IPMnet NEWS October 1999, Issue no. 70 ISSN: 1523-7893 Š Copyright 2005 IPM NEWS --- international IPM news and programs I. IPM NEWS / APPLICATIONS international IPM news and programs Australian Program Targets Weed Resistance The threat increasing herbicide resistance poses to sustainable cropping systems in Australia has mobilized a five-year, multi-sponsored, multi-discipline research and extension strategic program, the Western Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (WAHRI). Based at the Univ. of Western Australia and cooperating with several national organizations, WAHRI was established to develop answers to counter the impact of herbicide-resistant weeds that plague the area's grain growers in particular, and other crops as well. Grower surveys identify several pernicious weeds, especially Lolium spp. and Raphanus raphanistrum, as becoming increasingly resistant to the herbicides that are widely used currently. The Initiative's plans call for investigation ranging from the biology, and population ecology, of major weed species to developing integrated management strategies through economic and social appraisal of both grower and industry responses to herbicide resistance. WAHRI director, S. Powles, counsels that, "As with all herbicides, the less often we use them then the longer they will last." Reducing heavy dependence on herbicide use means adopting farming systems incorporating a variety of weed management approaches, noted Dr. Powles. WAHRI aims to articulate and demonstrate the underpinnings for achieving these integrated, reduced chemical use approaches. FMI: WAHRI, Fac. of Agric., Univ. of Western Australia, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6907, AUSTRALIA E-mail: wahri@agric.uwa.edu.au Fax: 61-08-9380-7834 Website: wahri.agric.uwa.edu.au Phone: 61-08-9380-7870. Based on information generously provided by WAHRI. GLOBAL IPM NOTES ** A black weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae, that has helped control the invasive aquatic weeds Salvinia molesta and S. minima in AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, INDIA, and the U.S. state of Florida, has been recruited to help battle outbreaks of the aggressive S. molesta in Texas. Unchecked, this aquatic weed can quickly double its spread in only a few days and threaten waterways. Weevil adults and juveniles primarily attack the weed's new, nitrogen-rich buds. > T.D. Center, e-mail: tcenter@ars.usda.gov. ** During a review of the Insect and Pest Control Subprogramme of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture,
an external, multi-national review team endorsed the rationale for area-wide control of insect pests, and concluded that, "radiation induced sterility of mass reared insects has played, and for the forseeable future will continue to play, an important role." > J. Hendrichs, e-mail: j.hendrichs@iaea.org. ** The nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, a parasite of true slugs, is now being commercially produced and marketed for biological control in the UK and Europe. Trials in Switzerland showed the parasite to be as effective for slug control as metaldehyde, a standard chemical bait. Investigation is underway in the USA to see if P. hermaphrodita occurs in any natural slug populations prior to attempting to register it in the USA. > Excerpted from: MIDWEST BIOCON. NEWS, 6(8), August 1999. ** Weedbuster Weed in Australia: October 10-17, 1999. Following successes the previous two years, this expanding national event seeks to heighten awareness of the damage and cost caused by weeds, under the slogan, "Weed Prevention is the Intention." A variety of events take place such as field days, demonstrations, and school activities, all aimed at stimulating "people to do something about weeds." > S. Vitelli, e-mail: salvo.vitelli@dnr.qld.gov.au.
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 Focused on Requirements for IPM-grown Crops Two U.S. entomologists have jointly launched the IPM Institute of North America, Inc. recently as a vehicle for explaining, expanding, and helping others experience various benefits derived from integrated pest management. One of the Institute's key roles, says T.A. Green, co-founder and president of its Board of Directors, "is to facilitate the development of credible, practical, and environmentally effective IPM requirements for both IPM labels and other eco-labels, with the collaboration of land grant IPM experts, crop consultants, producers, consumer, and environmental groups." The Institute's first major project will occur 06-07 December ? when it organizes and sponsors a conference titled, "Adding Value through Environmental Marketing: Opportunities for Food Producers, Processors and Retailers," in Madison, WI, USA. The meeting is designed to focus on production, marketing, and distribution of field crops, plus meat and dairy products. The event is intended to: (1) Increase awareness of what Dr. Green terms Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) and the potential for use in environmentally identified/certified marketing, including rationale and mechanisms; and, (2) Help create an atmosphere where decision makers in a variety of food chains can initiate relationships leading to expanded adoption of EMSs in production and marketing, with a focus on major field crops in the U.S. upper midwest, including meat and dairy products as the largest consumers of these field crops. FMI: T.A. Green, IPM Institute, 1914 Rowley Ave., Madison WI 53705, USA E-mail: tagreen@compuserve.com Fax: 1-608-232-1530 Phone: 1-608 232-1528.
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IPM FOR STONE FRUIT - AND MORE The latest addition to the notable Univ. of California IPM publications series may be the most comprehensive yet. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR STONE FRUITS, 264 information packed and color plate-laden pages, came off the press in 1999 and raises the bar for delivering practical, usable IPM material in an appealing, user-friendly format. The superior quality softbound work was prepared for growers and pest management advisors (but will be valuable to a much wider audience) and covers contemporary management strategies for insect, disease, weed, and vertebrate pests of stone fruits, ranging from apricots to prunes. Prepared by L.L. Strand with input from dozens of experts, this concise, crisp guide's seven sections help determine when control action is needed and when it is not, how to identify beneficial agents, how to conduct specific tactics, and much more. Besides the 300+ color photos and 100+ line drawings, the nominally priced volume (Pub. #3389) includes: a Pest Damage Table, references, and a glossary. FMI: C.C. Kintigh, e-mail: cckintigh@ucdavis.edu Publications, DANR, 6701 San Pablo Ave., 2nd. Floor, Oakland, CA 94608-1239, USA Fax: 1-530-754-8940 Phone: 1-530-754-5065 Website: danres.ucdavis.edu. WAYS TO PARE PESTICIDE USAGE During the last 20 years in the intensively farmed U.S. midwest, growers and researchers have developed and refined methods to not only manage pests, but reduce chemical inputs and improve profits as well. A handsome 1999 extension publication from the Iowa State Univ., EIGHT WAYS TO REDUCE PESTICIDE USE, describes the techniques involved, their benefits, and their risks, if any. The softbound, full color work lists the eight ways as: reduce soil insecticide rates; rotate crops (for insect control); rotate crops (for weed control); scout fields; band herbicides; delay planting; control weeds mechanically; and, spot spray if needed. This publication (IPM 59) offers 33 pages of practical information clearly and attractively presented. FMI: Extension Distribution Center, 119 Pubs. Bldg., ISU, Ames, IA 50011-3171, USA E-mail: pubdist@exnet.iastate.edu Fax: 1-515-294-2945 Phone: 1-515-294-5247 Website: www.extension.iastate.edu/Pages/pubs/Order.html. ISLAND CROP PESTS PROFILED The Republic of Palau, more than 200 islands and the second largest island group in Micronesia, is rich in pest life, both native and increasingly imported. A liberally illustrated 1999 publication, SURVEY OF INSECT PESTS OF CROPS AND INVASIVE WEEDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU, presents information on the status, hosts, biology, and natural enemies (if any) for a range of insect pests found in 27 crops, plus a brief review of five noxious weeds. The 42-page, softbound work was prepared by R. Muniappan, et al and includes dozens of full color plates on high quality paperstock. FMI: R. Muniappan, Agric. Exp. Station, Univ. of Guam, Mangilao, Guam 96923, USA. E-mail: rmuni@uog.edu Fax:
1-671-734-6842 Phone: 1-671-735-2142. THE GRASS IS GREENER, NOT BUGGIER A recent, informative addition to the "Turfgrass Science and Practice" series is DESTRUCTIVE TURFGRASS INSECTS: BIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL, a comprehensive, 344-page study of virtually all the insect and mites that attack both warm and cool season turfgrasses. Entomologist-author D.A. Potter describes the various species and then presents practical guidelines for their management. Though U.S.-oriented, this volume will have much wider application. The hardbound, 1998 work includes extensive black/white graphics, plus a 32-page full color inserted section offering clear photos of both pests and the problems they cause. FMI: S. DeWall, Ann Arbor Press, Inc., 121 S. Main St., Chelsea, MI 48118, USA E-mail: skip@sleepingbearpress.com. TWO NEW TITLES FROM MARCEL DEKKER ** A massive, 864-page, versatile new reference incorporating a wide range of pest management fundamentals, as well as contemporary ideology, has been published as the HANDBOOK OF PEST MANAGEMENT, and is said to provide a detailed summary of pest management principles and techniques, outlining a broad selection of critical issues regarding current practice and future technology. Edited by entomologist J.R. Ruberson, the 1999, hardbound work presents material by 46 authorities, plus an introduction by 1997 World Food Prize co-laureate, P.L. Adkisson. Chapters begin with an examination of pests as part of an agroecosystem, and progress through pest biology and management, including issues of broad current concern. ** CONTROLLED-RELEASE DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PESTICIDES, a 1999 work edited by H.B. Scher, covers the latest advances in pesticide delivery technologies and highlights new means of reducing toxicity, increasing efficacy, lessening environmental impact, and facilitating new product development. The hardbound, 336-page monograph features chapters by 26 international authors reflecting perspectives of industry, academia, and government representatives. Sections address microcapsules, microparticles, granules, and delivery devices. FMI: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: bookorders@dekker.com Fax: 1-212-685-4540 Phone: 1-212-696-9000 Website: www.dekker.com. TWO NEW TITLES FROM ACADEMIC PRESS ** Subtitled "Principles and Applications of Biological Control," an exhaustive new work, HANDBOOK OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, offers a global in-depth overview of biocontrol. More than 60 authors, with a third coming from the Univ. of California system, contributed material to this hardbound volume which was originally conceived in 1986, but greatly expanded, reshaped over time, and published in 1999. In its 1058 pages, this monograph spans topics from the scope and significance of biocontrol, through principles, practices, and implementation, to research and the future...some 40 chapters later. Editors T.S. Bellows and T.W. Fisher are entomologists so not surprisingly this milestone reference emphasizes biocontrol of insect pests, though including several chapters on weeds, diseases, and vertebrate pests. ** Of narrower scope, a 1998, 414-page publication offers a more limited though important focus on avenues for maximizing biocontrol through practices that help enhance and support natural enemies of pest insects. CONSERVATION BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, a 20-chapter monograph with less than five illustrations, was prepared by 38 international experts and edited by P. Barbosa. The hardbound work unfortunately interprets the broad term "pests" to mean only insect pests, and also suffers from some glaring typographical errors.
FMI: Academic Press, Inc., 525 B Str., Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA E-mail: TrevorDaul@acad.com Fax: 1-619-699-6380 Phone: 1-619-231-0926 Website: www.apnet.com. Publication & CD Notes Two late 1998 CDs deliver a wealth of both noxious aquatic and terrestrial plant management information. The CD titled AQUATIC PLANT INFORMATION SYSTEM (APIS) covers identification and various management strategies for more than 60 aquatic and wetland species. Hyperlinks, photos, simulation models, and much more are included. The second CD, NOXIOUS AND NUISANCE PLANT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (PMIS), parallels the APIS CD while incorporating a broader range of species plus additional data. Both interactive CDs require Windows 3.1 or 95, have a U.S. focus, and are free on request from: M.J. Grodowitz, Waterways Exp. Station, Attn: CEERD-ER-A, 3909 Halls Ferry Rd., Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199, USA E-mail: grodowm@wes.army.mil Fax: 1-601-634-2398 Phone: 1-601-634-2972. Since 1972, the huge U.S. state of Texas has conducted a major IPM program designed to "deliver unbiased, credible, reliable and timely solutions to pest problems of agricultural and urban customers," according to a handsome 1999 publication, IPM PROGRESS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. The all color, softbound work's 28 pages highlight in-state IPM programs for a variety of crops from rice to peanuts/groundnuts, all within the framework of cooperation between the private and public sectors. FMI: T. Fuchs, Extension IPM, 7887 US Hwy. 87 N, San Angelo, TX 76901-9782, USA E-mail: T-Fuchs@tamu.edu Fax: 1-915-658-4364 Phone: 1-915-653-4576. CAB International, publishers of the well regarded journal BIOCONTROL NEWS AND INFORMATION (BNI), recently announced that the periodical's news section has now been made available, sans cost to viewers, on an internet site: pest.cabweb.org/bnimain.htm. Both current and back issues can be accessed. Subscribers to BNI also can find the full text for the journal at this site. FMI: R. Murphy, e-mail: R.Murphy@cabi.org. OTHER RESOURCES MANUAL: IPM FOR SCHOOLS A group within the U.S. State of Wisconsin has prepared a SCHOOL INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT MANUAL designed to provide schools (in Wisconsin, though broadly applicable) with the essential elements for establishing and conducting a minimal pesticide use IPM program. A 1999 draft version of the work is posted on the web at: ipcm.wisc.edu/programs/school/default.htm. It introduces IPM concepts, then presents sections for addressing each of the most commonly encountered pests, as well as procedures specifically for playing fields, parking areas, fence lines, and turf areas, plus indoor pest management and control of vertebrate pests. FMI: J. Stier, Dept. of Horticulture, Univ. of Wisconsin, 1575 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA E-mail: jstier@facstaff.wisc.edu Phone: 1-608-262-1642. BOLSTER THAT POSTER Attendees at most conferences these days have an opportunity (if not an obligation, dreaded as it may seem to be) to march into the space dedicated to posters and selectively view dozens of offerings. Some posters will quickly and concisely convey useful information. Others will be avoided or, if glanced at, quickly forgotten. Why do posters widely range in quality from excellent to abysmal? Now, a professional educator has developed a useful set of guidelines for improving poster impact and avoiding many of the common pitfalls. "Come and Look at This One: Tips for Getting Your Poster Noticed," by H. Carter, is posted on the web at: ianrwww.unl.edu/ianr/agronomy/range/poster1.htm, and
addresses the very advanced planning needed to prepare a winning poster, as well as all phases of actual production including best type faces and minimum type size to use, along with other useful ideas. Applying the caveats and hints provided should lead to improved communication of the poster's message. FMI: H. Carter, Ctr. for Sustainable Agric. System, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA E-mail: hcarter1@unl.edu Phone: 1-402-472-0917. <#> IPM DATABASE EXPANDS The Database of IPM Resources (DIR) continues to expand and offer a flood of links, connections, and other IPM-related data. Two of the newer offerings are: 1.) "DIR's Best Outstanding IPM-Related Websites," the creme-de-la-creme chosen (by the DIR-webmeister) for demonstrated creativity, usefulness, and high quality design including user friendliness; 2.) An expanded "IPM Informatics Section," with information ranging far and wide, all based on over 60 specialty search engines, databases, and directories linked to IPM, as well as an automated slide style presentation, "IPM Principles, Approaches and Ecological Basis", and other resources. The website for DIR is: www.IPMnet.org/DIR/. Navigating the site is an adventure in itself. FMI: W.I. Bajwa, IPPC, 2040 Cordley Hall, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR 97330, USA E-mail: bajwaw@bcc.orst.edu Fax: 1-541-737-3080. MORPHOMETRICS TOOL DEVISED A group at China Agric. Univ., using advanced technology and software called "BugVisux," has developed MORPHOR, a tool for morphometrics based on mathematical morphology of insects, but applicable to plant and other biota as well. MORPHOR works with image processing methods such as image acquisition, enhancement, edge detection, segmentation, feature extraction, and recognition. Uses include insect imagery, and automatically identifying insects such as Helicoverpa armigera, Ostrinia furnacalis, and Ectomocoris atrox. The tool also is said to have potential to explore computer vision and digital technology for IPM on plant diseases, weeds, and rodents. FMI: Z. Shen, IPMIST, China Agric. Univ., 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu Road, Haidian, Beijing 100094, CHINA E-mail: zrshen@public.bta.net.cn Fax: 86-10-6289-3214 Phone: 86-10-6289-3015 Website: www.ipmist.org. back to top IPM RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS --- categories and topics related to IPM III. RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS categories and topics related to IPM. IPMnet NEWS will gladly provide the postal address for any first author mentioned in the listed titles that follow. Please direct requests for this information via e-mail to: IPMnetNUZ@bcc.orst.edu. Featured Paper Biocompatible Materials vs. Fungicides With a goal of identifying biocompatible materials that can effectively replace conventional chemical fungicides for controlling cucurbit crop diseases, such as powdery mildew caused by Sphaerotheca fusca, researchers evaluated four commercially developed products against a control and a fungicide treatment on a variety of crops. The work was conducted under field conditions in the eastern coastal USA. Results revealed that all four biocompatible products suppressed powdery mildew to some degree, but none could match the degree of suppression attained with conventional fungicide treatment. A possibility of combining use of biocompatibles with fungicide may offer promise. See: "Evaluation of Biocompatible Products for Managing Cucurbit Powdery Mildew," McGrath, M.T., and N. Shiskoff. CROP PROT., 18(7), 471-478, August 1999. This Month's SELECTED TILES (broadly grouped by pest or tactic categories). General "Integrated Pest Management: Looking Back and Forward," Sankaram, A. CURR. SCI.,
77(1), 26-32, July 1999. Biocontrol "Mechanized Delivery Methods for Field Release of Beneficial Insects," Mahr, S.E.R. MIDW. BIOL. CONTROL NEWS, 6(9), 1-, September 1999. Phytopathology "Effect of Fungicides, Seaweed Extracts, Tea Tree Oil, and Fungal Agents on Fruit Rot and Yield in Strawberry," Washington, W.S., et al. AUSTRLN. JRNL. OF EXP. AGRIC., 39(4), 487-494, 1999. Weed Management "Mechanical and Chemical Control of Red Rice (Oryza sativa L. var. sylvatica) in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Pre-planting," Ferrero, A., et al. CROP PROT., 18(4), 245-251, May 1999. Entomology "Integrated Control of Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Using Resistant Plants and Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae)," MolinaOchoa, J., et al. FLOR. ENTOMO, 82(2), 263-272, June 1999. "The Hows and Whys of Successful Pest Suppression by Spiders: Insights from Case Studies," Riechert, S.E. JRNL. OF ARACH., 27(1), 1999. Nematology "Greenhouse and Field Resistance in Cucumber to Root-knot Nematodes," Walters, S.A., et al. NEMA., 1(3), June 1999. 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 listng of forthcoming IPM-related events (conferences, training courses, symposia, etc.) Information was collected from, and supplied by, various sources; IPMnet expresses appreciation to all. NOTE: this issue of the NEWS contains both Calendar 1, (events new to the Calendar, or listing revised information) and Calendar 2 (All Previously Listed Events). Additional information can be found at the website: www.IPMnet.org. New and Revised listings Previously Listed events See also AgNIC's Agricultural Conferences, Meetings, Seminars Calendar
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In 1999 (N) 04 November WELSH PEST MANAGEMENT FORUM MEETING, Pontypridd, Wales, UK. Contact: J. Lisk, e-mail: JennyL@plaga.demon.co.uk (N) 08-10 December PLANT PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY AND FERTILIZER EXHIBITION, Tianjin, CHINA. Contact: Z. Shen, IPMIST, China Agric. Univ., 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu Road, Haidian, Beijing 100094, CHINA E-mail: zrshen@public.bta.net.cn Fax: 86-10-6289-3214 Phone: 86-10-6289-3015 Website: www.ipmist.org In 2000 (N) 17-18 January CONFERENCE ON PESTICIDE APPLICATION, Guilford, UK. Contact: AAB Pesticide Application Group, J.V. Cross, HRI, East Malling, West Malling, Maidstone, Kent ME19 6BJ, UK E-mail: jerry.cross@hri.ac.uk Phone: 44-0-1732-843833 Fax: 44-0-1732-849067 Website: www.hri.ac.uk/aab/pestappl.htm (N) 05-08 February CONFERENCE ON WEED MANAGEMENT IN THE NEAR EAST, Cairo, EGYPT. Organized by the Near East Working Group for Improved Weed Management (NEWGIWM) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt. Emphasizing weed management situations at the farmer level, especially small farms. Contact: B.E. Abu-Irmaileh, Faculty of Agriculture, Univ. of Jordan, Amman, JORDAN E-mail: barakat@agr.ju.edu.jo (N) 28-30 March CONFERENCE ON VEGETATION MANAGEMENT IN CHANGING LANDSCAPES, Univ. of York, UK. Contact: P. Putwain, Biol. Sciences, Univ. of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK E-mail: PhilP@liverpool.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-151-794-5094 Phone: 44-0-151-794-5097 (N) 11-12 July CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL II, Riverside, CA, USA. Contact: M. Hoddle, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA E-mail: ccbc2@cnas.ucr.edu Phone: 1-909-787-7292 (N) 01-03 August CONFERENCE ON HUMAN CONFLICTS WITH WILDLIFE: ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS, Fort Collins, CO, USA. Contact: D.L. Dwyer, USDA National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 LaPorte Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA Phone: 1-970-266-6015 E-mail: Diana.L.Dwyer@usda.gov Website: www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/nwrc/econsymp.htm (N) 06-08 September 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEED BIOLOGY, Dijon, FRANCE. Contact: J-P Lonchamp, INRA - Lab. Malherbologie & Agronomie, BV 1540, F-21034 Dijon Cedex, FRANCE E-mail: Lonchamp@epoisses.inra.fr Fax: 33-3-806-93262
Phone: 33-3-806-93187 (N) 12-16 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2000, PESTS AND DISEASES, Brighton, UK. Contact: The Event Organization, 8 Cotswold Mews, Battersea Square, London SWll 3RA, UK Fax: 44-171-924-1790 E-mail: eventorg@event-org.com Phone: 44-171-228-8034 Website: www.BCPC.org (N) 28 November-01 December SYMPOSIUM ON DURABLE RESISTANCE, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: J.E. Parlevliet, PO Box 386, NL 6700 AJ Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS E-mail: jan.parlevliet@users.pv.wau.nl Fax: 31-317-483457 In 2001 no new events In 2002 no new events
IPMnet Calendar 2 PREVIOUSLY LISTED entries for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Current as of October 1999
1999 17-20 October EVALUATING INDIRECT ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, IOBC Symposium, Montpellier, FRANCE. Contact: M. Montes de Oca, IOBC Symposium, Ave. Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier, Cedex 5, FRANCE E-mail: iobc.symp@agropolis.fr Fax: 33-4-6704-7599 Phone: 33-4-6704-7530 Website: www.agropolis.fr/iobc/ 17-20 October 8TH LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN WORKSHOP ON WHITEFLIES AND GEMINIVIRUSES, Recife, BRAZIL. Contact: e-mail mosca@ipa.br 24-27 October 2ND PAN PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON PESTICIDE SCIENCE, Honolulu, HI, USA. Contact: J. Coats, Dept. of Entomology, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA 50011, USA E-mail: jcoats@iastate.edu Fax: 1-515-294-9823 Phone: 1-515-294-4776 Website: www.acs.org/meetings/ppc/welcome.htm 25-29 October SPRAY OILS BEYOND 2000: SUSTAINABLE PEST & DISEASE MANAGEMENT, Sydney, AUSTRALIA. Contact: A. Frost, Hawkesbury Technologies, UWS Hawkesbury, PO box 415, Richmond, NSW 2753, AUSTRALIA E-mail: a.frost@uws.edu.au Fax: 61-02-4570-1520 Website: www.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au/events/sprayoils Phone: 61-02-4570-1690 27-29 October IOBC WORKING GROUP, PESTICIDES AND BENEFICIAL ORGANISMS, Versailles, FRANCE. Contact: H. Vogt, BBA, Inst. for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops,
Schwabenheimerstr. 101, D-69221 Dossenheim, GERMANY Fax: 49-6221-868-0515 E-mail: heidrun.vogt@urz.uni-heidelberg.de Website: www.bba.de/english/events/iobc_w1/iobc_w1.htm Phone: 49-6221-868-0530 01-04 November ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES AND EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, San Diego, CA, USA. Contact: MBAO, 144 W. Peace River Dr., Fresno, CA 93711-6953, USA E-mail: gobenauf@agrc.cnchost.com Fax: 1-559-436-0692 04 November WELSH PEST MANAGEMENT FORUM MEETING, Pontypridd, Wales, UK. Contact: J. Lisk, e-mail: JennyL@plaga.demon.co.uk 05-19 November EXTENSION DEVELOPMENT FOR INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, Cairo, EGYPT. 5th Refresher Course for alumni of the IAC International Course on Plant Protection / IPM from the Middle East and Africa. Contact: H.A.I. Stoetzer, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS E-mail: h.a.i.stoetzer@iac.agro.nl Fax: 31-317-418552 Phone: 31-317-490353 10-12 November IOBC-WPRS WORKING GROUP, USE OF PHEROMONES AND OTHER SEMIOCHEMICALS IN INTEGRATED CONTROL, Hohenheim, GERMANY. Contact: J. Kienzle, Univ. Hohenheim, Institut 360, Otto Sander Str. 5, D-70593 Stuttgart, GERMANY Fax: 49-711-459-2408 E-mail: jkienzle@uni-hohenheim.de 15-18 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 1999, WEEDS, 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.org 22-27 November 17TH ASIAN-PACIFIC WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY CONFERENCE, "Weeds and Environmental Impact," Bangkok, THAILAND. Contact: S. Chinawong, Dept. of Agronomy, Kasetsart Univ., Chatuchak, Bangkok 10903, THAILAND E-mail: agrsbc@nontri.ku.ac.th Website: aggie.kps.ku.ac.th/APWSS/index.html 07-09 December 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PESTS IN AGRICULTURE, Montpellier, FRANCE. Contact: Association Nationale de Protection des Plantes (ANPP), 6, Blvd. de la Bastile, F-75012 Paris, FRANCE E-mail: anpp@anpp.asso.fr Fax: 33-1-43-44-2919 Phone: 33-1-43-44-8964 Website: www.anpp.asso.fr 08-10 December PLANT PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY AND FERTILIZER EXHIBITION, Tianjin, CHINA. Contact: Z. Shen, IPMIST, China Agric. Univ., 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu Road, Haidian, Beijing 100094, CHINA E-mail: zrshen@public.bta.net.cn Fax: 86-10-6289-3214 Phone: 86-10-6289-3015 Website: www.ipmist.org 12-16 December ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Atlanta, GA, USA. Contact: Z.B. Mayo, Dept. of Entomology, 202 Plant Industry Bldg., PO Box
830816, Lincoln, NE 68583-0816, USA E-mail: zmayo1@unl.edu Fax: 1-402-472-4687 Phone: 1-402-472-8703 2000 17-18 January CONFERENCE ON PESTICIDE APPLICATION, Guilford, UK. Contact: AAB Pesticide Application Group, J.V. Cross, HRI, East Malling, West Malling, Maidstone, Kent ME19 6BJ, UK E-mail: jerry.cross@hri.ac.uk Phone: 44-0-1732-843833 Fax: 44-0-1732-849067 Website: www.hri.ac.uk/aab/pestappl.htm 18-20 January JOINT CONGRESSES: SOUTH AFRICAN WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY; SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY FOR CROP PRODUCTION; and SOUTH AFRICAN NEW CROP RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, Bloemfontein, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: J.C. Pretorius, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, SOUTH AFRICA E-mail: seefpret@lanbou.uovs.ac.za Fax: 27-051-401-2217 05-08 February CONFERENCE ON WEED MANAGEMENT IN THE NEAR EAST, Cairo, EGYPT. Organized by the Near East Working Group for Improved Weed Management (NEWGIWM) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt. Emphasizing weed management situations at the farmer level, especially small farms. Contact: B.E. Abu-Irmaileh, Faculty of Agriculture, Univ. of Jordan, Amman, JORDAN E-mail: barakat@agr.ju.edu.jo 05-10 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 28 February-02 March 14TH BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL PLANT RESISTANCE TO INSECTS WORKSHOP, Ft. Collins, CO, USA. Contact: F. Peairs, Dept. of Entomology, Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO 80523, USA E-mail: fbpeairs@lamar.colostate.edu Phone: 1-970-491-5945 19 March-01 July INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: H.A.I. Stoetzer, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS Fax: 31-317-418552 E-mail: iac@iac.agro.nl Website: www.iac-agro.nl Phone: 31-317-490111 28-30 March CONFERENCE ON VEGETATION MANAGEMENT IN CHANGING LANDSCAPES, Univ. of York, UK. Contact: P. Putwain, Biol. Sciences, Univ. of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK E-mail: PhilP@liverpool.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-151-794-5094 Phone: 44-0-151-794-5097 09 May 52 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CROP PROTECTION, Coupure Links, Gent, BELGIUM. Contact: P. DeClercq, Dept. of Crop Protection, Univ. of Gent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, BELGIUM E-mail: Patrick.DeClercq@rug.ac.be Fax: 32-9-264-6239 Phone: 32-9-264-6158 22-27 May 1ST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INDUCED RESISTANCE TO PLANT
DISEASES, Corfu, GREECE. Contact: E. Tjamos, Dept. of Plant Path., Agric. Univ. of Athens, Votanikos 118 55, Athens, GREECE E-mail: ect@auadec.aua.gr Fax: 30-1-529-4513 Website: www.ag.auburn.edu/pgpr/isrgreece.html Phone: 30-1-529-4505 27 May-01 June 10TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VIRUS DISEASES OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS, Annapolis, MD, USA. Contact: J. Hammond, USDA, ARS, USNA, Building 010A, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA E-mail: jhammond@asrr.arsusda.gov Fax: 1-301-504-5096 03-06 June XXII BRAZILIAN WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Iguassu Falls, PR, BRAZIL. Contact: B.N. Rodrigues; e-mail sbcpd@cnpso.embrapa.br 06-11 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 18-21 June JOINT MEETING, CANADIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY and PACIFIC DIV. OF THE AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Victoria, BC, CANADA. Contact: Conference Mgmt., Div. of Continuing Studies, Univ. of Victoria, PO Box 3030, Victoria, BC V8W 3N6, CANADA E-mail: morourke@uvic.ca Fax: 1-250-721-8774 Website: web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/conf/cps_aps/AbForm.htm Phone: 1-250-721-8704 24-28 June SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS ANNUAL MEETING, Quebec City, Quebec, CANADA. Contact: G. Belair, Hort. Resch. and Development, 430 Gouin Blvd., Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J3B 3E6, CANADA E-mail: belairg@em.agr.ca Fax: 1-450-346-7740 Website: www.ianr.unl.edu/son/son_quebec2000.html Phone: 1-450-346-4494 11-12 July CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL II, Riverside, CA, USA. Contact: M. Hoddle, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA E-mail: ccbc2@cnas.ucr.edu Phone: 1-909-787-7292 23-27 July 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT PATHOGENIC BACTERIA, Charlottetown, PEI, CANADA. Contact: S.H. De Boer e-mail: deboers@em.agr.ca Website: www.isn.net/~ppb2000/ 01-03 August CONFERENCE ON HUMAN CONFLICTS WITH WILDLIFE: ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS, Fort Collins, CO, USA. Contact: D.L. Dwyer, USDA National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 LaPorte Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA Phone: 1-970-266-6015 E-mail: Diana.L.Dwyer@usda.gov Website: www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/nwrc/econsymp.htm 08-10 August 53RD NEW ZEALAND PLANT PROTECTION CONFERENCE, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND. Contact: A. Rahman, AgResearch, Ruakura ARC, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND Fax: 64-7-838-5073 E-mail: rahmana@agresearch.cri.nz Phone: 64-7-838-5280 12-16 August AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY-MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY
OF AMERICA JOINT MEETING, New Orleans, LA, USA. Contact: APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA E-mail: aps@scisoc.org Fax: 1-612-454-0766 Website: www.scisoc.org 20-26 August 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY, Iguassu Falls, PR, BRAZIL. Contact: D.L. Gazzoni; e-mail gazzoni@cnpso.embrapa.br Web site: www.embrapa.br/ice 06-08 September 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEED BIOLOGY, Dijon, FRANCE. Contact: J-P Lonchamp, INRA - Lab. Malherbologie & Agronomie, BV 1540, F-21034 Dijon Cedex, FRANCE E-mail: Lonchamp@epoisses.inra.fr Fax: 33-3-806-93262 Phone: 33-3-806-93187 10-12 September SCI CONFERENCE, PREDICTING FIELD PERFORMANCE IN CROP PROTECTION, Canterbury, UK. Contact: S. Walter, SCI Conference Dept., 14/15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS, UK E-mail: soniaw@chemind.demon.co.uk Fax: 44-171-235-7743 Website: sci.mond.org/conference/home.html Phone: 44-171-235-3681 18-22 September 5TH EFPP CONGRESS, "Biodiversity In Plant Pathology," Sicily, ITALY. Contact: A. Catara, Inst. di Patologia Vegetale, Univ. of Sicily, Via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, ITALY Fax: 39-95-361487 Phone: 39-95-351422 Website: www.ipo.dlo.nl/ipowww/efpp/events.htm 22-26 October 7TH ARAB CONGRESS OF PLANT PROTECTION, Amman, JORDAN. Contact: W.A. Gharbieh, Fac. of Agric., Univ. of Jordan, Amman, JORDAN E-mail: sacpp@ju.edu.jo. Fax: 962-6-5355577 Phone: 962-6-5355000 23-25 October 5TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OFCHROMOLAENA ODORATA Durban, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: L. Strathie-Korrubel, ARC-PPRI, Private Bag X6006, Hilton 3245, SOUTH AFRICA E-mail: ntlws@natal1.agric.za Fax: 27-331-355-9423 Phone: 27-331-355-9419 12-16 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2000, PESTS AND DISEASES, Brighton, UK. Contact: The Event Organization, 8 Cotswold Mews, Battersea Square, London SWll 3RA, UK Fax: 44-171-924-1790 E-mail: eventorg@event-org.com Phone: 44-171-228-8034 Website: www.BCPC.org 28 November-01 December SYMPOSIUM ON DURABLE RESISTANCE, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: J.E. Parlevliet, PO Box 386, NL 6700 AJ Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS E-mail: jan.parlevliet@users.pv.wau.nl Fax: 31-317-483457 03-07 December ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Montreal, QUE, CANADA. Contact: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD 20706-3115, USA E-mail: esa@entsoc.org Fax: 1-301-731-4538 Website: www.entsoc.org Phone: 1-301-731-4535
Winter (2000) SHORTCOURSE: PEST MANAGEMENT FOR EVERGREEN TREES, Madison, WI, USA. Contact: C.L. Ash, American Phytopathological Society,3340 Pilot Knob Rd., St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA E-mail: cash@scisoc.org Fax: 1-651-454-0766 Phone: 1-651-454-7250 Website: www.scisoc.org 2001 May 53RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CROP PROTECTION, Coupure Links, Gent, BELGIUM. Contact: P. DeClercq, Dept. of Crop Protection, Univ. of Gent, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, BELGIUM E-mail: Patrick.DeClercq@rug.ac.be Fax: 32-9-264-6239 Phone: 32-9-264-6158 July 3RD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON WHITEFLIES, Norwich, UK. Contact: W.A. Jones, USDA-ARS, 2413 E. Highway 83, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA E-mail: w-jones@pop.tamu.edu Fax: 1-956-969-4888 Phone: 1-956-969-4803 25-29 August AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETTING, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Contact: APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA E-mail: aps@scisoc.org Fax: 1-612-454-0766 Website: www.scisoc.org November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2001, 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 Website: www.BCPC.org 09-13 December ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, San Diego, CA, USA. Contact: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD 20706-3115, USA E-mail: esa@entsoc.org Fax: 1-301-731-4538 Website: www.entsoc.org Phone: 1-301-731-4535 2002 August AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Contact: APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA E-mail: aps@scisoc.org Fax: 1-612-454-0766 Website: www.scisoc.org November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2002, 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 Website: www.BCPC.org 10-15 December ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Contact: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD 20706-3115, USA Fax: 1-301-731-4538 Phone: 1-301-731-4535 E-mail: esa@entsoc.org Website: www.entsoc.org 2003 02-08 February 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND Website: www.lincoln.ac.nz/icpp2003/ 09-13 August AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Charlotte, NC, USA. Contact: APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA E-mail: aps@scisoc.org Fax: 1-612-454-0766 Website: www.scisoc.org 26-30 October ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Contact: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD 20706-3115, USA E-mail: esa@entsoc.org Fax: 1-301-731-4538 Website: www.entsoc.org Phone: 1-301-731-4535.
November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2003, 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 Website: www.BCPC.org
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