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I. IPM NEWS / APPLICATIONS international IPM news and programs Growers See Benefits in Biotech Soybeans A recently reported study commissioned by the largest U.S. soybean grower association revealed that more than half of the 450 growers polled credited biotech-derived soybeans as the main reason they were able to adopt reduced tillage practices leading to less loss of topsoil, reduced soil compaction, and significant fuel savings. The American Soybean Association (ASA) study confirmed that 73 percent of the growers in the study leave more crop residue on the soil surface than they did five years ago before herbicide-tolerant soybeans were introduced. Growers have increased both "no-till" and minimum tillage practices, and 53 percent said they now make fewer tillage passes across soybean fields.

The Association calculated that reduced tillage in soybeans during 2000 alone "saved 247 million tons of irreplaceable topsoil," and cut fuel usage 886 million ltrs. (234 mil. gal.) due to decreased trips across fields. *> ASA, 12125 Woodcrest Executive Dr., Suite 100, Saint Louis, MO 63141, USA. E-mail: BCallanan@soy.org. Fax: 1-314-576-2786. Phone: 1-314-576-1770. Web: www.soygrowers.com.

GLOBAL IPM NOTES One of Australia's worst weeds, Asparagus asparagoides (bridal creeper), is now under attack by the biocontrol agent Puccinia myrsiphylli, a rust fungus first released during 2000 in Western Australia. *> K. Batchelor, Kathryn.Batchelor@ento.csiro.au .

A U.S. power utility plans a first-in-the-nation test of a naturally occurring fungus, Myco-Tech(TM), to control undesirable vegetation near power lines without use of herbicides. *> Green Mountain Power, Schnure@gmpvt.com.

Trial results have identified a strain of Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) with resistance to cowpea stunt disease a combination of cucumber mosaic virus and blackeye cowpea mosaic virus. *> G. Gillaspie, s9gg@ars-grin.gov.
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IPM MEDLEY --- publications and other IPM information resources

II. IPM MEDLEY general matters, publications of interest, and other resources for IPM information Potpurri of Phytopathologicality Plant-Pathogen Relationships Explored The UK-based Institute of Arable Crops Research (IARC) annual report for 2000-2001 provides an informative and graphically appealing review of the Institute's diverse research activities. Within the 100-page, softbound, extensively illustrated publication, one of the six research themes profiled is that of Plant-Pathogen Interactions. Under the direction of J.A. Lucas, the division's mission is "to develop effective, durable, economic and environmentally sound strategies for the control of crop diseases through an improved understanding of the interactions between plants, pathogenic agents and the environment." Staff scientists are developing strategies for detection and diagnosis of plant diseases including novel molecular methods for identifying fungal pathogens in crops. Early detection and diagnosis are seen as keys to more accurate forecasts of diseases, along with improved precision of fungicide application and other control measures. *> J.A. Lucas, John.Lucas@bbsrc.ac.uk. For information about the report: *> S. Bolton, IARC-Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ, UK. E-mail: Susannah.Bolton@bbsrc.ac.uk. Fax: 44-01-582-760981. Phone: 44-01-582-763133. Website: www.res.bbsrc.ac.uk.

Avoiding Fungicide Resistance The Canadian Province of Ontario's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs lists tactics for staving off development of fungicide-resistant pathogens. Use multiple countermeasures against crop diseases: disease resistant crop varieties; biological controls; and appropriate hygienic practices, such as crop rotation, removal of diseased parts of perennial crop plants, and clean seeds.

Once verified, treat diseases in their early stages before further spread occurs when there is a better chance for eradication; in the case of a fungus, early treatment leaves fewer spores that could possibly develop resistance.

Vary the fungicides used, if possible, to avoid a fungal pest becoming less vulnerable: rotate products with differing modes of action as another defense against developing resistance; keep accurate records of crops, fungicide(s) applied, as well as number and timing of applications.

Be sure to scrupulously adhere to a label's recommended dose; applying less of a product when an infestation doesn't seem widespread might get rid of the immediate problem, but lower doses could provide an opportunity for fungi to survive a treatment and potentially build up resistance to the fungicide. Coming: DNA-based Pathogen Identification Under a recently announced cooperative agreement, trials will test the efficacy of portable, DNA-based devices that can identify plant disease organisms in less than 60 minutes, compared to days or weeks by traditional methods. The devices use a polymerase chain reaction to replicate a target pathogen's DNA its unique genetic fingerprint and thus detect trace levels of DNA from disease-causing pathogens. The process generates a fluorescent signal that is measured and displayed on a laptop computer.

Manufactured by Cepheid, the portable detection systems are being tested by the U.S. Agricultural Research Service whose scientists are using their expertise in bacterial, fungal, and viral genetics to design primers and probes targeting specific DNA sequences of major plant pathogens including Pierce's disease, citrus canker, watermelon fruit blotch, bacterial wilt, brown rot of potato, potato ring rot, Karnal bunt, soybean rust, and plum pox. *> Cepheid, 1190 Borregas Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1302, USA. Fax: 1-408-541-4192. E-mail: techsupport@cepheid.com. Phone: 1-408-541-4191. Website: www.cepheid.com/pages/news.html.

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 to:

IPMnet NEWS, c/o Integrated Plant Protection Center 2040 Cordley Hall, Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-2915, USA



PLANT INVADERS IN AUSTRALIA An attractive, information-packed 2001 publication could set the standard for perceptive discussion of plants labeled "weeds." Not only does BUSH INVADERS OF SOUTH-EAST AUSTRALIA serve as an admirable field guide to the identification and control of environmental weeds found in south-east Australia, its graphically pleasing format is both user-friendly and broadly inclusive. For each of the more than 150 species, subspecies, varieties, and hybrids included in this 304-page work, author A. Muyt provides the usual nomenclature, plus pre-introductory origin, form, and distribution in Australia, accompanied by one or more clear full color photos. There follows a unique summary of why each species is invasive, its diagnostic features, and its forms of reproduction and dispersal. Control and removal are discussed. Notes are provided for similar invasive species as well as on indigenous species that may be confused with an invader. Each entry concludes with a set of reference numbers referring to the more than 370 titles grouped at the back of the softbound work. Since the bulk of the species mentioned are prevalent elsewhere, the information set out could be highly useful far beyond the targeted region. *> R.G./F.J. Richardson, Publishers, Timbarra, PO Box 42, Meredith, VIC 333, AUSTRALIA. E-mail: Richardson@weedinfo.com.au. Fax/Phone: 61-03-5286-1533. Website: www.weedinfo.com.au. WHERE ARE THE WEEDS? A very tastefully designed 2000 work employing clever use of a second ink color throughout for emphasis presents a dilemma: NATURAL CROP PROTECTION IN THE TROPICS, while covering a wide range of crop pests, fails to even mention, much less discuss, one of the rampant pest challenges in many tropical crops weeds. The 376-page, hardbound volume primarily focuses on insect pests and on other-than-pesticidal methods of pest management. Author G. Stoll and collaborators have built on a 1986 edition then entitled NATURAL CROP PROTECTION and significantly expanded the themes of self-help, farmer participation, and indigenous methodologies. References to diseases, mollusks, and vertebrates are included, but where are the weeds? It's a pity that such a useful, attractive, well-intentioned publication bears such a awning void. Or is a companion weed treatise still in press? *> Margraf Verlag, PO Box 1205, 97985 Weikersheim, GERMANY. THREE DECADES OF POTATO RESEARCH Celebrating 30 years of operation, the Peru-based Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP, International Potato Center) has published an oversize, information-rich Program Report 1999-2000 covering the last two years of research, but reflecting on the progress made over three decades of investigation and development. Themes of crop protection and IPM are woven all through the 480-page, softbound report, SCIENTIST AND FARMER, PARTNERS IN RESEARCH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. The 2001 volume introduces CIP's research portfolio followed by a series of detailed reports with charts, data, references, and (in several cases) full color illustrations. *> CIP, Apartado 1558, Lima 12, PERU. E-mail: CIP@cgiar.org. Website: www.cipotato.org. PUBLICATION & CD NOTES AGRO-ECO IMPACTS OF Bt REVIEWED Dutch entomologists A.T. Groot and M. Dicke speculate in a new report that transgenic crops have the potential to impact a wide range of both below-, and above-ground, non-target organisms, and liken the results to the undesirable effects of broad-spectrum chemical control agents in terms of devastating natural enemies and elevating minor pests to major pest status. The 80-page study, TRANSGENIC CROPS IN AN AGRO-ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT: MULTITROPHIC EFFECTS OF INSECT-RESISTANT PLANTS," (ISBN: 90-6754-652-6) seeks to resolve whether "Bt-toxins applied as spray or in a transgenic plant" have any (possible) direct or indirect effects on non-target insects that are present in the same food web as the target insects, and also addresses the potential for resistance development. The authors draw a number of conclusions and propose a checklist of questions that should be addressed to determine (possible) undesirable (and unintended) effects of insect-resistant transgenic crops. *> M. Dicke, Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen Univ., Binnenhaven 7, 6709 PD Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. E-mail: Marcel.Dicke@users.ento.wau.nl. Fax: 31-317-484821. Phone: 31-317-484075. NEMATODES FOR BIOCONTROL IN TURF Another in an informative series of full color, 8-page reports chronicles the excellent efficacy of BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF AFRICAN BLACK BEETLE (Heteronychus arator) IN TURF USING ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES. Researcher-authors P. Ford, et al, recorded 100 percent control of H. arator larvae using Heterorhabditis spp. at a rate of 150,000-200,000 per sq. m. The 2001 publication presents data, charts, and clear close-up photos. *> I. Olszewski, Dept. of Horticulture, 99a Oak St., Parkville, VIC 3052, AUSTRALIA. E-mail: IsabellaO-hrt@nmit.vic.edu.au. Fax: 61-03-9388-1884. Phone: 61-03-9269-8831.

WEBSITE, VIDEO, & OTHER SOURCES PLANT HEALTH E-JOURNAL DEBUTS A broad group of interested organizations help support PLANT HEALTH PROGRESS (PHP) a newly created, multidisciplinary, science-based, not-for-profit journal covering all aspects of applied plant health management. Both peer reviewed and fully citable, the journal is a refereed online-only publication found at: www.planthealthprogress.org. PHP was established to provide a comprehensive one-stop Internet resource for plant health information, according to a news release from PHP staff housed at the American Phytopathological Society. The journal, edited by T. Murray, is designed to reflect an interdisciplinary, applied focus targeted at the entire plant community: public and private practitioners, growers, diagnosticians, researchers, advisors, field personnel, manufacturers, regulatory officials, and public policy makers basically anyone involved in plant health-based practices. PHP invites submissions and offers a subscription plan for a modest fee. A free e-mail newsletter is also available to inform readers about new information being added to the PHP site. *> PHP, 3340 Pilot Knob Rd., St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA. E-mail: editorialoffice@planthealthprogress.org. Fax: 1-651-454-0766. Phone: 1-651-454-7250. FAO STARTS IPM DISCUSSION GROUP The Global IPM Facility at FAO-Rome has launched an electronic discussion group, Global-IPM-L, a moderated list established to encourage focused discussion on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Integrated Production and Pest Management (IPPM) topics. Facility coordinator P.E. Kenmore noted that the list aims to promote information on the implementation of IPM/IPPM, and to establish stronger linkages among individuals working at governmental and non-governmental institutions. Expected participants will be IPM/IPPM practitioners and decision makers involved in promoting IPM/IPPM. Messages to be posted on the Global-IPM-L list should be sent to: Global-IPM-L@mailserv.fao.org . The list is being managed by K. Gallagher Kevin.Gallagher@fao.org and E. Tagliati Elisabetta.Tagliati@fao.org. *> Global IPM Facility, FAO Rome - AGPP, Viale Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, ITALY.

NURSERIES AND INVASIVE PLANTS A study conducted in 2000, "Invasive Plants and the Nursery Industry," aimed to assess the perceptions of the horticultural nursery industry (in the U.S.) toward invasive plants (IPs), plus gain a sense of the industry's willingness to help control further dispersal of IPs. An e-mail survey was used, but resulted in less than a 20 percent return. However, responses indicated both a concern about limitations on plant material that could be marketed, but also a willingness to have newly introduced plants tested and to educate consumers about IPs and their alternative species. The study, by M. Hall, and related material is on the web at: members.home.net/meredithhall/IPlants/index.html. *> M. Hall, Meredith@earthling.net.

thanks to P.A. Thomas for information. EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, & SERVICES SELF-PROPELLED WEED "WIPER" A newly introduced self-propelled weed "wiper's" unique features include narrow motorcycle-type wheels/tires that reduce crop damage, and a triboom configuration capable of covering a 15.2 m. (50 ft.) wide swath. A 21 hp gasoline engine powers the hydrostatic 2-wheel drive, and steering systems. Front wheels are spaced 35.5 cm (90 in.) apart and the rear pair 76 cm. (30 in.); other widths can be specified. The three front mounted booms are hydraulically controlled and can be raised or lowered to follow ground contours while travelling just above crop height. The operator uses control valves to adjust contact herbicide flow rates to each non-pressurized, canvas wrapped boom. Flow rates remain stable even when booms are slanted thus permitting application on sloping terrain. A foam marker is fitted to eliminate double coverage. Three oil coolers are employed. Shields separate the crop vegetation ahead of the front wheels. *> Manchester Mfg., PO Box 36, Manchester, OK 73758-0036, USA. E-mail: MMfg@kanokla.net. Phone: 1-580-694-2292. Website: www.Manchestermfg.com. thanks to FARM SHOW for providing information. PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT LEADER for Community Discovery-based IPM in Nicaragua and Guatemala, Managua, NICARAGUA. * Develop methods, form a core of experienced collaborators, and demonstrate initial impact for a longer-term scaling up project at various levels. * Requires: PhD in natural or social sciences, minimum of 5-10 years of field experience in IPM and participatory methods, and experience with project management, including monitoring and evaluation of systems, and policy formulation; fluency in Spanish and English; able to work comfortably in farm communities, with extensionists, scientists, and institution decision-makers. * Contact: C. Staver, Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza (CATIE) IPM Regional Program, Nicabox 112, PO Box 527444, Miami, FL 33152, USA. E-mail: CATIEnic@ibw.com.ni. Fax/phone: 505-2-657114. SENIOR PEST MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, Washington, DC, USA. * Help to strengthen the ability of World Bank staff and borrowers to apply Bank's social safeguard policies to environmental assessment for projects involving pest management. * Requires: advanced degree in agro-ecology, biology, crop protection, field ecology, sustainable agriculture, toxicology, or related discipline; minimum 10 years experience in pest and pesticide management, including implementation of farmer-based IPM; experience in developing countries and/or those in economic transition; experience in outreach and training activities; proficiency in English, and with either French or Spanish highly desirable. * Contact: L. Millett, Recruitment Unit, World Bank, 1818 H St., N.W., Washington, DC 20433, USA. E-mail: LMillett@worldbank.org. Fax: 1-202-473-0901. Website: www.worldbank.org/careers and click on "Bank Careers."

ENTOMOLOGIST, HOST PLANT RESISTANCE, Los Banos, PHILIPPINES. * Interact with plant breeders and pest management scientists to conduct innovative research in: development of rice varieties with enhanced insect resistance through participation in projects on conventional and marker-assisted breeding and rice transformation; design and evaluate strategies for sustainable deployment of rice varieties with transgenic and conventional resistance through study of pest ecology and population genetics. * Requires: PhD in entomology or related field; at least three years of postdoctoral experience and research experience in plant-insect interactions and molecular biology. * Contact: D.J. Mackill, Chair, Search Committee, International Rice Research Institute, DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, PHILIPPINES. E-mail: D.Mackill@cgiar.org. Fax: 63-2-891-1292. Website: www.irri.org/irsjobs.htm.

thanks to G.C. Jahn and S. Ocampo for information. WEED RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, UK. * Work alongside other weed specialists; write successful proposals and manage research contracts. * Requires: post-graduate qualification in ecology or weed-related subject; weed biology and statistics experience; excellent communication skills and good computer literacy. * Contact: P. Furness, ADAS Arthur Rickwood, Mepal, Ely, Cambs CB6 2BA, UK. E-mail: Pam.Furness@adas.co.uk. Phone: 44-0-1354-697201.

WEED AND INSECT BIOCONTROL SPECIALIST, Bozeman, MT, USA. * Develop a dynamic, innovative research program to provide biocontrol solutions; teach upper and lower level courses; act as biocontrol outreach resource. * Requires: PhD in entomology or closely related field; ability to develop and conduct innovative research; effective communication skills; strong record of scholarly achievement; ability to procure extramural funding. * Contact: S. Blodgett, Dept. of Entomology, Montana State Univ., PO Box 173020, Bozeman, MT 59717-3020, USA. E-mail: Blodgett@montana.edu. Fax: 1-406-994-6029. Phone: 1-406-994-3861. Website: www.montana.edu/msuinfo/jobs/faculty/sn390-2.htm.

CROP PROTECTION TEACHING/RESEARCH, Chico, CA, USA. * Provide lecture, laboratory, and field instruction in lower and upper division courses in plant science curriculum covering `all aspects of crop protection. * Requires: PhD in crop protection, pest management, or related field; demonstrated competence in teaching and applied research; experience and understanding of IPM, conventional, and organic practices. * Contact: Chair, Plant Science Research Committee, Coll. of Agric., California State Univ., Chico, CA 95929-0310, USA. Phone: 1-530-898-4568. Website: www.csuchico.edu/agr/fulltime.shtml.

SENIOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST, ENTOMOLOGY, Columbia, MO, USA. * Assist in design, implementation, analysis, and write-up of experiments for assessment of weedy grass hosts impact on rootworm biology and development, corn rootworm larval movement, selection and screening of rootworm resistant corn, and related experiments. * Requires: MS (PhD preferred) in entomology or an appropriate area of science; ability to conduct experiments and present the results; ability to prepare proposals for external funding; English fluency. * Contact: B. Hibbard, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. Phone: 1-573-882-6281. E-mail: HibbardB@missouri.edu.





III. RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS categories and topics related to IPM. Due to space constraints, this section has been deferred from this issue only, but will resume in future issues.
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IPM RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS --- categories and topics related to IPM

III. RESEARCH/TECHNICAL PAPERS categories and topics related to IPM. Due to space constraints, this section has been deferred from this issue only, but will resume in future issues.
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U.S. REGIONAL IPM CENTERS AND THE IPM-CRSP --- news, developments

IV. U.S. REGIONAL PM CENTERS news, developments North Central Expands Website With a recently revised and expanded website the North Central Pest Management Center now offers a wide variety of information covering research, data sources, collaboration, issues, and more. The easily navigated site, www.pmcenters.org/Northcentral/, is structured around main topics. As an example, the heading "Collaboration," leads to an extensive Pest Management Expertise Database containing the names and contacts for a wide range of specialists. There is also a listing of organizations, all with direct links to individual web sites. Pest management strategic plans, and collaboratively developed descriptions of crop production and pest management recommendations for selected crops (of the North Central region) are also included in the extensive website. *> L.G. Olsen, Co-Director, NCPMC, B18 Food Safety Bldg., Michigan State Univ., E. Lansing, MI 48824, USA. E-mail: OlsenL@msu.edu. Phone: 1-517-355-3459.
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U.S. AID's IPM-Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP)

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IPMNET CALENDAR --- recent additions and revisions to a comprehensive global

V. IPMnet CALENDAR a global listng of forthcoming IPM-related events (conferences, symposia, workshops, training courses, etc.) for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 NOTES: The full IPMnet CALENDAR is e-mailed to all current IPMnet e-mail subscribers annually, but is kept up to date and may be freely requested any time from IPMnet IPMnet@bcc.orst.edu. It can also be found on this website.

Information in the IPMnet CALENDAR was supplied by, and collected from, a variety of sources; IPMnet expresses its appreciation to all for their generous cooperation.

Please send information about future events, or revisions, to: IPMnet NEWS at IPMnet@bcc.orst.edu New and Revised listings Previously Listed events See also AgNIC's Agricultural Conferences, Meetings, Seminars Calendar





IPMnet CALENDAR (N)EW, or (R)EVISED entries only; current as of 31 October 2001



In 2001



No new or revised entries. In 2002

(N) 03-05 February ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED INSECT ECOLOGISTS 36TH ANNUAL MEETING, Berkeley, CA, USA. Contact: J. Klein, AAIE, PO Box 72500, Davis, CA 95617, USA Phone: 1-530-758-8909 E-mail: almond@dcn.davis.ca.us

(R) 24-27 February New contact * 15TH BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL PLANT RESISTANCE TO INSECTS WORKSHOP, Baltimore, MD, USA. Contact: M. McMullen, USDA-ARS Plant Gen. Lab., 204 Curtis Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA E-mail: McMullen@missouri.edu Phone: 1-573-882-7606

(N) 08-10 July BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY PRESIDENTIAL MEETING, "Plant Pathology and Global Food Security," London, UK. Contact: M.J. Hocart, Crop Sci. Dept., SAC, West Mains Rd., Edinburg EH9 3JG, UK E-mail: M.Hocart@ed.sac.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-131-667-2601 Phone: 44-0-131-535-4082 Website: www.bspp.org.uk

(R) 02-06 September 11TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AQUATIC WEEDS, Moliets, FRANCE. Contact: M-H. Montel, Water Quality Research Unit, Cemagref Groupement de Bordeaux, 50 Avenue de Verdun, 33612 Cestas Cedex, FRANCE E-mail: Marie-Helene.Montel@cemagref.fr Fax: 33-5-578-90801 Phone: 33-5-578-90854 Website: www.cemagref.fr

(N) 14-16 October THE ROLE OF GENETICS AND EVOLUTION IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, Montpellier, FRANCE. Contact: E. Wajnberg, INRA, 37 Boul. du Cap, 06600 Antibes, FRANCE Fax: 33-0-493-67-8897 E-mail: Wajnberg@antibes.inra.fr Phone: 33-0-493-67-8892 Website: www.iobc.agropolis.fr/symposium2002/

(N) 04-06 December 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PESTS IN AGRICULTURE, Montpelllier, FRANCE. Contact: S. Kreiter, Directeur de l'UFR Ecologie Animale & Zoologie Agricole, Campus Agro.M / INRA - Unit 9 d'Acarologie, 2, Place Pierre Viala, 34060 MONTPELLIER Cedex 01, FRANCE E-mail: Kreiter@ensam.inra.fr

In 2003

(N) 17-21 February 6TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF CHROMOLAENA ODORATA AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS IN INDONESIA, Medan and Samosir Island, North Sumatara, INDONESIA. Contact: R. Muniappan, RMuni@uog9.uog.edu

In 2004

(R) 19-25 June New information * 4TH INTERNATIONAL WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: IWSS, PO Box 8048, University, MS 38677-8048, USA E-mail: SDuke@olemiss.edu Fax: 1-662-915-1035 Phone: 1-662-915-1036

(N) 15-21 August 22ND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY, "Strength in Diversity," Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. Contact: A. Gordon, Carillon Conf. Mgmt., PO Box 177, Red Hill, OLD 4059, AUSTRALIA E-mail: Ashley@ccm.com.au Fax: 61-7-3369-3931 Phone: 61-7-3368-2644 Website; www.ccm.com.au/icoe/index.html

In 2005

No new or revised entries.



IPMnet CALENDAR PREVIOUSLY LISTED entries for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 Current as of December 2001



2001 03-09 December 2ND AFRICAN ACAROLOGY SYMPOSIUM, Nairobi, KENYA. Theme: "Novel Approaches to Tick and Mite Management in the New Millennium." Contact: M. Knapp, ICIPE, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, KENYA E-mail: MKnapp@icipe.org Fax: 254-2-860110 05-07 December 18TH COLUMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEED CONTROL, Toulouse, FRANCE. Contact: AFPP, 6 Blvd. de la Bastille, 75012 Paris, FRANCE E-mail; CDuboscq@afpp.net Fax: 33-01-434-42919 Phone: 33-01-434-48964 Website: www.anpp.asso.fr/calendrier.htm

08-10 December 2001 U.S. NATIONAL FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT FORUM, Erlanger, KY, USA. Contact: S. Canty, USWBSI, 380 Plant & Soil Sci., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48825-1325, USA E-mail: scabusa@msu.edu. Fax: 1-517-353-3955 Phone: 1-517-355-2236 Website: www.scabusa.org

08-12 December 9TH BREEDING FOR RESISTANCE TO INSECTS AND MITES, IOBC/WPRS Working Group, Rostanga, SWEDEN. Contact: I. Ahman, Svalof Weibull AB, SE-268 81 Svalov, SWEDEN Fax: 46-418-667219 E-mail: Inger.Ahman@swseed.se

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 06-07 January 2002 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS WORKSHOP, European Weed Research Society, Reading, UK. Contact: P.E. Hatcher, School of Plant Sci., Univ. of Reading, 2 Earley Gate. Reading RG6 6AU, UK E-mail: P.E.Hatcher@rdg.ac.uk Phone: 44-0-118-931-6369 07-09 January INTERNATIONAL ADVANCES IN PESTICIDE APPLICATION, Guildford, UK. Contact: AAB, c/o HRI, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK E-mail: Carol.AAB@hri.ac.uk

07-11 January ADVANCED LANDSCAPE PLANT IPM PHC SHORT COURSE, College Park, MD, USA. Contact: D. Wilhoit, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4454, USA E-mail: DW34@umail.umd.edu Phone: 1-301-405-3913

20-23 January 40TH CONGRESS, SOUTHERN AFRICA SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: T. Coutinho, FABI, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, SOUTH AFRICA E-mail: Teresa.Coutinho@fabi.up.ac.za Fax: 27-012-420-3960 Phone: 27-012-420-3934 Website: www.saspp.co.za

21-25 January ECOLOGICAL MODELLING COURSE/WORKSHOP (ENTOMOLOGY), Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. Contact: T. Yonow, CSIRO - Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA Fax: 61-0-2-6246-4362 E-mail: Tania.Yonow@csiro.au Phone: 61-0-2-6246-4048

03-05 February ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED INSECT ECOLOGISTS 36TH ANNUAL MEETING, Berkeley, CA, USA. Contact: J. Klein, AAIE, PO Box 72500, Davis, CA 95617, USA Phone: 1-530-758-8909 E-mail: almond@dcn.davis.ca.us

04-08 February 3RD INTERNATIONAL BACTERIAL WILT SYMPOSIUM, White River, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: J. Terblanche, Priv. Bag X82075, Rustenburg 0300, SOUTH AFRICA E-mail: Jody@nitk1.agric.za Fax: 27-14-536-3113 Phone: 27-14-536-3151 Website: IBWS.nexenservices.com/-stannouncm.IBWS.htm

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

19-20 February CROP PROTECTION IN NORTHERN BRITAIN 2002, Dundee, Scotland, UK. Contact: T. Heilbronn, CPNB, SCRI, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK E-mail: T.Heilbronn@scri.sari.ac.uk Fax: 44-01-382-562426 Phone: 44-01-382-562731 Web: www.scri.sari.ac.uk/assoc/cpnb2002.htm

24-27 February 15TH BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL PLANT RESISTANCE TO INSECTS WORKSHOP, Baltimore, MD, USA. Contact: M. McMullen, USDA-ARS Plant Gen. Lab., 204 Curtis Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA E-mail: McMullen@missouri.edu Phone: 1-573-882-7606

24-27 February 37TH CONGRESO NACIONAL DE ENTOMOLOGIA / 5OTH ESA SOUTHWESTERN BRANCH MEETING, Guanajuato, MEXICO. Contact: E.E. Venegas, Col. de Postgrad., Inst. de Fitosanidad, Km 35.5 carr. Mexico-Texcoco, 56230 Montecillo, Edo.de Mex., MEXICO E-mail: Estradae@colpos.mx Phone: 52-5-804-5996 Website: www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/7352/congreso.html

25-26 February 1OTH PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY CONFERENCE, Honolulu, HI, USA. Contact: T. Culliney, Hawaii Dept. of Agric., Div. of Plant Industry, 1428 South King St., Honolulu, HI 96814, USA E-mail: Culliney@elele.peacesat.hawaii.edu Fax: 1-808-973-9533 Phone: 1-808-973-9528

04-07 March 20TH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE, Reno, NV, USA. Contact: T.P. Salmon, Wldlf-Fish-Cons-Biol., Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616-8751, USA E-mail: TPSalmon@ucdavis.edu Website: www.davis.com/~vpc/call_for_papers_20th_vpc.htm Phone: 1-530-752-8751

04-07 March 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ALTERNATIVE CONTROL METHODS AGAINST PLANT PESTS, DISEASES AND WEEDS, Lille, FRANCE. Contact: AFPP, 6 Blvd. de la Bastille, 75012 Paris, FRANCE E-mail; CDuboscq@afpp.net Fax: 33-01-434-42919 Phone: 33-01-434-48964 Web: www.anpp.asso.fr/calendrier.htm

05-07 March 21ST GERMAN CONFERENCE ON WEED BIOLOGY AND WEED CONTROL, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, GERMANY. Contact: K. Hurle, Inst. of Phytomed. 360, Dept. of Weed Sci., Univ. of Hohenheim, D-70593 Stuttgart, GERMANY E-mail: KHurle@uni-hohenheim.de Fax: 49-0-711-459-2408 Phone: 49-0-711-459-3398 Website: www.uni-hohenheim.de/herbologie

11-13 March EUROPEAN WEED RESEARCH SOCIETY: PHYSICAL WEED CONTROL, Pisa, ITALY. Contact: P. Barberi, SSSU, Setore di Agraria, Via G. Carducci 40, 56127 Pisa, ITALY Fax: 39-050-883-215 E-mail: Barberi@sssup.it Phone: 39-050-883-448 Website: ewrs.org/physical-control/2002_meeting.htm

11-14 March ARTHROPOD PEST PROBLEMS IN POME FRUIT PRODUCTION WORKSHOP, IOBC/WPRS Working Group, Vienna, AUSTRIA. Contact: F. Polesny, BFL, Resch. Ctr. of Agric., Spargelfeldstr. 191, A-1226 Vienna, AUSTRIA E-mail: FPolesny@bfl.at Fax: 43-1-73216 Phone: 43-1-73216-5177

06-09 April 6TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON FUNGAL GENETICS, Pisa, ITALY. Contact: D.G.M.P. S.r.l., Via Carducci 62/E, 56010 Ghezzano, Pisa, ITALY E-mail: incor@sirius.pisa.it Fax: 39-0032-050-879812 Phone: 39-0032-050-879740 Website: www.agr.unipi.it/ECFG6

07-11 April 2ND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON BARLEY LEAF BLIGHTS, Aleppo, SYRIA. Contact: A. Yahyaoui, ICARDA, PO Box 5466, Aleppo, SYRIA E-mail: A.Yahyaoui@cgiar.org Website: www.icarda.cgiar.org/Ann/2ndIntrl.html

12 April POWDERY MILDEW, 2002, Cambridge, UK. Contact: J. Brown, John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK E-mail: James.Brown@bbsrc.ac.uk Fax: 44-0-1603-450045

21 April-28 June TRAINING PROGRAMME ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: H.A.I. Stoetzer, IAC, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS Fax: 31-317-495395 E-mail: training@iac.agro.nl Phone: 31-317-495353 Website: www.iac.wageningen-ur.nl

May IOBC WORKSHOP: BIOCONTROL AGENTS MODES OF ACTION AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH OTHER MEANS OF CONTROL, Kudadasi, TURKEY. Contact: Y. Elad, ARO, Volcani Ctr., PO Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, ISRAEL E-mail: elady@netvision.net.il Fax: 972-3-968-3688 Web: www.agri.gov.il/Depts/IOBCPP/IOBCPP.html

05-11 May ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN MEDITERRANEAN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, Rabat, MOROCCO. Contact: F. Lieutier, INRA, BP 20619 Ardon, 45166 Olivet Cedex, FRANCE Fax: 33-0-238-417879 E-mail: Lieutier@orleans.inra.fr Phone: 33-0-238-417857

06-10 May 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRUIT FLIES OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE, Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: The Secretariat, 6th Fruit Fly Symposium, PO Box 12311, Die Boord 7613, South Africa E-mail: agritour@adept.co.za Fax: 27-21-887-7255 Phone: 27-21-887-4257 Website: www.fruitflysymposium.co.za

07-10 May IPM IN GLASSHOUSES MEETING, IOBC WP&N Working Groups, Victoria, BC, CANADA. Contact: D.R. Gillespie, Pacific Agri-Food Rsch. Ctr., PO Box 1000, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0, CANADA E-mail: GillespieD@em.agr.ca Fax: 1-604-796-0359 Website: www.agrsci.dk/plb/iobc/meet2002.htm

12-17 May 8TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF PLANT VIRUS EPIDEMIOLOGY, Aschersleben, GERMANY. Contact: T. Kuehne, BAZ, PO Box 1505, 06435 Aschersleben, GERMANY E-mail: T.Kuehne@bafz.de Fax: 49-3473-879200. Phone: 49-3473-879-165 Website: virus-2002.bafz.de/title.htm

12 May-09 June COURSE ON DEVELOPMENT OF IPM APPROACHES, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: H.A.I. Stoetzer, IAC, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS Fax: 31-317-495395 E-mail: training@iac.agro.nl Phone: 31-317-495353 Website: www.iac.wageningen-ur.nl

04-08 June 7TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ALLIUM WHITE ROT, Coalinga, CA, USA. Contact: M.R. McDonald, Bovey Bldg., Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1, CANADA Fax: 1-519-767-0755 E-mail: MRMcDona@uoguelph.ca Phone: 1-519-824-4120 Website: www.cps-scp.ca/allumwhiterot.html

10-22 June COURSE ON THE ROLE OF PESTICIDES IN IPM, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: H.A.I. Stoetzer, IAC, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS Fax: 31-317-495395 E-mail: training@iac.agro.nl Phone: 31-317-495353 Website: www.iac.wageningen-ur.nl

16-19 June 2002 CANADIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY MEETING, Waterton Lakes National Park, AL, CANADA. Contact: L.M. Kawchuk, Pathology, Lethbridge Resch. Ctr., P.O.B. 3000, Lethbridge, AL T1J 4B1, CANADA E-mail: Kawchuk@em.agr.ca Fax: 1-403-382-3156 Phone: 1-403-317-2271

17-21 June 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOREST VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, Nancy, FRANCE; "Technical, Environmental and Economic Challenges of Forest Vegetation Management." Contact: H. Frochot, IFVMC4, INRA, 54 280 Champenoux, FRANCE Fax: 33-3-83-39-40-34 E-mail: IFVMC4@nancy.inra.fr Website: www.ifvmc.org

24-27 June 12TH EUROPEAN WEED RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM, Papendal (Wageningen), THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: EWRS Symposium 2002, PO Box 28, Doorwerth NL-6865 ZG, THE NETHERLANDS Fax: 31-317-319-652 Phone: 31-317-313-750 Web: www.ewrs.org/w2002/register.html

24-28 June 1ST LATIN-AMERICAN SHORT-COURSE ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS, Montelimar, NICARAGUA. Contact: J.C. Medal, Dept. of Entom. & Nema., Univ. of Florida, PO Box 110620, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620, USA E-mail: Medal@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu Phone: 1-352-846-5000

08-10 July BRITISH SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY PRESIDENTIAL MEETING, "Plant Pathology and Global Food Security," London, UK. Contact: M.J. Hocart, Crop Sci. Dept., SAC, West Mains Rd., Edinburg EH9 3JG, UK E-mail: M.Hocart@ed.sac.ac.uk> Fax: 44-0-131-667-2601 Phone: 44-0-131-535-4082 Website: www.bspp.org.uk

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

04-09 August 10TH IUPAC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE CHEMISTRY OF CROP PROTECTION, Basle, SWITZERLAND. Contact: M. Haeuselmann, c/o Novartis CP AG, WRO-1060.1.42, CH-4002 Basel, SWITZERLAND E-mail: Marlies.Haeuselmann@cp.novartis.com Fax: 41-61-697-7472 Phone: 41-61-697-4507 Web: www.cp.novartis.com/iupac2002/

05-08 August 23RD BRAZILIAN WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Porto Alegre, RGS, BRAZIL. Contact: E. Roman, ERoman@cnpt.embrapa.br

11-17 August 7TH INTERNATIONAL MYCOLOGICAL CONGRESS, Oslo, NORWAY. Contact: L. Ryvarden, Leif.Ryvarden@bio.uio.no Website: www.uio.no/conferences/imc7/imc7/intro.html

12-15 August 22ND BRAZILIAN WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Porto Alegre, RGS, BRAZIL. Contact: E. Roman, A/C EMBRAPA, C.P. 451, Passo Fundo, RS, BRAZIL E-mail: ERoman@cnpt.embrapa.br

31 August-05 September 6TH IOBC/WPRS WORKSHOP ON POME FRUIT DISEASES, Lindau/Bodensee, GERMANY. Contact: P. Triloff, Marktgemeinschaft Bodenseeobst, Albert Maierstr. 6, 088045 Friedrichshafen, GERMANY E-mail: Peter.Triloff@t-online.de Fax: 49-0-171-829-8032 Phone: 49-0-7541-501030

02-06 September 11TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AQUATIC WEEDS, Moliets, FRANCE. Contact: M-H. Montel, Water Quality Research Unit, Cemagref Groupement de Bordeaux, 50 Avenue de Verdun, 33612 Cestas Cedex, FRANCE E-mail: Marie-Helene.Montel@cemagref.fr Fax: 33-5-578-90801 Phone: 33-5-578-90854 Website: www.cemagref.fr

08-12 September 13th AUSTRALIAN WEEDS CONFERENCE, Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA. Contact: 13th AWC, PO Box 257, South Perth, 6951 WA, AUSTRALIA E-mail: convlink@iinet.net.au Fax: 61-8-9450-2942 Phone: 61-8-9450-1662

08-13 September 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ACAROLOGY, Merida, MEXICO. Contact: J.B. Morales-Malacara, XI ICA Secretary, Lab. de Acarologia, Dept. de Biologia, Fac. de Ciencias, Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Coyoacan 04510 DF, MEXICO E-mail: JBMM@hp.fciencias.unam.mx Fax: 52-5-622-4828 Phone: 52-5-622-4923

09-14 September 6TH CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY, "Disease Resistance in Plant Pathology," Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC. Contact: EFPP 2002, Czech Phyto. Soc., Resch. Inst. of Crop Prod., Div. of Plant Med., Drnovska 507, 161 06 Prague 6, Ruzyne, CZECH REPUBLIC E-mail: EFPP2002@vurv.cz Fax: 420-2-333-11592 Phone: 420-2-330-22295 Website: www.efpp.net/PDF/2%20page.pdf

12-13 September ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC. ANNUAL MEETING, Cardiff, UK. Contact: H. Jones, Jonesth@cardiff.ac.uk

15-19 September 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PATHOVARS AND RELATED PATHOGENS, Potenza, ITALY. Contact: N.S. Iacobellis, pseudomonassyringae@unibas.it

22-27 September IOBC PHEROMONE WORKING GROUP MEETING, Erice, Sicily, ITALY. Contact: P. Witzgall, SLU, Box 44, 23053 Alnarp, SWEDEN E-mail: peter.witzgall@phero.net Fax: 46-40-461991 Phone: 46-40-415307 Web: phero.net/iobc/sicily/announc4.html

30 September-05 October 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF DIPTEROLOGY, Brisbane AUSTRALIA. Contact: S. Brown, Conf. Conn., PO Box 108 Kenmore, QLD 4069, AUSTRALIA E-mail: sally.brown@uq.net.au Web: www.uq.edu.au/entomology/dipterol/diptconf.html Fax: 61-7-3201-2809

14-16 October THE ROLE OF GENETICS AND EVOLUTION IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, Montpellier, FRANCE. Contact: E. Wajnberg, INRA, 37 Boul. du Cap, 06600 Antibes, FRANCE Fax: 33-0-493-67-8897 E-mail: Wajnberg@antibes.inra.fr Phone: 33-0-493-67-8892 Website: www.iobc.agropolis.fr/symposium2002/

November 4TH INTERNATIONAL NEMATOLOGY CONGRESS, Tenerife, Canary Islands, SPAIN. Contact: Congress Organizer, congress@ifns.org Web: www.ifns.org

05-08 November 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL PLANT DISEASES, Chiang Mai, THAILAND. Contact: TPS2002 Secretariat, PO BOX 1064, Kasetsart Post Office, Bangkok 10903, THAILAND E-mail: Amara@doa.go.th Phone: 66-2-579-9585 Fax: 66-2-940-5419 Website: www.doa.go.th/diseases/index.html

16-21 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

24-27 November CANADIAN EXPERT COMMITTEE ON WEEDS ANNUAL MEETING, Saskatoon, SK, CANADA. Contact: H. Beckie, BeckieH@em.agr.ca Fax: 1-306-956-7247 Phone: 1-306-956-7251

25-30 November 4TH ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL DEL GRUPO DE TRABAJOS DE MOSCAS DE LOS FRUTOS DEL HEMISFERIO OCCIDENTAL, Mendoza, ARGENTINA. Contact: O. De Longo, Mellado Boulogne Sur Mer 3050, Ciudad, Mendoza, (CP 5500), ARGENTINA E-mail: iscamen@cpsarg.com Web: www.iscamen.com.ar Fax/Phone: 54-261-425-8741

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

17-21 November New information * ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. Contact: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD 20706-3115, USA E-mail: meet@entsoc.org Fax: 1-301-731-4538 Phone: 1-301-731-4535 Website: www.entsoc.org

04-06 December 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PESTS IN AGRICULTURE, Montpelllier, FRANCE. Contact: S. Kreiter, Directeur de l'UFR Ecologie Animale & Zoologie Agricole, Campus Agro.M / INRA - Unit 9 d'Acarologie, 2, Place Pierre Viala, 34060 MONTPELLIER Cedex 01, FRANCE E-mail: Kreiter@ensam.inra.fr

2003 No date ANNUAL MEETING, SOCIETY OF NEMATOLOGISTS, Ithaca, NY, USA. Contact: W. Brodie, USDA-ARS, Dept. of Plant Path., 334 Plant Science, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA E-mail: BBB2@cornell.edu Fax: 1-607-255-4471 Phone: 1-607-272-3745 January 41ST CONGRESS, SOUTHERN AFRICA SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY, Orange Free State, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: Secretary, SASPP, ARC, PPRI, Private Bag X5017, Stellenbosch 7600, SOUTH AFRICA E-mail: vredcl@plant3.agric.za Website: www.saspp.co.za

02-08 February 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND. Contact: ICPP2003 Conference Secretariat, PDG, PO Box 84, Lincoln Univ., Canterbury, NZ E-mail: icpp2003@lincoln.ac.nz Fax: 64-3-325-3840 Phone: 64-3-325-2811 Website: www.lincoln.ac.nz/icpp2003/

17-21 February 6TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF CHROMOLAENA ODORATA AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS IN INDONESIA, Medan and Samosir Island, North Sumatara, INDONESIA. Contact: R. Muniappan, RMuni@uog9.uog.edu

27 April-02 May 11TH SYMPOSIUM ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS, Canberra, AUSTRALIA. Contact: S. Corey, CSIRO Entomology, PO Box 1700, Canberra 2601, AUSTRALIA Fax: 61-02-6246-4177 E-mail: Sharon.Corey@ento.csiro.au. Phone: 61-02-6246-4136 Website: www.ento.csiro.au/weeds2003/index.html

May 5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POPULATION DYNAMICS OF PLANT INHABITING MITES, Orlando, FL, USA. Contact: D.C. Margolies, Dept. of Entomology, Waters Hall, Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS 66506-4004, USA E-mail: DMargoli@oznet.ksu.edu

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

11-13 July 2ND GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON LATE BLIGHT CONFERENCE, Hamburg, GERMANY. Contact: C. Lizarraga, GILB, CIP, PO Box 1558, Lima 12, PERU. E-mail: GILB@cgiar.org Fax: 51-1-317-5326 Website: www.cipotato.org/gilb/gilb02_conference.htm

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.

15-20 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 19-25 June 4TH INTERNATIONAL WEED SCIENCE CONGRESS, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: IWSS, PO Box 8048, University, MS 38677-8048, USA E-mail: SDuke@olemiss.edu Fax: 1-662-915-1035 Phone: 1-662-915-1036 24-28 July AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Spokane, WA, 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

15-20 August 22ND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. Contact: J. Cullen, CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA Phone: 61-2-6246-4025 E-mail: J.Cullen@ento.csiro.au Fax: 61-2-6246-4000 Website: www.ento.csiro.au/ice2004/index.html

15-21 August 22ND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY, "Strength in Diversity," Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. Contact: A. Gordon, Carillon Conf. Mgmt., PO Box 177, Red Hill, OLD 4059, AUSTRALIA E-mail: Ashley@ccm.com.au Fax: 61-7-3369-3931 Phone: 61-7-3368-2644 Website; www.ccm.com.au/icoe/index.html

07-11 November ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Contact: ESA, 9301 Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD 20706-3115, USA Fax: 1-301-731-4538 E-mail: esa@entsoc.org Website: www.entsoc.org

13-18 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2004, 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

2005 30 July-04 August AMERICAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Austin, TX, USA. Contact: APS, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121-2097, USA E-mail: aps@apsnet.org Fax: 1-612-454-0766 Website: www.apsnet.org 12-17 November BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2005, 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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