Announcements Are you producing a newsletter, holding a meeting, running an organization or rearing a natural enemy that you want other biocontrol workers to know about? Send us the details and we will announce it in BNI. Invasive Aquatic Species ConferenceThe 13th International Conference on Invasive Aquatic Species will be held at Ennis, County Clare, Ireland on 19-23 September 2004, hosted by the Institute of Technology Sligo. This annual 4-day conference is widely considered the most comprehensive international forum for the review of accumulated scientific knowledge on the impacts of aquatic invasive species, presentation of the latest field research and data, new technologies or advancements in control and mitigation, discussion of policy and approaches to effective public education and outreach initiatives to prevent new introductions. Suggested topic areas include:
Contact: Elizabeth Muckle-Jeffs, Conference Administrator, 1027
Pembroke Street, East Suite 200, Pembroke, ON K8A 3M4, Canada Golden Apple Snail CDThe golden apple snail (GAS), Pomacea spp., is an invasive alien pest of rice, taro and other plants that grow in aquatic environments. A new CD-ROM* collates information sourced from experts around the world to provide quick and easy access to some 30 years' literature on the ecology, damage, management options and utilization of GAS. The CD-ROM includes over 400 articles and over 100 images, and is designed to be a reference tool or a resource package for agricultural technicians, researchers, advisers and students, and for those engaged in GAS research, extension and training. Information is searchable by author, title, year of publication, journal title and keywords. All software needed to run the database is supplied on the disk. Future plans include developing web wizards, establishing mirror sites for webpages and translating the CD-ROM content into Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Khmer, Vietnamese, Indonesian and other languages. *Joshi, R.C., Baucas, N.S., Joshi, E.E.; Verzola, E.E. (2003) Scientific information database on golden apple snail (Pomacea spp.). CD-ROM. Baguio, Philippines; Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Unit - Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-RFU-CAR) in collaboration with Department of Agriculture - Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), Agricultural Librarians Association of the Philippines (ALAP) and The Department of Agriculture - Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (DA-CHARMP). Price: Philippine Pesos 500 (local purchase) or US$50.00 + P&P (overseas purchase). Order from: Ms. Salome Ledesma, President, Agricultural Librarians
Association of the Philippines (ALAP), University of the Philippines at
Los Baņos, Main Library, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines Global Plant ClinicThe Global Plant Clinic is a new service from CABI Bioscience, drawing on its long experience and expertise in diagnostic and advisory services. The Global Plant Clinic offers comprehensive support in disease identification and management to growers, government and non-governmental organizations and private enterprises around the world. It deals with all crops in all countries and its staff has particular experience of tropical agriculture (including forestry and horticulture). The Global Plant Clinic:
The Global Plant Clinic also provides quarantine services and will test plant material in transit. A free service is available for eligible clients in developing countries through the support of the UK Department for International Development. See the website or contact the Global Plant Clinic for details of the charging policy and charges. Advice on collecting and submitting samples is also available. The Global Plant Clinic can provide current information on a variety of issues affecting smallholder and commercial farmers throughout the world. These include:
The clinic is based in the UK, but works closely with parallel services overseas. In Bolivia, Uganda and Bangladesh it is helping local partners to improve operation and delivery. It also collaborates with partners in Colombia, Brazil and Vietnam and supports PacificPestnet, a new electronic service for growers in that region. Contact: Global Plant Clinic, CABI Bioscience UK, Bakeham Lane, Egham,
Surrey TW20 9TY, UK. GISP NewsThe Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) Secretariat, which arrived in Cape Town, South Africa in June, has been planning how to meet the challenges and diverse responsibilities it expects to meet in the coming years. Areas of work include national, regional and international cooperation; communication, education and training; information management; development of best practice in invasive alien species (IAS) management (including prevention and control); economics of IAS; evaluation and assessment; and law and policy. New initiatives launched include:
Contact: Ms Kobie Brandt, Communications Officer, Global Invasive
Species Programme Secretariat, International Trichoderma WorkshopThe 8th International Workshop on Trichoderma and Gliocladium will be held on 20-23 September 2004 at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, organized jointly by the university and the Mycological Society of China. Topics will include:
Contact: Professor Xu Tong, Department of Plant Protection and
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