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. To see details of the next Review and to view presentations from previous events click here.
Name | Company | Additional information |
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Max Newbert (Chair) |
Syngenta |
Technical Manager Insecticides and Sustainability |
Charles Griffiths (Secretary) |
NIAB |
Cereal Pathology Senior Technician (Entomology) |
Siobhan Hillman |
AHDB |
Crop Protection Scientist (Cereals and Oilseeds) |
Tom Pope |
Harper Adams University |
Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society IRAG member |
Larissa Collins |
Fera |
Entomology R&D Team Leader IRAG member Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society Member of the Royal Entomological Society Outreach & Development Committee |
Jon Knight |
Independent consultant Chair BBRO Stakeholder Committee Trustee East Malling Trust Director at Crover Ltd |
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Pat Croft |
CRD |
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Julian Hasler |
NFU |
Farmer |
Sam Cook |
Rothamsted Research |
Senior Research Scientist. Society & Entomology Convenor of the IOBC Working Group on Integrated Control in Oilseeds. |
Alan Dewar |
Dewar Crop Protection |
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Andy Evans |
UK Agri-Tech Centre |
Innovation Lead - Crop Health |
Chris Hartfield |
NFU |
Senior Regulatory Affairs Adviser NFU Plant Health Unit |
Duncan Coston |
ADAS |
Crop Protection Consultant |
James Cheesman |
Certis Belchim |
Technical Manager |
Michael Thornton |
Procam |
Head of Crop Production |
Rachel Wells |
James Hutton Institute |
Senior Scientist, Crop Genetics. Honorary lecturer at UEA |
Michelle Fountain |
NIAB EMR |
Head of Pest and Pathogen Ecology |
Ben Gilbert |
Bayer |
Agronomist & Team Leader |
Hazel Doonan |
AIC |
Head of Crop Protection & Agronomy |
Holly Alpren |
Defra |
Chemicals, Pesticides and Hazardous Waste Evidence Team |
Marion Self |
Prime Agriculture |
Agronomist |
Oliver Kent |
Corteva |
National Business Manager for Specialty Crops, Amenity Herbicides & Insecticides Product Manager |
Andrew Gladman |
ADAS |
Senior Research Entomologist |
Mark Stevens |
British Beet Research Organisation |
Head of Science |
Nicky Tideswell |
Health and Safety Executive |
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Rebecca Hilton |
Corteva |
Principal Biologist and Field Scientist |
Rachel McGauley |
British Apples and Pears Limited |
Fruit Research Programme Manager |