International Pest Control – January/February 2015 – Vol57, Nr.1
Cover image: Pest infiltration in any point of the supply chain can lead to significant and devastating losses, such as product recalls and worst-case scenario, business closure. Picture courtesy Rentokil Initial Malaysia.
At the end of 2014 we enjoyed three days in Paris at Parasitec and then after the New Year, France and the rest of the world was turned upside down. We hope that 2015 is a peaceful one for you all and please travel safe. We review Parasitec in pictures.
With 2015 come a few content changes. We hope you like what we’re doing. Our new feature ‘Page 5 Pest’ will target a new key pest (invertebrate, weed, or fungal) from around the world and show them in a way you may not have seen them before. Then we list stories from around the world in our regular News in Brief section. If you have items to promote, add me to your press list.
There has been considerable activity among the trade associations this period. CEPA are pleased to announce the approval of standard EN16636 and as we look ahead to the inaugural CEPA/NMPA June meeting it will be interesting to see how the pest control industry evolves from here.
Our special feature this issue is pest management in the food industry which includes excellent contributions from SOFHT and Rentokil. We report on a new formulation for cockroach control and our Technical Consultant Terry Mabbett, considers mycotoxins.
If your interest is vector management please look at the ISNTD Bites meeting coming up in London. Meanwhile, we have a report on the larval source management discussion in India.
In public health, Syngenta provide us with an introduction to the oxadiazine insecticide indoxacarb and our Technical Consultant, Clive Boase provides a report of PestTech 2014. Meanwhile Gai Murphy and her team ask, are we adopting the right approach to mouse control? If you wish to understand pest control markets, Bert Spierings provides insights in how qualitative market research helps decision making. and higher yields and should you wish to improve your qualifications, see how to improve your pest management expertise with ACE certification.
In agriculture the treatment of endocrine disruptors and neonicotinoids has been a regular topic of discussion. We feature reactions to latest development and look at how one company, Bayer, is addressing the issue for bees. We also look at the Endure group that are considering the challenges facing IPM implementation in Europe.
In animal health, the subject of avian influenza still has not left the news and we consider the latest report from the project, which aims to eradicate African Swine Fever.
We have four publication reviews. You Can’t Eat What Doesn’t Grow, The UK Pesticide Guide 2015, Heat treatment for insect control and the Acheta Fumigation Handbook.
Lastly we conclude with our calendar of events and our annual index. If you have an event to promote in 2015 that is not listed, just drop me a line editor@international-pest-control.com.
David Loughlin, Editor International Pest Control magazine
Email David on editor@international-pest-control.com
Contents of International Pest Control January/February 2015
Volume 57 Number 1
Page 5 Pest – the Red Palm Weevil
International News in Brief
Association News
- CPA encourages farmers and industry to respond to endocrine disruption consultation
- Pesticide control – very high level of compliance with MRLs
- Goodbye Eurocido – Hello Pest-Protect 2016
- FAOPMA holds 2014 AGM in Hong Kong
- En16636 – ‘requirements and recommendations for the provision of pest management services’ receives EU wide approval
- CEPA & CEN
- Vector control, zoonoses and NTDs: emergent frontiers in global public health
- Outbreak of Dengue in Tokyo
Special Feature: Pest Management in the Food Industry
- Softening the horror of pests in the food industry – Phil Shaw
- Measuring up to mycotoxins in the food industry – Dr Terry Mabbett
- Efficacy of a novel insecticide formulation in controlling German cockroaches – Partho Dhang and David Liszka
- What makes an effective IPM programme in the food processing industry?
Focus on Public Health
- Show your pest management expertise with ACE certification
- Are we adopting the right approach? – Professor Gai Murphy, Alex Felix-Thomas and Michael Fowler
- Parasitec, Paris: The place to be for European pest controllers in 2014
- An introduction to the oxadiazine insecticide indoxacarb – Mark Hoppé
- Pest controllers gather among the motorcycles of Birmingham – Clive Boase
- Qualitative market research for better decisions and higher yields – Bert Spierings
Focus on Agriculture
- 2014 and plant science in sustainable agriculture
- Endure: The challenges facing IPM implementation in Europe
- Pesticides and sustainable agriculture
- Fire ants are no match for poison frogs
- EU spends 7.5 million Euro on pest control
- Single issue policies pose threat to UK agriculture
Focus on Animal Health
- Partnering is key to improve bee health
- Avian influenza is showing the strains!
- Eradicating African Swine Fever
Books and Publications
- You Can’t Eat what Dosesn’t Grow – CAST Issue Paper 55 – Authors: Stephen C. Weller (Chair), Purdue University, Albert K. Culbreath, University of Georgia, Leonard Gianessi, CropLife Foundation, Larry D. Godfrey, University of CaliforniaDavis. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
- Heat Treatment for Insect Control – Developments and Applications – David Hammond.
- The UK Pesticide Guide 2015 – Edited by Martin Lainsbury
- Acheta’s Fumigation Handbook – Safe and Successful fumigation to minimise insect and mite attack – Mike Kelly.
International Pest Control calendar of events
International Pest Control Index 2014
Published in International Pest Control – January/February 2015 issue.
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