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CONTENTS

I. IPM News

• Next Wave of GE Crops Coming
• GLOBAL IPM NOTES

II. IPM Medley

• PUBLICATIONS PERUSED (4 in this issue)
• PUBLICATION & CD NOTES
• WEBSITE, VIDEO, & OTHER RESOURCES
• EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, & SERVICES

III. IPM Research/Technical Papers

• FEATURED PAPER
• THIS MONTH'S SELECTED TITLES

IV. U.S. Regional Pest Management Centers

• Transgenic Crops Adoption Assessed

V. IPMnet Calendar

• (N)EW or (R)EVISED ENTRIES

I. IPM NEWS --- International IPM news and programs

Observers anticipate that 2003 will see a wave of second-generation genetically engineered (GE) crops begin to emerge in agricultural production. The new GE options will offer both broadened and more targeted capabilities, and likely add fuel to the ongoing controversy surrounding transgenic crops in general.

Most of the additions will involve genes derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus thruringiensis (Bt). Among the Bt-based items on the near and more distant horizons are:

a new Bt trait toxic to Agostis ipsilon (black cutworm), Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm), Diatraea grandiosella (southwestern corn borer), and Ostrinia nubilalis (European corn borer);

• stacking (building in) two or more Bt traits in a crop plant so as to control multiple pest insect species or mutations;
• developing a "Bt soybean" for protection against Anticarsia gemmatalis (velvetbean caterpillar) and other insect pests;
• pairing insect and herbicide (glyphosate) resistance traits within one plant species;
• engineering to increase the toxicity, specificity, and longevity of Bt proteins; and further in the future,
• engineering plants to induce insecticidal characteristics in just the tissue where insects are feeding.

Reporting in a recent issue of FARM JOURNAL, A. Burchett notes that, by stacking multiple novel proteins within a crop plant, resistant insect pests that survive eating one Bt protein would likely succumb to consuming the second one, thereby preventing mutant insects from reproducing. The concept has obvious implications for current refugia strategies.

In "Bt's New Bite," (web version found at: http://www.agweb.com/pub_get_article.asp?sigcat=farmjournal&pageid=92806) Burchett quotes an industry representative as saying that "essentially, all invertebrate plant pests can be managed with Bt technology." The representative also said that he can foresee a situation in the future when insect control becomes predominantly based on biological (i.e., GE techniques) rather than application of insecticidal chemicals.

--excerpted with thanks from FARM JOURNAL, November 2002.

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GLOBAL IPM NOTES

• A major international pesticide maker, to streamline operations and improve profit, announced elimination of 300 jobs in its insecticide research division the next three years leaving 1,130 positions to concentrate on fungicide and herbicide research.

  --excerpted from CP Wire, via AgNet, Nov. 22/02.

• Research in Nepal has identified the fungal pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae as a potential biocontrol agent of Phyllophaga sp. (white grubs) collected from local crop fields. *--> Y. Dhoj, <Yubakgc@rediffmail.com>.
• Swedish research in lab and field found that, for hot-water weed  control, drop size, water flow, wetting agent, and water temperature all affected the method's efficacy. *--> D. Hansson, <David.Hansson@lt.slu.se>.
• An invasive bacterial plant pathogen, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Xac) (Asiatic citrus canker), has produced far-reaching
  political and socioeconomic impacts in the U.S. state of Florida. *--> T.R. Gottwald, <TGottwald@ushrl.ars.usda.gov>.

II. IPM MEDLEY --- General matters, publications of interest, and other resources for IPM information

PUBLICATIONS PERUSED

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

1. EVERYTHING ABOUT PEST MANAGEMENT

Numbers alone hint at the vast magnitude and scope of ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PEST MANAGEMENT: 948 pages; 260 in-depth entries prepared by more than 300 international authorities; over 800 cited works; and a large page format. All contribute to this hardbound volume's status as a key reference in the pest management world. Well known insect ecologist
D. Pimentel has edited this massive, cleverly organized information trove. From acaricides to wildlife kills, this initial, 2002 version of a comprehensive single-work source for nearly anything and every-thing relating to pest management stands as a landmark achievement. As Dr. Pimentel notes in the preface, further versions are anticipated as new information for pest management develops. A second edition would also be an opportunity to: 1.) add e-mail addresses so interested readers could more easily contact the authors of individual sections; and,
2.) correct the embarrassing typos in the preface.  *-->  Marcel Dekker,  270 Madison Ave.,  New York, NY 10016, USA.  Fax: 1-212-685-4540. Phone: 1-212-696-9000.
Web: http://www.dekker.com [#]

2. SPOTLIGHT ON NEMATODES

Among newer titles from CABI Publishing that address contemporary aspects of nematology, two hardbound works are:

• ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATOLOGY
  More than 20 international experts contributed information and insight that, taken together, provide a comprehensive overview of the growing practice of employing nematodes as biocontrol agents. Editor R. Gaugler steers the text from fundamental biology, through ecology, to the practical elements of application technology as well as regulation and safety. One chapter reports case studies that illuminate the factors affecting commercial success. The 2002, hardbound mono-graph concludes with an insider's perspective on the Biosys Experiment.
• PARASITIC NEMATODES - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND IMMUNOLOGY
  This 2001 volume, edited by M.W. Kennedy and W. Harnett, discuss-es plant-parasitic nematodes, but ranges beyond agriculture by inclu-ding material describing parasitic nematode infection of humans and animals. Nevertheless, the cited recent advancements and development of molecular genetic, biochemical, and immunological tools make the 509-page, hardbound treatise an important and useful resource.
  *--> CABI Publishing, Wallingford,  Oxon OX10 8DE, UK.  E-mail: <CABI@cabi.org>.  Fax: 44-0-1491-833508. Phone: 44-0-1491-832111.  Web: http://www.cabi-publishing.org [#]

3. RAINFED COTTON IPM

India's National Centre for IPM (NCIPM) recently issued Technical Bulletin no. 11, IPM TECHNOLOGY FOR RAINFED COTTON, a full color, illustrated, 36-page booklet that describes development and application of a successful blend of procedures. Combining appropriate agronomic practices, crop varieties, pest monitoring, biocontrol, and need-based pesticide use is reported to have increased cotton yield 56 percent compared to non-IPM production. A. Singh, et al, chronicle the process of assembling and tuning the technology package as well as its validation. *-->  O.P. Sharma, NCIPM, Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan,  Wing L-1, Block-F,  IARI, New Delhi 110 012, INDIA. Fax: 91-011-576-5472.
E-mail: <ipmnet@bol.net.in>.  Phone: 91-011-576-5935.

PUBLICATION & CD NOTES

PEST MANAGEMENT TITLES OFFERED

The Colombian based Centro International de Agricultural Tropical (CIAT) has prepared a series of illustrated titles (en Espanol) dealing with "integrated pest and disease management" that range from free pamphlets to monographs. Most of the items were published in the last two years.

Pamphlets (all can be downloaded in PDF)--
CONTROL BIOLOGICO Y MICROBIOLOGICO DEL GUSANO CACHON DE LA YUCA (Erinnyis ello) MEDIANTE UN BACULOVIRUS;
AVANCE EN EL MANEJO INTEGRADO DE Cyrtomenus bergi, CHINCHE SUB- TERRANEO DE LA VIRUELA, EN EL CULTIVO DE YUCA EN COLOMBIA; and
BACULOVIRUS: UN NUEVO PRODUCTO BIOLOGICO ESPECIFICO PARA EL CONTROL DEL GUSAN CACHON DE LA YUCA (Erinnyis ello).

Monographs--
GUIA PARA EL TRABAJO DE CAMPO EN EL INTEGRADO DE PLAGAS DEL ARROZ; and  GUIA PRACTICA PARA EL MANEJO DE LAS ENFERMEDADES, LAS PLAGAS Y LAS DEFICIENCIAS NUTRICIONALES DE LA YUCA.

For details, see: http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/catalogo/listado.jsp?tema=INTEGRATED

Additional materials--videos and publications--and information can be found on CIAT's newer website, "Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM)," located at http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/ipm/index.htm  Or contact: A.C. Bellotti, <A.Bellotti@cgiar.org>. [#]

REVISED THESAURUS RELEASED
The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) now offers a new, stand-alone CD (version 2.1, October 2002) of the EPPO PLANT PROTECTION THESAURUS, incorporating numerous improvements and said to cover organisms important in agricultural crop protection, plus natural enemies. The new version, available in both English and French, is based on the Bayer Code System and includes approximately 27,700 plant species, 19,000 animal species (especially insects, mites, and nematodes), and 4,000 microorganism species including viruses. *--> EPPO, 1 rue Le Notre, F-75016 Paris, FRANCE. Fax: 33-0-14-224-8943. E-mail: <hq@eppo.fr>. Phone: 33-0-14-520-7794.
Web: http://www.eppo.org/publications/software/bayer_codes.html

WEBSITE, VIDEO, & OTHER RESOURCES

RESISTANCE TO SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE
A recently released 19-page publication lists more than 650 soybean cyst nematode-resistant soybean varieties available from 71 private firms and four universities. The report, "Soybean Cyst Nematode-Resistant Soybean Varieties for Iowa," no. PM 1649, was pre-pared by G.L. Tylka, and can be freely downloaded from the website http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1649.pdf  The annual compilation offers new information this year: information about factors to consider when selecting an SCN-resistant variety, including rotating different types of SCN resistance and the need for other defensive traits. Single hardcopies of the report also are available from: Extension Distribution Center, 119 Print/Pubs. Building, ISU, Ames, IA 50011-3171, USA. E-mail: <Pubdist@iastate.edu>. Fax: 1-515-294-2945. Phone: 1-515-294-5247. [#]

FIELD CROP DISEASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
"The most effective and economic method of disease control," note plant pathologists at Ohio State Univ. (USA), "is to plant disease resistant varieties and hybrids." Beyond that, there are several important steps to follow. A.E. Dorrance, et al, clearly state these in their article, "Managing Field Crop Diseases with Host Resistance--4 Key Points," published in the free Crop Observation and Recommendation Network Newsletter (C.O.R.N. 2002-38, 12-25 November), http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~corn/ The research team's list includes:
1. Conduct thorough and frequent scouting;
2. Keep detailed and accurate records;
3. Limit inoculum build-up; and,
4. Take action to minimize environmental effects.
The report expands on, and provides details for, specific pathogens attacking maize, soybean, and wheat crops. *--> A.E. Dorrance, 118 Selby, OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691, USA. E-mail: <Dorrance.1@osu.edu>.

--excerpted, with thanks, from C.O.R.N. 2002-38. [#]

ON-LINE IPM COURSES FOR 2003
AgLearn, an electronic on-line system provided through the Asia Pacific Regional Technology Centre (APRTC), offers an expanded schedule of courses in 2003--many focusing on IPM--for agricultural professionals working in the Asia-Pacific region. APRTC notes that internet-enabled learning, or eLearning, is an expeditious way to deliver useful information for busy ag professionals to help improve both their skills and value to the agricultural community. Expert trainers/educators prepare course material speedily delivered via the Internet anytime, anywhere (so long as all elements of the computing system function!). In addition to the courses, such as "Basics of Vegetable IPM," and "Responsible Pesticide Use," APRTC and a group of partner organizations have developed a scholarship fund to which applicants can apply. Most of the courses are repeated during the year to accommodate applicants' schedules. The website http://www.aprtc.org/aglearn/aglearn.asp contains sub-pages with a variety of information. *--> R. Raab, APRTC, 28th Floor, Rasa Tower, 555 Pahonyothin Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, THAILAND. E-mail: <Robert@aprtc.org>. Fax: 66-0-293-70491.Phone: 66-0- 293-71321.

--thanks to APRTC for information. [#]

AQUATIC WEED BASICS
Nineteen organizations with an interest in limiting the spread of noxious aquatic plants have cooperatively sponsored production of UNDERSTANDING INVASIVE AQUATIC WEEDS, Homework & Classroom Activities for the 5th Grade, as an informative electronic publication. With extensive full color photos and simple text, the 16-page work introduces the topic of aqua-tic plants--the good and the bad--and then describes five of the worst aquatic weeds. The document can be freely downloaded from the website: http://www.apms.org/book/activity.htm Or, for hardcopies send an expression of interest to: <scott.aquarium@usm.edu>.

EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, & SERVICES

INSECT IMAGES AND MUCH MORE
More than 5,400 high quality insect and insect damage photographs, taken by more than 240 photographers, are now available in digital format from the Bugwood Network. Entries in this large collection, known as "Insect Images," are classified by subject, common name, scientific name, life stage, and--where appropriate--host. From the easily navigated website: http://www.insectimages.org one can quickly click to the desired target. Up to five levels of resolution for each image are available for downloading and use for educational applications with no royalties or fees required, as long as appropriate credit is given to the source. The Bugwood Network http://www.bugwood.org also offers IPM Images with numerous crop and other broad categories of image, and Invasive and Exotic Species Images. These sites result from collaboration between the Univ. of Georgia (USA), the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the U.S. National Science Foundation Center for IPM.*--> G.K. Douce, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia Coastal Plain Exp. Station, PO Box 748, Tifton, GA 31793, USA. Fax: 1 229 386 3352.E-mail: <KDouce@arches.uga.edu>. Phone: 1 229 386 3298. [#]

NEW HERBICIDE MARKETED
A firm in New Zealand has developed and recently begun marketing "Organic Interceptor," a non-selective, contact spray herbicide cleared for use in organic agricultural production. Interceptor is derived from the liquid residue created when pine trees are processed to produce pulp and paper, then blended with other natural components to create the final product. According to the manufacturer, it is "not a systemic 'poison'" and "leaves no harmful residue." Interceptor's mode of action is dehydration; it is said to start working within 15 minutes of application, and that after 5 days treated plants are completely dead. The product "penetrates green tissue and disrupts normal membrane permeability and cellular physiology. Disrupting the cell membrane causes cell leakage, desiccation, and the collapse of all contacted tissue." It has a natural tendency to foam, a feature that can be enhanced by delivery through specialized nozzles. The recommended starting mixture is one part Interceptor to four parts water (a 20 percent mix). Best results are achieved by applying during warm, sunny conditions; application during rain or cold weather should be avoid-ed. *--> E. Stevens, Certified Organics, PO Box 74 382, Market Rd., Auckland, NEW ZEALAND. E-mail: <E.Stevens@certified-organics.com>. Fax: 64-9-525-3462. Phone: 64-9-525-3432.Web: http://www.certified-organics.com

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: IPMnet@bcc.orst.edu.

General
"Comparing an IPM Pilot Program to a Traditional Cover Spray Program in Commercial Landscapes," Stewart, C.D., et al. * JRNL. OF ECON. ENTOM., 95(4), 789-796, August 2002.

Biocontrol
"Biological Control of Black Rot (Xanthomonas campestris Pv. campestris) of Brassicas with an Antagonistic Strain of Bacillus subtilis in Zimbabwe," Wulff, E.G., et al. * EURO. JRNL. OF PLANT PATH., 108(4), 317-325, May 2002. "Optimal Application Strategies for Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Integrating Theoretical and Empirical Approaches," Fenton, A.C., et al. * JRNL. OF APPLD. ECOL., 39(3), 481-492, June 2002.

Phytopathology
"Field Evaluation of Transgenic and Classical Sources of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Resistance," Sharp, G.L., et al. * CROP SCI., 42(1), 105-110, January-February 2002. 

"Use of Multiline Cultivars and Cultivar Mixtures for Disease Management," Mundt, C.C. * ANNU. REV. OF PLANT PATH., 40, 381-410, 2002. 

Weed Management
"Integrated Weed Management: Quo Vadis?" Zoschke, A., and M. Quadranti. * WEED BIOL. AND MGMT., 2(1), 1-10, March 2002. "Site-specific Weed Control in Maize, Sugar Beet, Winter Wheat, and Winter Barley," Gerhards, R., et al. * PRECISION AGRIC., 3(1), 25-35, March 2002.

Entomology
"Farmers' Perceptions of Aspects of Maize Production Systems and Pests in Semi-arid Eastern Kenya: Factors Influencing Occurrence and Control of Stemborers," Songa, J.M., et al. * INTL. JRNL. OF PEST MGMT., 48(1), 1 11, January-March 2002.

"Pheromones Control Oriental Fruit Moth and Peach Twig Borer in Cling Peaches," Pickel, C., et al. * CALIF. AGRIC., 56(5), 170-176, September-October 2002.

Special Bt Sub section: "Modeling the Development of Resistance by Stalk-boring Lepidoptera (Crambidae) in Areas with Irrigated Transgenic Corn," Guse, C.A., et al. * ENVIRON. ENTOM., 31(4), 676-685, August 2002.

Nematology
"Population Dynamics and Economic Threshold of the Nematodes Radopholus similis and Pratylenchus goodeyi on Banana in Australia," Pattison, A.B., et al. * INTL. JRNL. OF PEST MGMT., 48(2), 107 111, April-June 2002.

Vertebrates
"Birds and Wine Grapes: Foraging Activity Causes Small-scale Damage Patterns in Single Vineyards," Somers, C.M., and R.D. Morris. * JRNL. OF APPLD. ECOL., 39(3), 511-523, June 2002.

IV. U.S. REGIONAL PEST MANAGEMENT CENTERS --- News, developments

Transgenic Crops Adoption Assessed

Two researchers surveyed 1,000 agricultural producers in the U.S. state of South Dakota during early 2002 to assess attitudes toward transgenic crops (TCs), and to analyze factors contributing to, or mitigating against, adoption. In their illuminating paper, "Farm Level Transgenic Crop Adoption Rates in  South Dakota," E. Van der Sluis and A. Van Scharrel found concrete differences in both adoption of and attitude toward the three major TCs currently  available on the market: Bt corn, herbicide-tolerant (HT) cotton, and HT soybeans.

A logistic regression analysis for Bt corn indicated that profits per hectare, improved pest insect management, reduced insecticide use, and improved  yields all were statistically significant determinants of adoption. Other factors worked as impediments to adoption. For HT soy-beans, both technology fees  and profits per hectare statistically impeded adoption.

The two main reasons for non-adoption, or for reverting to non-transgenic crops, were satisfaction with current varieties and procedures and  dissatisfaction with TCs. A number of other factors were found to affect adoption pro or con such as operator age, farm size, presence of livestock, farm  income, and whether a respondent was a seed dealer. *--> E. Van der Sluis, <Evert_VanderSluis@sdstate.edu>.

--excerpted with thanks from ISB NEWS REPORT, 9-11, October 2002. Web: http://www.isb.vt.edu

V. IPMnet CALENDAR --- a comprehensive global listng of forthcoming IPM-related events (conferences, symposia, workshops, training courses, etc.) for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005

NOTES:

1. This issue of the IPMnet NEWS lists only: --(N)EW events that have not been previously cited; and, --(R)EVISED events, with new information compared to an earlier listing in the IPMnet CALENDAR
2. The complete IPMnet CALENDAR is e-mailed to all IPMnet e-mail subscribers once annually, but is kept up to date and may be requested any time from IPMnet ipmnet@bcc.orst.edu. It can also be found on the IPMnet website: http://www.ipmnet.org
3. Please send information about future events, or revisions, to: IPMnet NEWS at ipmnet@bcc.orst.edu. Information listed in the IPMnet CALENDAR was supplied by, and collected from, a variety of sources; IPMnet greatly appreciates all cooperation.

New and Revised listings
Previously Listed events

2002
(N) 17-20 November * INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON EXOTIC PESTS AND THEIR  CONTROL, Guangzhou, CHINA. Contact: Z. Runjie, Biocontrol Lab,  Institute of Entomology, Zhongshan Univ., Xingangxi Road #135,  Guangzhou 510275, CHINA. Fax: 86-020-8411-2279.  E-mail: <LS11@zsu.edu.cn>. Phone: 86-020-8403-7472.

2002
No new or revised entries.

2003
(N) 15-16 January * 4TH NORTHEAST AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Sturbridge, MA, USA. Contact: NEAPMS, PO Box 142, Chester, NJ 07930, USA. Web: http://neapms.tripod.com
(N) 21-24 January * INTROGRESSION FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS INTO WILD RELATIVES AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, Amsterdam, THE NETHER- LANDS. Contact: ESF Secretariat, L. Groot Congress Events, PO Box 83005, 1080 Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS. E-mail: <ESF@lgce.nl>. Fax: 31-20-675-8236. Phone: 31-20-679-3218. Web: http://www.science.uva.nl/research/ibed/Introgression/

(N) 01-31 March * 4TH CHINA INTERNATIONAL AGROCHEMICAL AND CROP PROTECTION EXHIBITION, Shanghai, CHINA. Contact: Z. Gang, e-mail: <ZhangGang@ccpitscci.org.en>. Fax: 86-10-642-25384. Phone: 86-10-642-72719. Web: http://www.fertilizer.org/ifa/moreinfo.asp?eventid=194

(N) 21-24 September * 10TH WORKSHOP OF THE IOBC GLOBAL WORKING GROUP ON ARTHROPOD MASS REARING AND QUALITY CONTROL, Montpellier, FRANCE. Contact: M.M. de Oca, IOBC Workshop, Agropolis International, Ave. Agropolis, F-34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, FRANCE. E-mail: <iobc.workshop@agropolis.fr>. Fax: 33-0-4-6704-7599. Phone: 33-0-4-6704-7530.

2004
No new or revised entries.

2005
(N) June * 2005 CANADIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Edmonton, ALB, CANADA.

(N) 03-04 October * 2ND IBEROAMERICAN AGRICULTURAL ADJUVANT SYMPOSIUM, Mexico City, MEXICO. Contact: H&A Columbus, Manuel M. Ponce 255-2, Col. Guadalupe Inn, Mexico City 01020 DF, MEXICO. E-mail: <columbus@columbus-grp.com>. Fax: 52-55-566-21198. Phone: 52-55-566-14435.

(N) 24-26 October * 2002 CONFERENCE, ASSOCIATION OF NATURAL BIOCONTROL PRODUCERS, Oxnard, CA, USA. Contact: M. Burt, ANBP, 10202 Cowan Heights Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92705, USA. E-mail: <execdir@anbp.org>. Fax/phone: 1-714-544-8295.

(N) 17-20 November * 8TH INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC RIM BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND. Includes an agribiotech track. Contact: PacRim Biotech Conference, c/- Avenues Event Management, PO Box 10-612, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND. Fax: 64-4-473-8042. E-mail: <Ted@avenues.co.nz>. Phone: 64-4-473-8044. Web: http://www.pacrimbiotechnology.com

[R] 24-28 November * [name change, date] * 56TH ANNUAL MEETING, CANADIAN WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY / SOCIETE CANADIENNE DE MALHERBOLOGIE (formerly: EXPERT COMMITTEE ON WEEDS), Saskatoon, SK, CANADA. Contact: H. Beckie, AAFC 107 Science Pl., Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, CANADA. E-mail: <BeckieH@agr.gc.ca>. Fax: 1-306-956-7247. Phone: 1-306-956-7251. Web: http://www.cwss-scm.ca

2003
[R] 19-22 January * [date, location, contact] * 41ST CONGRESS, SOUTHERN AFRICA SOCIETY FOR PLANT PATHOLOGY, Bloemfontein, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: S. Geldenhuys, SASPP Organizing Comm., Plant Sciences, Univ. of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, SOUTH AFRICA. E-mail: <Geldens@sci.uovs.ac.za>. Phone: 27-0-51-401-2378. Website: http://www.saspp.co.za

(N) 16-28 March * BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF TROPICAL WEEDS COURSE, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. Offered jointly by CSIRO Entomology and the Univ. of Queensland. Contact: S. Brown, PO Box 108, Kenmore, Brisbane, QLD 4069, AUSTRALIA. E-mail: <ally.Brown@uq.net.au>. Fax: 61-7-3201-2809. Phone: 61-7-3201-2808.

[R] 22-24 June * [date] * 2003 CANADIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Montreal, QUE, CANADA. Contact: A.C. Kushalappa, Dept. of Plant Sci., Raymond Bldg., Macdonald, McGill Univ.,  21111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. anne de Bellevue, QUE H9X 3V9, CANADA.
Fax: 1-541-398-7897. E-mail: <Kushalappa@macdonald.mcgill.ca>. Phone: 1-514-398-7851, ext. 7867.

(N) August * IOBC GLOBAL WORKING GROUP MEETING, BIOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATED CONTROL OF WATER HYACINTH, Kampala, UGANDA. Contact: J. Ogwang, PO Box 7084, Kampala, UGANDA. E-mail: <JamesOgwang@hotmail.com>.

2004
(N) 25-31 October * 13TH INTERNATIONAL BOTRYTIS SYMPOSIUM, Antalya, TURKEY. Contact: F. Yildiz, <FYildiz@ziraat.ege.edu.tr>. Web: http://www.agri.gov.il/events/BotrytisSym/BotrytisSymposium.html

(N) June * 2004 CANADIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Ottawa, ONT, CANADA.

2005
No new or revised entries.

(N) 09-14 September * EFPP 2002: DISEASE RESISTANCE IN PLANT PATHOLOGY, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC. Web: http://www.efpp.net/events.htm
(N) 14-16 October * IOBC/WPRS WORKING GROUP MEETING, "Integrated Plant Protection in Stone Fruit," Opatija, CROATIA. Contact: I. Ciglar, Fac. of Agric., Dept. of Agric. Zoology, Svetosimunska cesta 25-10,000, Zagreb, CROATIA. E-mail: <Iciglar@agr.hr >. Fax: 385-1-239-3970. Phone: 385-1-239-3858.
(N) 22-23 October * AQUATIC WEED SCHOOL 2002, Davis, CA, USA. Discussions will cover all forms of aquatic weed management. Contact: K.
Schlosser, Weed Resch. & Info. Ctr., Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. E-mail: <wric@vegmail.ucdavis.edu>. Fax: 1-530-752-4604. Phone: 1-530-752-7091. Web: http://www.ucdavis.edu/education/aquaticweedschool02.html

(N) 22-23 October * 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, BEHAVIOR OF PESTICIDES IN PLANTS, SOILS, GROUND AND SURFACE WATER, Mainz, GERMANY. Contact: S. Mummenbrauer, Die Akademie Fresenius, Hauert 9, D-44227 Dortmund, GERMANY. Fax: 49-231-758-9653. E-mail: <Smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de >. Phone: 49-231-758-9648. Web: http://www.akademie-fresenius.de

(N) 04-06 November * INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE TRAINING: 1) "HIGHER-TIER AQUATIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF PESTICIDES FOR NATIONAL AND EU REGISTRATION: TOOLS AND SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND" and, 2) "MODELLING OF PESTICIDE FATE IN THE ENVIRONMENT FOR EU AND NATIONAL REGISTRATION, Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: H.A.I. Stoetzer, IAC, Wageningen UR, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Fax: 31-317-495395. E-mail: <training@iac.dlo.nl >. Phone: 31-317-495353. Web: http://www.iac.wageningen-ur.nl

(N) 07-09 December * U.S. NATIONAL FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT FORUM, Erlanger, KY, USA. Web: http://www.scabusa.org
 

2003
(N) 21-23 January * JOINT EUROPEAN-SOUTHERN AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE--PESTICIDES IN NON-TARGET AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: Conference Organizers, Freshwater Research Unit, Dept of Zoology, Univ. of Cape Town, Rhodes Gift 7701, SOUTH AFRICA. E-mail: <pest@botzoo.uct.ac.za >. Fax: 27-0-21-650-3301. Web: http://www.tu-bs.de/conference-CPT/mainpage/theme.htm

(N) 19-20 May * CONGRESS--ADVANCES IN EUROPEAN CROP PROTECTION, Norwich, UK. Contact: Conference Manager, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK. E-mail: <conferencecentre.jic@bbsrc.ac.uk >. Fax: 44-0-1603-450045. Phone: 44-0-1603-450794. Web: http://www.whitefly.org

N) 21-23 January * JOINT EUROPEAN-SOUTHERN AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE--PESTICIDES IN NON-TARGET AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: Conference Organizers, Freshwater Research Unit, Dept of Zoology, Univ. of Cape Town, Rhodes Gift 7701, SOUTH AFRICA. E-mail: <pest@botzoo.uct.ac.za >. Fax: 27-0-21-650-3301. Web: http://www.tu-bs.de/conference-CPT/mainpage/theme.htm
 

(N) 19-20 May * CONGRESS--ADVANCES IN EUROPEAN CROP PROTECTION, Norwich, UK. Contact: Conference Manager, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK. E-mail: <conferencecentre.jic@bbsrc.ac.uk >. Fax: 44-0-1603-450045. Phone: 44-0-1603-450794. Web: http://www.whitefly.org

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(N) 28 April-09 May * IPM AND IPM INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSE;

(N) 28 April-04 July * TRAINING PROGRAMME ON IPM;

(N) 12-23 May * PARTICIPATORY IPM EXTENSION COURSE;

(N) 26 May-20 June * IPM TECHNOLOGY COURSE;

(N) 23 June-04 July * ROLE OF PESTICIDES IN IPM COURSE;

all at Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Contact: H.A.I. Stoetzer, IAC, Wageningen UR, PO Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS. Fax: 31-317-495395. E-mail: <training@iac.dlo.nl >. Phone: 31-317-495353. Web: http://www.iac.wageningen-ur.nl
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(N) 24-28 May * IOBC/WPRS WORKING GROUP 9TH MEETING, "Microbial Control and Insect Parasitic Nematodes," Schoss Salzau (nr. Kiel),
GERMANY. Contact: R-U. Ehlers, Dept. of Biotech/Biocontrol, Inst. for Phytopathology, Christian Albrechts Univ., Kiel, Klausdorfer Str. 28-36, D-24223 Raisdorf, GERMANY. Fax: 49-4307-839834. E-mail: <Ehlers@biotec.uni-kiel.de >. Phone: 49-4307-839833. Website: http://www.iobc.de
 

(N) 02-06 June * IOBC/WPRS WORKING GROUP (new), "Multitrophic Interactions in Soil for Integrated Plant Protection," Bad Honnef-Bonn,
GERMANY. Contact: R.A. Sikora, Inst. fur Pflanzenkrankheiten, Univ. Bonn, Nussallee 9, D-53115 Bonn, GERMANY. E-mail: <Rsikora@uni-bonn.de >. Fax: 49-228-732432.
 

(N) 14-16 October * IOBC/WPRS WORKING GROUP, "Integrated Plant Protection in Fruit Crops--Subgroup Soft Fruits," Workshop on Integrated
Pest and Disease Management, Conthey, SWITZERLAND. Contact: C. Linder, Station Fed. de Rech. Agron. de Changins, CH-1260 Nyon, SWITZERLAND. E-mail: <Christian.Linder@rac.admin.ch >.
 

(N) 03-08 November * 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF ALIEN PLANT INVASIONS, Miami, FL, USA. Contact: A.L. Koop, Dept. of Biology, Cox Sci. Ctr., Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0421, USA. E-mail: <TonyKoop@miami.edu >. Phone: 1-305-284-3973. Web: http://www.bio.miami.edu/iiirm/emapi7/
 

2004
No new or revised entries.

2005
No new or revised entries.

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

05-30 August -- INTER-REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON THE "USE OF THE STERILE INSECT AND RELATED TECHNIQUES FOR THE AREAWIDE MANAGEMENT OF INSECT PESTS," Kelowna, BC, CANADA. Contact: V.A. Dyck, Joint FAO/IAEA Division, IAEA, PO Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, AUSTRIA -- E-mail: V.A.Dyck@iaea.org -- Fax: 43-1-2600-7 -- Phone: 43-1-2600-26164 -- Web: www.iaea.org/programmes/nafa/d4/index.html

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 -- 55TH NEW ZEALAND PLANT PROTECTION CONFERENCE, Rotorua, NEW ZEALAND. Contact: A. Rahman, AgResearch, Ruakura Agric. Resch. Ctr., Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND -- E-mail: Anis.Rahman@agresearch.co.nz -- Fax: 64-7-838-5031 -- Phone: 64-7-838-5280

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

25-30 August -- XVII PERUVIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGY CONGRESS, Tarapoto City, San Martin, PERU. Contact: E. Arevalo-Gardini, APF President, Jr. Tarapoto 247, Banda de Shilcayo, Tarapoto, PERU -- E-mail: ict@terra.com.pe -- Fax/phone: 51-945-22361

26-30 August -- 3RD WORLD CONGRESS ON ALLELOPATHY, Tsukuba, JAPAN. Contact: Y. Fujii, Natl. Inst. for Agro-Environmental Sci., Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki 305-8604, JAPAN -- E-mail: YFujii@affrc.go.jp -- Website: iasj.ac.affrc.go.jp

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 -- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IPM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Entebbe, UGANDA. Theme: "IPM: A Strategic Tool for Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa." Contact: Adipala-Ekwamu, Crop Sci. Dept., Makerere Univ., Box 7062, Kampala, UGANDA -- E-mail: acss@starcom.co.ug -- Phone: 256-41-540464 -- Web: www.aaec.vt.edu/ipmcrspuganda/conference/

08-13 September -- 13TH AUSTRALIAN WEEDS CONFERENCE, Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA. Contact: 13th AWC, PO Box 257, South Perth, 6951 WA, AUSTRALIA -- Fax: 61-8-9450-2942 -- E-mail: convlink@iinet.net.au -- Phone: 61-8-9450-1662 -- Website: members.iinet.net.au/~weeds/conference/index.htm

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

13 September -- SYMPOSIUM: HERBICIDE RESISTANT CROPS AND WEEDS, Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA. Contact: S. Powles, c/o Weeds Conference, Convention Link, PO Box 257, South Perth, WA 6951, AUSTRALIA -- E-mail: SPowles@agric.uwa.edu.au -- Fax: 61-8-9450-2942 -- Web: members.iinet.net.au/~weeds/. [Follows the 13th Australian Weeds Conference and includes international featured speakers.]

15-18 September -- EGG PARASITOIDS FOR BIOCONTROL OF INSECT PESTS 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, Perugia, ITALY. Contact: 6th Symposium, Dept. of Arbor. and Plant Prot.-Entom., Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121, Perugia, ITALY -- E-mail: eggpar@unipg.it -- Fax: 39-075-585-5039 -- Phone: 39-075-585-6030 -- Web: www.unipg.it/eggpar/

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-04 October -- 4TH INTERNATIONAL POWDERY & DOWNY MILDEW WORKSHOP, Napa, CA, USA. Contact: PM/DM Workshop 2002, Dept. of Plant Path., Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA -- E-mail: pmdm2002@yahoo.com -- Fax: 1-530-752-5674 -- Web: www.cevs.ucdavis.edu/Cofred/Public/Aca/ConfHome.cfm?confid=134

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

07-13 October -- 7TH EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY, Thessaloniki, GREECE. Contact: Secretariat, Lab. of Appld. Zoo. and Parasitol., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, 540-06 Thessaloniki, GREECE -- Fax/phone: 31-998-853 -- E-mail: Matilda@agro.auth.gr

10-15 October -- 7TH INTERNATIONAL BIOSAFETY OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS SYMPOSIUM, Beijing, CHINA. Contact: Biosafety Symposium, biosafe@pku.edu.cn -- Fax: 86-10-627-51194 -- Web: www.worldbiosafety.net

14-16 October -- THE ROLE OF GENETICS AND EVOLUTION IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, Montpellier, FRANCE. Contact: IOBC Symposium, Agropolis, Ave. Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier, Cedex 5, FRANCE -- E-mail: IOBC.symposium@agropolis.fr -- Fax: 33-0-467-04-7599 Website: www.iobc.agropolis.fr/symposium2002/

21-24 October -- INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM--IMPROVING BIOCONTROL OF Plutella xylostella, Montpellier, FRANCE. Contact: C. Lyonnet, CIRAD-DS/midec, TA 179/02, Ave. Agropolis, 34398 Montpellier cedex 5, FRANCE -- E-mail: dbm2002@cirad.fr -- Fax: 33-0-467-615603 -- Web: dbm2002.cirad.fr

27-30 October -- SYMPOSIUM: INVASIVE PLANTS--GLOBAL ISSUES, LOCAL CHALLENGES, Chicago, IL, USA. Contact: K. Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL, USA -- E-mail: mailto:KHavens@chicagobotanic.org -- Web: www.chicagobotanic.org/symposia/jmpsymp.html

28 October-01 November -- 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RODENT BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, Bogor, INDONESIA. Contact: D. Tart, ACTS, GPO Box 2200, Canberra ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA -- Fax: 61-2-6257-3256 -- E-mail: secretariat@icrbm.com -- Phone: 61-2-6257-3299 -- Website: www.icrbm.com

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

18-21 November -- BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2002, "Pests and Diseases," Brighton, UK. Contact: BCPC Ltd., 49 Downing Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PH, UK -- E-mail: md@bcpc.org -- Fax: 44-0-1252-727194 -- Phone: 44-0-1252-733072 -- 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

19-23 January -- INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM, Goettingen, GERMANY. Contact: H. Kuhlman, e-mail: HKuhlma@gwdg.de -- Web: www.uni-goettingen.de/pflanzenpathologie/symposium

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/

09-12 February -- WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING, Jacksonville, FL, USA. Contact: WSSA Mtg. Manager, PO Box 7050, Lawrence, KS 66044-7050, USA -- E-mail: WSSA@allenpress.com -- Fax: 1-785-843-1274 -- Phone: 1-785-843-1235 -- Website: www.WSSA.net

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

March -- 3RD INTERNATIONAL BEMISIA WORKSHOP, Barcelona, SPAIN. Contact: J. Arno, Dept. de Proteccio Veg., IRTA-Centre de Cabrils, 08348 Cabrils, Barcelona, SPAIN -- E-mail: Judit.Arno@irta.es -- Fax: 93-753-3954 -- Phone: 93-750-7511

17-22 March -- Date change * 19TH ASIAN-PACIFIC WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY CONFERENCE, Manila, PHILIPPINES. Contact: L. Fabro, NCPC, Univ. of the Philippines, Los Banos, College, Laguna, PHILIPPINES -- E-mail: LFabro@yahoo.com -- Fax: 63-49-536-2409

06-10 April -- XII CONGRESO LATINOAMERICANO DE FITOPATOLOGIA, Valle del Rio Grande, TX, USA. Contact: J.M. Amador, Agric. Resch. Ctr., 2415 E. Hwy. 83, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA -- Fax: 1-956-969-5639 -- E-mail: J-Amador@tamu.edu -- Phone: 1-956-968-5585

08-10 April -- 4TH NATIONAL IPM SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP (U.S.), Indianapolis, IN, USA. Contact: E.E. Wolff, 302 E. John St., Suite 202, Univ. of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820, USA -- Fax: 1-217-333-9561 -- E-mail: IPMsymposium@ad.uiuc.edu -- Phone: 1-217-333-2881 -- Web: www.conted.uiuc.edu/ipm

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

June -- 2003 CANADIAN PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING, Montreal, QUE, CANADA. Contact: A.C. Kushalappa, Dept. of Plant Sci., Raymond Bldg., Macdonald, McGill Univ., 21111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. anne de Bellevue, QUE H9X 3V9, CANADA -- Fax: 1-541-398-7897 -- E-mail: Kushalappa@macdonald.mcgill.ca -- Phone: 1-514-398-7851, ext. 7867

11-14 June -- 15TH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF INSECT SCIENTISTS, MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, "Integrated Pest (IPM) and Vectors Management (IVM) on African Rural and Urban Livelihoods: Perspective and Future Strategies." Contact: F.E. Nwilene, WARDA, 01 BP 2551, Bouake 01, COTE D'IVOIRE -- E-mail: F.Nwilene@cgiar.org

01-03 July -- 16TH CONGRESS OF THE NEMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA. Contact: H. Hugo, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5013, 7599 Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA -- E-mail: Hans@infruit.agric.za -- Fax: 27-21-809-3584 -- Phone: 27-21-809-3468

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

12-17 July -- 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

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.

17-20 November -- BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE 2003, "Weeds," Brighton, UK. Contact: BCPC Ltd., 49 Downing Street, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PH, UK -- E-mail: md@bcpc.org -- Fax: 44-0-1252-727194 -- Phone: 44-0-1252-733072 -- Website: www.bcpc.org

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 -- New information * 22ND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY, "Strength in Diversity," Brisbane, AUSTRALIA. Contact: Carillon Conf. Mgmt., PO Box 177, Red Hill, QLD 4059, AUSTRALIA -- E-mail: ICE2004@ccm.com.au -- Fax: 61-7-3369-3931 -- Phone: 61-7-3368-2644 -- Website: www.ICE2004.org

22 August -- 11TH INTERNATIONAL CEREAL RUST AND POWDERY MILDEW CONFERENCE, Norwich, UK. Contact: J. Brown, James.Brown@bbsrc.ac.uk

12-16 October -- 8TH ARAB CONGRESS OF PLANT PROTECTION, El-Beida, LIBYA. Contact: A. Bataw, ACPP Organizing Comm., Fac. of Agric., Omar El-Mokhtar Univ., El-Beida, LIBYA -- E-mail: AliBataw@hotmail.com

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

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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The Consortium, 12 educational/research institutions with strong interests in development, research, and productive application of rational crop protection/pest management, has been an international presence for over 25 years. Current members: Univ. of California, Cornell Univ., Univ. of Florida, Univ. of Hawaii, Univ. of Illinois, Univ. of Minnesota, North Carolina State Univ., Oregon State Univ., Univ. of Puerto Rico, Purdue Univ., Texas A&M Univ., and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

 J.D. Harper (North Carolina State Univ.) chairs CICP's Board of Directors, M. Kogan (Oregon State Univ.) is Vice chairman, D.P. Schmitt (Univ. of Hawaii) is Treasurer, and R.E. Ford (Univ. of Illinois) is Executive Director.

The Consortium now maintains its administrative office at:

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