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July 1997, Issue no. 43 ISSN: 1523-7893 Š Copyright 2005 IPM NEWS --- international IPM news and programs I. IPM NEWS / APPLICATIONS international IPM news and programs IPM Extension in Canada: Under Pressure An assessment of IPM development and implementation in Canada during 1996 highlights an important shift in IPM extension. H. Philip, chairman of Canada's Expert Committee on Integrated Pest Management (ECIPM), observes that "changes are occurring among agencies delivering IPM extension programs that could adversely impact future progress." Writing in a recent issue of PEST MANAGEMENT NEWS, Dr. Philip points out that provincial governments are reducing resources devoted to IPM extension. Several provinces are considering cost recovery schemes for extension services and materials they provide, IPM included. Concurrently, industry matching funds for IPM research are being emphasized.

Philip notes that "the reduction in government extension services should afford some opportunities for private firms and individuals to provide consultative services to fill the void."

FMI: PEST MANAGEMENT NEWS, Box 35009, Ottawa K1Z 1A2, CANADA E-mail: trottierr@em.agr.ca Fax: 1-819-772-1197 excerpted from: PEST MANAGEMENT NEWS, 9(1), Spring 1997.

back to top IPM MEDLEY --- publications and other IPM information resources III. IPM MEDLEY general information, publications of interest, and other resources related to IPM IPMporium .... Eastern Nepali farmers, jointly with researchers, have launched experiments to evaluate both indigenous practices and research-generated technologies for integrated management of late blight in potatoes. .... The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research reports that research trials conducted in Fiji found that weekly applications of protein bait to a small area of foliage in every tree in a guava orchard reduced fruit fly-caused losses from 45 to 4 percent. .... Data based on information from three U.S. pheromone dispenser makers indicates that 45,000 acres (18,200 ha) of orchard in the western U.S. have been treated for codling moth (Cydia pomonella) mating disruption in 1997, up from 34,000 ac (13,800 ha) in 1996. .... A study found that farmers from three ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippines considered

six weed species, led by Cyperus rotundus and Pomoea triloba, serious threats to sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) production. .... Plants with less slippery (waxey) surfaces can enhance biocontrol by increasing efficacy of generalist predators through reducing the time/energy they spend "grooming" and "falling," according to research from the Univ. of Idaho in the U.S. PUBLICATIONS AUTHORS, EDITORS, AND PUBLISHERS IPMnet NEWS wants to mention any publication 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), costs, 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.

Managing Arthropod Pests The latest version of ARTHROPOD MANAGEMENT TESTS: 1997, (vol. 22) provides "a timely, useful reference for individuals working with arthropod pests, chemicals, or crop protection," according to the publisher, the Entomological Society of America (ESA). The annual also covers biocontrol agents, and offers a compilation of hundreds of reports, notes ESA. FMI: ESA Sales, 9301 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706, USA Fax: 1-301-731-4538 E-mail: sales@entsoc.org Phone: 1-301-731-4535 Recent Pest Management Titles from Chapman & Hall * University of Wales scientists M.A. Jervis and N.A.C. Kidd, along with five colleagues, have contributed the highly contemporary INSECT NATURAL ENEMIES - PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO THEIR STUDY AND EVALUATION, an important information source supporting more effective biocontrol. Six chapters provide extensive detail relating to behavior, populations, and community and stress approaches and techniques for effectively studying insect biocontrol agents. The 1996 works is hardbound, 491 pages. * International entomologist D.S. Hill presents a broad view of insects and their relationships to humans and human activities in the 1997 title, THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF INSECTS. It's six chapters and 395 pages cover everything from definitions to descriptions, accompanied by over 200 line drawings and other illustrations. * PARASITIC WASPS provides an up-to-date review of the pertinent biology, as well as ecology and behavior, for an important group of potential pest natural enemies. The hardbound 1997 work by D.L.J. Quicke also offers an entre to relevant literature and a lengthy reference list. The title contains numerous illustrations in its 432 pages.

* A long list of contributors provided the substance that W.O.C. Symondson and J.E. Liddell edited to produce THE ECOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PESTS - BIOCHEMICAL APPROACHES. Despite its all encompassing title, this 517-page treatise excludes weed and vertebrate pest species. The 21 chapters cover numerous interesting studies and advanced research. * As mentioned in a previous issue of IPMnet NEWS, two U.S. entomologists, R.G. Van Driesche and T.S. Bellows, Jr., include plant pathogens and weeds in the scope of their 539-page work, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL. The text explores how biocontrol functions and how it can be marshalled to solve pest problems.

FMI: Chapman & Hall, 2-6 Boundary Row, London SE1 8HN, UK E-mail: needtoknow@chall.co.uk Fax: 44-0-171-522-9623 Phone: 44-0-171-865-0066 Web site: www.chaphall.com Proceedings of U.S. IPM Symposium The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service recently published PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD NATIONAL IPM SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP as a 300-page, softbound record. Under the theme of "Broadening Support for 21st Century IPM," the event attracted over 600 participants from a wide spectrum of interests. The included papers deal with two major thrusts: putting customers first; and, assessing IPM program impacts. The publication is MP-1542. FMI: ERS-NASS, 341 Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 20170-5217, USA Website: www.econ.ag.gov Natural Enemies of Arthropods A trio of conference/workshops held in Europe from 1993-95 resulted in a publication series: ARTHROPOD NATURAL ENEMIES IN ARABLE LAND - I. Density, Spatial Heterogeneity and Dispersal; II. Survival, Reproduction and Enhancement; and III. (untitled as yet, but dwelling on modelling population dynamics). FMI: David Brown Book Co., PO Box 511, Oakville, CT 06779, USA Phone: 1-860-945-9329 Phytochemicals for Pest Management Twenty six papers from a late 1995 symposium convened at Honolulu, HI, USA, are presented in a 1997, 372-page work, PHYTOCHEMICALS FOR PEST CONTROL, volume 658 in the ACS (American Chemical Soc.) series. Edited by P.A. Hedin, et al, the hardbound collection spotlights identification and application of plant-derived substances for pest management. FMI: ACS, Distribution, 1155 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA Florida's IPM Programs Reviewed The second of a two volume series is entitled PEST MANAGEMENT IN THE SUBTROPICSA FLORIDA PERSPECTIVE: INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; (the initial, 1994, offering covered biocontrol). Edited by D. Rosen, et al, the 536-page work discusses IPM activities in the U.S. state of Florida, ranging from history to details of selected IPM projects. Weed and vertebrate pest management receives little attention.

The hardbound title was published in 1996. FMI: Intercept Ltd., PO Box 716, Andover, Hants SP10 1YG, UK Fax: 44-0-1264-334058 Phone: 44-0-1264-334748 Insect Pathology Methods Just published (1997), MANUAL OF TECHNIQUES IN INSECT PATHOLOGY was edited by L.A. Lacey, and contains 409 pages. The softbound volume is divided into 17 chapters in two main sections: bacteria, and fungi. FMI: Academic Press Inc., 525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495, USA E-mail: AP@acad.com Biocontrol Overview An older (1995) but pertinent summarization can be found in BIOLOGICALLY BASED TECHNOLOGIES FOR PEST CONTROL, a 204-page study commissioned by the 103rd Congress of the United States and conducted through its Office of Technology Assessment. Chapters prepared by a bevy of

experts and reviewed by other experts cover technologies available, applicable risks and regulations, and hurdles for commercial adoption. Softbound. FMI: NAS/NRC, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20418, USA. Order from: Superintendent of Documents, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, USA Fax: 1-202-512-2250 Phone: 1-202-512-1800 OTHER RESOURCES ALL ABOUT CHROMOLAENA ODORATA Over its nine-year history, the CHROMOLAENA ODORATA NEWSLETTER has focused on a single weed species that has spread across several continents. Known as Siam Weed, C. odorata is a perennial shrub native of South and Central America that in recent decades migrated to become a serious pest in the humid tropics of Southeast Asia, Africa, and Pacific Islands. The newsletter, sponsored by the Chromolaena Network/Working Group, covers all aspects of the pest's biology and management. C. odorata is considered a promising candidate for biological control through introduction of natural enemies. FMI: R. Muniappan, Agric. Experiment Station, Univ. of Guam, 305 University Place, UOG Station, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA E-mail: rmuni@uog.edu Website: www.ctpm.uq.edu.au/Programs/Chromolaena/siamhome.html TOWARDS A CLEAN-GREEN AGRICULTURE Australia's Bureau of Resource Sciences periodically publishes an informative and attractive hardcopy newsletter, "CleanAg Link," concerned with all aspects of promoting an increasingly environmentally aware agriculture where residues and contaminants are reduced or eliminated. The October 1996 issue was devoted to IPM. The edition scheduled for release in July/August 1997 will report on Australia's recent National Pesticide Risk Reduction Workshop. FMI: P. Rowland, Agricultural Production and Natural Resources Branch, Bureau of Resource Sciences, PO Box E11, Kingston ACT 2604, AUSTRALIA Fax: 61-6-272-4896 E-mail: pcr@henric.nric.gov.au Phone: 61-6-272-3443 TRANSGENIC CROP TEST RULES The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced amended rules for conducting field tests, and petitioning for deregulation of genetically engineered products. The ISB NEWS REPORT (June 1997) notes that the new rules will greatly expand eligible crops and gene modifications; virtually any species not considered a weed qualifies. Further information in the form of a Users' Guide can be found at the website: www.aphis.usda.gov/biotech ORCHARD PHEROMONE NEWSLETTER The AREAWIDE IPM UPDATE, now in in its second year of publication, has become the "newsletter of pheromone-based orchard pest management" and reports the latest developments for all aspects of this emerging insect management technology. Editor T. Alway blends technical data with engaging straightforward reporting about the expanding cooperative areawide pest management program operating in the three U.S. western states of Washington, Oregon, and California. The free, periodic newsletter is posted on the website: //tfrec.ncw.net/IPMnews/index.html, or is available in hardcopy form. FMI: T. Alway, 400 Washington St., Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA E-mail: alway@coopext.cahe.wsu.edu Fax: 1-509-664-5561 Phone: 1-509-664-5540 EQUIPMENT FREE NEW IPM CATALOG The 1997 version of a CATALOG OF INSECT MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL GROWER offers a variety of pheromones, traps, and associated equipment. FMI: Great Lakes IPM, 10220 Church Rd. NE, Vestaburg, MI 48891, USA Fax: 1-517-268-5311 Phone: 1-517-268-5693 LOW-GROWING GRASS COVER CROP A U.S. specialty seed company offers a mixture of low-growing grasses for use in between-row seeding in orchards, vineyards, and other situations. The mix, "Companion," is said to crowd out weeds, require reduced mowing, withstand traffic, and to recover rapidly from wear. FMI: Hobbs and Hopkins Ltd., 1712 SE Ankeny Street, Portland, OR 97214, USA E-mail: lawn@teleport.com Fax: 1-503-230-0391 Phone: 1-503239-7518 POSITIONS ***INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, (IPM coordinator), a

new position with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to conduct IPM programs (insects, weeds, disease) on 23,000 ac (16,400 ha) of commercial crop land in northeastern California. Believed to be the single "largest IPM program on a commercial scale within the Dept. of the Interior, or possibly the U.S. Government," according to the position announcement.

Identify pests, develop scouting protocols, lead field trials of IPM practices, increase local awareness and adoption of IPM tactics. Requires: graduate education, Ph.D. or equivalent preferred. Contact: USFWS, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges, Route 1, Box 74, Tulelake, CA 96134, USA Fax: 1-916-667-3299 Phone: 1-916-667-2231 back to top IPM RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS --- categories and topics related to IPM II. RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS research findings/technical topics related to IPM. This Month's SELECTED MATERIALS (broadly grouped by pest or tactic categories) IPMnet can provide addresses for any of the journals listed. General "Cocoa Crop Protection: An Expert Forecast on Future Progress, Research Priorities and Policy with the Help of the Delphi Survey," Gotsch, N. CROP PROT., 16(3), 227-234, May 1997.

"Opportunities for Using Systems Approaches in Pest Management," Rossing, W.A.H., and K.L. Heong. FIELD CROPS RESCH., 51(1-2), 83-100, March 1997.

Phytopathology "Eastern Filbert Blight of European Hazelnut: It's Becoming a Manageable Disease," Johnson, K.B., et al. PLANT DIS., 80(12), 1308-1316, December 1996.

"Pathology and Control of Soil-borne Fungal Pathogens of Potato," Jeger, M.J., et al. POT. RESCH., 39(supp.), 437-470, 1996.

"Potential of Propane Flamers for Reduction of Apple Scab Primary Inoculum on Orchard Ground," Desilets, H., et al. HORT-SCI, 32(2), 267-270, April 1997.

"Viral Diseases Causing the Greatest Economic Losses to the Tomato Crop1. The Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, A Review," Rosello, S., et al. SCI. HORT., 67(3-4), 117-150, December 1996.

Weed Management "Broomrape (Orobanche cernua) Control Before Attachment to Host Through Chemically or Biologically Manipulating Seed Germination," Dhanapal, G.N., and P.C. Struik. NETH. JRNL. OF AGRIC. SCI., 44(4), 279-292, December 1996. "Can Simulation Models Help Design Rice Cultivars that are More Competitive Against Weeds?" Baastians, L., et al. FIELD CROPS RESCH., 51(1-2), 101-112, March 1997.

"Level of Threshold Weed Density does not Affect the Long-term Frequency of Weed Control," Wallinga, J., and M.A. van Oijen. CROP PROT., 16(3), 273-278, May 1997.

"Mulch plus Herbicides Effectively Control Vineyard Weeds," Elmore, C.L., et al. CALIF. AGRIC., 51(2), 14-18, March-April 1997.

"Predicting Optimal Application Time for Herbicides from Estimated Growth Rate of Weeds," Lundkvist, A. AGRIC. SYS., 54(2), 223-242, June 1997.

BioControl "Developing a Commercially Viable System for Biological Control of Light Brown Apple Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Grapes Using Endemic Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)," Glenn, D.C., and A.A. Hoffmann. JRNL. OF ECON. ENTOM., 90(2), 370-382, April 1997. "Effect of Plants on the Searching Efficiency of a Generalist Predator: the Importance of a Predator-prey Spatial Association," Coll, M., et al. ENTOM. EXPER. ET. APPLI., 1-10, 83(1), April 1997.

"Predation on Colorado Potato Beetle Eggs by Generalist Predators in Research and Commercial Potato Plantings," Hilbeck, A., et al. BIO. CTRL., 8(3), 191-196, March 1997.

"Sprayable Granule Formulations for Bacillus thuringiensis," Tamez-Guerra, P., et al. JRNL. OF ECON. ENTOM., 89(6), 1424-1430, December 1996.

Entomology "A Comparison of Live Versus Kill Pitfall Trapping Techniques Using Various Killing Agents," Weeks, R.D., and N.E. McIntyre . ENTOM. EXPER. ET. APPLI., 82(3), March 1997. "Suppression of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Infestations in Cantaloupe and Cotton with Sprinkler Irrigation," Castle, S.J., et al. CROP PROT., 47(1), 657-664, November 1996.

"The Development of a Mycoinsecticide for the Control of Locusts and Grasshoppers," Bateman, R. OUTLK. ON AGRIC., 26(1), 13-18, March 1997.

Nematology "Methyl Bromide: Effective Pest Management Tool and Environmental Threat," Thomas, W.B. JRNL. OF NEMA., 28(4), 586-589, December 1996. Vertebrate Management "A Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides) Border Control Strategy: Promising Approach," Proulx, G. CROP PROT., 16(3), 279-284, May 1997. back to top U.S. REGIONAL IPM CENTERS AND THE IPM-CRSP --- news, developments back to top U.S. AID's IPM-Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) back to top IPMNET CALENDAR --- recent additions and revisions to a comprehensive global IV. CALENDAR a global list (in two parts) of future IPM-related events (conferences, training courses, symposia, etc.) Information was collected from, and supplied by, a variety of sources, for which IPMnet expresses appreciation. See also Meetings and Conferences listed in the WWW Virtual Library for Agriculture.

IPMnet Calendar I. NEW (N), or REVISED (R) entries

In 1997 (N) Special 11 August Discussion session, "Management of Pest Resistance in Transgenic Crops Expressing the Bt Toxin," during Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM, USA. FMI: N. Cavender, ESA Public Affairs Committee E-mail: nadine@esa.org Phone: 1-202-416-6182 (R) New data. 10-12 September ENTOMOLOGY ?, and 19TH SYMPOSIUM ON `INSECT POPULATIONS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE,' Univ. of Newcastle, UK. Contact: Registrar, Royal Entomological Society, 41 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5HR, UK E-mail: reg@royensoc.demon.co.uk Fax: 44-0171-581-8505 (N) 4-8 October JOINT MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF CANADA AND ALBERTA, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA. Contact: B. Heming, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, CANADA Fax: 1-403-492-9234 E-mail: bheming@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca Phone: 1-403-492-4173 (R) New fax and phone. 12-17 October 9TH LATINAMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL CONGRESS, Montevideo, URUGUAY. Contact: M. Francis, e-mail: dgsa@chasque.apc.org Fax: 45-35-282670 Phone: 45-35-282660 (N) 2-7 November 3RD HANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PLANT PATHOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, Hangzhou, CHINA. Venue: Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang Agricultural Univ. (IBZAU). Contact: X. Ping, IBZAU, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310029, CHINA E-mail: libd@pub.zjpta.net.cn Fax: 86-571-696-1525 Website: www.agric.org/mtg/1997/3hang.html Phone: 86-571-697-1182 (R) New fax & phone. 3-5 November ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION, San Diego, CA, USA. Contact: Methyl Bromide Alternatives Outreach, PO Box 5377, Fresno, CA 93755, USA Fax: 1-209-436-0692 Phone: 1-209-447-2127 (N) 18-19 November PNW-INTEGRATED VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, Portland, OR, USA. Theme: "Forestry & Rights-of-Way." Contact: C. Ramsay E-mail: ramsay@wsu.edu Phone: 1-509-335-9222 In 1998 (R) New dates. 29 March-1 April NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON PESTICIDE SPRAY DRIFT MANAGEMENT, Portland, ME, USA. Theme: "Building Better Applicators, One Neighbor at a Time." Contact: J. Dill, UMCE Pest Management Office, 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473-1295, USA Fax: 1-207-581-3881 E-mail:

JDILL@umce.umext.maine.edu Phone: 1-207-581-3880 Website: www.state.me.us/agriculture/drift1.htm (N) 13-15 May EUROPEAN WEED RESEARCH SOCIETY MEDITERRANEAN SYMPOSIUM 1998, Montpellier, FRANCE. Four sessions, simultaneous translation. Contact: J. Maillet, c/o UFR Biol. & Patho Veg. ENSA M., Place Viala, F. 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, FRANCE E-mail: maillet@ensam.inra.fr Fax: 33-046-754-5977 Phone: 33-049-961-2516 (N) 16-23 May 12TH INTERNATIONAL REINHARDSBRUNN SYMPOSIUM, "Modern Fungicides and Antifungal Compounds," Reinhardsbrunn, GERMANY. Contact: H.-W. Dehne, Institute for Plant Diseases, Univ. of Bonn, Nussallee 9, D-53115, Bonn, GERMANY E-mail: HW-Dehne@uni-bonn.de Fax: 49-228-732442 Phone: 49-228-732444 Website: www.ifgb.uni-hannover.de/extern/dpg/meeting/mfaac.htm (R) New web page. 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 Phone: 1-705-942-5824 Website: www.cif-ifc.org/cifweb/ifvmc3/ifvmc3.html

IPMnet Calendar II. PREVIOUSLY LISTED entries 1997 12-16 July 11TH INTERNATIONAL ENTOMOPHAGOUS INSECTS WORKSHOP, Madison, WI, USA. Contact: M.R. Strand, Univ. of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 52706, USA E-mail: mrstrand@facstaff.wisc.edu 17-18 July U.S. NATIONAL WORKSHOP: REGISTRATION OF PLANT PESTICIDES, Arlington, VA, USA. Contact: L. Sallmen-Smith, U.S. EPA (7501W), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC, 20460, USA E-mail: sallmen-smith.laura@epamail.epa.gov Fax: 1-703-308-7026 Phone: 1-703-308-8716 19-23 July SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS ANNUAL MEETING, Sheraton El Conquistador Resort, Tucson, AZ, USA. Contact: M.A. McClure, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 204 Forbes Bldg., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA E-mail: McClure@ag.arizona.edu Fax: 1-520-621-9290 Phone: 1-520-621-7161 1 August INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON VECTORS OF PLANT PATHOGENS: METHODS AND PROBLEMS OF LABORATORY REARING, Tucson, AZ, USA. Contact: R.C. Morgan, CZI, 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA. 9-13 August AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Rochester, NY, USA. Contact: APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA Phone: 1-612-454-7250 Fax: 1-612-454-0766 E-mail: ZZZ6882@vz.cis.umn.edu 10-17 August 30TH CONGRESSO DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE FITOPATOLOGIA, Pocos de Caldas, MG, BRAZIL. (No contact).

17-20 August INTERNATIONAL MAMMAL TRAPPING SYMPOSIUM, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA. Contact: G. Proulx, Alpha Wildlife Research & Management Ltd., 9 Garnet Crescent, Sherwood Park, ALB. T8A 2R7, CANADA E-mail: alpha@xpress.ab.ca Fax: 1-403-417-0255 Phone: 1-403-464-5228 18-21 August NEW ZEALAND PLANT PROTECTION CONFERENCE, Lincoln Univ., NEW ZEALAND. Contact: D. Crabb, Centre for Continuing Education, Lincoln Univ., Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND E-mail: crabbd@lincoln.ac.nz Fax: 64-3-325-3840 18-21 August 5TH NATIONAL STORED PRODUCT IPM TRAINING CONFERENCE, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA. Contact: K. Brewer, Agric. and Bio. Engineering Dept., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA E-mail: brewerk@ecn.purdue.edu Fax: 1-765-496-1356 Phone: 1-765-494-1173 Web site: pasture.ecn.purdue.edu 18-22 August 2ND GLOBAL MEETING ON PARASITIC DISEASES, Hyderabad, INDIA. Contact: V.P. Sharma, 20 Madhuban, Vikas Marg, Delhi 110 092, INDIA Fax: 972-3-5175674 E-mail: ross@icmrmrc.ren.nic.in 24-29 August SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY, 30TH ANNUAL MEETING, Banff, Alberta, CANADA. Contact: M. Goettel, Lethbridge Research Center, Agriculture & Food Canada, PO Box 3000, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1, CANADA Fax: 1-403-382-3156 E-mail: goettel@em.agr.ca Phone: 1-403-317-2264 1-3 September 1ST EUROPEAN VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGMENT CONFERENCE, Univ. of York, York, UK. Contact: Dept. of Biology, PO Box 373, Univ. of York, York YO1 5YW, UK E-mail: biocomms@york.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1904-433029 Phone: 44-0-1904-432940 1-4 September 2ND TURKISH WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Izmir, TURKEY. Contact: Y. Nemli, E.U. Ziraat Faultesi, Bitki Koruma Bolumu, Bornova/Izmir 35100, TURKEY. 1-5 September EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON FUSARIUM: MYCOTOXINS, TAXONOMY AND PATHOGENICITY, Szeged, HUNGARY. Contact: A. Mesterhazy, Cereal Research Institute, PO Box 391, H-6701 Szeged, HUNGARY E-mail: H10152mes@ella.hu Fax: 36-62-434-163 Phone: 36-62-435-235 7-11 September 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INVERTEBRATE NEUROCHEMISTRY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, Eilat, ISRAEL. Contact: M. Altstein, Dept. of Entomology, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, ISRAEL Fax: 972-3-968-3679 Phone: 972-3-968-3710 8-12 September 16TH ASIAN-PACIFIC WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. Contact: B.H. Bakar, Botany Dept., Univ. of Malaya, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA E-mail: BAKI@botany.um.edu.my Fax: 60-3-759-4178 Phone: 60-3-759-4351 9-11 September TANZANIA ENTOMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 3RD SCIENTIFIC

CONFERENCE, Zanzibar, TANZANIA. Theme: "Ecologically Sound Pest Management Systems for Sustainable Agriculture and Public Health," with special attention to IPM and Tsetse eradication. Contact: M.R. Said, PPD, PO Box 1062, Zanzibar, TANZANIA E-mail: ppdznz@twiga.com Fax/phone: 255-54-32110 15-17 September UNDERSTANDING PATHOSYSTEMS: A FOCUS ON SEPTORIA (15th Long Ashton International Symposium), Bristol, U.K. Contact: H.M. Anderson, IACR-Long Ashton, Bristol BS18 9AF, U.K. E-mail: Christine.Cooke@bbsrc.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1275-394007 15-18 September WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF EASTERN AFRICA, 16TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE, Kampala, UGANDA. Contact: WSSEA Conference Committee, Dept. of Crop Science, Makerere Univ., PO Box 7062, Kampala, UGANDA E-mail: acss@starcom.co.ug Fax: 256-41-531641 Phone: 256-41-533580 23-26 September SHORT COURSE, WHITEFLIES AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES, London, UK. A short, intensive course covering identification of whiteflies and their natural enemies and application of biocontrol. Contact: Training Officer, International Institute of Entomology, 56 Queen's Gate, London SW7 5JR, UK E-mail: IIE-Training@cabi.org Fax: 44-0-171-581-1676 Phone: 44-0-171-584-0067 25-27 September SYMPOSIUM ON CROP PROTECTION & FOOD QUALITY, MEETING CONSUMER NEEDS, Univ. of Kent, Canterbury, U.K. Contact: CASI, 4 New Cavendish Square, London W1M 0BX, U.K. Fax: 44-0-171-629-3233 Phone: 44-0-171-499-0900 29 September-3 October 11TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE AUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATHOLOGY SOCIETY, Perth, AUSTRALIA. Contact: Secretary APPS, Plant Pathology, Dept. of Agriculture, Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, WA 6151, AUSTRALIA E-mail: APPS97@agric.wa.gov.au Fax: 61-9-367-2625 7-11 October 7TH INTERNATIONAL VERTICILLIUM SYMPOSIUM, Cape Sounion, GREECE. Contact: R.C. Rowe, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Ohio State Univ., Wooster, OH 44691, USA E-mail: rowe.4@osu.edu Fax: 1-216-263-3841 10-15 October MICROBIAL CONTROL OF PESTS IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Univ., Copenhagen, DENMARK. Contact: J. Eilenberg, Dept. of Ecology and Molecular Biology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Univ., Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg, DENMARK E-mail: Per.Damgaard@ecol.kvl.dk Fax: 45-35-282670 Phone: 45-35-282660 13-24 October SHORT-TERM COURSE: MONITORING AND EARLY DETECTION OF PLANT DISEASES, Niamey, NIGER. Contact: DFPV/AGRHYMET Centre, B.P. 12625, Niamey, NIGER E-mail: dfpv@sahel.agrhymet.ne Fax: 227-73-22-37 Phone: 227-73-21-81 13-24 October TRAINING COURSE ON PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT, Los Banos, PHILLIPINES. Contact: Director, National Crop Protection Center, Univ. of the Philippines at Los Banos, College, Laguna 4031, PHILIPPINES Phone: 63-049-536-2409 E-mail:

LRIV@mudspring.uplb.edu.ph Fax: 63-049-536-2409 3-22 November SHORT-TERM COURSE: PHYTOSANITARY LEGISLATION AND ITS APPLICATION IN CILSS MEMBER COUNTRIES, Niamey, NIGER. Contact: DFPV/AGRHYMET Centre, B.P. 12625, Niamey, NIGER E-mail: dfpv@sahel.agrhymet.ne Fax: 227-73-22-37 Phone: 227-73-21-81 10-21 November SHORT COURSE ON WEED SCIENCE, Los Banos, PHILLIPINES. Contact: Director, National Crop Protection Center, Univ. of the Philippines at Los Banos, College, Laguna, 4031, PHILIPPINES Phone: 63-049-536-2409 E-mail: LRIV@mudspring.uplb.edu.ph Fax: 63-049-536-2409 17-20 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 1997, WEEDS, Brighton, UK. Contact: 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 Web site: www.BCPC.org 17 November-13 December SHORT-TERM COURSE: SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF VERTEBRATE PESTS: GRAIN EATING BIRDS AND RODENTS, Niamey, NIGER. Contact: DFPV/AGRHYMET Centre, B.P. 12625, Niamey, NIGER E-mail: dfpv@sahel.agrhymet.ne Fax: 227-73-22-37 Phone: 227-73-21-81 24-26 November CONGRESO NACIONAL 1997 SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE MALHERBOLOGIA, Valencia, SPAIN. Contact: D. Gomez de Barreda, IVIA, Apdo. Oficial, E-46113 Moncada, SPAIN E-mail: diego.gomez.barreda@ivia.es Fax: 34-6-139-0240 24 November-13 December SHORT-TERM REFRESHER COURSE IN CROP PROTECTION EXTENSION, Niamey, NIGER. Contact: DFPV/ AGRHYMET Centre, B.P. 12625, Niamey, NIGER E-mail: dfpv@sahel.agrhymet.ne Fax: 227-73-22-37 Phone: 227-73-21-81 14-18 December ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Opryland, Nashville, TN, USA. Contact: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Suite 300, Lanham, MD 20706, USA Fax: 1-301-731-4538 Phone: 1-301-731-4535 E-mail: PUBINFO@entsoc.org 1998 4-6 February URBAN BIRD PEST MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Cardiff, Wales, UK. Contact: P. Haskell, Univ. of Wales, PO Box 915, Cardiff CF1 3TL, UK E-mail: insect@cf.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1222-388965 Phone: 44-0-1222-388952 9-12 February WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Chicago, IL, USA. Contact: WSSA, 1508 W. University Ave., Champaign, IL 61821-3133, USA Phone: 1-217-352-4212 23 February-1 March INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PESTICIDE USE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: IMPACT ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, San Jose, COSTA RICA. Contact: Y. Astorga, Univ. Nacional, Apdo. 86-3000, Heredia, COSTA RICA Phone: 506-277-358 Fax: 506-277-3583 E-mail: PPUNA@irazu.una.ac.cr Web: www.una.ac.cr

2-5 March 18TH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, Costa Mesa, CA, USA. Topics cover all aspects of vertebrate pest management and control. Contact: W.P. Gorenzel, DANR-North, Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA Fax: 1-916-754-8489 E-mail: wpgorenzel@ucdavis.edu Phone: 1-916-752-2263 Web site: www.mother.com/~vpc/98conf.html 10-12 March 19TH GERMAN CONFERENCE ON WEED BIOLOGY AND WEED CONTROL, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, GERMANY. Contact: H.U. Haas, Inst. of Phytomedicine (360), D-70593 Stuttgart, GERMANY E-mail: haashu@uni-hohenheim.de Fax: 49-711-459-2408 5-10 June 3RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MOLECULAR INSECT SCIENCE, Snowbird, UT, USA. Contact: Center for Insect Science, 225 Life Sciences South, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA E-mail: insects@ccit.arizona.edu Fax: 1-520-621-2590 Web site: www.arl.arizona.edu/cis/symposium 7-12 June 2ND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON BEMISIA AND GEMINIVIRAL DISEASES, San Juan, PUERTO RICO. Specific topics concerning whiteflies and geminiviruses plus sessions of interest to entomologists, virologists, and IPM specialists. Contact: D. Guy, USDA-ARS, 2120 Camden Road, Orlando, FL 32803-1419, USA E-mail: rmayer@ix.netcom.com Fax: 1-407-897-7337 Phone: 1-407-897-7304 2-7 August 9TH IUPAC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: PESTICIDE CHEMISTRY, London, UK. Contact: J.F. Gibson, Royal Soc. of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1V 0BN, U.K. Fax: 44-171-734-1227 Phone: 44-171-437-8656 9-16 August 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, Edinburgh, UK. Contact: ICPP98 Congress Secretariat, c/o Meeting Makers, 50 George Street, Glasgow, Scotland G1 1QE, U.K. E-mail: icpp98@meetingmakers.co.uk Fax: 44-141-552-0511 Phone: 44-141-553-1930 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 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: sally.brown@mailbox.uq.edu.au Phone: 61-7-3365-6360 Website: www.ctpm.uq.edu.au 9-12 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 1998, PESTS & DISEASES, Brighton, UK. Contact: 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 Web site: www.BCPC.org 6-10 December AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC. and ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC. OF AMERICA JOINT MEETING, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Contact: J.M. Schimml, APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Rd., St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA Fax: 1-612-454-0766 Phone: 1-612-454-7250 E-mail: zzz6882@vz.cis.umn.edu 1999 25-30 July 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PLANT PROTECTION, Jerusalem, ISRAEL. Theme: "Plant Protection Towards the Third Millennium - Where Chemistry Meets Ecology." Contact: D. Loebl, Congress Secretariat, PO Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, ISRAEL E-mail: dloebl@kenes.com Fax: 972-3-514-0077 Phone: 972-3-514-0057 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 Fax: 1-612-454-0766 Phone: 1-612-454-7250 2000 20-26 August 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY, Iguassu Falls, BRAZIL. Contact: D.L. Gazzoni. E-mail: francovi@sercomtel.com.br Web site: www.embrapa.br/ice

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