IPMnet NEWS September 2000, Issue no. 81 ISSN: 1523-7893 Š Copyright 2005 IPM NEWS --- international IPM news and programs I. IPM NEWS / APPLICATIONS international IPM news and programs Scientists Criticize Latest Bt-Monarch Study A second recently published study of Bt transgenic corn pollen's effect on the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) has run into a withering barrage of criticism ranging from assertions of scientifically flawed procedures and unsupported conclusions to being labeled "junk science." The research under fire, "Field Deposition of Bt Transgenic Corn Pollen: Lethal Effects on the Monarch Butterfly," (published on line in OECOLOGIA) was conducted by a Midwestern U.S. university scientist and a graduate student and billed as "the first evidence" that Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn (maize) pollen naturally deposited on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) caused significant mortality of monarch larvae. The study also predicted, but did not substantiate, that the impact on D. plexippus larvae may be observed "at least 10 m" (33 ft) from transgenic corn field borders. Biostatistician S.J. Milloy, writing in his column "Junk Science," said the new study "is as much a 'field study' and as realistic as 'Survivor,'" the much-watched, but highly contrived TV program recently run in the U.S. How many butterfly larvae, Mr. Milloy wonders, "will survive when plucked from their natural environment and forced to live on a toxic island," and given no choice in a laboratory setting but to eat milkweed leaves dusted with Bt corn pollen? Professor and chair of the Dept. of Environmental Biology at the Univ. of Guelph (Canada), M.K. Sears, notes that the work was only partially conducted in the field (leaf gathering); the leaf feeding portion was carried out under controlled laboratory conditions, thus obviating all the environmental factors that can affect pollen deposition on milkweed leaves. Commenting in CROP PEST ONTARIO, 5(15), 25 August 2000, Prof. Sears points out that, since only a single type of Bt corn was involved, the authors' conclusions "go far beyond the extent of the data presented." Because of the manner in which the research was performed, Sears believes that "the results of these experiments cannot possibly represent the potential impact of Bt pollen from all events, as the authors suggest, across the extensive range of the monarch butterfly in North America." Univ. of Illinois (U.S.) extension entomologist K.L. Steffey was "dismayed by some of the sweeping conclusions the authors of the OECOLOGIA article made in reference to the potential
effects of Bt corn pollen on monarch butterflies in the real world." In a recent issue of the PEST MANAGEMENT & CROP DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN, Prof. Steffey wrote that he doesn't dispute the assertion that potential limitations of Bt corn and other transgenic crops need to be studied, but, he warned, "let's be very careful about interpretations of scientific studies." Another noted authority, Cornell Univ. entomologist A.M. Shelton, expressed concern over an earlier laboratory-based study reporting Bt corn pollen impacts on D. plexippus that was published. Prof. Shelton felt the results needed to be confirmed under actual field conditions before being rushed into print for what may have been peripheral reasons. The same questions now have surfaced for the latest research which was picked up and reported in an oversimplified and potentially misleading fashion on U.S. national TV. excerpted, with thanks, from: Hansen Jesse, L.C., and J.J. Obrycki, "Field Deposition of Bt Transgenic Corn Pollen: Lethal Effects on the Monarch Butterfly," OECOLOGIA, on-line, 19 August 2000. link.springer.de/link/journals/00442/contents/. Milloy, S., "Butterfly 'Survivor'," JUNK SCIENCE, 25 August 2000. www.foxnews.com/science/junkscience/index.sml. Sears, M.K., "The Monarch Butterfly," CROP PEST ONTARIO, 5(15), 25 August 2000. www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/crops/field/news/croppest/2000/15cpo00.htm. Steffey, K.L., "Here We Go Again: Bt Corn and Monarch Butterflies," PEST MANAGEMENT AND CROP DEVELOPMENT, No. 21, 25 August 2000. www.ag.uiuc.edu/cespubs/pest/articles/. and a tip of the fedora to AgNet for helpful information. www.plant.uoguelph.ca/safefood. Group: Eliminate Pesticides and Genetic Modification At a May 2000 international gathering in Dakar, SENEGAL, some 120 attending activists said to represent 40 countries and a disparate array of organizations and causes went on record as committing themselves to no less than a "fight for the elimination of pesticides." The Fifth International Pesticide Action Network Conference created and adopted the "Dakar Declaration" that, beside elimination of pesticides, also calls for terminating all "genetic engineering of organisms in food and agriculture." The ambitious manifesto spells out a 4-step action plan to achieve the group's dual (and somewhat contrary) goals through developing networks, launching campaigns, educating various publics, and ultimately influencing global policies and practices. |> Pesticide Action Network Africa, Panafric@telecomplus.sn. excerpted with thanks from PESTICIDES & ALTERNATIVES, July 2000. QUOTE OF INTEREST "One of the ironies of the current conflict between the proponents and opponents of GMOs is that the technology is inherently green. I cannot help but think that if the technology had been advocated by any sector except the multinational chemical companies with an eye on the world market, the technology would have been embraced by environmentalist groups the same way that windmills and solar cells are." C.R. Somerville Member, (U.S.) National
Academy of Sciences from: PLANT PHYSIOL., 123(4), 1201-1202, August 2000 www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/content/full/123/4/1201 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 Pathologist Shares Experiences, Offers Photos Based on his long and productive career, a noted international plant pathologist has established a resource-rich web site with a wealth of information about traditional methods of crop disease management practices, traditional agriculture in general, a database of over 3,000 references on traditional agriculture and plant pathology, and free access to, and use of, more than 2,500 pictures on all the above topics. The website and various sub-directories is located at: www.tropag-fieldtrip.cornell.edu/Thurston_TA/default.html. Though retired from Cornell Univ. (U.S.), H.D. Thurston, continues to teach and lead periodic field trips delving into traditional agriculture and methods of crop disease management. Dr. Thurston observes that, "Most practices for disease management used by traditional farmers are cultural practices." Some of these practices include: "altering of plant and crop architecture; biological control; burning; adjusting crop density, depth, or time of planting; planting diverse crops; fallowing; flooding; mulching; multiple cropping; planting without tillage; using organic amendments; planting in raised beds; rotation; sanitation; manipulating shade; and tillage." For centuries farmers developed techniques many now forgotten or abandoned to restrict and manage plant diseases with few, if any, external inputs, notes Thurston. One example: the use of disease-resistant varieties emphasizes the value of traditional cultivars (landraces) selected over millennia. Landraces are usually genetically diverse and are adapted to their environment and endemic pathogens. Although they may not necessarily produce high yields, generally they are both dependable and stable in yielding some harvest under all but the very worst conditions. There is a great deal of useful and fascinating information on this website's pages, and Dr. Thurston welcomes all to make use of the material and photos, of course giving appropriate attribution and credit to the source. |> H.D. Thurston, HDT1@cornell.edu. PUBLICATIONS AUTHORS, EDITORS, AND PUBLISHERS IPMnet NEWS welcomes mentioning any publication, or CD, focused on, or related to, IPM. To assure coverage, please send a review copy of the publication, with full 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
INSECTS' LINKS TO LANDSCAPES A new (2000) publication examines the important complex aspects of INTERCHANGES OF INSECTS BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL AND SURROUNDING LANDSCAPES. Based on the concept that non-crop elements in a landscape
can, and often do, exert substantial impact on insect communities such as fitness and survival editor B. Ekbom, et al have assembled 13 chapters by a notable international group of experts to examine and expand the overall topic. Papers in this 239-page monograph range over numerous facets of agroecosystems, but ultimately emphasize IPM, biocontrol, natural enemies, and the importance of maintaining habitat diversification. |> R. Kennedy, Kluwer Academic Publishers, PO Box 989, 3300 AZ Dordrecht, THE NETHERLANDS. Phone: 31-078-639-2266. E-mail: Robert.Kennedy@wkap.nl. Two More New Titles from APS Press An outstanding new offering from the American Phytopathological Society (APS) concentrates its thrust on diagnosing plant diseases caused by parasitic nematodes commonly encountered in agronomy, forestry, and horticulture and uses its 189 pages to present a range of well tested field and laboratory methods. DIAGNOSING PLANT DISEASES CAUSED BY NEMATODES, by M.C. Shurtleff and C.W. Averre III, introduces plant-parasitic nematodes, describes effective collection methods, and provides an extensive section on classifications and descriptions for 31 genera. The 2000, hardcover work includes numerous generous-size illustrations, plus 38 full color photos. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The latest update of the acclaimed APS plant disease compendia series is the 2000 version of COMPENDIUM OF CITRUS DISEASES, 2nd Edition. Editors L.W. Timmer, et al, have expanded the 1988 version and included several significant diseases such as citrus variegated chlorosis, caused by Xylella fastidiosa, in Brazil; mancha foliar, caused by Alternaria limicola on Mexican lime in Mexico; and citrus chlorotic dwarf in Turkey, all unknown at the time of publishing the first edition. The new version follows the established softcover format for APS compendia, includes more detailed information for diseases mentioned previously, and brightens its 92 pages with over 200 full color illustrations. The total package stands as a modern and complete reference on citrus diseases. |> APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Rd., St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA. E-mail: APS@scisoc.org. Fax: 1-651-454-0766. Phone: 1-651-454-7250. Web: www.scisoc.org. PEST MANAGEMENT AND THE ECOSYSTEM A new 20-page bulletin from the U.S. government sponsored Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) uses color photos and case studies to promote the concept of "ecological principles to achieve more sustainable pest management." Titled A WHOLE-FARM APPROACH TO MANAGING PESTS, the softcover, 2000 publication presents successful instances, mainly in text, of cover crops crowding out weeds, scouting to establish action thresholds, use of beneficial organism-attracting plants and environments to enhance pest insect biocontrol, and an overall strategy intended to either reduce pesticide application, reserve it as a last resort, or eliminate it altogether. Among other techniques the editors offer to "'Naturalize' Your Farming System," are establishing refugia, devising means to increase stress on pests, and rotating crops to break pest cycles. |> SARE Publications, 322 Symons Hall, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-5565, USA. E-mail: VBerton@wam.umd.edu. Fax: 1-301-314-7373. Phone: 1-301-405-3186. Web: www.SARE.org/farmpest/index.htm. Publication & CD Notes A joint FAO/WHO expert consultation convened during 29 May-02 June 2000 considered food safety and nutritional questions regarding food and food ingredients derived from plants genetically modified using recombinant DNA techniques. The resulting report, SAFETY ASPECTS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS OF PLANT ORIGIN, is located on the web at: www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/ECONOMIC/ESN/gm/gmreport.pdf. The document
includes nine recommendations covering a range of topics. It's bulging with information, bright to view, and a source of near boundless data on global crop protection that bundles efforts of more than 800 specialists. CROP PROTECTION COMPENDIUM, Global Module, 2nd edition, CD from CAB International offers text, literature references, maps, and illustrations for 1,560 pest organisms and natural enemies of worldwide or regional importance, plus data for 180 crops, and covers conditions in 150 countries. At the Compendium's core is a relational database containing names of 10,000 pest and beneficial organisms, crop plants, and countries. There are additional economic and statistical databases, and provisions for links to external systems and databases. This comprehensive data source carries a price reflecting its broad span, and runs under the Windows program (3.x to 98). A free demonstration can be downloaded from PEST CABWeb at: pest.cabweb.org. |> CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8DE, UK. Fax: 44-1491-829292. E-mail: CABWeb@cabi.org. Phone: 44-1491-832111. Web: www.cabi.org. An August 2000 extension bulletin (EC 1520) offers useful tips for CONTROLLING DISEASES AND APHIDS ON YOUR ROSES, including a "when, what, how, why" Rose Care Schedule. The 8-page publication includes color photos, plus practical advice and background. > Extension Publications, 422 Kerr Admin., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR 97331-2119, USA. E-mail: puborders@orst.edu. Fax: 1-541-737-0817. Phone: 1-541-737-2513. OTHER RESOURCES GYPSY MOTH IN NORTH AMERICA The accidental release of Lymantria dispar (gypsy moth) during 1868 or 1869 has led to establishment of one of the most pernicious insect pests in North America. In the 130 years since L. dispar (which originally evolved, and has existed for thousands of years, in Europe and Asia) was introduced as an attempt "to build a better silk moth," millions of acres of trees have been defoliated annually. A colorful website www.fs.fed.us/ne/morgantown/4557/gmoth/ sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service presents a wealth of information about all aspects of the species, the widespread problems caused, and the programs aimed at managing it. |> S. Liebhold aliebhold@fs.fed.us. (Information also excerpted, with thanks, from the FOREST HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE TEAM UPDATE, Spring/Summer 2000.) DETAILED SUMMARY OF BT-CORN Based on research conducted in North America, maize genetically-engineered with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) "has the potential to significantly increase field corn yield, as well as reduce the environmental impacts of corn production," concludes a newly revised detailed report. The document, BACKGROUNDER: GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED BT-CONTAINING FIELD CORN, was originally issued in July 1999, but revised and reissued in August 2000. Authors J. Bhatia, et al, provide an in-depth summary of Bt-corn including the primary insect pests impacted, along with a comprehensive reference list. The paper, Technical Report No. 11, devotes extended space to the potential for, and avoidance of, resistance development in the targeted pest species; the authors state that, "Continual management and vigilance on the part of producers, regulators, scientists and industry should ensure the future viability of this production management tool." On the web at: www.plant.uoguelph.ca/safefood/gmo/updated-bt-backgrounder.htm. |> D. Powell, Dept. of Plant Agriculture, Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ONT N1G 2W1, CANADA. E-mail: dpowell@uoguelph.ca. Fax: 1-519-763-8933. Phone: 1-519-824-4120. excerpted, with thanks, from AGNET. 83 YEARS OF ARTICLES ON THE WEB Billing itself as the "first long-published, refereed, natural science journal on the Internet," the FLORIDA
ENTOMOLOGIST now offers free on-line browsing, viewing, and printing of any article it has published since 1917. A clear list of features, options, and instructions is located on the web at: www.fcla.edu/FlaEnt/. |> T. Walker, tjw@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu. EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS DISPENSERS FOR BENEFICIALS A California firm offers a range of mechanized, or user-controlled, devices for accurately and rapidly dispensing beneficial organisms in both field and protected (greenhouse) settings. Vehicle/tractor-mounted units employ a 12-volt variable speed, fully adjustable electric motor and metering plate fed by gravity from a canister that accepts containers of the desired beneficial species mixed with a spreading material. For spot treatment, a separate hand-held and operated device deposits a specific quantity of beneficial organisms moistened with water or other carrier. Additional devices include a dispenser designed for fitting to electric carts used in greenhouse culture, and a back-pack style dispenser for treating row crops under conditions that do not allow vehicles. |> AgAttack, PO Box 81, Visalia, CA 93279, USA. E-mail: AgAttac@aol.com. Phone: 1-559-625-4598. PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SENIOR OFFICER - IPM, Rome, ITALY. Lead a team of headquarters, regional, subregional and field project officers concerned with ecological analysis and IPM of non-migratory insect pests, weeds, and pathogens within the world's production agroecosystem. Requires: PhD; 10 years of professional responsibility in design, analysis, implementation, and evaluation; and fluency in English and either Spanish or French. Post number: 0080888. Vacancy announcement 387-AGP. Contact: Chief, Plant Protection Svc. AGPP, FAO, Via delle Termi di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, ITALY. Web: www.fao.org/va/prof/387agp5e.htm. Fax: 39-06-570-56374. METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES RESEARCH, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Conduct field and laboratory research with methyl bromide alternatives in connection with nematology. Requires: PhD, and being highly motivated, energetic, field-oriented, and capable of working independently. Contact: D.W. Dickson, Entomology and Nematology Department, P.O. Box 110620, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620, USA. E-mail: dwd@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu. Fax: 1-352-392-0190. Phone: 1-352-392-1901.
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 titles that follow. E-mail requests to: IPMnetNUZ@bcc.orst.edu. This Month's SELECTED TITLES (broadly grouped by pest or tactic categories). General "An Economic Comparison of Biological and Conventional Control Strategies for Whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greenhouse Poinsettias," Stevens, T.J. III, et al. JRNL. OF ECON. ENTOM., 93(3), 623-629, June 2000. "Can Juvenile Hormone Research Help Rejuvenate Integrated Pest Management?," Cusson, M., and S.R. Palli. CAN. ENTOMO., 132(3), 263-280, May-June 2000.
Biocontrol "Biocontrol and IPM for the Asian Longhorned Beetle," Smith, M.T. IPM PRAC., 22(7), 1-5, July 2000. "Examining Plant-Parasitoid Interactions in Tritrophic Systems," De Moraes, C.M., et al. ANAIS, 29(2), 189-203, June 2000. "Parasitoid Drift After Biological Control Introductions: Re-examining Pandora's Box," Follett, P.A., et al. AMER. ENTOM., 46(2), 82-94, Summer 2000. Phytopathology "Impact of Chemical, Biological and Cultural Treatments on the Growth and Yield of Apple in Replant-disease Soil," Utkhede, R.S., and E.M. Smith. AUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATH., 29(2), 129-136, 2000. "Tolerance Level of Alternaria sesami and the Effect of Seed Infection on Yield of Sesame in Kenya," Ojiambo, P.S., et al. EXP. AGRIC., 36(3), 335-342, July 2000. Weed Management "Weeds and Yields of Spring Cereals as Influenced by Stubble-cultivation and Reduced Doses of Herbicides in Five Long-term Trials," Bostrom, U., et al. JRNL. OF AGRIC. SCI., 134(3), 237-244, May 2000. Entomology "Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae Against Heteronychus licas (Scarabaedae: Dynastinae) in Sugarcane in Zimbabwe," Mazodze, R., and P. Zvoutete. CROP PROT., 18(9), 571-575, November 1999. "Factors Influencing Aerial Insecticide Application to Forests," Payne, N.J. IPM REV., 5(1), 01-10, 2000. Special sub-Section: Bt "Development of Diagnostic Concentrations for Monitoring Bacillus thuringiensis Resistance in European Corn Borer," Marcon, P.C.R., et al. JRNL OF ECON. ENTOM., 93(3), 925-930, June 2000.
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IPMnet expresses its 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 2000 (N) 18-19 September 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF PESTICIDES IN SOILS, WATER AND AIR, Darmstadt, GERMANY. Contact: S. Mummenbrauer, Die Akademie Fresenius GmbH e-mail: uaf.smummenbrauer@t-online.de Phone: 49-231-758-9681 Web: www.akademie-fresenius.de/Pesti1.html (N) 19-20 September CROP PROTECTION INSTITUTE 48TH ANNUAL MEETING, Winnipeg, MAN., CANADA. Contact: CPIC, 21 Four Seasons Pl., Suite 627, Etobicoke, ONT. M9B 6J8, CANADA E-mail: cpic@cropro.org Fax: 1-416-622-6764 Phone: 1-416-622-9771 (N) 29-30 September WORKSHOP: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS WITH INSECT RESISTANT GENES, Bern, SWITZERLAND. Event, hosted by the European Science Foundation, will examine the consequences for agriculture and the environment of transgenic insect protected crops and the future requirements for risk assessments and monitoring. Contact: K. Ammann, Geobotanisches Institut, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern, SWITZERLAND E-mail: kammann@sgi.unibe.ch Phone: 41-31-631-4937 (N) 09-12 October GLOBAL WORKING GROUP MEETING FOR THE BIOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATED CONTROL OF WATER HYACINTH, Beijing, CHINA. Contact: D. Jianquing, Biological Control Institute, CAAS, 30 Baishiqiao Rd., Beijing 100081, CHINA Fax: 86-10-689-19567 E-mail: djq@public.east.cn.net Phone: 86-10-689-19570 (N) 15-20 October PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES FOR REARING QUALITY INSECTS (WORKSHOP), Mississippi State, MS, USA. Contact: Workshop, Dept. of Entomology & Plant Path., PO Box 9775, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA E-mail: bperrigin@entomology.msstate.edu Fax: 1-662-325-8837 Phone: 1-662-325-2085 Web: www.msstate.edu/Entomology/Rearingwksp.html (N) 31 October-03 November JOINT MEETING, AMERICAN PATHOLOGICAL
SOCIETY/CARIBBEAN DIV., DOMINICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESEARCHERS, Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Contact: J.P. Morales-Payne e-mail: morales.barreyro@codetel.net.do In 2001 (N) 01-06 June INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT, as part of the Pacific Science Intercongress, Guam, USA. Contact: R. Muniappan RMuni@uog9.uog.edu (N) July AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Contact: R. Gunkel Gunkelr@wes.army.mil (N) 26-29 November 4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON DIAMONDBACK MOTH AND OTHER CRUCIFER PESTS, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. Contact: P. Ridland, Inst. for Horticultural Development, Private Bag 15, Scoresby Business Mail Centre, VIC 3176, AUSTRALIA E-mail: Peter.Ridland@nre.vic.gov.au Fax: 61-3-9800-3521 In 2002 .. no new or revised entries. In 2003 .. no new or revised entries. In 2004 (N) Date unspecified 4TH INTERNATIONAL WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA.
IPMnet Calendar 2 PREVIOUSLY LISTED entries for 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Current as of September 2000
2000 14 August-06 October INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) COURSE IN RICE, Los Banos, Laguna, PHILIPPINES. Contact: G.L. Magsino, National Crop Protection Center, Univ. of the Philippines Campus, Los Banos, Laguna, PHILIPPINES E-mail: ncpctvsu@mudspring.uplb.edu.ph 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 07-08 September 2ND INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION SYMPOSIUM, Debrecen, HUNGARY. Contact: G.J. Kovics, IPPS, POB 36, H-405 Debrecen, HUNGARY E-mail:
Kovics@fs2.date.hu Fax: 36-52-413-385 Phone: 36-52-347-888 Web: www.date.hu/rendez/nved2000/enelsokorl.htm 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 11-15 September SYMPOSIUM ON CHEMICAL AND NON-CHEMICAL SOIL DISINFESTATION, Torino, ITALY. Contact: DI.VA.P.R.A. - Patologia Vegetale, Via L. da Vinci 44, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), ITALY E-mail: congress.mlg@agraria.unito.it Fax: 39-011-670-8541 Website: www.agraria.unito.it/news/SD20004.htm 11-16 September 6TH EUROPEAN FUSARIUM SEMINAR, Berlin, GERMANY. Contact: H.I. Nirenberg, Biol. Bund. fur Lan- und Forst., Konigin-Luise-Str. 19, D-14195 Berlin, GERMANY E-mail: h.nirenberg@bba.de Fax: 49-30-830-42203 Website: www.bba.de/english/events/efs//efs.htm 14-15 September ASIA CROP PROTECTION MARKETS 2000, Bangkok, THAILAND. Contact: e-mail, gamar@cmtsp.com.sg Fax: 65-345-5928 Phone: 65-346-9134 14-15 September 4TH NATIONAL MEETING, ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Liverpool, UK. Contact: M. Speed, EBS, Liverpool Hope Univ. College, Hope Park, Liverpool L16 9JD, UK E-mail: speedm@hope.ac.uk Web: www.royensoc.demon.co.uk/ento2000.htm 18-19 September 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF PESTICIDES IN SOILS, WATER AND AIR, Darmstadt, GERMANY. Contact: S. Mummenbrauer, Die Akademie Fresenius GmbH e-mail: uaf.smummenbrauer@t-online.de Phone: 49-231-758-9681 Web: www.akademie-fresenius.de/Pesti1.html 18-22 September 5TH EUROPEAN FOUNDATION OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 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 19-20 September CROP PROTECTION INSTITUTE 48TH ANNUAL MEETING, Winnipeg, MAN., CANADA. Contact: CPIC, 21 Four Seasons Pl., Suite 627, Etobicoke, ONT. M9B 6J8, CANADA E-mail: cpic@cropro.org Fax: 1-416-622-6764 Phone: 1-416-622-9771 20-22 September ADVANCES IN PLANT VIROLOGY, Dundee, UK. Contact: C. Millman, Assoc. of Applied Biologists, c/o HRI, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK Fax: 44-0-1789-470234 E-mail: carol.aab@hri.ac.uk Phone: 44-0-1789-470382 Web: www.aab.org.uk 23-30 September GLOBAL 2000: SORGHUM AND PEARL MILLET DISEASES III,
Guanajuato City, MEXICO. Contact: M. Clark, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiol., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77843-2132, USA E-mail: mclark@ppserver.tamu.edu Website: www.ianr.unl.edu/intsormil/icwhen17.htm Fax: 1-409-845-6483 25-28 September 49TH NORTH CENTRAL FOREST PEST WORKSHOP, Rhinelander, WI, USA. Contact: K. Shimizu; phone: 1-715-365-8934. E-mail: shimik@dnr.state.wi.us. 25-29 September IOBC-WPRS WORKING GROUP, USE OF PHEROMONES AND OTHER SEMIOCHEMICALS IN INTEGRATED CONTROL, Samos, GREECE. Contact: M. Konstantopoulou, Institute of Biology, NCSR "Demokritos," PO Box 60228, GR-153 10 Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, GREECE E-mail: mkonstan@mail.demokritos.gr Fax: 30-1-6511767 Website: www.phero.net/iobc/samos/announc3.html 27-28 September 9TH ANNUAL CONFERENCEREGISTRATION OF AGROCHEMICALS IN EUROPE, London, UK. Contact: IBC Global, Gilmoora House, 57-61 Mortimer St., London W1N 8JX, UK. Fax: 44-0-20-7636-6858. E-mail: cust.serv@informa.com. Phone: 44-0-20-7453-5496. 27-29 September 1ST LATIN AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM ON ADJUVANTS FOR AGROCHEMICALS, Puerto Vallarta, MEXICO. Contact: J.M. Tapia, Km. 12.5 Via Dr. Gustavo Baz, Tlalnepantla, Estado de Mexico, C.P. 54110, MEXICO E-mail: JTapia@cuproquim.com.mx Fax: 5-310-68-46 Phone: 5-310-03-46 29-30 September WORKSHOP: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS WITH INSECT RESISTANT GENES, Bern, SWITZERLAND. Event, hosted by the European Science Foundation, will examine the consequences for agriculture and the environment of transgenic insect protected crops and the future requirements for risk assessments and monitoring. Contact: K. Ammann, Geobotanisches Institut, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern, SWITZERLAND E-mail: kammann@sgi.unibe.ch Phone: 41-31-631-4937 03-06 October IUPAC-TACTRI/COA INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON PESTICIDES 2000, Taichung, TAIWAN. Contact: S.S. Wong, Agchem. Resch. Inst., Council of Agric., 11 Kung-Ming Rd., Wufeng, Taichung Hsien, TAIWAN E-mail: SSWong@tactri.gov.tw Fax: 886-4-332-4783 Phone: 886-4-330-2101 Website: www.tactri.gov.tw/htdocs/notes/iupac/index.htm 03-06 October POTATO LATE BLIGHT - PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, Kristianstad, SWEDEN. Contact: M. Sandstrom, Ecol. and Crop Production Sci., SLU, PO Box 7043, SE-75007 Uppsala, SWEDEN E-mail: Magnus.Sandstrom@evp.slu.se Fax: 46-18-672-890 Phone: 46-18-672-652 Web: www.tvs.slu.se/njfsem/njfsem.html 06-07 October WEEDSHOW 2000 (event), Melbourne, VIC, AUSTRALIA. Contact: M. Coffey, GAV Inc., PO Box 525, Heidelberg, VIC 3024, AUSTRALIA E-mail: MCoffey@gavic.org.au Phone: 61-9457-3024
09-12 October 52ND DEUTSCHE PFLANZENSCHUTZTAGUNG (German Plant Protection Congress), Munich, GERMANY. Contact: P. Kroening, BBA, Messeweg 11/12, D-38104 Braunschweig, GERMANY. E-mail: p.kroening@bba.de. Fax: 49-05-31-299-3001. Phone: 49-05-31-299-3203. Web: www.bba.de/veranst/dpst.htm. 09-12 October GLOBAL WORKING GROUP MEETING FOR THE BIOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATED CONTROL OF WATER HYACINTH, Beijing, CHINA. Contact: D. Jianquing, Biological Control Institute, CAAS, 30 Baishiqiao Rd., Beijing 100081, CHINA Fax: 86-10-689-19567 E-mail: djq@public.east.cn.net Phone: 86-10-689-19570 15-20 October PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES FOR REARING QUALITY INSECTS (WORKSHOP), Mississippi State, MS, USA. Contact: Workshop, Dept. of Entomology & Plant Path., PO Box 9775, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA E-mail: bperrigin@entomology.msstate.edu Fax: 1-662-325-8837 Phone: 1-662-325-2085 Web: www.msstate.edu/Entomology/Rearingwksp.html 16-17 October 3RD INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON COCOA PESTS AND DISEASES, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MALAYSIA, organized by the International Permanent Working Group for Pests and Diseases of Cocoa (INCOPED). Contact: Bong C L, e-mail bcl@ipc1.koko.gov.my Fax: 60-88-239575 Web: www.koko.gov.my/incoped/incom3.htm 16-18 October INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLANTS AND ATTACKING ORGANISMS: MECHANISMS, GENETICS, ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, PhD Autumn School, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Covers both fundamental and applied aspects; international participation with keynote speakers, posters, discussions. Contact: E.M.P. Groeneveld-Vervloed, Lab. of Nematology, Wageningen Univ., PO Box 8123, 6700 ES Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS Fax: 31-317-484254 E-mail: lisette.groeneveld@medew.nema.wag-ur.nl 18-21 October PEST MANAGEMENT 2000, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Contact: National Pest Management Assn., Inc., 8100 Oak St., Dunn Loring, VA 22027, USA. Web: www.pestworld.org/pm2000/. Fax: 1-703-573-4116. Phone: 1-703-573-8330. 22-26 October AREA-WIDE PEST MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, Gainesville, FL, USA. Contact: T.R. Fasulo, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology, Univ. of Florida, PO Box 110640, Gainesville, FL 32611-0640, USA E-mail: Fasulo@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu Phone: 1-352-392-1901 Web: www.ifas.ufl.edu/~entweb/area_wide1.htm 22-26 October 7TH ARAB CONGRESS OF PLANT PROTECTION, Amman, JORDAN. Contact: W.A. Gharbieh, Fac. of Agric., Univ. of Jordan, Amman, JORDAN Fax: 962-6-535-5577 E-mail: gharbieh@agr.ju.edu.jo Phone: 962-6-535-5000 Website: sacpp.ju.edu.jo/ 23-25 October 5TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF CHROMOLAENA 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 24-27 October QUEBEC 2000 JOINT VEGETATION MANAGEMENT MEETING, Quebec, Que., CANADA. Contact: Ontario Vegetation Management Association, PO Box 217, Orangeville, ON, L9W 2Z6, CANADA E-mail: gamercier@home.com Fax: 1-519-942-8152 Phone: 1-519-942-8151 31 October-03 November JOINT MEETING, AMERICAN PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY/CARIBBEAN DIV., DOMINICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESEARCHERS, Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Contact: J.P. Morales-Payne e-mail: morales.barreyro@codetel.net.do 05-08 November ENTOMOCONGRESS 2000: Perspectives for the New Millennium, Kerala, INDIA. Contact: D. Muraleedharan, dmur@md3.vsnl.net.in. 06-09 November 2000 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES & EMISSIONS REDUCTION, Orlando, FL, USA. Contact: MBAO, 144 W. Peace River Dr., Fresno, CA 93711-6953, USA E-mail: robenauf@agrc.cnchost.com Phone: 1-559-447-2127 12-14 November ASSOCIATION OF NATURAL BIO-CONTROL PRODUCERS CONFERENCE, Oxnard, CA, USA. Contact: ANBP, 10202 Cowan Heights Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92705, USA E-mail: execdir@anbp.org Fax/phone: 1-714-544-8295 13-16 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 26-29 November EXPERT COMMITTEE ON WEEDS ANNUAL MEETING, Banff, AB, CANADA. Contact: ECW, PO Box 222, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X 3R9, CANADA E-mail: daniel.cloutier@videotron.ca Fax: 1-514-695-2365 Phone: 1-514-630-4658 Website: www.microtec.net/clodan/ECW/contact.htm 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 01-04 December IOBC/OILB WORKING GROUPBIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF FUNGAL AND BACTERIAL PLANT PATHOGENS, Seville, SPAIN. Contact, Y. Elad, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Volcani Center, POB 6, Bet Dagan 50250, ISRAEL E-mail: elady@netvision.net.il Fax: 972-3-968-3688 Phone: 972-3-968-3580 Website: www.agric.gov.il/Depts/IOBCPP/FstSevil.html
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 06-08 December 6TH ANPP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT DISEASES, Tours, FRANCE. Contact: N. Cavelier, INRA, URI GC, BP 29, 35653 Le Rheu Cedex, FRANCE E-mail: ncavelie@rennes.inra.fr Fax: 33-02-992-85180 Phone: 33-02-992-85193 Website: www.anpp.asso.fr 18-20 December PLANT-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS: UNDERSTANDING MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE AND PATHOGENICITY FOR DISEASE CONTROL, BSPP Presidential Meeting 2000, Ashford, UK. Contact: M.J. Hocart, Plant Sci. Div., SAC, West Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK E-mail: m.hocart@ed.sac.ac.uk Fax: 44-0131-667-2601 Phone: 44-0131-535-4082 Website: www.bspp.org.uk 2001 11-15 February WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Greensboro, NC, USA. Contact: WSSA, J. Breithaupt, PO Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA E-mail: jbreith@allenpress.com Fax: 1-913-843-1274 Phone: 1-913-843-1235 28 February-03 March EUROPEAN WHITEFLY SYMPOSIUM, Ragusa, Sicily, ITALY. Contact: EWSN Office, JIC, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK E-mail: network.ewsn@bbsrc.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1603-456844 Phone: 44-0-1603-452571 Website: www.jic.bbsrc.ac.uk/hosting/ewsn 05-08 March 2ND AUSTRALASIAN SOILBORNE DISEASE SYMPOSIUM, Lorne, VIC, AUSTRALIA. Contact: The Conference Organisers Pty. Ltd., PO Box 1127, Sandringham, VIC 3191, AUSTRALIA E-mail: conforg@ozemail.com.au Fax: 61-3-952-18889 Phone: 61-3-952-18881 18 March-30 June INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: H.A.I. Stoetzer, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS Fax: 31-317-495395 E-mail: iac@iac.agro.nl Phone: 31-317-495353 Web: www.iac-agro.nl 21-23 March 2001 AN INTERNATIONAL WEED ODYSSEY, An International Invasive Exotic Species Conference, Athens, GA, USA. Contact: C. McCormick, Inst. of Ecol., Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA E-mail: cheryl@arches.uga.edu Fax: 1-706-542-4819 Phone: 1-706-542-2968 Web: www.ecology.uga.edu/ 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 14-18 May NORTH AMERICAN FOREST INSECT WORK CONFERENCE, "Boreal Odyssey," Edmonton, AL, CANADA. Contact: J.R. Spence, Biol. Sci., Univ. of Alberta, 114
St.-89 Ave., Edmonton, AL T6G 2M7, CANADA E-mail: john.spence@ualberta.ca Phone: 1-780-492-3003 Web: nofc.cfs.gc.ca/nafiwc/ 15 May-30 June INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM (on-line). Contact: T.M. Stewart, Massey Univ., Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, NEW ZEALAND. E-mail: T.Stewart@massey.ac.nz. Fax: 64-06-350-5639. Phone: 64-06-350-6236. Web: www.ISPP-ITsymposium.org.nz/. 20-24 May 15TH NEMATOLOGICAL CONGRESS, "Integrated Nematode Control in the New Millennium," Skukuza, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: M. Daneel, ARC-ITSC, Private Bag X11208, Nelspruit 1200, SOUTH AFRICA E-mail: mieke@itsc.agric.za Fax: 27-13-752-3854 Phone: 27-13-753-2071 Web: www.agnic.org/mtg/2001/15nc.html 28 May-02 June 18TH ASIA-PACIFIC WEED SCIENCE CONFERENCE, Beijing, CHINA. Contact: C. Zhang, APWSC, Institute of Plant Protection, CAAS, No. 2 West Yuanmingyuan Rd., Beijing 100094, CHINA. E-mail: CXZhang@public east.cn.net. Phone: 86-10-6281-5908. Web: www.wssc.org.cn. 01-06 June INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT, as part of the Pacific Science Intercongress, Guam, USA. Contact: R. Muniappan RMuni@uog9.uog.edu 03-07 June 7TH SYMPOSIUM OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL (VII Siconbiol), Po!os de Caldas, MG, BRAZIL. Contact: e-mail siconbio@ufla.br Website: www2.ufla.br/~siconbio 11-15 June IV INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR ON PLANT PROTECTION, Varadero, CUBA. Concurrent meetings include: - XI Latin American Workshop on White fly-Geminivirus: - 33rd Annual meeting of the Nematologist Organization of the American Tropics (ONTA); - 41st Annual Meeting of the Phytopathologist Society-Caribbean Division (APS-DC); - VII International Pest Ants Symposium; and, - II Latinamerican Congress of Neotropical Region Section of the International Organization of Biological Control. Contact: I.S. Ramirez, CP 11600, Playa, Ciudad de la Habana, CUBA E-mail: inisav@ceniai.inf.cu FAX: 537-24-0535 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 July AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Contact: R. Gunkel Gunkelr@wes.army.mil 08-12 July SCLEROTINIA 2001: 11TH INTERNATIONAL SCLEROTINIA WORKSHOP, York, UK. Contact: N. Hardwick, Central Science Lab., Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, UK Fax: 44-0-1904-462111 E-mail: nigel.hardwick@csl.gov.uk
02-05 August SYMPOSIUM ON THE PRACTICE OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: IMPORTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL ENEMIES IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM, Bozeman, Montana, USA. Contact: T. Kring, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA E-mail: tkring@comp.uark.edu Phone: 1-501-575-3186 13-17 August 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADJUVANTS FOR AGROCHEMICALS, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: H. de Ruiter, ISAA 2001 Foundation, PO Box 83, NL-6870 AA Renkum, THE NETHERLANDS E-mail: h.deruiter@isaa2001.com Fax: 31-317-350-812 Web: www.isaa2001.com 19-20 August INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORTHOPTEROID INSECTS, Montpellier, FRANCE. Contact: Le Corum, Service Congress, Esplanade Charles de Gaulle, BP 2200, 34027 Montpellier Cedex 1, FRANCE E-mail: gestion@corum-montpellier.com Fax: 33-(0)4-67-61-6684 Phone: 33-(0)4-67-61-6761 Web: os2001.cirad.fr 25-29 August SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS ANNUAL MEETING, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Contact: A.P. Nyczepir, USDA-ARS, 21 Dunbar Rd., Byron, GA 31008, USA E-mail: anyczepir@byronresearch.net Fax: 1-912-956-2929 Phone: 1-912-956-6438 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 09-14 September 3RD EUROPEAN VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Kibbutz Ma'ale Hachamisha, ISRAEL. Contact: Ortra Ltd., PO Box 9352, Tel Aviv 61092, ISRAEL E-mail: vert@ortra.co.il Fax: 972-3-683-4455 Phone: 972-3-683-4444 Website: ortra.com/vertebrate/ 23-26 September RESISTANCE 2001: MEETING THE CHALLENGE, Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts, UK. Will review the latest research on the origins, nature, development, and prevention of resistance to insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides. Contact: Resistance 2001 Secretariat, IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, UK E-mail: res.2001@bbsrc.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1582-760981 Web: www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk/iacr/tmeeting.html Phone: 44-0-1582-763133 24-27 September 13TH BIENNIAL AUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATHOLOGY SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Cairns, AUSTRALIA. Contact: S. Denyer, Center for Trop. Agric., PO Box 1054, Mareeba, QLD 4880, AUSTRALIA E-mail: denyers@dpi.qld.gov.au Fax: 61-7-4092-3593 08-12 October 9TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FIRE BLIGHT, Napier, NEW ZEALAND. Contact: C.N. Hale, HortResearch, Private Bag 92169, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND E-mail: CHales@hort.cri.nz Fax: 64-9-815-4207 Phone: 64-9-815-4200 Website: www.hort.cri.nz/confer/fireblight2001.htm 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: 06-09 November INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF PESTICIDES AND INTEGRATED PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, Kathmandu, NEPAL. Contact: A. Herrmann, K-IPM Conf., Inst. of Geog. and Geoecol., Tech. Univ. Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19c, D-38106 Braunschweig, GERMANY E-mail: ipmktm@tu-bs.de Fax: 49-531-391-8170 Web: www.tu-bs.de/institute/igg/physhyd/conference.html 26-29 November 4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON DIAMONDBACK MOTH AND OTHER CRUCIFER PESTS, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. Contact: P. Ridland, Inst. for Horticultural Development, Private Bag 15, Scoresby Business Mail Centre, VIC 3176, AUSTRALIA E-mail: Peter.Ridland@nre.vic.gov.au Fax: 61-3-9800-3521 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 10-13 February WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Reno, NV, USA. Contact: WSSA, J. Breithaupt, PO Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA E-mail: jbreith@allenpress.com Fax: 1-913-843-1274 Phone: 1-913-843-1235 June 12TH EUROPEAN WEED RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: EWRS Symposium 2002, c/o Organisation Bureau ISa, Markweg 17, NL-6871 KW Renkum, THE NETHERLANDS E-mail: ingrid.sanderson@wxs.nl Website: www.ewrs.org 04-09 August 10TH IUPAC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE CHEMISTRY OF CROP PROTECTION, Basel, SWITZERLAND. Theme: "Innovative Solutions for Healthy Crops." Contact: IUPAC 2002, c/o Novartis CP AG, WRO-1060.1.42, CH-4002 Basel, SWITZERLAND E-mail: bernard.donzel@cp.novartis.com Fax: 41-61-697-7472 Website: www.cp.novartis.com/iupac2002 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 08-12 September 13th AUSTRALIAN WEEDS CONFERENCE, Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA. Contact: 13th AWC, PO Box 257, South Perth, 6951 WA, AUSTRALIA E-mail: convlink@wantree.com.au Fax: 61-8-9450-2942 Phone: 61-8-9450-1662 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/ 06-11 July 15TH INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION CONGRESS, Beijing, CHINA. Contact: W. Liping, Inst. of Plant Prot., Chinese Acad. of Agric. Sci., #2 West Yuanmingyuan Rd., Beijing 100094, CHINA E-mail: cspp@ipmchina.cn.net Fax: 86-10-628-95451 Website: www.ipmchina.cn.net/ippc 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 2004 Date unspecified 4TH INTERNATIONAL WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA.
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