July 1998, Issue no. 55 ISSN: 1523-7893 Š Copyright 2005 IPM NEWS --- international IPM news and programs I. IPM NEWS / APPLICATIONS international IPM news and programs U.S. Aids Sub-Saharan Crop Protection Several international agricultural research centers (IARCs) with mandates for improving production of crops grown in sub-Saharan Africa requested assistance to conduct research on components of various crop pest management challenges, prompting the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to respond with a US.0 million program of assistance in fiscal year 1998 for engaging U.S. agricultural scientists in collaborative research partnerships with IARC scientists. The effort is a part of the recently launched ten-year African Food Security Initiative aimed at decreasing child and infant malnutrition, and bolstering rural incomes. Among the key pest management constraints identified by IARCs as needing collaborative research (out of 11 in total) are: Developing cassava (Manihot esculenta) that resists both African cassava mosaic virus, and whiteflies; Gaining background data to better understand late blight in potato, leading to design of effective IPM strategies: Identifying and monitoring parasitoids for use in classical biological control programs; Expanding expertise in fruit fly/parasitoid systematics; and, Searching for resistance to sweet potato weevils (Cylas spp.); Up to 10 competitive grants, for 1-3 years and not exceeding US0,000 each, are expected to be awarded in 1998, according to a request for applications issued by USAID. The grants are part of the University/IARC Linkages Program (UNIARCL) conducted by USAID. FMI: J. Oweis, UNIARCL Program, USAID, G/EGAD/AFS, Room 2.11.080, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20523, USA E-mail: joweis@usaid.gov Fax: 1-202-216-3010 Phone: 1-202-712-1367 Pesticide Minimization Promoted A report published in the U.K. suggests that, by reducing pesticide application through a combination of strategies, many British farms can not only improve environmental conditions, but (more importantly for gaining acceptance) realize significant financial gains. Labeled "pesticide minimization," the approach is based on: increasing biocontrol or cultivation for pest management; using varied crop rotations, delayed sowing, and resistant varieties to decrease the need for pesticide application; and, employing threshold monitoring to reduce pesticide application frequency and rates. The 1997 report, PRIVATE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF PESTICIDE MINIMISATION, by Risk & Policy Analysts, Ltd., states that it is easier to persuade farmers to adopt pesticide minimization if the results show a profit and do not increase risks. The text presents tables for two hypothetical "typical" farm enterprises showing the projected financial savings. FMI: Environment Protection
Economics Division, Dept. of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU, U.K. excerpted from, PESTICIDE NEWS, 37, 18, September 1997.
EDITORIAL NOTE: The "Research Review" Section will return next month.
back to top IPM MEDLEY --- publications and other IPM information resources II. IPM MEDLEY general matters, publications of interest, and other resources for IPM information Park Service Conducts Diverse IPM Program With over 80 million ac. (32 million ha.) of land, 45,000 buildings, and cultural landscapes ranging from cropland to historic rose gardens, the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has encountered, and continues to face, just about every conceivable pest problem. The Service launched an IPM program in the early 1980's, became a leader among U.S. federal agencies for implementing IPM, and recently reported that it has subsequently reduced pesticide usage by over 60 percent while improving pest management effectiveness. NPS adopted an IPM approach involving formal training of staff and provision of a wide variety of informational materials. One of the most comprehensive items among these materials is the NPS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT MANUAL, a resource offering descriptions of the biology and management of 21 species, or categories, of pest ranging from aphids to exotic weeds, and from rats to pests of museums (beyond the variety that lingers past closing hours). The manual, now in its second edition, offers useful background descriptions about each included category or pest, coupled with information on recommended management and control strategies. See the web version at: www.colostate.edu/depts/IPM/natparks/natpark.html. FMI: T. Cacek, IPM Coordinator, NPS, Ft. Collins, CO 80523, USA E-mail: terry_cacek@nps.org Phone: 1-970-225-3542 IPMporium ... Scientists working in the U.S. state of Florida have developed mechanisms that cause plants to evoke protective compounds which help ameliorate potentially destructive diseases or thwart other pests. ... Rodolia limbata, a ladybird beetle from northern Australia, has proven to be an effective biocontrol agent for keeping breadfruit mealybugs (Icerya spp.) in check on Pacific atolls. ... The California Pear Advisory Board is providing over US0,00 for insect and disease research in 1998, with emphasis on mating disruption and other IPM strategies. PUBLICATIONS AUTHORS, EDITORS, AND PUBLISHERS IPMnet NEWS wants to mention any publication, or CD, related to, or focused on, IPM. To
assure coverage, please send a review copy of the publication, with background information where to obtain copies, data about the author/editor(s), and any other particulars or descriptive materials to: IPMnet NEWS, c/o Integrated Plant Protection Center 2040 Cordley Hall, Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-2915, USA After review, materials will be cataloged into the joint CICP/IPPC international IPM and crop protection literature collection (which the worldwide IPM/crop protection community is welcome to use), or returned if so requested.
PRACTICAL IPM TECHNIQUES A 6-panel factsheet published in 1996, INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT, MAKING IT WORK ON YOUR FARM, by D. Kelner, et al, graphically show how diversified crops with varying planting dates and weed management needs can help keep weeds off-balance and stymie pest plants' ability to adapt. While aimed at dryland farms in the Canadian plains, the text offers practical management techniques that have broad relevance. Publication CP10390. FMI: Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, 3735 Thatcher Avenue, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H6, CANADA E-mail: pad@sk.sympatico.ca Phone: 1-306-933-5092 GUIDE TO IPM IN GLASS/GREENHOUSES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR BEDDING PLANTS, A SCOUTING AND PEST MANAGEMENT GUIDE, is a no-nonsense, very specific and highly useful information resource for anyone faced with managing the myriad insects, diseases, and weeds found in greenhouse/glasshouse crop production. The 112-page, spiral bound handbook succinctly lays out the steps and techniques for conducting effective IPM programs and uses several case studies to illustrate actual implementation. The volume, edited by C. Casey, is an addition to the top-notch IPM materials published by the New York State IPM Program. FMI: Media Services Resource Center, Cornell Univ., 7 Business and Technology Park, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA E-mail: dist_cent@cce.cornell.edu Phone: 1-607-255-2080 BIOCONTROL RESEARCH INNOVATION Under the banner "Innovation in Biological Control Research," the PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, convened in June 1998 at the Univ. of California, Berkeley, presents 61 papers describing current investigation of biocontrol ranging from vertebrates to diseases. The softbound, 245-page work was edited by M.S. Hoddle. FMI: M.S. Hoddle, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314, USA E-mail: mark.hoddle@ucr.edu Fax: 1-909-787-3086 Phone: 1-909-787-4714 IPM STRATEGIES FOR WOODY PLANTS The PACIFIC NORTHWEST IPM MANUAL focuses on 19 key groups of common woody landscape plants and describes pest and disease problems as well as cultural and environmental considerations, plus management strategies. The work presents extensive useful details and references. Spiral bound, 207 pages, all text, 1996. FMI: WSU-Puyallup, 7612 Pioneer Way East, Puyallup, WA 98371-4998, USA E-mail: bobbitt@wsu.edu Phone: 1-253-445-4547 BIOCONTROL PRIMER AND CATALOG Billed as "the original bio-control primer," THE GREEN METHODS MANUAL takes a light-hearted and informative view of how to carry out biocontrol while simultaneously offering readers a wide selection of the needed equipment and materials (via mail-order). The 238-page, softbound work by M.S. Cherim (edition IV for 1998) is a graphically attractive work. Readers, once they get past the manual's reference to "bugs," its breezy text style, and its clear anti-chemical bias, can find considerable useful information. FMI: The Green Spot, Ltd.,
Publishing Division, 93 Priest Road, Nottingham, NH 03290-6204, USA Fax: 1-603-942-8932 E-mail: grnspt@internetMCI.com Phone: 1-603-942-8925 WEEDS IN ASIAN RICE: A CRITIQUE OF STRATEGIES The rapid adoption and ofttimes indiscriminate use of herbicide-based weed control in Asia triggered concerns culminating in a 1994 international conference that sought to foster a broader overview and a more balanced approach. Papers from this event, fleshed out with additional material, became HERBICIDES IN ASIAN RICE: TRANSITIONS IN WEED MANAGEMENT, edited by R. Naylor, and published in 1996 by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The 270-page, soft-bound work is dedicated to K. Moody, long-time international weed scientist. While proposing a more balanced weed management strategy, the text will annoy some readers by using terms such as "good and bad weeds." Addressing risk, the work focuses on chemical usage while ignoring the severe socio-economic consequences that can result from unwanted plants competing with crop plants. It's also a credibility stretch to get past the cover illustration: of the 10 chemical containers shown, one can't be identified, four are insecticides, one is a fungicide, and just four are herbicides. FMI: IRRI, PO Box 933, Manila 1099, PHILIPPINES E-mail: e.ramin@cgnet.com Fax: 63-2-891-1292 Phone: 63-2-845-0563 Website: www.cgiar.org/irri A REVIEW OF INSECTS AND PLANTS A 1998 work, INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSECTS AND PLANTS, by P. Jolivet, aims to summarize in an understandable way the basis of food selection among insects and to review the various aspects of their relationships with plants. The hardbound, 309-page volume also discusses plant adaptations and "behavior" in response to insects. Line drawings and an exhaustive reference list are included. FMI: CRC Press, 2000 Corporate Boulevard N.W., Boca Raton, FL 33431-9868, USA E-mail: orders@crcpress.com Fax 1-561-998-9114 Phone: 1-561-994-0555 Website: www.crcpress.com EXAMINING CROP ECOLOGY Even though MICHIGAN FIELD CROP ECOLOGY, Managing Biological Processes for Productivity and Environmental Quality, is based on one geographical area (in the U.S.), it is a beautifully produced, informative resource with far wider application and utility. Created by an editorial team led by R.R. Harwood, the all full color volume focuses on the biological basis of sustainability and, of course, in the process devotes attention to pest management. Edited by M.A. Cavigelli, the softbound, 92-page, 1998 work offers a practical framework for achieving on-farm movement toward sustainable practices. Refer to: MSU Ext. Bull E-2646. FMI: R.R. Harwood, A-260 Plant & Soil Sci., Michigan State Univ., E. Lansing, MI 48824, USA E-mail: RHarwood@pilot.msu.edu Publication & CD Notes *** MEMOIRS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA, no. 171, 1997, contains papers (25) covering current control strategies for grasshoppers and locust. Approx. 400 pgs. FMI: Entomology Society of Canada, 393 Winston Avenue, Ottawa, ON. K2A 1Y8, CANADA. *** The International Edition of THE CROP PROTECTION DIRECTORY provides access to, and a "who's who" of, the key involved international organizations, companies, and consultants, including biocontrol and biotechnology. FMI: E. Warrell Associates, 2 Lock Chase, London SE3 9HA, UK Fax: 44-181-297-0789 Phone: 44-181-852-6158. *** DISEASES OF CULTIVATED CROPS IN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES has been published to help identify plant diseases and offer options for control. FMI: B. Dun, Director-General, Pacific Community, Noumea, NEW CALEDONIA. *** A recent addition to the Thomas Say Publications in Entomology is PREDATORY HETEROPTERA: THEIR ECOLOGY AND USE IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, edited by M.
Coll and J.R. Ruberson, based on a 1993 Entomology Society of America (ESA) symposium. The 1998, 233-page, softbound work is available from: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Road, Suite 300, Lanham, MD 20706-3115, USA E-mail: esa@entsoc.org Fax: 1-301-731-4538 Phone: 1-301-731-4535 Website: www.entsoc.org. OTHER RESOURCES IPM ELECTRONIC DATABASE GROWS With a goal of promoting global IPM development and adoption through rapid access to information scattered all across the Internet, the DATABASE OF IPM RESOURCES (DIR) now receives 1,400 "hits" daily and serves more than 100 users every day, according to an independent report from Webtrends. DIR, sponsored by the Consortium for International Crop Protection, has proven to be extremely reliable; of the 335,000 "hits" during the 8-month period surveyed, less than 3 percent failed. DIR has collected several internet awards along the way and has become a keystone for electronic IPM information delivery. DIRmeister W.I. Bajwa continues to add links and install new wrinkles to make searching and finding information even faster and less tedious. DIR can be found, and used, at: www.IPMnet.org/DIR. NEMATODE CONTROL Among several publications offered on-line by ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas), a U.S. government funded program, ALTERNATIVE NEMATODE CONTROL offers useful information on a class of widely disbursed pests. Ten sections cover a range of options from prevention to flooding. The file can be found at: . Or, contact: ATTRA, PO Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702, USA Fax: 1-501-442-9842. WEED BIOCONTROL DATA A new website from Canada is devoted to "Biological Control of weeds Using Insects and Mites," and was prepared by A. McClay, et al. The text and photos cover nine target weed species, predominantly species introduced >from Europe. Contact: A. McClay, Alberta Research Council, Bag 4000, Vegreville, AL T9C 1T4, CANADA E-mail: alec@aec.arc.ab.ca Fax: 1-403-632-8612 Phone: 1-403-632-8207. The resource's website is: www.arc.ab.ca/crop/weed/BiocontrolMain.html. PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (Appointments * Consulting * Research * Technology) *** WEED SCIENTIST, Grasslands, Grazing Ecology Division, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND. Classical weed scientist to conduct research on ecology and management of weeds in pastures, crops and orchards, and develop sustainable weed management practices that minimize pesticide usage. Ability to conduct laboratory, field, and glasshouse weed research. Requires Ph.D., training in weed science or related fields, ability to effectively interact and communicate with clients of various pastoral, horticultural, and cropping industries. Contact: A. Rahman, Group Leader Plant Protection, AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND E-mail: rahmana@agresearch.cri.nz Fax: 64-7-838-5073 Phone: 64-7-838-5280 back to top IPM RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS --- categories and topics related to IPM 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)
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In 1998 (N) 5-10 July 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ACAROLOGY, Canberra, AUSTRALIA. Contact: Mandy Smith, GPO Box 2200, Canberra, ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA E-mail: conf@acts.ccmail.compuserve.com Fax: 61-2-6257-3256 (N) 18-23 October (repeats 25-30 October) HERBICIDE ACTION INTENSIVE COURSE, West Lafayette, IN, USA. In-depth survey of the activity, behavior, and fate of herbicides in plants and the environment. Contact: S.C. Weller, 1165 Horticulture, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165, USA E-mail: weller@hort.purdue.edu Fax: 1-765-494-0391 Phone: 1-765-494-1333 (N) November CONFERENCE ON SOIL HEALTH, "Managing the Biological Component of Soil Quality (with reference to IPM)," Las Vegas, NV, USA. Half-day, informal event (during the ESA-APS joint conference) to discuss which taxa are important, how to quantify them, and how to work with farmers and other clients to apply the resulting knowledge. Contact: M. Zeiss, Crop Protection Department, EAP, Apdo. Postal 93, Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS Fax: 504-776-6242 E-mail: zeiss@eapdpv.sdnhon.org.hn Phone: 504-776-6332 In 1999 (N) 25-28 January WORKSHOP OF THE SEARS/IOBC WORKING GROUP ON GREENHOUSE/PROTECTED CROPS IPM, "Natural Enemy to Biological Control Agent: Evaluating the Process," Sydney, AUSTRALIA. The event is primarily for researchers and IPM practitioners concerned with protected crops. Contact: S. Goodwin, Horticultural Research & Advisory Station, NSW Agriculture, PO Box 581, Gosford NSW 2250, AUSTRALIA E-mail: stephen.goodwin@agric.nsw.gov.au Fax: 61-2-434-81910 Phone: 61-2-434-81929 (N) 28 June-1 July 11TH EUROPEAN WEED RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM, Basel, SWITZERLAND. Contact: EWRS Symposium 1999, c/o FAW, CH-8820, Waedenswil, SWITZERLAND Fax: 41-62-868-6341 E-mail: Daniel.Gut@wae.faw.admin.ch Phone:
41-1-763-6111 Website: www.res.bbsrc.ac.uk/ewrs/ewrs_symp.html (N) 5-9 July 10TH BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, Bozeman, MT, USA. Contact: N.R. Spencer, USDA/ARS, 1500 North Central, Sidney, MT 59270, USA Fax: 1-406-482-5038 E-mail: nspencer@sidney.ars.usda.gov Phone: 1-406-482-9407 Website: www.symposium.ars.usda.gov/ (R) 12-16 September Revised contact * 12TH AUSTRALIAN WEEDS CONFERENCE, Hobart, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA. Contact: Conference Design, PO Box 342, Sandy Bay, Tasmania 7006, AUSTRALIA Fax: 61-03-6224-3774 E-mail: mail@cdesign.com.au In 2000 0
IPMnet Calendar 2. PREVIOUSLY LISTED entries Valid for July 1998 1998 5-10 July 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ACAROLOGY, Canberra, AUSTRALIA. Contact: Mandy Smith, GPO Box 2200, Canberra, ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA E-mail: conf@acts.ccmail.compuserve.com Fax: 61-2-6257-3256. 5-24 July 4TH INTERNATIONAL IPM SHORT COURSE, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Contact: K.M. Maredia, Institute of International Agriculture, 416 Plant and Soils Sciences Building, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824, USA Fax: 1-517-432-1982 E-mail: kmaredia@pilot.msu.edu Phone: 1-517-353-5262 6 July-28 August INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) TRAINING COURSE IN RICE, Los Banos, PHILIPPINES. Contact: Director, National Crop Protection Center, U.P. at Los Banos, College, Laguna 4031, PHILIPPINES E-mail: ncpc@laguna.net Fax: 63-536-2409 Phone: 63-536-0967 13 July-7 August 5TH ANNUAL IIBC INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE, "Biological Control of Arthropod Pests & Weeds," Silwood Park, Ascot, UK. Contact: S. Williamson, Training & Information Officer, IIBC, Silwood Park, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, Berks. SL5 7TA, UK E-mail: s.williamson@CABI.org Fax: 44-1344-875007 Phone: 44-1344-872999 2-7 August 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PESTICIDE CHEMISTRY, "The Food-Environment Challenge," Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London, UK. Sponsored by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Contact: J.F. Gibson, RSC, Burlington House, London W1V 0BN, UK E-mail: iupac98@rsc.org Fax: 44-171-734-1227 Phone: 44-171-437-8656 Website: //chemistry.rs c.org/rsc/9_iupac.htm 4 August 1998 SYMPOSIUM ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN THE TROPICS, Brussels, BELGIUM. Contact: G. Grubben, CPRO-DLO,
PO Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS Fax: 31-317-418094 E-mail: g.j.h.grubben@cpro.dlo.nl Phone: 31-317-477323 Website: www.agr.kuleuven.ac.be/ishs/ishshome.htm 4-8 August 2ND INTERNATIONAL RICE BLAST CONFERENCE, Montpellier, FRANCE. Contact: CIRAD (Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement), Secretariat IRBC 98, UR-Phyma, Bat. 2, BP 5035, 34032 Montpellier, FRANCE E-mail: IRBC98@cirad.fr Website: www.cirad.fr/irbc98/irbc98.html Fax: 33-4-67-615603 6-7 August 4TH INTERNATIONAL BIOHERBICIDE WORKSHOP, Glasgow, UK. Contact: M.N. Burge, Dept. of Biosci./Biotech., Univ. of Strathclyde, The Todd Centre, Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, UK E-mail: m.n.burge@stra th.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-141-553-4115 Phone: 44-0-141-548-3626 9-14 August 17TH CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE ENTOMOLOGIA, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL. Contact: E.B. Menezes, BR 465, km 7, CP 74538, Seropedica, 23851-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL E-mail: cbel17@rio.nutecnet.com. br Fax: 55-21-682-1033 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, UK E-mail: icpp98@meetingmakers.co.uk Fax: 44-141-552-0511 Phone: 44-141-553-1930 10-12 August INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WILD AND WEED RICES IN THE AGRO-ECOSYSTEM, Ho Chi Min City, VIETNAM. Contact: D.V. Chin, Cuulong Delta Rice Research Institute, 9B Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, Cantho City, Cantho Prov., VIETNAM Fax: 84-71-861457 E-mail: chinclrri@bdvn.vnd.net 11-13 August 51ST NZ PLANT PROTECTION SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND. Contact: A. Rahman, Ruakura Agric. Research Centre, Private Bag 3121, Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND E-mail: rahmana@agresearch.cri.nz Fax: 64-7-838-5073 Phone: 64-7-838-5280 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 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 23-29 August 6TH EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY, Ceske Budejovice, CZECH REPUBLIC. Contact: T. Soldan, Institute of Entomology, AS CR, Branisovska 31, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, CZECH REPUBLIC E-mail: soldan@entu.ca s.cz Fax: 42-0-38-43625 Phone: 42-0-38-40822 Website: www.jcu.cz/~entu
24-28 August 3RD INTERNATIONAL FOREST VEGETATION MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Contact: IFVMC #3, Bio-Forest Technologies Inc., 105 Bruce Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ONT. P6A 2X6, CANADA E-mail: ifvmc3@nrcan.gc.ca Fax: 1-705-942-8829 Website: www.cif-ifc.org/cifweb/ifvmc3/ifvmc3.html Phone: 1-705-942-5824 7-11 September 8TH CONGRESSO IBERICO ENTOMOLOGIA, Evora, PORTUGAL. Contact: D. Figueiredo, CIE, Centro de Ecologia Aplicada, Univ. de Evora, Apartado 94, 7001 Evora Codex, PORTUGAL E-mail: cong@uevora.pt Website: www.cea.uevora.pt/cie.html 14 September ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF RIPARIAN WEEDS WORKSHOP, Loughborough, UK. An AAB 1-day event for those involved in the management of stream, river, or canal banks, and waterbody shores. Contact: M. Wade, Intl. Centre of Landscape Ecology, Dept. of Geography, Loughborough Univ., Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK E-mail: p.m.wade@lboro.ac.uk Fax: 44-01509-223931 Phone: 44-01509-223030 21-24 September SCENTS IN ORCHARDS, IOBC-WPRS meeting on behaviorally active compounds of plant and insect origin, especially from orchard environments, Munich, GERMANY. Contact: P. Witzgall, SLU, Box 44, SE-230 53, Alnarp, SWEDEN E-mail: peter.witzgall@vsv.slu.se 22-25 September 10TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AQUATIC WEEDS, Lisbon, PORTUGAL. Contact: APRH Secretariat, 10th EWRS Aquatic Weed Symposium, Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Avenida do Brasil 101, 1799 Lisboa Codex, PORTUGAL. 23-26 September 4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON OROBANCHE RESEARCH, Albena, BULGARIA. Contact: K. Wegman, Waldhauserstrasse 37, D-72076 Tubingen, GERMANY Fax/phone: 49-707-164-658 26-29 September 29TH AUSTRALIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. Contact: S. Brown, ICTE, Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, AUSTRALIA E-mail: sally.brown@mailbox.uq.edu.au Phone: 61-7-3365-6360 Website: www.ctpm.uq.edu.au 28 September-2 October 1998 GENRE ET PROTECTION DES VEGETAUX, Training Course/Workshop, Niamey, REP. DU NIGER. Contact: S.B. Sagnia, Centre Regional AGRHYMET/DFPV, BP 12625, Niamey, REP. DU NIGER E-mail: dfpv@sahel.agrhymet.ne Fax: 227-732237 Phone: 227-734758 Website: www.agrhymet.ne 29 September-2 October 6TH AUSTRALASIAN APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY RESEARCH CONFERENCE, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. Contact: S. Brown, ICTE Conferences, Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, AUSTRALIA E-mail: sa lly.brown@mailbox.uq.edu.au Phone: 61-7-3365-6360 Website: www. ctpm.uq.edu.au/Education/AppliedEnto.html 5-8 October FIRST ARGENTINE CONGRESS ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES, Circulos Oficiales de Mar., Sarmiento 1867, Capital Federal, ARGENTINA. Contact: G. Cap, Lab. de Nematologia IMYZA-CICA-INTA, CC 25, 1712 Castelar, Buenos
Aires, ARGENTINA E-mail: gcap@cica.inta.gov.ar Fax: 54-1-621-0670 Phone: 54-1-621-1683 12-15 October 8TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FIRE BLIGHT, Kusadasi, TURKEY. Contact: H. Saygili, Faculty of Agric., Plant Protection Dept., Univ. of Ege, 35100, Bornova, TURKEY E-mail: fblight8@ziraat.ege.edu.tr Fax: 90-232-388-1864 Phone: 09-232-388-0110, ext. 2743 20-23 October 22ND ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN PLANT PROTECTION ORGANIZATION MEETING, Halifax, NS, CANADA. Contact: R. Bast, E-mail: rbast@em.agr.ca Fax: 1-613-228-6606 Phone: 1-613-225-2342 25-29 October REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR APPLIED BIOLOGICAL CONTROL IN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES, Cairo, EGYPT. Plenary sessions, posters, workshops (entomophagous predators, parasitoids, entomopathogenics); official language is English. Contact: S.A. El Arnaouty, Sec-Gen., Center of Biological Control, Fac. of Agric., Cairo Univ., Giza, EGYPT Fax: 202-570-2134 E-mail: LEC@brainy1.ie-eg.com Phone: 202-569-5686 31 October-4 November JOINT MEETING, ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF CANADA AND QUEBEC, "Today's Basic Research, Tomorrow's IPM," Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, CANADA. Contact: J. Delisle, Centre de Foresterie des Laurentides, 1055 rue du PEPS, Sainte-Foy, QUE. G1V 4C7, CANADA Fax: 1-418-648-5849 E-mail: jdelisle@cfl.forestry.ca Phone: 1-418-648-2526 8-12 November AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC. and ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC. OF AMERICA JOINT MEETING, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Contact: C.S. Dacus, APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Rd., St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA Fax: 1-612-454-0766 Phone: 1-612-454-7250 E-mail: corie@sc isoc.org November CONFERENCE ON SOIL HEALTH, "Managing the Biological Component of Soil Quality (with reference to IPM)," Las Vegas, NV, USA. Half-day, informal event (during the ESA-APS joint conference) to discuss which taxa are important, how to quantify them, and how to work with farmers and other clients to apply the resulting knowledge. Contact: M. Zeiss, Crop Protection Department, EAP, Apdo. Postal 93, Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS E-mail: zeiss@eapdpv.sdnhon.org.hn Fax: 504-776-6242 Phone: 504-776-6332 9-27 November RECYCLAGE EN PHYTOPATHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE, Training Course/Workshop, Niamey, REP. DU NIGER. Contact: S.B. Sagnia, Centre Regional AGRHYMET/DFPV, BP 12625, Niamey, REP. DU NIGER E-mail: dfpv@sahel.agrhymet.ne Fax: 227-732237 Phone: 227-734758 Website: www.agrhymet. ne 16-19 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 1998, PESTS & DISEASES, Brighton, UK. uontact: The Event Organization, 8 Cotswold Mews, Battersea Square, London SW11 3RA, UK E-mail: eventorg@event-org.com Fax: 44-0-171-924-1790 Phone: 44-0-171-228-8034 Website: www.BCPC.org 7-9 December 5TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON METHYL
BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES AND EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, Orlando, FL, USA. Contact: Methyl Bromide Alternatives Outreach, 144 W. Peace River Drive, Fresno, CA 93711-6953, USA Fax: 1-209-436-0692 E-mail: gobenauf@concentric.net Phone: 1-209-447-2127 1999 18-29 January LA PROTECTION CONTRE LES NUISIBLES DES CULTURES MARAICHERES, Training Course/Workshop, Niamey, REP. DU NIGER. Contact: S.B. Sagnia, Centre Regional AGRHYMET/DFPV, BP 12625, Niamey, REP. DU NIGER E-mail: dfp v@sahel.agrhymet.ne Fax: 227-732237 Phone: 227-734758 Website: www.agrhymet.ne 25-28 January WORKSHOP OF THE SEARS/IOBC WORKING GROUP ON GREENHOUSE/PROTECTED CROPS IPM, "Natural Enemy to Biological Control Agent: Evaluating the Process," Sydney, AUSTRALIA. The event is primarily for researchers and IPM practitioners concerned with protected crops. Contact: S. Goodwin, Horticultural Research & Advisory Station, NSW Agriculture, PO Box 581, Gosford NSW 2250, AUSTRALIA E-mail: stephen.goodwin@agric.nsw.gov.au Fax: 61-2-434-81910 Phone: 61-2-434-81929 8-10 February WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, San Diego, CA, USA. Contact: WSSA, J. Breithaupt, PO Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA Fax: 1-913-843-1274 E-mail: jbreith@allenpress.com - - Phone: 1-913-843-1235 18-19 February 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE, Juhu, Mumbai, INDIA. Contact: P.P. Dave, PMFAI, B-4, Anand Co-op Housing Society, Sitladevi Temple Road, Mahim (W.), Mumbai - 400016, INDIA E-mail: pm fai@bom4.vsnl.net.in Fax: 91-22-437-6856 Phone: 91-22-437-5279 (N) 8-10 March INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN IPM: CONCEPTS, RESEARCH, AND IMPLEMENTATION, Raleigh, NC, USA. Aim: to provide a forum for examining emerging technologies and discussing constraints to their development, implementation, and integration into IPM programs. Contact: T. Sutton, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Box 7616, NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Website: ipmwww.ncsu.edu E-mail: turner_sutton@ncsu.edu Phone: 1-919-515-6823 28 March-10 July. INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, "Strategies to Control Diseases and Insect Pests," International Agricultural Centre (IAC), Wageningen, NETHERLANDS. Contact: H.A.I. Stoetzer, IPM Course Coordinator, IAC, P.O. Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, NETHERLANDS E-mail: h.a.i.stoetzer@iac.agro. nl Phone: 31-317-490353 Fax: 31-317-418552 Website: www.iac-agro .nl 19-21 May WORLD NEEM CONFERENCE (and Tradeshow), Vancouver, CANADA. Contact: M.B. Isman, Dept. of Plant Science, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, CANADA E-mail: isman@unixg.ubc.ca Fax: 1-604-822-8640 28 June-1 July 11TH EUROPEAN WEED RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM, Basel, SWITZERLAND. Contact: EWRS Symposium 1999, c/o FAW, CH-8820, Waedenswil, SWITZERLAND Fax: 41-62-868-6341 E-mail: Daniel.Gut@wae.faw.admin.ch Phone: 41-1-763-6111 Website: www.res.bbsrc.ac.uk/ewrs/ewrs_symp.html
5-9 July 10TH BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, Bozeman, MT, USA. Contact: N.R. Spencer, USDA/ARS, 1500 North Central, Sidney, MT 59270, USA Fax: 1-406-482-5038 E-mail: nspencer@sidney.ars.usda.gov Phone: 1-406-482-9407 Website: www.symposium.ars.usda.gov/ 25-30 July 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PLANT PROTECTION, Jerusalem, ISRAEL. Theme: "Plant Protection Towards the Third Millennium - Where Chemistry Meets Ecology." Contact: S. Barnett, Congress Coordinator, PO Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, ISRAEL E-mail: IPP C@kenes.com Fax: 972-3-514-0077 Phone: 972-3-514-0014 6-12 August JOINT MEETING OF THE AMERICAN AND CANADIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETIES, Montreal, CANADA. Contact: APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA. E-mail: aps@scisoc.org i Fax: 1-612-45 4-0766 Phone: 1-612-454-7250 29 August-3 September VII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JUVENILE HORMONES, Jerusalem, ISRAEL. Contact: S.W. Applebaum, e-mail: jhvii@indy cc1.agri.huji.ac.il Website: www.agri.huji.ac.il/~jhi i 12-16 September 12TH AUSTRALIAN WEEDS CONFERENCE, Hobart, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA. Contact: A. Harradine, Tasmanian Weed Society, PO Box 303, Devonport, Tasmania 7361, AUSTRALIA E-mail: alan.harradine@dpif. tas.gov.au 15-18 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 1998, Brighton, UK. Contact: The Event Organization, 8 Cotswold Mews, Battersea Square, London SWll 3RA, UK E-mail: eventorg@event-org.com Fax: 44-171-924-1790 Phone: 44-171-228-8034 Website: www.BCPC.or g November 17TH ASIAN-PACIFIC WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Bangkok, THAILAND. Contact: R. Suwanketnkom, Dept. of Agronomy, Kasetsart Univ., Bangkok 10903, THAILAND 2000 5-10 February WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Toronto, CANADA. Contact: WSSA, J. Breithaupt, PO Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA Fax: 1-913-843-1274 E-mail: jbreith@allenpress.com - - Phone: 1-913-843-1235 3-6 June XXII BRAZILIAN WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Iguassu Falls, PR, BRAZIL. Contact: B.N. Rodrigues; e-mail sbcpd@cnpso.embrapa.br 6-11 June III INTERNATIONAL WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Iguassu Falls, PR, BRAZIL. Contact: J.B. Silva; e-mail sbcpd@cnpso.embrapa.br Web Site: www.foztur.com.br/iwsc 20-26 August 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY, Iguassu Falls, PR, BRAZIL. Contact: D.L. Gazzoni; e-mail gazzoni@cnpso.embr apa.br Web site: www.embrapa.br/ice
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