The BCPC Pests and Beneficials Working Group was established in March 2015. The purpose of the group is to provide a forum for discussion of relevant research results and new legislation and new legislation, and impact on integrated pest management,
The group meets three times a year and delivers an Annual Review to an invited audience, including researchers, advisers, growers and industry. The first review was held on Tuesday 16 February 2016 at NIAB Park Farm, Cambridge and comprised presentations from invited speakers on topics of current interest including: pests in oilseed rape, bees and the impact of neonicotinoid withdrawal, with particular emphasis on practical utility in agriculture and horticulture.
The 5th Annual Review is scheduled to be held on Wednesday 29 January 2020 at Rothamsted Research – for more details click here.
Name | Company | Email address | Additional information |
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Larissa Collins (Chair) |
Fera |
FERA |
Entomology Team Leader IRAG member Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society Member of the Royal Entomological Society Outreach & Development Committee |
Charlotte Rowley (secretary) |
AHDB |
AHDB | |
Caroline Nicholls |
Defra |
Defra |
IRAG member Defra Pesticides Team |
Tom Pope |
Harper Adams University |
Harper Adams |
Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society IRAG member |
Jon Knight |
Independent consultant Defra Animal and Plant Health Advisory UK Group member. BBSRC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Innovation Club (SARIC) member |
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Colin Ruscoe |
BCPC |
BCPC |
Chairman, BCPC. Director, SynTech Research. Scientific Committee, IVCC |
Nicky Tideswell |
CRD |
CRD | |
Julian Hasler |
NFU |
NFU | |
Sam Cook |
Rothamsted Research |
Rothamsted Research |
Senior Research Scientist. Society & Entomology Convenor of the IOBC Working Group on Integrated Control in Oilseeds. |
Alan Dewar |
Dewar Crop Protection |
Dewar Crop Protection | |
Chris Parsons |
Bayer Crop Protection |
Bayer | Agronomic solutions manager for arable herbicides and insecticides for the UK and Netherlands. |
Andy Evans |
SRUC |
SRUC | |
Chris Hartfield |
NFU |
NFU | |
Becky Hilton |
Corteva |
Dow | |
Sacha White |
ADAS |
ADAS |
Senior Research Entomologist. IRAG secretary. |
Laurence Power |
Certis |
Certis | |
Michael Thornton |
Procam |
Procam | |
Rachel Wells |
James Hutton Institute |
James Hutton Institute |
Senior Scientist, Crop Genetics. Honorary lecturer at UEA |
Max Newbert |
Syngenta |
Syngenta | |
Tom Pope |
Harper Adams University |
Harper Adams |