Room: Oxford Room
Chairman: Dr B Thomas, Chairman, British Crop Production Council, Farnham, UK
Session Organiser: Dr T Clark, Syngenta, Bracknell, UK

09.00
Opening of the BCPC Conference - Pests & Diseases 2002
Dr B Thomas
Chairman, British Crop Production Council, Farnham, UK

09.10
Welcome from the BCPC President
H Oliver-Bellasis
President, British Crop Production Council, Farnham, UK

09.30
Presentation of the BCPC medals
H Oliver-Bellasis
President, British Crop Production Council, Farnham, UK

09.40                1-1
The twenty-ninth Bawden memorial lecture
Risks and benefits of biological and chemical plant protection strategies - food safety aspects
Dr J Schlundt, Co-ordinator of the Food Safety Programme, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland

10.30                COFFEE

11.00
Chairman's introduction

11.02                2A-1
Insect neuropeptide fusion proteins - a new generation of orally active insect control agents
J P Edwards, E C Fitches and N Audsley, CSL, York, UK;
J A Gatehouse, University of Durham, UK

11.15                2A-2
Pyridalyl: a novel insecticidal agent for controlling lepidopterous pests
S Saito, S Isayama, N Sakamoto, K Umeda and K Kasamatsu, Sumitomo Chemical Co, Takarazuka, Japan

11.27                2A-3
BSN 2060: a novel compound for whitefly and spider mite control
R Nauen, T Bretschneider, E Brück, A Elbert, U Reckmann, U Wachendorff and R Tiemann, Bayer CropScience, Monheim, Germany

11.40                2A-4
Field and laboratory studies on the effects of a neem-based plant extract on the feeding activity of the large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis
J R M Thacker, W Bryan and C McGinley, University of Paisley, UK;
S Heritage, Forest Research, Roslin, UK;
R H C Strang, University of Glasgow, UK

11.53                2A-5
Clothianidin: a novel broad-spectrum neonicotinoid insecticide
Y Ohkawara, Takeda Chemical Industries, Tsukuba, Japan;
A Akayama, Takeda Chemical Industries, Tokyo, Japan;
K Matsuda, Kinki University, Nara, Japan;
W Andersch, Bayer CropScience, Monheim, Germany

12.06                2A-6
Control of corn rootworms (Diabrotica spp.) and of secondary pests of corn (Zea mays) using seed treatments of clothianidin
M Schwarz and D Christie, Bayer CropScience, Kansas City, USA;
W Andersch, K Kemper, K Fellmann and R Altmann, Bayer CropScience, Monheim, Germany

12.18                2A-7
Spirodiclofen: a broad-spectrum acaricide with insecticidal properties: efficacy on Psylla pyri and scales Lepidosaphes ulmi and Quadraspidiotus perniciosus
L De Maeyer and D Peeters, Bayer CropScience, Brussels, Belgium;
J M Wijsmuller, Bayer CropScience, Mijdrecht, The Netherlands;
A Cantoni, Bayer CropScience, Milan, Italy;
E Brueck and S Heibges, Bayer CropScience, Monheim, Germany

12.30                LUNCH

Room: Regency Room
Time: 11.00 - 12.30
Chairman: Dr J Gilmour
Member of BCPC and formerly Director of the Agricultural Advisory Service for Scotland
Session Organiser: Professor P E Russell
Consultant, Cambridge, UK

Recent years have seen dramatic technical advances in the diagnosis and subsequent recommendations for control of plant diseases. Laboratory-based diagnosis using molecular techniques could replace diagnosis based on symptomology and experience. Does this matter? Is there still a role for the experienced field pathologist, or will diagnosis and treatment in the future be managed by laboratory-based scientists?

This is your chance to hear and contribute to a debate that will try to answer these questions. Two eminent scientists will lead the opposing sides, both of whom are previous BCPC medal winners. Each will present his case after which you will have the opportunity to join the debate with questions and comments.

Promoting field pathology will be David Yarham, former plant pathologist with ADAS while new technology will be championed by Dr Derek Hollomon, previously plant pathologist at IACR-Long Ashton and currently a visiting fellow in biochemistry at the University of Bristol.

A report on this discussion forum can be accessed here.

12.30                LUNCH

Room: Oxford Room
Time: 14.00 - 15.30
Chairman: Dr R GreatRex
Syngenta Bioline, Little Clacton, UK
Session Organiser: Dr K F Walters
CSL, York, UK

14.00
Chairman's introduction

14.05                3A-1
Initial testing of potential fungal biological control agents for potato cyst nematodes
S D Atkins, I M Clark and B R Kerry, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK;
D Sosnowska, Institute of Plant Protection, Poznan, Poland

14.30                3A-2
Antifungal activity of Pseudomonas oryzihabitans, a bacterium symbiotically associated with Steinernema abbasi, towards Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia solani
I K Vagelas, S R Gowen and M Wood, University of Reading, UK;
K G Davies, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK;
F T Gravanis, Technological Education Institution of Larissa, Greece

14.50                3A-3
Possibilities and constraints of agro-ecosystem diversification as a pest management strategy: a simulation approach
R P J Potting, J N Perry and W Powell, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK

15.10                3A-4
Alien pests - opportunities and risks for biological control
S Cheek and R J C Cannon, CSL, York, UK

15.30                TEA

Room: Norfolk Room
Time: 14.00 - 15.30
Chairman: Professor G Jellis
HGCA, London, UK
Session Organiser: Dr M J Adams
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK

14.00
Chairman's introduction

14.03                3B-1
The mosaic viruses of winter barley: problems and prospects
M J Adams, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK

14.25                3B-2
The development of sugar-beet rhizomania disease and its control in the UK
M J C Asher, Broom's Barn Research Station, Bury St Edmunds, UK

14.47                3B-3
Assessment of the resistance of UK winter wheat varieties to the diseases caused by soil-borne wheat mosaic virus and wheat spindle streak mosaic virus
G Budge, G R G Clover and C M Henry, CSL, York, UK;
C Ratti and C Rubies-Autonell, Università di Bologna, Italy;
M Bonnefoy, ITCF, Ouzouer le Marche, France

15.09                3B-4
Potential for chemical control of Spongospora subterranea, cause of powdery scab of potatoes and vector of potato mop-top virus
S J Wale, SAC, Aberdeen, UK

15.30                TEA

Room: Clarence Room
Time: 14.00 - 15.30
Chairman & Session Organiser: Dr R Nauen
Bayer CropScience, Monheim, Germany

14.00                3C-1
Neonicotinoid insecticides - retrospective consideration and prospects
P Jeschke, M Schindler and M E Beck, Bayer CropScience, Monheim, Germany

14.20                3C-2
Cyanotropanes: novel chemistry interacting at the insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
R J Lind, D T Greenhow, J Blythe, J Goodchild, E Hirst, S J Dunbar and F G P Earley, Syngenta, Bracknell, UK

14.45                3C-3
Neonicotinoid pharmacokinetics
R Greenwood and M G Ford, University of Portsmouth, UK;
A Scarr, Dr Knoell Consult, Mannheim, Germany

15.05                3C-4
Incidence and management of insect resistance to neonicotinoids
I Denholm, G Devine, S Foster and K Gorman, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK;
R Nauen, Bayer CropScience, Monheim, Germany

15.30                TEA

Room: Cambridge & Durham Rooms - Upper Level
Time: 16.00 - 17.30
Session Organiser: Dr R Black
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK

4A-1
Management of Pythium aphanidermatum in greenhouse cucumber production in the Sultanate of Oman
M L Deadman, A M Al Saadi, I Al Mahmuli, Y M Al Maqbali and R Al Subhi, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khod, Sultanate of Oman;
K Al Kiyoomi and H Al Hasani, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman;
J R M Thacker, University of Paisley, UK

4A-2
The effects of cultivation practices and pre-treatment of tubers with sodium hypochlorite on the incidence of blackleg, Erwinia carotovora, and tuber moth, Phthorimea opercullela, in potato production in the Sultanate of Oman
M L Deadman, I A Khan, K Al Habsi and A M Al Saadi, Sultan Qaboos University
Al Khod, Sultanate of Oman;
J R M Thacker, University of Paisley, UK

4A-3
Monitoring of Thysanoptera in tropical crops in S Tomé e Príncipe
C Mateus, IICT/CEFA, Lisbon, Portugal;
I Paquete and R Oliveira, CIAT/STP, São Tomé e Príncipe;
A Mexia, ISA/UTL, Lisbon, Portugal

4A-4
Augmentation of parasitoids in conjunction with pheromones to manage cotton bollworms
B Fatima, N Ahmad, M Ashraf and N Suleman, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam, Pakistan

Room: Cambridge & Durham Rooms - Upper Level
Time: 16.00 - 17.30
Session Organisers: Dr J P Clarkson
HRI, Wellesbourne, UK and Dr J D Fitzgerald,
HRI, East Malling, UK

4B-1
Aspects of the epidemiology of Botrytis cinerea on covered pot-grown ornamentals
S E Barnes and M W Shaw, University of Reading, UK;
T R Pettitt, HRI, Wellesbourne, UK

4B-2
Integration of different fungicide groups in spray programs for the control of powdery mildew in grapevines
T J Wicks, C J Hitch and B H Hall, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, Australia

4B-3
Comparison of strategies for timing protective and curative fungicides for control of onion downy mildew (Peronospora destructor) in New Zealand
P J Wright, New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research, Pukekohe, New Zealand;
R W Chynoweth, R M Beresford and W R Henshall, The Horticulture & Food Research Institute of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand

4B-4
Integrated approaches to control of grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) in greenhouse crops of container-grown ornamentals
T M O'Neill, ADAS Arthur Rickwood, Ely, UK;
T R Pettitt, HRI, Wellesbourne, UK;
M P McQuilken, SAC, Ayr, UK;
P J C Hamer, Silsoe Research Institute, Bedford, UK

4B-5
The effect of rain splash on the development of rose blackspot and implications for a disease control strategy
A Ali and A M Hall, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK

4B-6
Effect of leaf wetness duration and temperature on the development of leaf spot (Septoria apiicola) on celery
K R Green and T M O'Neill, ADAS Arthur Rickwood, Ely, UK;
D Wilson, ADAS, Cardiff, UK

4B-7
Assessment of the impact of water treatments on potential indicators of microbial suppression of root disease in hydroponic tomatoes
T R Pettitt, J M Whipps, G M Petch and S R Kenny, HRI, Wellesbourne, UK;
G M McPherson and A J Jackson, Stockbridge Technology Centre, Cawood, UK;
J Basham, HRI, Efford, UK

4B-8
Spinosad: a natural insecticide with novel mode of action for control of pests in UK field vegetable crops
A Leader, Dow AgroSciences, Hitchin, UK;
R Dutton, Dow AgroSciences, Abingdon, UK

4B-9
A pheromone monitoring system for pea midge (Contarinia pisi) in vining peas
A J Biddle and R L Ward, PGRO, Peterborough, UK;
Y Hilbur, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden

4B-10
Efficacy of spinosad in controlling some pests from the family Tortricidae
R W Olszak and Z Pluciennik, Institute of Pomology and Floriculture, Skierniewice, Poland

4B-11
An evaluation of the efficacy of aldicarb and alternative nematicides against plant parasitic nematodes in carrots
S A Ellis, ADAS High Mowthorpe, Malton, UK;
S Hockland, CSL, York, UK;
J Blood-Smyth, ADAS Arthur Rickwood, Ely, UK

Room: Cambridge & Durham Rooms - Upper Level
Time: 16.00 - 17.30
Session Organiser: Dr A S Terry
Cambridge Environmental Assessments, Boxworth, UK

4C-1
Does triticonazole affect microbial activity?
E Börjesson and L Johnsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden

4C-2
The fate and uptake of the fungicide carbendazim into organisms in soil microcosms
L A Burrows and C A Edwards, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA;
T Knacker and B Förster, ECT Oekotoxokologie, Flörsheim am Main, Germany

4C-3
Influence of organic amendments on soil sorption of the fungicides metalaxyl and tricyclazole
L Cox, M C Fernandes, M C Hermosín and J Cornejo, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia, Seville, Spain;
A G Osman, Environment and Natural Resources Research Institute, Khartoum, Sudan

4C-4
Effects of azoxystrobin on soil microorganisms under laboratory conditions
V A Kalinin and K V Bykov, Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Russia

4C-5
Comparison of soil sorption measurement techniques for a 14C anthranilate fungicide
A Kennedy, R M W Wilkins and E Lopez-Capel, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

4C-6
Fate of the dicarboximide fungicide procymidone in alkaline greenhouse soils from Almeria (Spain) and Albenga (Italy)
E Lopez-Capel, A Kennedy and R M Wilkins, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

4C-7
Field studies to determine the effects of the fungicides mancozeb and dinocap on predatory mites in orchards and vineyards in Europe
M Miles and E Green, Dow AgroSciences, Abingdon, UK

4C-8
Persistence and mobility of aldicarb in a simulated red clay soil profile
T Vrahimi-Hadjilouca and R M Wilkins, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Room: Cambridge & Durham Rooms - Upper Level
Time: 16.00 - 17.30
Session Organiser: Dr R GreatRex
Syngenta Bioline, Little Clacton, UK

4D-1
Mass production of Trichogramma chilonis: an economical and advanced technique
B Fatima, M Ashraf, N Ahmad and N Suleman, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam, Pakistan

4D-2
Bemisia argentifolii parasitoids on poinsettia
K Hudák and B Pénzes, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary

4D-3
Field evaluation of genetically modified Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus in cotton bollworm control
X Sun, H Wang, X Chen and Z Hu, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Hubei, China;
C Peng, Institute for the Control and Management of Agrochemicals of Hubei, China;
D Pan, China Cotton Research Institute, Henan, China;
W van der Werf and J M Vlak, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

4D-4
The role of parasitoids in decreasing the number of Diamond Back moth (Plutella xylostella) in horticultural crops
K Wiech and J Kalmuk, Agricultural University, Krakow, Poland

4D-5
Development of a biopesticide for the coconut mite in India
P Sreerama Kumar, Project Directorate of Biological Control (ICAR), Bangalore, India

4D-6
Putative biological control agents of Microdochium nivale isolated from compost
J A R Pratt, A H Cobb and A A Keeling, Harper Adams University College, Newport, UK

4D-7
Controlling infection of cereal grain by toxigenic Fusarium species using fungal competitors
W A J M Dawson and G L Bateman, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK;
J Köhl, B H de Haas and C H Lombaers-van der Plas, Plant Research International, Wageningen, The Netherlands;
L Corazza, L Luongo and M Galli, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Rome, Italy;
M Jestoi and A Rizzo, National Veterinary and Food Research Institute, Helsinki, Finland

Room: Regency Room
Time: 18.00 - 19.00
Chairman: Professor D Dent
International Institute of Biological Control, Silwood Park, UK
Session Organiser: Dr T Clark
Syngenta, Bracknell, UK

This session will explore two critical questions in crop protection research. Who sets the research agenda and who should set the research agenda? Of particular interest is the role of those intended to benefit from research.

The session will make parallels between crop protection research funded by the UK government (primarily the Department for International Development (DFID)) intended to help resource poor farmers and their families in the developing world and research funded by the same government (e.g. the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the research councils) intended to help farmers and consumers at home. With research intended to help those in the developing world, the full participation of those meant to benefit is a sine qua non, even if it is not easy in practice and open to abuse. In part this is because it is perceived that participation will help ensure the research has the greatest impact, but also it is seen as a matter of fundamental human right and dignity. Can the same be said of research intended to benefit those living in the UK?

There will be two brief (5 to 10 minute) presentations from Dr Stephen Morse and William Buhler (University of Reading, UK) to highlight issues followed by opportunity for wider debate.