Advances in Biocontrol of Crop Insect Pests

Dr Travis Glare is Professor of Applied Entomology and Director of the Bio-Protection Research Centre at Lincoln University, New Zealand. He has an international reputation and has published widely in the field of entomopathogenic microbes and use of biopesticides. He has worked on a range of international projects to develop novel biopesticides. Professor Johannes Jehle is Head of the Institute of Biological Control at the Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn Institute) and Adjunct Professor at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany. He is also Vice-President of the West Palaearctic Regional Section of the International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control (IOBC-WPRS), a member of the IOBC Working Group on Microbial and Nematode Control, and previous President of the Society of Invertebrate Pathology (SIP). A member of the editorial boards of several journals, Professor Jehle is internationally known for his research on entomopathogenic viruses. Dr Linda Muskat is a professor of Phytopathology and Plant Protection in Viticulture and Horticulture at Hochschule Geisenheim University. Her primary research interest is the development and application of living microbial biocontrol agents for plant protection. Professor Michael J. Stout is L. D. Newsom Professor of Integrated Pest Management at Louisiana State University, USA.

Part 1 Understanding and disrupting insect pests



1.Understanding vision and olfaction for thrips and other small flying insects to enhance biological control: David Teulon, Plant and Food Research, New Zealand;

2.Genetic engineering of insects to inhibit insect pest reproduction: Max Scott, North Carolina State University, USA;

3.Developing plant-based insect biocontrol agents: Azucena Gonzalez-Coloma, CSIC, Spain;

4.Developments in neuropeptide-based biocontrol agents to manage insect pests: Shireen Davies, University of Glasgow, UK;

5.Using gene silencing (RNA interference) techniques to produce safe insecticidal compounds: Salvatore Arpaia, ENEA, Italy;

6.Understanding plant defences against pest attack: Michael Stout, Louisiana State University, USA;

Part 2 Improving biocontrol product development and use



7.Key issues in formulation of biocontrol agents for plant protection: Linda Muskat, University of Applied Sciences - Bielefeld, Germany;
8.Challenges in commercialising new biocontrol products for controlling insect pests: Travis Glare, Lincoln University, New Zealand;
9.Developments in application technologies for biocontrol agents for pest control: Claudia Preininger, Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria;
10.Improving regulation of biocontrol agents for insect pests: Shannon Borges, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division – Environmental Protection Agency, USA;