: 44-0-1344-875007 Anti-pesticide Advocacy PAN, the Pesticide Action Network, publishes the GLOBAL PESTICIDE CAMPAIGNER, a well researched, professional periodic newsletter containing information that advocates "adoption of ecologically sound practices in place of pesticide use." PAN itself represents an extensive international coalition of citizens' groups and individuals. FMI: PAN, 116 New Montgomery St., #810, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA E-mail: Panna@panna.org Fax: 1-415-541-9253 Phone: 1-415-541-9140 Biopesticides and Transgenics International
Business Communications (IBC) offers the BIOPESTICIDES AND TRANSGENIC PLANTS COMPENDIUM, the proceedings of a January 1997 conference. FMI: IBC, 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772-1749, USA E-mail: reg@ibcusa.com Fax: 1-508-481-7911 Phone: 1-508-481-6400 Coming in April 1997: MICROBIAL INSECTICIDES: NOVELTY OR NECESSITY. Further details in a future IPMnet NEWS. OTHER RESOURCES SEVERAL WEED SCIENCE WEB SITES Both the European Weed Research Society (EWRS) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) maintain active web sites that include electronic versions of their respective periodic newsletters, and a variety of other information items and links to related sites around the world. For EWRS: www.res.bbsrc.ac.uk E-mail contact: cussans@bbsrc.ac.uk For WSSA: piked2.agn.uiuc.edu E-mail contact: dpike@piked2.agn.uiuc.edu The Weed Science Group, in Western Australia, is part of the Plant Research and Development Services Management Unit of the provincial government. The Group conducts a range of weed science research activities as well as helping to protect against import of unwanted plant species, plus other services. Their web site is: www.agric.wa.gov.au WORLD INSECT PATHOGEN DATABASE Through support of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, a researcher has put together the Ecological Database of the World's Insect Pathogens (EDWIP), said to contain over 5,000 records of pathogens infecting over 2,500 insect species. EDWIP's web address is: insectweb.inhs.uiuc.edu excerpted from: ESA NEWS, 19(12), December 1996.
EQUIPMENT DEVICE MEASURES DEGREE-DAYS A series of automated, preprogrammed, microcontroller driven devices measure time and temperature and calculate degree-days for a wide variety of insect pests. The small (6.5 x 11.8 x 2.3 cm) weather-tight units, marketed under the TEMPEST label, are powered by a standard 9v. battery which is inserted at the time of placement in the field. Offered by Insect Investigations Ltd., a small highly specialized scientific firm in Cardiff, Wales, U.K., these devices are designed to predict pest outbreaks and to thereby target the optimum time to implement control practices. Manually activating a test button indicates status for the particular insect species being monitored. The manufacturer can tailor units for any of nearly 200 pest species found worldwide. FMI: Insect Investigations Ltd., PO Box 915, Cardiff CF1 3TL, U.K. E-mail: Insect@cardiff.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1222-388965 Web site: www.cf.ac.uk PACKAGING-TRANSFER SYSTEM Pending legislation in Europe targets reductions in packaging material, which, when added to the need for increased safety in handling pesticides, has resulted in LINKPAK, a new refillable packaging system. Pesticide is delivered in a 10 liter plastic container fitted with a special coupling that mates with a corresponding fitting on the tank of an application unit. Once engaged, the container is twisted to release pesticide into the tank.
The system assures "closed" transfer and controlled rate of release. The container is reclosed, removed, and returned for refilling. Farmers who tested LinkPak noted improved environmental and operator safety, more accurate measuring, and reduced wastage. FMI: Ciba Agriculture, Whittlesford, Cambs. CB2 4QT, U.K. Fax: 44-0-1223-835211 Phone: 44-0-1223-833621 BLOWER HELPS CUT FUNGICIDE USE A Canadian apple grower built a large powered air blower, that, when towed through his orchard, removed leaves and fallen fruit from trees, which helped lower the incidence of scab and insect pests that overwinter in debris, and reportedly reduced fungicide use by 50 percent. The ground level air blast moves leaves and fallen fruit to row middles where it can be chopped by a flail mower. FMI: Warwick Orchards, RR 8, Watford, Ont. N0M 2SO, CANADA Fax: 1-519-849-6731 excerpted from: FARM SHOW, 20(6), 1996. ELECTRONIC DEVICE "ZAPS" RODENTS A U.S. firm has developed an electronically operated rodent extermination and monitoring system under the "Rat Zapper" label. A single unit comprises a power box that uses batteries to create current which is conveyed to a metal cannister with one open end. Rodents are attracted to a non-poisonous bait, enter the cannister, and contact a metal pad that delivers a lethal shock. Groups of up to 64 traps can be monitored from a single tracking panel. The manufacture also offers software to monitor multiple dispersed sites, as well as an electronic cockroach control device. FMI: Agrizap Inc., 1860 Eastman Avenue, Building 111, Ventura, CA 93003, USA E-mail: sales@agrizap.com Fax: 1-805-654-1390 Phone: 1-800-946-7437
back to top IPM RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS --- categories and topics related to IPM III. RESEARCH REVIEW research and findings related to IPM. To Note The September 1996 issue of FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST, 79(3), includes a series of papers from the symposium, "Armyworm ?." A special issue of BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is devoted to: "OECD Workshop on the Introduction of Non-endemic Nematodes for Biological Control: Scientific and Regulatory Policy Issues." The issue is vol. 6, no. 3, published by Carfax Publishing in September 1996. A 305-page, 98-chapter Proceedings of an international symposium, "Sugarcane: Research Towards Efficient and Sustainable Production," devotes one section to disease and pest management. FMI: CSIRO, PO Box 89, East Melbourne 3002, AUSTRALIA. ECOLOGY, 92(1), October 1996, contains a special feature, "Ecological Lessons for Biological Control." This Month's Noted Research Papers (grouped by broad subject area) General "Economic Injury Levels for Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Cotton: Impact of Crop Price, Control Costs, and Efficacy of Control," Naranjo, S.E., et al. CROP PROT., 15(8), 779-, December 1996. "Indicator Plants for Monitoring Pest Population Growth," Berlinger, M.J., et al. ANN. OF ENTOM. SOC. OF AMER., 89(5), 611-622, September 1996.
"Towards Greener PasturesPathogens and Pasture Pests," Bourner, T.C., et al. NZ JRNL. OF ECOL., 20(1), 101-108, 1996. "Variability in Pesticide Use as a Factor in Measuring and Bringing About Reduction in Pesticide Usage in Apple Orchards," Penrose, L.J., et al. AGRIC., ECOSYST., & ENVIRON., 59(1-2), 97-106, August 1996. Phytopathology "Biology and Epidemiology of Rice Viruses," Hibino, H. ANN. REV. OF PHYTOPATH., 34, 249-274, 1996. "Breeding Disease-resistant Wheats for Tropical Highlands and Lowlands," Dubin, H.J., and S. Rajaram. ANN. REV. OF PHYTOPATH., 34, 503-526, 1996. "Components of Resistance of Cassava to African Cassava Mosaic Virus," Fargette, D., et al. EURO. JRNL. OF PLANT PATH., 102(7), 645-654, September 1996. Weed Management "Economic Evaluation of Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) Control in a Winter Wheat-fallow Rotation," Wiese, A.F., et al. WEED SCI., 44(3), 622-628, July-September 1996. "Handling Herbicide Resistance," Henkes, R. THE FURROW, 101(8), 10-13, November 1996. "Influence of Applied Nitrogen on Weed Invasion of Lolium perenne Pastures in a Subtropical Environment," McKenzie, F.R. AUSTRL. JRNL. OF EXP. AGRIC., 36(6), 657-660, 1996. BioControl "Biological Control of the Potato Tuber Moth (Phthorimaea operculella Zeller) in the Republic of Yemen Using Granulosis Virus," Kroschel, J., et al. BIOCON. SCI. AND TECH., 6(2), 207-216 and 217-226, June 1996. "Comparison of the Physiological and Realized Host-ranges of a Biological Control Agent from Australia for the Control of the Aquatic Weed, Hydrilla verticillata," Balciunas, J.K. BIO. CTRL., 7(2), 148-158, October 1996. "Efficacy of Biocontrol Agents in Planting Mixes to Colonize Plant Roots and Control Root Disease of Vegetables and Citrus," Nemec, S., et al. CROP PROT., 15(8), 735-742, December 1996. "Handling and Environmental Effects on Viability of Mechanically Dispensed Green Lacewing Eggs," Gardner, J., and K. Giles. BIO. CTRL., 7(2), 245-, October 1996. Nematology
"Nematode Management in Sustainable and Subsistence Agriculture," Bridge, J. ANN. REV. OF PHYTOPATH., 34, 201-226, 1996. Entomology "An Integrated Pest Management Approach, Emphasizing Biological Control, for Pecan Aphids," LaRock, D.R., and J.J. Ellington. SOUTHWEST ENTOM., 21(2), 153-166, June 1996. "Effect of Mowing Corn Stalks and Tillage on Overwintering Mortality of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Field Corn," Schaafsma, A.W., et al. JRNL. OF ECON. ENTOM., 89(6), 1424-1430, December 1996. "Effect of Trap Size on Efficiency of Yellow Sticky Traps for Sampling Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Adults in Corn," Youngman, R.R., et al. JRNL. OF ENTOM. SCI., 31(3), 277-285, July 1996. "Effects of Intercropping on Maize Stemborers and their Natural Enemies," Skovgard, H., and P. Pats. BULL. OF ENTOM. RESCH., 86(5), 559-608, October 1996. "Integrated Management to Control Potato Tuber Moth in North Africa and the Middle East," Lagnaoui, A., et al. CIP CIRC., 22(1), 10-14, June 1996. "Management of Insect Pests in Celery and Potato Crops by Pneumatic Removal," Weintraub, P.G., et al. CROP PROT., 15(8), 763-770, December 1996. Vertebrate Management "Efficacy of Zinc Phosphide Baits to Control Voles in Alfalfa - An Enclosure Study," Sterner, R.T.,et al. CROP PROT., 15(8), 727-734, December 1996. "The Effect of Two Agricultural Techniques on Populations of the Canefield Rat (Rattus sordidus) in Sugarcane Crops of North Queensland," Whisson, D. WILDLIFE RES., 23(5), 589-604, 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. IPMnet 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 1997 (N) 3-6 February WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Clarion Hotel, Orlando, FL, USA. Contact: J. Dusky, EREC, Univ. of Florida, Belle Glade, FL 33430, USA Phone: 1-407-996-3062 (N) 16-18 April MICROBIAL INSECTICIDES: NOVELTY OR NECESSITY, (symposium), Warwick, U.K. Contact: G. Beaumont, BCPE, Linden House, Old Stowmarket Road, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmonds IP30 9QS, U.K. Fax: 44-0-1359-241434 (N) 19 May-13 June 1997 COURSE ON TROPICAL PEST MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY, Ascot, U.K. Practical instruction on safe, effective application of pesticides as part of an integrated pest management program. Contact: International Pesticide Application Research Centre, Biology Dept., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Tech. and Medicine, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, U.K. E-mail: g.matthews@ic.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1344-294450 Phone: 44-0-1344-294234 (N) 2-7 June GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON SORGHUM ERGOT, Sete Lagoas, MG, BRAZIL. Overviews, regional presentations, and management strategies. FMI: R.E. Schaffert, EMBRAPA/CNPMS, Rod MG 424, km 65, C.P. 151, 35701-970 Sete Lagoas, MG, BRAZIL E-mail: schaffer@cnpms.embrapa.br Fax: 55-31-773-9252 Phone: 55-31-773-5644 (N) 6-11 July 21ST BRAZILIAN CONGRESS OF WEED SCIENCE, Hotel Gloria, Caxambu, MG, BRAZIL. Contact: J.B. da Silva, EMBRAPA/CNPMS, C.P. 151, 35701-970 Sete Lagoas, MG, BRAZIL E-mail: baptista@cnpms.embrapa.br Fax: 55-031-771-0240 Phone: 55-031-773-2863 (N) 1-4 September 2ND TURKISH WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Izmir, TURKEY. Contact: Y. Nemli, E.U. Ziraat Faultesi, Bitki Koruma Bolumu, Bornova/Izmir 35100, TURKEY. (N) 25-27 September SYMPOSIUM ON CROP PROTECTION & FOOD QUALITY, MEETING CONSUMER NEEDS, Univ. of Kent, Canterbury, U.K. Contact: CASI, 4 New Cavendish Square, London W1M 0BX, U.K. Fax: 44-0-171-629-3233 Phone: 44-0-171-499-0900
In 1998 (N) 17-21 August 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADJUVANTS, Memphis, TN, USA. Contact: A. Underwood, FISAA, c/o Helena Chem. Co., 6075 Poplar Ave., Suite 500, Memphis, TN 38119, USA Fax. 1-901-761-2640 Phone: 1-901-537-7260 (N) 9-12 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 1998, PESTS &
DISEASES, Brighton, UK. Contact: CASI Ltd., 4 New Cavendish Square, London W1M 0BX, U.K. Fax: 44-0-171-629-3233 Phone: 44-0-171-499-0900
IPMnet Calendar II. PREVIOUSLY LISTED entries 1997 2-4 February ASSOC. OF APPLIED INSECT ECOLOGISTS ANNUAL MEETING, "Pest Management: Tools & Theories," Radison Hotel, Visalia, CA, USA. Contact: J. Plain, AAIE, 1008 10th Street, Suite 549, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA Phone; 1-916-441-5224 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 11 March TRANSGENIC CROPS, NEW PERSPECTIVES IN CROP PROTECTION, London, U.K. Contact: SCI Conference Secretariat, 14/15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS, U.K. Fax: 44-0-171-235-7743 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 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
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 6 May 49TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CROP PROTECTION, Univ. of Gent, BELGIUM. Contact: L. Tirry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied 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 19-23 July SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS ANNUAL MEETING, Sheraton El Conquistador Resort, Tucson, AZ, USA. Contact: M.A. McClure, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 204 Forbes Bldg., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA E-mail: McClure@ag.arizona.edu Fax: 1-520-621-9290 Phone: 1-520-621-7161 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 (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 Phone: 60-3-75-4351 E-mail: baki@botany.um.edu.my Fax: 60-3-759-4178 15-17 September UNDERSTANDING PATHOSYSTEMS: A FOCUS ON SEPTORIA (15th Long Ashton International Symposium), Bristol, U.K. Contact: H.M. Anderson, IACR-Long Ashton, Bristol BS18 9AF, U.K. E-mail: Christine.Cooke@bbsrc.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1275-394007 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 10-15 October 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
17-20 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 1998, WEEDS, Brighton, UK. Contact: CASI Ltd., 4 New Cavendish Square, London W1M 0BX, U.K. Fax: 44-0-171-629-3233 Phone: 44-0-171-499-0900 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, Heredia, COSTA RICA Phone: 506-277-358 Fax: 506-277-3583 E-mail: PPUNA@irazu.una.ac.cr Web: www.una.ac.cr 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@meetingmakers.co.uk Fax: 44-141-552-0511 Phone: 44-141-553-1930 23-28 August 6TH INTERNATIONAL MYCOLOGICAL CONGRESS, Jerusalem, ISRAEL. Contact: Secretariat, PO Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, ISRAEL E-mail: mycol@kenes.ccmail.compuserve.com Fax: 972-3-5175674 Phone: 972-3-5140014 24-28, August 1988. 3RD INTERNATIONAL FOREST VEGETATION MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Contact: IFVNC #3, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1235 Queen Street E., Sault Ste Marie, ONT P6A 5N5, CANADA E-mail: ifvmc3@epo.gov.on.ca Fax 1-705-946-2030 Phone: 1-705-946-2981 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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