April 1‐ June 30, 2012 

“Short” Notes from the IAPPS Secretary General

IAPPS Member, xciting  things are happening at  IAPPS.   First,  IAPPS Pres. Prof. Geoff Norton and his associates at the Queensland Alliance  for Agriculture and Food  Innovation  (QAAFI) are revamping our website 

<www.plantprotection.org>.  Second,  Geoff  is  leading  a  committee  to  develop  a  “one  stop”  Plant Protection Information and Training website which is a major undertaking. Third, Prof. Muni Muniappan, VA  Tech  as  Chair  of  the  IAPPS  International  Symposia  Committee  has made  remarkable  progress  in developing  this  IAPPS activity. The  first will be  the 13th  International  IPM Congress. Sustainable and Healthy Agricultural Production. Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras, CA. October 17‐19, 2012 where  IAPPS  will  co‐sponsor  a  symposium  with  the  IPM  CRSP.  The  second  IAPPS  co‐sponsored symposium is the First International China Society of Plant Protection (CSSP)/ IAPPS Symposium, “New Management  Strategies  for Insects  and Diseases of Rice” will be held  in Beijing Oct. 25‐26, 2012  in conjunction  with  the  annual  meeting  of  the  CSPP.  The  third  is  the  symposium  entitled  “IPM  for Horticultural  Crops  in  the  Tropical  World”  at  the  Plant‐Insect  Ecosystems  (P‐IE)  Section  of  the Entomological Society of America’s 60th Annual Meeting to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee November 11th to 14th, 2012.  The IAPPS International Symposia Committee  is planning  involvement  in additional regional meetings  in 2013 as organized by IAPPS Governing Board members,  including the Biodiversity Conference “ Biodiversity and Integrated Pest Management Working Together for a Sustainable Future” in Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 2013. See details at the IAPPS website: < www.plantprotection.org>.   

We have revised the regional makeup of the Governing Board and Regional Coordinators (see:   http://www.plantprotection.org/gvboard.cfm  )  and  have  added  Eastern  Europe,  Southern  Africa, Central/America/Caribbean  and  South  America  bringing  the  total  to  15  Regions.  The  Executive Committee has  identified and selected excellent  individuals to fill these positions (see below). We still lack a coordinator from Southern Africa. Any recommendations? 

The IAPPS Executive Committee is now developing formal relationships with regional and national plant protection, entomology, nematology, weed science and plant pathology societies/associations through and IAPPS Affiliate Memberships. These professional societies/associations are eligible for Affiliate memberships without a fee. The benefits of Affiliate Membership to the regional or national society and IAPPS are described below. If you belong to a regional or national society that should be linked with IAPPS please send me the website URL and name email contact of the president z and I will follow up on your suggestion.  

 Best wishes!  

Short Eheinrichs2@unl.edu  

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Damselfly on rice in RS Brazil. One of several revolving photos on the new IAPPS website now under  construction.  Photo by: E.A. Heinrichs

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IAPPS Membership

IAPPS Individual Memberships  

1. Basic memberships include a subscription to the electronic version of the official IAPPS journal, Crop Protection, published by Elsevier. Annual membership dues in 2012 are: students US$30; Developing Country Members $35 and Industrialized Country Members $50. 

2. To receive the hard copy of the Crop Protection journal by post= $95/yr + basic membership. 

 IAPPS Associate Memberships National, regional and international organizations (IARCs, governmental agencies, non‐governmental organizations etc.) corporations and industry with a negotiated membership fee depending on the number of individual members included. 

 IAPPS Affiliate Memberships   Description: 

The purpose of affiliate memberships is to promote collaboration between IAPPS and national and regional plant protection societies with the ultimate goal of promoting global food security and reducing rural poverty and to increase awareness of global plant protection needs and opportunities in national and regional plant protection societies. 

National, regional, and international societies and associations will be recruited as Affiliate Members.  

Professional societies/associations are eligible for Affiliate memberships without fee. 

Affiliate Member Benefits:   Participate in joint international efforts to draw greater attention to plant protection as an 

important economically and ecologically acceptable approach to increasing food/fiber production so as to be able to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding world population. 

Entitled to name a representative to the Regional IAPPS IPPC (International Plant Protection Congress) Program Advisory Committee. 

Enhanced opportunity to participate in IPPC symposia.  

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Enhanced opportunities for co‐sponsorship of regional meetings and mini‐congresses that address important pest problems of the region. 

Adding a global flavor to the affiliate’s regional or national meetings by supporting IAPPS sponsored symposia.  

Affiliate’s logo and link to affiliate’s website on IAPPS home page.  Where an affiliate society does not have a website, IAPPS will consider offering the Affiliate 

pages on the IAPPS website that they would manage themselves.   Opportunity to announce regional or national meetings and other plant protection activities in 

the region in the IAPPS Newsletter in the Crop Protection journal and the IAPPS Blog.  Publication of affiliate’s news in IAPPS media.   Affiliate recognition in print and on the web.  Access to the IAPPS Secretary General’s Newsletter. 

Affiliate Member Responsibilities: 

IAPPS logo and link to IAPPS website on affiliate’s website home page.  Collaborate with IAPPS in presenting IAPPS symposia at the affiliate’s regional or national 

meetings.  Promotion of the International Plant Protection Congresses on the affiliate’s website and 

through other media.  Promotion of IAPPS sponsored symposia at regional and national meetings/congresses on the 

affiliate’s website and through other media. 

 

For more information please contact: 

Prof. E. A. "Short" Heinrichs Secretary General International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS) Phone: 402-472-6011 Email: eheinrichs2@unl.edu Websites: IAPPS: http://www.plantprotection.org/ UNL Entomology: http://entomology.unl.edu XVIII IPPC Berlin 2015: http://www.ippc2015.de IAPPS Blog: http://iapps2010.wordpress.com 

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New IAPPS Regional Network/Governing Board Structure

03/01/2012   

Region I – West Europe  

Region II – Eastern Europe 

Region III—North Africa  

Region IV – West/Central Africa 

Region V  – East Africa 

Region VI ‐ Southern Africa 

Region VII – West Asia   

Region IIX –South Asia  

Region IX– Central Asia   

Region X – Northeast Asia  

Region XI‐ Southeast Asia 

Region XII – Oceania 

Region XIII‐ North America  

Region XIV – Central America/ Caribbean 

Region XV ‐ South America  

New IAPPS Governing Board/Regional Coordinators

 

 

 

 

Prof. Olga Afanasenko Coordinator Coordinator Region II: Eastern Europe  

Alfredo Rueda Coordinator Region XIV: Central America/Caribbean  

 

Dr. Nora Altier Coordinator Region XV: South America 

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IPM CRSP Impacts: Benefitting People Worldwide

http://www.oired.vt.edu/ipmcrsp/SuccessStories/ImpactExamples.html 

A farmer holds a pheromone trap in a cabbage field in Bangladesh. Using 

pheromone traps to control pest populations has resulted in higher incomes 

and better crop yields.  

Photo: Muni Muniappan

The Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research

Support Program (IPM CRSP), funded by USAID, promotes

pest management methods that reduce damage caused by

pests without harming the environment. Through its work, the

program raises the standard of living of people in developing

countries.

The methods used by the program have proven to be highly

effective. In a research study that looked at only a small

number of IPM CRSP projects, it was shown that the

examined projects generated at least $388 million in benefits.

These benefits are represented by increased income due to

higher crop yields, not using pesticides (and hence, not having

to pay for those inputs), and having best practices spread over

a wide area. They are also represented by the 150-plus

graduate students who have completed their graduate

degrees on the project.

Specific projects studied included IPM practices with tomatoes

in Mali, IPM practices with beans and maize in Uganda, using

parasitoid wasps to fight the papaya mealybug in India, IPM

practices in eggplant and cabbage in Bangladesh, IPM

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practices with plantain in Ecuador, and IPM practices with

olives in Albania.

The study found that one IPM intervention alone — the

release of a parasite to control the papaya mealybug in India

— has resulted in such huge benefits that this single

intervention pays for the entire IPM CRSP over its lifetime.

Maria Elisa Christie, third from left, principal investigator for the IPM CRSP Gender Global Theme, talks with women farmers in Mali. Incorporating women in discussions about tomato farming means both men and women farmers benefit from IPM interventions in that country.

The table below contains a handful of examples of the impact

the IPM CRSP has in developing countries. This table is not

meant to be exhaustive; instead, it shows the net profits from

a sampling of IPM projects over a 12-year period, from 2000

to 2012.

Country and Authors Crop IPM Practice(s) Net Benefits

Albania, Daku 2002 Olives Cultural $39–52 million

Bangladesh, Debass 2000 Eggplant, cabbage

Cultural practices $26–29 million

Bangladesh, Rakshit et al.2011

Cucurbits Pheromone traps $3–6 million

Ecuador, Quishpe 2001 Potatoes Resistant variety $50 million

Ecuador, Baez 2004 Plantain Cultural $59–63 million

Honduras, Sparger et al.2011

Eggplant, onion, tomato, and pepper

Cultural practices $17 million

India, Selvaraj 2012 (preliminary analysis)

Mulberry, papaya, cassava

Parasitoid release for papaya mealybug

$104 million (first year)

Mali, Nouhoheflin et al.2011 Tomato Cultural $21–24 million

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Uganda, Debass 2000 Beans and maize Cultural $36–202 million

Uganda, Moyo et al. 2007 Peanuts Virus-resistant variety

$33–36 million

Total $388–583 million

IAPPS participation in national and regional plant protection meetings: 2012-2013 

   Goal: To promote global food security by providing an  international aspect to the meetings of national  and  regional  societies  that  embody  plant  protection  including  the  various  plant protection disciplines e.g. entomology, plant pathology  weed science, nematology, vertebrates (birds and rodents), biocontrol, pesticide management, IPM, ecological engineering , economics etc.   Aims  and  Services:  The  International  Symposium  committee  promotes  crop  protection activities  that are economical, environmentally  safe,  sustainable and  socially acceptable. This committee  encourages  IAPPS  regional  representatives  to  promote  IAPPS  in  their  respective regions by organizing  joint meetings, workshops,  symposia etc.,  in association with  local and regional scientific societies/organizations. 

 Guidelines: For  joint organization of meetings, workshops,  symposia etc.,  the  regional Coordinator or an International Symposium Committee member should write to the Chair providing details such as, Name of the meeting, Name of the local or regional organizing committee(s), Venue, Date, and Proposed Title(s)  if participation  is  in some sessions. Chair circulates  the document  to all the members for approval. Chair will communicate approval or disapproval by the majority of the committee to the President, Vice President, and Secretary General (Executive Committee/ Secretariat)  for endorsement. Decision of  the Executive  committee will be  communicated  to the  member  initiated  the  request.  It  will  also  be  communicated  to  the  IAPPS  Newsletter through the editor.  IAPPS will consider possible funding support through solicitation of donor agencies.   IAPPS will publicize the national and regional meetings and the IAPPS 

symposium/workshop at the meeting in the IAPPS Newsletter in Crop Protection in the IAPPS Blog, IAPPS website, the IAPPS Secretary General’s Newsletter and via the email to all IAPPS members. 

IAPPS will work with the meeting organizing committee to develop the program for the proposed IAPPS workshop/symposium. 

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IAPPS secretariat will provide information for dissemination at the meetings, symposia, 

workshops and others. 

IAPPS will consider and assist publication of the proceedings in the ‘Crop Protection’ journal at the request of the organizers.  

 2012 Action Plan: In 2012 IAPPS participated in the 7th International IPM Symposium in Memphis, TN March 27‐29 where we shared an exhibit booth with the IPM CRSP. IAPPS will co‐sponsor the First International/CSPP rice IPM symposium in Beijing, October 25‐26 and will co‐sponsor an international symposium on vegetable IPM with the IPM CRSP at the ESA meetings in Knoxville, TN, USA November 11‐14. In 2013 we plan to sponsor a Global Plant Protection Symposium at two regional meetings yet to be determined. 

Future IAPPS Supported Meetings

13thInternationalIPMCongressHealthyandSustainableAgriculturalProduction

Tegucigalpa,Honduras Current Challenges and Future Directions  in Insect and 

Disease Management  in Rice Production Beijing, China 

 

“IPM for Horticultural Crops in the Tropical World” Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting Symposium -

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Biodiversity and Integrated Pest Management: Working Together for a Sustainable Future

Sulawesi, Indonesia

IV INTERNATIONAL INSECT SCIENCE CONGRESS Bangalore, India

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13thInternationalIPMCongressHealthyandSustainableAgriculturalProduction

 

The  Integrated Pest Management Congress  is held  every  two  years  in different  countries  to 

bring  together  experts  on  the  subject  to  share  and  analyze  the  technical,  scientific  and 

methodological  progress  that  has 

taken place in the field in recent years  

and  other  related  subjects.  It  is 

directed  at  researchers,  technicians, 

professors,  agricultural  producers, 

students and industry representatives 

interested  in  presenting  their  work 

and  updating  their  knowledge  in  the 

field.  The  Conference  will  include 

lectures,  symposiums  and 

simultaneous presentations on different subjects, as well as a part with posters, banners and 

commercial  exhibitions.  In  addition,  pre‐Congress  courses will  be  offered,  dealing with  IPM‐

related subjects in greater depth.  

Directedat

Researchers,  technicians,    professors,    producers,    students  and  the  agricultural  industry  in 

general. 

EventdateOctober17, 18 and 19, 2012 

EventlocaleTegucigalpa, Honduras.  Hotel Honduras Maya 

Webpagewww.zamorano.edu/congresomip2012 

CostsKind of Participant  Normal 

cost 

Discounted 

cost 

Discount  

deadline 

General public  $ 165.00 $ 140.00 Before August 31 

Students*  $ 100.00 $ 75.00 Before August 31 

*Students are required to present their student ID card. 

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The  registration  fee  includes educational materials, an attendance certificate, participation  in 

all of  the  scientific and  social activities, as well as  food  (coffee breaks,  lunch and a welcome 

cocktail  the  first  day;  coffee  break,  lunch  and  dinner  the  second  day,  and  lunch  and  coffee 

break the final day).  

WaysofparticipatingintheCongressYou may participate as: 

A sponsor through different sponsorship categories and forms, which are described 

in the “Forms of Sponsorship” section. 

A presenter of a research paper on one of the subjects enumerated in the following 

section. 

Simply as a participant in the Congress. 

SUBJECTSFORPRESENTATIONOFSUMMARIESThesubjectsforpresentationofsummariesarethefollowing:

Diagnosticsinthe21stcentury:newtechnologiesfordiagnosingpathogens. FoodSafety Extensiontechnologies Innovationsinpestcontrol Biotechnologyinphytoprotection Integratedmanagementofurban,industrialandlivestockpests Weeds Miscellaneous

Information about the guidelines for the delivery and presentation of summaries can be 

requested at the following email address: congresomip2012@zamorano.edu from Ms. Paola 

Domínguez. 

PRE‐CONGRESSCOURSESIn  the  framework of  the 13th  International  Integrated Pest Management,  the  following pre‐Congress courses will be held on October 15 and 16 of this year:  

1. Herbicides: Application and Mode of Action 

Directed at: Professional who work in the sale and/or application of herbicides.  Place: Panamerican Agricultural School. Zamorano.  Date: October 15 and 16, 2012  Capacity: 100 people 

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The course focuses on: • Herbicide application (nozzles, water, fertilizers and other additives) 

• Herbicide absorption by roots and leaves 

• Interaction between herbicides and the soil 

• Herbicide movement in xylem and phloem 

• Frequent mistakes in herbicide application  

• The selectivity of herbicides (Why are crops unaffected by certain herbicides?) 

• Herbicides’ modes of action (How do herbicide kill weeds?) 

• Discussion of the most widely used herbicides in Central America. 

• The technology of herbicide‐resistant crops and the development of resistant weeds. 

 Instructors:  Dr. Ian Zelaya, Syngenta Dr. Mike Owen, Iowa State University. Dr. Steve Weller, Purdue University Dr. Abelino Pitty, Zamorano   

2. Massive Multiplication of Trichogramma parasitoids 

Directed at: Agricultural Engineers and specialists in entomology interested in learning about the biological fundamentals and the technical particulars of massive multiplications of Trichogramma parasitoids.  

Place: Panamerican Agricultural School.  Date: October 15 and 16, 2012 

The course focuses on:  

Presentation of the taxonomic, biological and ecological characteristics of Trichogramma 

parasitoids, which explains their success as biological control agents. 

Historical summary of research on and use of Trichogramma parasitoids in the world and 

especially in Uruguay.  

Bases and characteristics of a Trichogramma production unit.  

Requirements and particularities of Trichogramma release techniques.  

Case studies of application of Trichogramma parasitoids based on ecological fundamentals. 

Instructor:  

Dr. César Basso, Agronomy Department, Universidad de la República de Uruguay. 

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3. Use of entomopathogenic nematodes for pest control: an opportunity for 

benefitting agricultural producers 

Directed at professional  and  technicians  in  the  agricultural  sciences who work with  crops  in 

private enterprise, professionals of government organizations, students and researchers. 

 

Place: Panamerican Agricultural School. 

Date: October 15 and 16, 2012 

Capacity: 50 people 

 

The course focuses on:  

Biology of entomopathogenic nematodes. 

Isolation of entomopathogenic nematodes. 

Isolation and importance of symbiotic bacteria 

In vivo production. 

In vitro production in solid and liquid mediums. Importance of the geometry of the 

leavening agent. 

Instructors: 

Adriana Sáenz Aponte, MSc, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia 

Norberto Chavarría Hernández, PhD. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico. 

 

 

4. Diagnosis of plant pathogens through final‐point PCR and real‐time PCR.  

Directed at: Professionals in the agricultural, biological or microbiological sciences who work in 

research laboratories, educational institutions and industry.   

 

The course  focuses on: using a combination of  theory and practice  for  the diagnosis of plant 

pathogens through in vitro replication and detection of DNA fragments. 

Techniques for collecting and transporting samples prior to analysis. 

Procedure for extracting DNA from the vegetable tissue for analysis. 

Procedures for real‐time PCR and final‐point PCR, applications, advantages and 

disadvantages.  

The procedures for displaying and interpreting the results. 

Capacity: 15 people  

Duration: 4 days. October 8, 9, 10 and 11 

Instructor:  Estela Yamileth Aguilar, coordinator of the pathogen diagnosis and research 

laboratory in Zamorano’s Agronomy Department. 

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Toregistertothecongressorpre‐congresscoursesvisitwww.zamorano.edu/congresomip2012FURTHERINFORMATIONContact person: Ms. Paola Domínguez 

Cell phone number: (504) 94632923 

Email: congresomip2012@zamorano.edu  

 

 

Current Challenges and Future Directions  in Insect and 

Disease Management  in Rice Production 

First International IAPPS/CSSP Symposium

Current Challenges and Future Directions  in Insect and 

Disease Management  in Rice Production 

Beijing, China, Oct 25‐26, 2012 

Rice, a staple food for over half of the worlds’ population, is a key to food security, social  stability  and  the  economy.  Today,  in many  Asian  and  African  countries,  rice production is threatened by the shortage of arable land and water. In addition, insects and diseases are two major threats that cause severe yield losses in epidemic years. In the past two decades the  frequent and  improper application of chemicals, for  insect and disease control, has caused the development of insect and pathogen resistance, affected farmers’ health, damaged the environment and reduced biodiversity. It  is thus  imperative that we review  some  of  the  critical  issues  concerning  the  development  of  more  effective, sustainable,  environmentally  sound  and  socially  acceptable  strategies  for  insect  and disease management.   In conjunction with the annual meeting of the Chinese Society of Plant Protection (CSPP), the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences 

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(IAPPS)  and CSPP  is  co‐organizing  the  first  International  IAPPS/CSPP  symposium  to discuss the following topics:  

Why are planthoppers such a serious problem in Asia now?  What ecological engineering approaches can play a role in rice insect 

management?  Is the host plant resistance (HPR) approach suitable for the management of rice 

insect pests?  Rapid insecticide resistance development ‐ Where do we go from here?  Plantwise – New framework for integrating pest management.  What are the best integrated approaches to rice diseases when HPR is not 

effective?  What is the impact of abiotic stresses on rice disease development and epidemics?  How do we achieve durable resistance by using both major and minor resistance 

genes?  What is the effect of multilines and crop rotation for rice blast disease control?  What are the effective control methods for emerging RSV and RBSDV diseases?  What are the current status and potentials of bio‐control approaches for rice 

diseases?  What is the role of epidemiology in plant disease forecasting and control?  What are some truly novel/out‐of‐the‐box strategies for future durable resistance?  Can we achieve a strategic approach to future plant protection in rice that 

involves major stakeholders and achieves productive and resilient outcomes?  

Invited Speakers:  Dr. Geoff Norton, University of Queensland, Australia Dr. Larry Madden, Ohio State University, USA Dr. Noriharu Ken Umetsu, Otsuka Chemical/Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Japan Dr. Geoff Gurr, Charles Sturt University, Australia Dr. Finbar Horgan, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Dr. Ki Deok Kim, Korea University, South Korea Dr. Nollie Vera Cruz, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Dr. K.L. Heong, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Dr. Tohru Teraoka, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Japan Dr. Masaya Matsumura, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan Dr. Kongming Wu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Dr. Le Kang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Dr. Youyong Zhu, Yunnan Agricultural University, China Dr. Jiping Chen, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Dr. Zewen Liu, Nanjing University, China Dr. Feng Zhang, CABI East Asia, Beijing, China Dr. Yijun Zhou, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Dr. Guo‐Liang Wang, Ohio State University, USA and CAAS, China Dr. Kenji Umemura, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd., Japan 

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 Organizers: Dr. Guo‐Liang Wang, on behalf of the Chinese Society of Plant Protection and Dr. KL Heong, on behalf of the International Association of Plant Protection Sciences.  Date and Location: October 25‐26, 2012, Jiuhua Resort & Convention Center (九华山 庄), 

http://www.jiuhua.com.cn/enindex.asp, Beijing, China  Language: English  Registration and Abstract Deadline: August 1, 2012  Contact Information: Mrs. Liping Wen, Vice‐Secretary‐General, Chinese Society of Plant Protection, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, # 2 West yuanmingyuan Road, Beijing 100193 China Tel /Fax: 86‐10‐62811917, Email: wenliping99@yahoo.com.cn 

IPM for Horticultural Crops in the Tropical World  

   

 

  

“IPM for Horticultural Crops in the Tropical World”

Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting Symposium Jointly Organized by IPM CRSP and IAPPS

Venue: Knoxville, Tennessee Dates: November 11 ‐ 14, 2012 

 The  IPM CRSP and  International Association  for Plant Protection Sciences  (IAPPS) will be organizing a symposium entitled “IPM  for Horticultural Crops  in the Tropical World”  in the Plant‐Insect Ecosystems (P‐IE)  Section  of  the  Entomological  Society  of  America  60th  Annual Meeting  to  be  held  in  Knoxville, Tennessee during November 11th to 14th, 2012.    

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In this symposium, scientists from developing countries from Asia, Africa, and Latin and Central America and the U.S. will present the IPM components and packages developed for tropical vegetable and fruit crops in their respective countries.   Currently  the  IPM  CRSP  is  operating  in  17  countries  in  six  different  tropical  regions  of  the  world encompassing  about  one  third  of  the  world  population.  It  has  developed  several  economical, ecologically  friendly  and  effective  alternate  technologies  that  reduce  the  use  of  pesticides  in  the horticultural  crop  production.  Through  this  symposium  organizers  are  planning  to  disseminate  IPM packages  and  their  components  to  the  participants  of  the  Entomological  Society  of  America  annual meeting.as  Organizers:  R. Muniappan, Program Director, IPM CRSP, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 

Short Heinrichs, Secretary General, IAPPS, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 

Douglas Pfeiffer, Professor of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 

 Tentative Agenda: 8.00 – 8.20   An overview of IPM CRSP – R. Muniappan 8.20 – 8.40  Use of Trichoderma  spp., Pseudomonas  fluorescens, and Bacillus  spp.  in  seed and  soil 

treatment – Barry Jacobsen 8.40 – 9.00  Grafting vegetable seedlings for soil borne disease resistance – Sally Miller 9.00 – 9.20   Roguing for control of Peanut bud necrosis virus disease in tomato – Naidu Rayapati 9.20 – 9.40  Host free period for Tomato yellow leaf curl virus control – Robert Gilbertson 9.40 – 10.00   Impact assessment of IPM technology implementation – Jeff Alwang 10.00 – 10.20  Coffee break 10.20 – 10.40   IPM packages for vegetable crops in India – S. Mohankumar 10.40 – 11.00  IPM packages for vegetable crops in Indonesia – Aunu Rauf 11.00 – 11.20  IPM packages for vegetable crops in Bangladesh – Yousuf Mian 11.20 – 11.40  IPM packages for vegetable crops in West Africa – Doug Pfeiffer 11.40 – 12.00   General discussion 

   

         

Biodiversity and Integrated Pest Management: Working Together for a Sustainable Future

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IV INTERNATIONAL INSECT SCIENCE CONGRESS - 2013

Bangalore, India, February 14‐17, 2013 

See details page 27 below

1. Development of a “one-stop” plant protection knowledge

database website   

Please note  that your membership payment partially supports  the development of a “one‐stop  shop”  for  plant  protection  information  and  training  resources.   IAPPS  in  collaboration with The Centre for Biological  Information Technology (CBIT) at the University of Queensland, Australia  is developing  an  international web  site  to provide quick  access  to  information  and training  resources  for  plant  protection.  The  Centre  is world  famous  for  the  development  of innovative  tools  for  training  and  decision  support  for  plant  protection  such  as  the  Lucid diagnostic software (see: Lucidcentral.org). Thus, I am personally elated to have their input into this project which will be of great benefit to IAPPS members and plant protection scientists  in general.    

The IAPPS Information Hub [In Development]

At the last Governing Board meeting in Hawaii, August 2011, an IAPPS working group was established with the aim of developing a project to design and set-up plant protection information and training website. As a dedicated platform associated with the main IAPPS site, this platform will act as a hub to help users’ access online documents, databases, image galleries, videos and other relevant information and training material on plant protection topics. Because a vast amount of online information and training material already exists on

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various aspects of plant protection, the main rationale for the IAPPS Information Hub site is not to duplicate existing material but to facilitate rapid navigation to a network of websites that will provide the information and training resources likely to be of most use to them. IAPPS has been in discussion with a number of organizations interested in collaborating on developing this network, including CABI (Plantwise); CropLife; IPM-Net; PestNet; SP-IPM; and the International Plant Protection Convention. Discussions are also underway to involve organizations involved in providing information and training on-the-ground: to assist in making the final connection with researchers, extension agents and farmers; to provide valuable advice on the best way in which plant protection information and training can be delivered; and to provide feedback on unmet information and training needs.

  

Other Meetings Egyptian Society of Virology

Nov 14-16, 2012

 

NTERNATIONAL INSECT SCIENCE CONGRESS

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IAPPS NEWSLETTER Number VIII August, 2012

IAPPS HONORAY LIFE MEMBERSHIP FOR APPLE AND ZADOKS

The Executive Committee of IAPPS is pleased to honor Prof. Lawrence Apple and Prof. Jan C. Zadoks as an Honorary Life Members. Lawrence is the founding Secretary General of IAPPS and the major actor in the development of the Association. He first became the Secretary General of the International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC), an organization responsible for organizing and conducting Congresses at four

year intervals. Lawrence was a visionary and his vision was that “international crop protection was so important in the battle against hunger that an international organization should be formed to address international crop protection issues.” He addressed his vision at the XII IPPC held in The Hague, Netherlands in 1995. Dr. Apple was given the approval by the IPPC organizing committee to pursue his vision and rapidly worked with Dr. Bill Tweedy, USA; Prof. Baruch Rubin, Israel and Prof. Izuru Yamamoto, Japan and other international scientists to develop the framework for the founding of IAPPS. He first wrote the by-laws and articles for the proposed organization. Next he arranged for a group of plant protection specialists, with an interest and desire to solve global plant protection issues, to meet in

Bellagio, Italy in the spring of 1997. There the group discussed the framework for the operation of the proposed organization and finalized the by-laws and the articles. The new organization was named the International Association for Plant Protection Scientists (IAPPS) and was formally inaugurated during the XIV IPPC held in Jerusalem, Israel on July 28, 1999. There Dr. Apple was elected to be the Secretary General, Dr. Hans Herren was elected as president and Dr. Bill Tweedy was elected as Treasurer. A native of Guilford County, NC, USA, from 1955 he served as a faculty member in the North

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Carolina State University Plant Pathology Department and became professor of plant pathology and genetics in 1963. That same year he was plant pathology adviser to the university's mission to Peru, laying a foundation for a research program that would deliver sustainable solutions to world hunger. In 1967 he was named assistant director for biological sciences and international programs at N.C. State and went on to serve as associate director of research and international programs. He retired as the university's international programs coordinator in 1991. Still professionally active after retirement, Lawrence made major contributions to global plant protection as IAPPS Secretary General. When he resigned as Secretary General in 2004 and passed the honor to Dr. E. A. “Short” Heinrichs, IAPPS members represented 55 nations and the Crop Protection journal was the official IAPPS journal through a contract with Elsevier. Dr. Apple is to be commended for his vision, hard work and late hours that he put in to develop IAPPS. Through the commitment and the foundation laid by Lawrence Apple his legacy continues via IAPPS by stimulating the development and exchange of plant protection information among researchers, extension specialists, growers, policy makers, administrators, crop protection consultants, environmentalists and other interested groups. His vision of promoting IAPPS as an organization with a goal of promoting global food security continues unabated to this day.

Jan Zadoks was born in Amsterdam, 1929. He studied biology at the University of Amsterdam. He graduated in 1957, when he was a research officer at the Institute for Plant Protection Research (IPO-DLO), Wageningen. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in 1961, with honors, on a thesis 'Yellow rust on wheat, studies in epidemiology and physiologic specialization'. He is married, and has four grown-up children and five grandchildren. In 1961, Jan Zadoks joined the Wageningen Agricultural University. He became full professor of ecological plant pathology in 1969. He developed what was possibly the world's first course with practical in 'Plant disease epidemiology' and also courses in 'Aerobiology', 'Crop loss', 'Genetics of resistance' and 'Plant protection and society'. The first course led to Zadoks & Schein's 1979 book 'Epidemiology and plant disease

management'. He initiated several (inter)national post-graduate courses on dynamic simulation in crop protection. Several post-graduates spent a sabbatical period with him. He lectured in many countries and presented invitational key-note lectures in various assemblies. He did research in stripe rust, leaf rust, glume blotch and speckled leaf blotch of wheat. His 1974 scale for growth stages of cereals became UPOV and FAO standard. He developed dynamic

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simulation in plant disease epidemiology, and initiated the development of the computerised pest and disease warning system EPIPRE for wheat. Later, he was involved in field studies, computer simulations and mathematical analyses of focus formation in plant disease. He took an interest in the development of 'alternative' agriculture and edited the 1989 booklet 'Development of farming systems, evaluation of the five-year period 1980-1984'. He (co-)authored over 400 papers. He supervised over 40 Ph.D. theses and he served repeatedly as an overseas external examiner. Jan Zadoks had a strong interest in international agriculture. He founded the 'European and Mediterranean Cereal Rusts Foundation' in 1969. He performed consultancy missions overseas for FAO and the Netherlands and French governments (crop loss, resistance, IPM, teaching). He was a Scientific Councilor to the French overseas research organizations ORSTOM in France and IIRSDA in Ivory Coast. He participated in quinquennial reviews of DFPV, ICRISAT, IRHO, IPO, IRRI and ITC. For 14 years, he was a member of the FAO/UNEP Panel of Experts for Integrated Pest Control. He was a visiting professor of the University of Paris, France. Hi major implication with IAPPS was the organization the XIII International Plant Protection Congress, 1995, The Hague, Netherlands. He retired in 1994. He received the 'Adventurers in Agricultural Science Award of Distinction', Washington (1979), two Dutch Royal Awards for Public Merit (1980, officer in the 'Order of Orange Nassau'; 1993, knight in the 'Order of the Netherlands Lion'), and the Biannual Award of the Royal Netherlands Phytopathological Society (2002). He was appointed a 'Fellow' of the American Phytopathological Society in 1994 and was granted an ‘honorary doctorate’ in agriculture from the Swedish Agricultural University, 2005. On behalf of the IAPPS family, please join me in congratulating Lawrence and Jan as our first honorary life members. Prof. E.A. “Short” Heinrichs IAPPS Secretary General E-mail: eheinrichs2@unl.edu

IAPPS/IPM-CRSP SYMPOSIUM The IPM-CRSP and International Association for Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS) will be holding a symposium entitled “IPM for Horticultural Crops in the Tropical World” at the Plant-Insect Ecosystems (P-IE) Section of the Entomological Society of America’s (ESA) 60th Annual Meeting to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee November 11th to 14th, 2012. At this symposium, scientists from developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin and Central America will present IPM packages developed for tropical vegetable and fruit crops in their respective countries. The IPM CRSP operates in 17 countries in six different tropical regions of the world, encompassing about one third of the world’s population. It has developed several economical, ecologically friendly and effective alternate technologies that reduce the use of pesticides and increase the production of horticultural crops. Through this symposium, organizers plan to disseminate IPM packages and component elements developed for horticultural crops to the participants of the Entomological Society of America’s annual meeting. The organizers of the symposium are: R. Muniappan, Program Director, IPM CRSP, Virginia

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Tech, Blacksburg, VA; E. A. “Short” Heinrichs, Secretary General, IAPPS, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and Douglas Pfeiffer, Professor of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. More info on http://iapps2010.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/ipm-crspiapps-esa-vegetable-ipm-symposium/ Prof. R. Muniappan IAPPS Coordinator Region XI: North America Director, IPM CRSP Email: rmuni@vt.edu

CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN INSECT AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN RICE PRODUCTION

In conjunction with the 2012 annual meeting of the China Society of Plant Protection (CSPP), CSPP and the International Association of Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS) is co-sponsoring the first international joint symposium dealing with ‘current challenges and future directions in insect and disease management in rice production’. The symposium will take place October 24-26, 2012, Jiuhua Resort & Convention Center, Beijing, China. Rice, a staple food for over half of the worlds’ population is a key to food security, social stability and the economy. Insects and diseases are two major threats that cause severe yield losses in epidemic years. In the past two decades the frequent and improper application of chemicals, for insect and disease control, has caused the development of insect and pathogen resistance, affected farmers’ health, damaged the environment and reduced biodiversity. It is thus imperative that we review some of the critical issues concerning the development of more effective, sustainable, environmentally sound and socially acceptable strategies for insect and disease management. Registration and Abstract Deadline: August 1, 2012. More info on http://www.ippcaas.cn/notice/2012/20.pdf Mrs. Liping Wen Vice-Secretary-General, China Society of Plant Protection, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, E-mail: wenliping99@yahoo.com.cn

       

 

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IAPPS NEWSLETTER Number IX September, 2012  

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CSPP/IAPPS SYMPOSIUM

 New management strategies for insects and diseases of rice 

Beijing, China, Oct. 25‐26, 2012   Rice, a  staple  food  for over half of  the worlds’ population  is a key  to  food 

security,  social  stability  and  the economy.    Today,  in many Asian  and African  countries,  rice production  is  threatened  by  the  shortage  of  arable  land  and water.  In  addition,  insects  and diseases are two major threats that cause severe yield losses in epidemic years. In the past two decades the frequent and improper application of chemicals, for insect and disease control, has caused the development of insect and pathogen resistance, affected farmers’ health, damaged the environment and  reduced biodiversity.  It  is  thus  imperative  that we  review  some of  the critical  issues  concerning  the  development  of  more  effective,  sustainable,  environmentally sound and  socially acceptable  strategies  for  insect and disease management.    In  conjunction with the 2012 annual meeting of the China Society of Plant Protection (CSPP), CSPP and IAPPS are co‐sponsoring the first international joint symposium to discuss the following topics: 

Why are planthoppers such a serious problem in Asia now?  

What ecological engineering approaches can play a role in rice insect management? 

Is the host plant resistance (HPR) approach suitable for the management of rice insect pests? 

Rapid insecticide resistance development ‐ Where do we go from here? 

Plantwise – New framework for integrating pest management. 

What are the best integrated approaches to rice diseases when HPR is not effective? 

What is the impact of abiotic stresses on rice disease development and epidemics? 

How do we achieve durable resistance by using both major and minor resistance genes?  

What is the effect of multilines and crop rotation for rice blast disease control? 

What are the effective control methods for emerging RSV and RBSDV diseases? 

What are the current status and potentials of bio‐control approaches for rice diseases? 

What is the role of epidemiology in plant disease forecasting and control? 

What are some truly novel/out‐of‐the‐box strategies for future durable resistance? 

Can we achieve a strategic approach to future plant protection in rice that involves major stakeholders and achieves productive and resilient outcomes? 

 Plenary lectures at the Annual Meeting of CSPP:  Dr. Geoff Norton, University of Queensland, Australia Dr. Larry Madden, Ohio State University, USA 

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Dr. Noriharu Ken Umetsu, Otsuka Chemical/Tokyo University of Agriculture&Technology, Japan Dr. Jianping Chen, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Dr. Le Kang, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Dr. Youyong Zhu, Yunnan Agricultural University, China  Invited Speakers at the First International CSPP/IAPPS Symposium Dr. Geoff Gurr, Charles Sturt University, Australia Dr. Finbar Horgan, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Dr. Ki Deok Kim, Korea University, South Korea Dr. Nollie Vera Cruz, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Dr. K.L. Heong, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Dr. TohruTeraoka, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Japan Dr. Masaya Matsumura, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan Dr. Zewen Liu, Nanjing Agricultural University, China Dr. Feng Zhang, CABI East Asia, Beijing, China Dr. Yijun Zhou, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Dr. Guo‐Liang Wang, Ohio State University, USA and CAAS, China.  Sponsored  by:  China  Society  of  Plant  Protection  and  International  Association  for  the  Plant Protection Sciences. Organized  by:  State  Key  Laboratory  for  Biology  of  Plant Diseases  and  Insect  Pests  (SKLBPI), Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China. Co‐organized by: China International Conference Center for Science and Technology (CICCST) Scientific Program Conveners: Dr. Guo‐Liang Wang, Professor, Ohio State University, USA and CAAS, China. Dr.  K.L.  Heong,  Coordinator  of  Region  VIII:  Southeast  Asia  of  IAPPS  and  Senior  Scientist, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines.  Instruction for Abstract Submission Deadline for abstract submission is on August 31, 2012.  The abstract should be written in English in Microsoft Word format 

Submit by email as an attachment, together with a submission form (form and detailed instructions for submitting the abstract to be found at http://www.ipmchina.net/cspp_2012/en/index.asp?actionId=17) to wenliping99@yahoo.com.cn  For more information about registration, fees, hotel accommodation etc. please consult http://www.ipmchina.net/cspp_2012/en/ Mrs. Liping Wen  Vice‐Secretary‐General, China Society of Plant Protection,  Tel /Fax: 86‐10‐62811917,  E‐mail: wenliping99@yahoo.com.cn  

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IV INTERNATIONAL INSECT SCIENCE CONGRESS - 2013

Bangalore, India, February 14‐17, 2013 

 

 The  authorities  of  the  Punjab  Agricultural  University,  Ludhiana,  India  and  the  University  of Agricultural  Science,  Bangalore,  India  are  pleased  to  announce  the  IV  International  Insect Science Congress to be held at Bangalore, India from 14 to 17 February 2013. The conference is a sequel to the three successful events at Ludhiana, Punjab where academic and  practical  entomologists met  to  discuss  the  current  status  of  research  on  the  incredible world of  insects and  the newer areas evolved  in our  search  for  realistic, practical  insect pest management. India  is credited as the country that utilized  insects and their products from the earliest of the times of human civilization. This meeting of entomologists now  in Bangalore  is an opportunity  to welcome you all  to  the place where the study of insects began in vogue over a century ago. Bangalore is a vibrant city and  is  widely  regarded  as  the  technology  and  education  hub  of  India.  Its  cosmopolitan character  is  reflected both  in  the many  international  research and development  laboratories that are  found here and  in  the diversity and  richness of  its  cultural  life. A new  international airport located 26 km from the University of Agricultural Sciences provides convenient access to Bangalore from almost anywhere in the world. The city is also well connected to other parts of India by rail and road. So it should be possible for everyone attending the conference to include some tourism in their professional itinerary.  This congress will bring together researchers, entrepreneurs, policy makers and students from a broad range of interests to discuss the latest research in entomology, under the theme of  New horizons in insect science with reference to molecular, climate change & pest management.   Intending  delegates  are  encouraged  to  submit  papers/posters  also  on  their  own  areas  of expertise and  interest as  the overall program  is designed  to  cover a much broader  range of topics than just this theme.  The conference will showcase diverse activities like presentations, posters, photos, round  table / workshops, exhibition etc.   Topics:  

Climate change, Ecology, Insect Behavior  

Toxicology, Resistance management and Food safety Molecular Entomology  

Pest management  

Soil and Aquatic Entomology  

Insect Biodiversity and Conservation  

Invasives, quarantine, phyto‐sanitary and pest risk analysis  

Extension Entomology  

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For more information about registration: http://www.iisc2013.com/  Organizing Secretariat:  Dr. A. K. Chakravarthy, Professor and Head,  Dr. C.T. Ashok Kumar, Professor and University Head, Department of Entomology, UAS, GKVK,  Bangalore, Karnataka, India E‐mail: chakravarthyakshay@gmail.com E‐mail: ashokkunabev@gmail.com 

 

Dr.Abraham Verghese, Principal  Scientist Indian Institute of Horticultural Research  Hesaraghatta Lake  Bangalore, Karnataka, India E‐mail: avergis@iihr.ernet.in 

         

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