BIOLOGICALLY-BASED INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT AGENTS

1999 NCB-ESA Annual Meeting, Des Moines, IA

Symposium Organizers/Moderators

Joel Coats, Department of Entomology
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-4776, Fax (515) 294-4757
E-mail: jcoats@iastate.edu

Jonathan Neal, Department of Entomology
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 494-4594, Fax (765) 494-0535
E-mail: bugman@entm.purdue.edu

Wednesday morning, 8:00 - 12:00 noon, March 31, 1999

Overview: In the near future, improved management of insect pests will rely largely on novel biologically based agents. Recent advances in this field of study include natural products from plants or microbes, as well as living pathogens and transgenic crops. This symposium on "Biologically Based Insect Pest Management" will focus on eight areas of novel biological insect suppression agents. It will include speakers from industry, government and universities. It is not intended to be all-inclusive of the new technologies being developed, but will highlight some of the new approaches that are now, or will soon be, commercially available for producers to use in plant protection.

Introduction: Joel Coats, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011. jcoats@iastate.edu Tel: (515) 294-4776 Fax: (515) 294-4757

Recent Advances in Utilization of Baculoviruses. Bill McCutchen, DuPont Agricultural Products, Wilmington, DE bill.f.mccutchen@usa.dupont.com Tel: (302) 366-5110

Novel Anti-Insect Fungal Metabolites. Patrick Dowd, USDA-ARS NCAUR, Peoria, IL 61604 dowdpf@mail.ncaur.usda.gov Tel: (309) 681-6242 Fax: (309) 681-6686

Progress in B.t. Technologies for Insect Control. Ernie Schnef, Mycogen Corporation, San Diego, CA 92121 Tel: (619) 453-8030 ext. 237

The Spinosads, New Insect Control Agents Isolated From Saccharopolyspora spinosa. Larry Larson, Tom Sparks, G.D. Thompson. Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN 46268 lllarson@dowagro.com Tel: (317) 337-3045 Fax: (317) 337-3205

Sex Pheromone Mating Disruption: A 'Natural' for Integrating With Transgenic Crops. Tom Baker, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011. tcbaker@iastate.edu Tel: (515) 294-7400 Fax: (515) 294-5957

Toxicological Considerations for Biologically Based Insecticides. Jonathan Neal, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 jonathan_neal@entm.purdue.edu Tel: (765) 494-4594 Fax: (765) 494-0535

Botanical Fumigants. Joel Coats, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 jcoats@iastate.edu Tel: (515) 294-4776 Fax: (515) 294-4757

Closing Remarks. Jonathan Neal, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907