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MONDAY 26th November 2001 |
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8:00AM |
REGISTRATION |
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9:00 AM |
OPENING |
Professor John McKenzie, Dean, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne |
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Chair: Peter Ridland |
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9:20 AM |
Keynote Address: Management of the diamondback moth: déjà vu all over again? Tony Shelton |
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10:00 AM |
Improvement of crucifer IPM in the Changjiang River Valley, China: from research to practice Shu-sheng Liu, Invited Speaker |
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10:30 AM |
MORNING TEA |
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Chair: Steve McKechnie |
Population structure of DBM |
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11:00 AM |
Variability in Plutella and its natural enemies: implications for biological control A.A. Kirk, D. Bordat, G. Mercadier, G. Delvare, A. Pichon and L. Arvanitakis |
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11:20 AM |
Same old song, done me wrong; would the real polymorphism stand up please? Robert Butcher, Denis Wright and James Cook |
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11:40 AM |
Biological and genetic differences between populations of diamondback moth from different geographic origins A. Pichon, D. Bordat, A. Bordat, L. Arvanitakis and C. Tertois |
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12:00 PM |
Estimation of some characteristic dispersal ranges of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Jianhua Mo, Greg Baker, Mike Keller and Rick Roush |
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12:20 PM |
LUNCH |
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Chair: Ary Hoffmann |
Bt and transgenic plants |
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1:30 PM |
Genetics and molecular biology of diamondback moth resistance to Bt: relevance to detection and management D. G. Heckel, Invited Speaker |
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2:00 PM |
Interactions between transgenic plants, the diamondback moth and natural enemies T. H. Schuler, R. P. J. Potting, I. Denholm and G. M. Poppy |
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2:20 PM |
Geographic variation in esterase isozymes and distribution of esterase 9b of diamondback moth: with reference to insecticide susceptibility of a Taiwan population William Can-Jen Maa |
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2:40 PM |
Current status of abamectin resistance in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), in China Li-hua Lü, Xia Feng, Yu-rong He and Huan-yu Chen |
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3:00 PM |
AFTERNOON TEA |
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Chair: David Heckel |
Insecticide Resistance |
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3:30 PM |
Tolerance to permethrin in diamondback moth populations from vegetable and non-vegetable hosts in southern Australia Nancy M. Endersby, Peter M. Ridland and Jingye Zhang |
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3:50 PM |
Diamondback moth resistance to insecticides in Guangdong Province Xia Feng, Huan-yu Chen and Li-hua Lü |
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4:10 PM |
[Tony Shelton replacement - confirmed [title to be advised] |
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4:30 - 5:15 PM |
OPEN DISCUSSION Discussion facilitator: Rick Roush |
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6:00 - 7:00 PM |
POSTER EVENING Wine & Cheese Architecture Atrium |
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TUESDAY 27th November 2001 |
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Chair: Graham Walker |
Integration of management practices |
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9:00 AM |
Improving the integration of pest management practices: theoretical and practical challenges Michael A. Keller, Invited Speaker |
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9:30 AM |
Integration of biological control and botanical pesticides - evaluation in a tritrophic context Deidre S. Charleston, M. Dicke, L.E.M. Vet and R. Kfir |
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9:50 AM |
Increase in populations of diamondback moth in cabbage by elimination of parasitoids Rami Kfir |
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10:10 AM |
Quantitative evaluation of the biotic mortality factors affecting diamondback moth in southeast Queensland, Australia Michael J. Furlong, Shi Zuhua, Guo Shi-jian, Liu Yinquan, Shu-sheng Liu and Myron Zalucki |
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10:30 AM |
MORNING TEA |
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Chair: Mike Furlong |
Parasitoid biology and impact |
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11:00 AM |
What makes a good parasitoid? A Trichogramma perspective Ary Hoffmann, Invited Speaker |
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11:30 AM |
Interspecific competition between Diadegma semiclausum and Oomyzus sokolowskii, parasitoids of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella Zu-hua Shi, Qin-bao Li, Xin Li and Shu-sheng Liu |
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11:50 AM |
Host insecticide resistance favours selection of resistance in the parasitoid, Cotesia plutellae Shu-sheng Liu, Yuan-xi Li and Zhen-Hua Tang |
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12:10 PM |
Effects of several insecticides on the larval parasite, Cotesia plutellae Kurdjumov Tadashi Miyata, Laddawan Insung, Ouab Sarnthoy and Piyarat Keimeesuke |
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12:30 PM |
LUNCH |
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Chair: Michael Keller |
Parasitoid diversity |
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1:40 PM |
Guild structure of aphid parasitoids in broccoli: influence of host and neighboring crops Moshe Coll |
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2:00 PM |
Parasitoids associated with the diamondback moth in the Eastern Cape, South Africa T.J. Smith and M.H. Villet |
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2:20 PM |
Incidence of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), and its indigenous parasitoids on cabbage in central and eastern Uganda F. Nagawa and J. Ogwang |
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2:40 PM |
Impact of parasitoid wasps on Plutella xylostella in Perth, Western Australia F. A. Berlandier and D. A. Cousins |
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3:00 PM |
AFTERNOON TEA |
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Chair: Shu-sheng Liu |
Parasitoids and pesticides |
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3:30 PM |
Differential field parasitism of the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) by two larval parasitoids in relation to application of two neem insecticides A.M. Akol, S. Sithanantham, A. Varela, J.M. Mueke and R.O. Okelo |
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3:50 PM |
Ecological impacts of Brassica IPM implementation in Indonesia S. Sastrosiswojo, W. Setiawati, L. Prabaningrum, T.K. Mooeksan, L. Sulastrini and Z. Abidin |
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4:10 PM |
Mike Keller replacement confirmed [title to be advised] |
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4:30 – 5:00 PM |
OPEN DISCUSSION Discussion facilitator: Myron Zalucki |
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7:00 -11:00 PM WORKSHOP DINNER University House |
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WEDNESDAY 28th November 2001 |
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Chair: Peter Ridland |
Insect-plant interaction |
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9:00 AM |
A new theory of host-plant selection by insects - based on the behaviour of pest insects on cruciferous plants Stan Finch, Invited Speaker |
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9:30 AM |
Trap crops for diamondback moth and other crucifer pests in Guam R. Muniappan, Junard Cruz and Jesse Bamba |
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9:50 AM |
Coping with glucosinolates: disarming the mustard oil bomb Heiko Vogel, Jürgen Kroymann, Andreas Ratzka and Thomas Mitchell-Olds |
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10:10 AM |
Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), on peas in Kenya: impact of the host shift on the pest and its parasitoid Bernhard Löhr and Andrea Rossbach |
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10:30 AM |
MORNING TEA |
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Chair: Stan Finch |
Insect-plant and environmental interactions |
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Function of plant volatiles in the host selection by the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella and its parasitoid, Cotesia plutellae Jiang Li-Hui and Shu-sheng Liu |
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11:20 AM |
Development time of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Plutellidae) under varied microclimatic conditions: are we measuring the right temperatures? S. Mohandass and M. P. Zalucki |
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11:40 AM |
Elevated atmospheric CO2 may affect the performance of specialist (Plutella xylostella) and generalist (Spodoptera littoralis) on Brassica plants G.V.P. Reddy, A.-M. Manninen and J. K. Holopainen |
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12:00 PM |
Mike Keller title to be advised |
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12:20 PM |
LUNCH |
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Chair: A. Sivapragasam |
Pathogens of DBM |
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1:30 PM |
The development of endemic pathogens of Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth, DBM) for control of DBM in East Africa David Grzywacz, Mark Parnell, Gilbert Kibata, George Odour, Walter Ogutu, Douglas Miano and Doreen Winstanley |
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1:50 PM |
Options of insect pathogens for biological control of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) with emphasis on the entomopathogenic fungus, Zoophthora radicans F.J.L. Stavely, B. Chapman, T. Glare, H. Yeo, J.K. Pell, D.M. Suckling and M. Walter |
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2:10 PM |
Proof-of-concept trials for control of DBM by auto-dissemination R.A. Vickers, J.K. Pell, A. White and M.J. Furlong |
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2:30 PM |
The prevalence of intracellular microsporidiae and Wolbachia infections in Plutella xylostella in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia Robert Butcher, Denis Wright and James Cook |
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2:50 PM |
Some studies on Nosema infecting DBM in Malaysia A.B. Idris, B-A.H. Zainal Abidin, A.M. Noran, A. S. Sajap and A. K. Hussan |
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3:10 PM |
AFTERNOON TEA |
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Chair: Richard Vickers |
Pathogens and pest management |
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3:40 PM |
Impact of a granulosis virus on larval food consumption and development duration of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) Li-hua Lü, Yu-rong He, Xia Feng and Huan-yu Chen |
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4:00 PM |
Some results of research on cruciferous insect pests in the North of Vietnam and an IPM approach Le Van Trinh, Vu Thi Su and Nguyen Thi Nguyen |
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4:20 PM |
Transmission of entomopathogenic fungi by the diamondback moth Michael J. Furlong and Shi Zuhua |
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4:40 - 5:15 PM |
IOBC meeting |
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THURSDAY 29th November 2001 |
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Chair: Thomas Sparks |
Management of DBM |
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9:00 AM |
The present and future status of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), as a pest of canola in western Canada L.M. Dosdall, P.G. Mason, O. Olfert, L. Kaminski, and B.A. Keddie |
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9:20 AM |
Development of an Integrated Pest Management programme for the control of diamondback moth (DBM) in Tororo district, Uganda J. Nabirye, M.W. Ogenga-Latigo, S. Kyamanywa, H. Wilson and E. Adipala |
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9:40 AM |
Naturally derived chemistry (Azadirachtin) for the control of crucifer pests in Australia G. R. Leeson |
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10:00 AM |
MORNING TEA |
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Chair: Greg Baker |
New chemistries |
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10:40 AM |
New insect control agents: modes of action and selectivity Thomas C. Sparks, Invited Speaker |
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11:20 AM |
Spinosad controls a range of lepidopteran pests in crucifers in Australia Paul Downard |
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11:40 AM |
DBM resistance management in Hawaii Ronald Mau |
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12:00 PM |
Challenges in implementing spinosad diamondback moth resistance management strategies in intensive vegetable growing areas in Asia Samsudin Amit, Gary Thompson and Paul Downard |
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12:20 PM |
LUNCH |
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Chair: Nancy Schellhorn |
Adoption of Integrated Pest Management |
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1:30 PM |
Brassica IPM adoption: progress and constraints in southeast Asia A. Sivapragasam, Invited Speaker |
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2:00 PM |
Implementation of an IPM programme for vegetable brassicas in New Zealand Graham Walker, Peter Cameron and Nadine Berry |
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2:20 PM |
Integrating novel technologies for cabbage IPM in the USA: value of on-farm research William D. Hutchison, E.C. Burkness and Gary Pahl |
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2:40 PM |
Developments in IPM programmes for vegetable brassicas in Fiji, Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea Graham Walker, Sada N. Lal, Moti L. Autar, Brian Tairea, Maja Poeschko, Pus Wesis and Guenther Rapp |
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3:00 PM |
AFTERNOON TEA |
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Chair: Dijana Jevremov |
Adoption of Integrated Pest Management |
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3:20 PM |
Development and implementation of IPM systems in the Lockyer Valley, Queensland Australia S. Heisswolf and L. Bilston |
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3:50 PM |
A change in attitude – seeing pests from a different perspective Kevin Niemeyer |
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4:10 PM |
Developing a training and information package for IPM implementation in Brassica vegetable crops S. Heisswolf, Shu-sheng Liu, G. Norton and S. McGrath |
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4:30 – 5:00 PM |
OPEN DISCUSSION Discussion facilitator: Tony Shelton |
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Announcement of next Workshop venue |
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5:15 PM |
CLOSING REMARKS Peter Ridland, Workshop Convener |
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