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MEMBERS and their ORGANISATIONS

AgResearch, Lincoln, New Zealand

Expertise: Research and development of biopesticides (including products based on Serratia entomophila and Metarhizium anisopliae) for soil-dwelling pests.

Contact:

Dr. Trevor Jackson, Dr. Travis Glare

Canterbury Agriculture and Science Centre
Gerald Street
PO Box 60
Lincoln
New Zealand
Tel:  +64 3 983 3900
Fax: +64 3 983 3946

Website: http://www.agresearch.co.nz

E-mail: trevor.jackson@agresearch.co.nz; travis.glare@agresearch.co.nz

Comments: The research at Lincoln focuses on biocontrol and biosecurity, land management, plant breeding, seed technology, and wool and skin biology.

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Biologische Bundesanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft (BBA), Darmstadt, Germany

Expertise: Research and development of biopesticides based on viruses and fungi for control of lepidoptera, acridids and other major pest groups.

Contact:

Dr. Juerg Huber; Dr. Kerstin Jung; Dr. Dietrich Stephan

Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

The Institute of Biological Control

Heinrichstrasse 243

D-64287 Darmstadt

GERMANY

Tel:  +49 61 51 407238

Fax: +49 61 51 407290

Website: http://www.bba.de/english/bbaeng.htm

E-mail: D.Stephan@bba.de; K.Jung@bba.de; J.Huber@bba.de

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CABI Bioscience, Biopesticides Programme, Ascot, UK

Expertise: Entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes, weed pathogens, production, storage and use strategies, registration and commercialisation.

Contact:

Dr. Dave Moore, Dr. Nina Jenkins

CABI Bioscience, Biopesticides Programme

Silwood Park,

Ascot, Berkshire

SL5 7TA, UK

Tel:  +44 1344 872999

Fax: +44 1491 829123

Website: http://www.cabi.org/

 

Comments: CABI Bioscience managed and made a significant scientific contribution to the LUBILOSA Programme. The Biopesticide Programme also has extensive experience of biopesticide development with projects undertaken in a number of countries World-wide.

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Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), Lima, Peru

Expertise: ICM with special emphasis on potato pests using Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and granulosis virus (GV)-based insecticides.

Contact:
Dr. Aziz Lagnaoui
International Potato Centre (CIP),
PO Box 1558,
Lima 12,
Peru.
Tel:  +51 1 349 6017
Fax: +51 1 317 5326
Website: http://www.cipotato.org/
E-mail: a.lagnaoui@cgiar.org

Comments: CIP aims to achieve food security on a sustained basis in developing countries through scientific research and related activities on potato, sweet-potato, other root and tuber crops, and on the improved management of natural resources in the Andes and other mountain areas.

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e~nema, Raisdorf, Germany

Expertise: Research and production of entomopathogenic nematodes.

Contact:
Dr. Arne Peters
IKlausdorfer Strße 28-36
D-24223 Raisdorf

Tel:  +49 4307 829 50
Fax: +49 4307 829 514
Website: http://www.e-nema.com/

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H. Denis Burges, Worthing, UK

Expertise: Many aspects of microbial control

Contact:
Dr. H. Denis Burges
21 Withdean Avenue
Goring-by-Sea, Worthing
W. Sussex BN12 4XD
Tel:  +44 1903 245136

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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Cotonou, Benin

Expertise: Entomopathogenic fungi, local production, socio-economics, participatory research with farmers, extensive West African collaborative network

Contact:

Christiaan Kooyman

IITA Plant Health Management Division

BP 08-0932

Cotonou

BENIN

Tel:  +229 35 01 88

Fax: +229 35 05 56

Website: http://www.cgiar.org/iita/

 

Comments: IITA have a strong expertise in participatory research with farmers, an extensive research-scale solid substrate production unit and a large body of trained graduates, specialists and technicians with experience gained during participation as a key partner (and webmaster) of the LUBILOSA Programme.

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International Pesticide Application Research Centre (IPARC), Imperial College, Ascot, UK

Expertise: Formulation and application technology of biopesticides, rational pesticide use strategies

Contact:

Dr. Roy Bateman

International Pesticide Application Research Centre

Imperial College at Silwood Park

Ascot, Berkshire

SL5 7PY, UK

Tel:  +44 20759 42383

Fax: +44 20759 42450

Website: http://www.dropdata.org/

 

Comments: Specialists in pesticide application needs for small-holders, migrant and public-health control for 50 years. Collaborated with early development of the 'Green Muscle' formulation and the 'MycoHarvester'. Work includes compatibility of novel biopesticides with application equipment for ease of delivery, spray characteristics, etc.

 

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Natural Resources Institute (NRI), Chatham, UK

Expertise: Viruses; production, formulation and application.

Contact:

Dr. David Grzywacz; Dr. Andy Cherry

NRI, The University of Greenwich

Central Avenue

Chatham, Kent

ME4 4TB, UK

Tel:  +44 1634 883285

Fax: +44 1634 883232

Website: http://www.nri.org

E-mail: D.Grzywacz@greenwich.ac.uk

 

Comments: NRI have experience in a range of R&D projects developing viral biopesticides for Lepidopteran pests in Egypt, Thailand, Kenya, India and Sri Lanka.

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PACE Consulting, San Diego, USA

Expertise: Biopesticide research, development, regulatory management, marketing and commercialization; agricultural biotechnology; pesticide resistance management; development and production of grower educational materials and programs

Contact:

Dr. Wendy Gelernter

PACE Consulting

1267 Diamond Street

San Diego

CA 92109, USA

Tel:  +1 619-272-9897

Fax: +1 619-483-6349

E-mail: gelernt@pace-ptri.com

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United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Sevice, USA

Expertise: Most aspects of microbial control!

Contacts and Laboratories:
Dr. Jeffrey C. Lord
Grain Marketing & Production Research Center
1515 College Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
Tel:  +1 785 776 2705
Fax: +1 785 537 5584
Website: http://www.bru.gmprc.ksu.edu

Dr. Michael R. McGuire
Shafter Research & Extension Center
17053 N. Shafter Avenue
Shafter, CA 93263
Tel: +1 661 746 8001
Fax: +1 661 746 1619

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University of Vermont, Agricultural Research Sevice, USA

Expertise: Microbila control: especially fungi.

Contact:
Dr. Michael Brownbridge

Department: Plant & Soil Science
661 Spear Street,
Burlington,
VT 05405, USA

Tel: +1 802 656-5440

Website: http://www.uvm.edu/

 

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