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Joint IOBC – Nearctic and Neotropic Regional Sections Conference
Biocontrol in the Americas – Past, Present and Future
Sheraton Fallsview Hotel and Conference Centre
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Les Shipp, IOBC-NRS President (lead organizer)
The Nearctic and Neotropical Regional Sections of the International Organization for Biological Control of Noxious Animals and Plants (IOBC) hosted a scientific conference to promote awareness and networking of biocontrol issues of common interest among the Americas. We often face similar pest problems and share common approaches to developing biological control programs. With the current controversy over accessing and benefit sharing of biological resources in other countries, it is important to better understand the biological control programs that are present elsewhere and how we can share our technology to the mutual benefit of all parties. The keynote speaker for the meeting was Dr. Jacques Brodeur, President of IOBC Global, who provided an update on the IOBC Commission on "Biological Control and Access and Benefit Sharing". The three day conference included symposia topics ranging from invasive pests, risks and benefits of exploration for biocontrol agents in the Americas, ecosystem landscapes and habitat management for IPM, challenges and successes for commercialization and implementation of biocontrol agents, microbial biological control, weed biocontrol, biological control with egg parasitoids and more.
"Biological Control and Access and Benefic Sharing"
Keynote Speaker (Jacques Brodeur, University of Montreal)
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Risks and Benefits of Exploration for Biological Control Agents in the Americas
- Interactions between the invasive coccinellid Harmonia axyridis and native parasites and parasitoids - Remy Ware, University of Cambridge
DOWNLOAD >> - Invasion of exotic arthropods in South America's biodiversity hotspots and agro-production systems: prospects for classical biological control - Kris Wyckhuys, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
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Use of Generalist Predators in Biological Control
- Relationships of plants with predatory Heteroptera - John Ruberson, University of Georgia and Jorge Torres, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco
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Ecosystem Landscapes and Habitat Management to Improve Biocontrol
- Assessing characteristics of vegetation to enhancing abundance and diversity of natural enemies in vineyard ecosystems – Linda Thomson, University of Melbourne
DOWNLOAD >> - From plants to patches to Google Earth: dispersal of weed biocontrol agents in variable landscapes – Rob Bourchier, Agriculture and Agri-Food and Brian Van Hezewijk, Agriculture and Agri-Food
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Invasive Pests – Is Biological Control a Viable Option: What Lessons Have We Learned?
- Are wood borers attacking forest trees viable targets for BC? Lessons from emerald ash borer, Asian longhorn borer beetle, and goldspotted oak borer - Duan Jin Juan, USDA-ARS
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Challenges for Commercialization and Implementation of Biological Control Agents in the Americas
Moderators: Vanda Bueno, Universidada Federal de Lavras and José Parra, ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba
- Possibilities for advancing commercial biological control in North America - Norman Leppla, University of Florida and Karel Bolckmans, Koppert B.V.
DOWNLOAD >> - Challenges for mass-rearing and commercialization of entomophagous arthropods in Brazil - José Parra, ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba and Vanda Bueno, Universidada Federal de Lavras
DOWNLOAD >> - Challenges and successes in the commercialization and use of biocontrol agents in the Caribbean – Ian Gibbs, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Barbados, Yelitza Colmenarez , CABI International and Matthew Ciomperlik, APHIS-CPHST
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Challenges and Successes in Augmentation Biological Control for North America
Moderator: Lynn LeBeck, Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers
- Challenges and successes to biological control implementation in greenhouses: a Canadian perspective - Rosemarije Buitenhuis, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
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DOWNLOAD >> - Entomopathogenic nematodes; successful application methodology and future directions. David Shapiro-Ilan, USDA-ARS
DOWNLOAD >> - Benefits and limitations of factitious prey and artificial diets on life parameters of predatory beetles, bugs, and lacewings. Eric Riddick, USDA-ARS
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Biological Control with Egg Parasitoids
Moderator: Fernando Consoli, ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba and Guy Boivin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- The state of art of the taxonomy in Trichogramma – Richard Stouthamer, University of California, Riverside
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DOWNLOAD >> - Ecology and management of egg parasitoids – Stefano Colazza, University of Palermo
DOWNLOAD >> - Can biocontrol with Trichogramma benefit from associated symbionts? - Fernando Consoli, ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba
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Weed Biocontrol – Why is it so Successful
Moderators: Guillermo Cabrera Walsh, USDA- ARS, Buenos Aires and Jack DeLoach, USDA-ARS
- Foreign exploration, inter-country projects and in situ biological assessment - Guillermo Cabrera Walsh, USDA- ARS, Buenos Aires, Ray Carruthers, USDA-ARS, Hernan Norambuena, INIA, Chile and Jack DeLoach, USDA-ARS
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- Biological control of invasive weeds in Latin America – Hernan Norambuena and Guillermo Cabrera Walsh
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Microbial Control in the Americas: Successes, Failures, Lessons Learned – What worked, Why? What didn't work, Why?
Moderators: Stefan Jaronski, USDA-ARS and Marcos Faria, EMBRAPA
- Insect microbials - US and Canada – Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre/Wendy Gelertner, PACE Turf
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Biocontrol Free Trade in the Americas – Exchanging People, Technology and Resources
Moderators: Luis Canas, Ohio State University and Kevin Heinz, Texas A&M University
- Biological control in Honduras: a successful story of integrated pest management and of collaboration with small scale farmers – Rogelio Trabanino, University of Zamorano
DOWNLOAD >> - Evaluating phorid flies for biocontrol of red imported fire ants
Rob Plowes, University of Texas
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- The Cuban experience in biocontrol free trade in the Americas -
Leopoldo Hidalgo-Diaz
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