Contributors
Jackie Wales – Assistant Editor
Jackie Wales, after studying Environmental Biology at York and Applied Entomology at Imperial College Jackie began her career as a London borough technical officer, getting involved in contaminated land investigation before spending nearly 20 years as an environmental consultant rising to project team manager, developing proof-reading and sub-editing skills along the way. She has undertaken […]
Fabio Castello – Technical Consultant
Fabio Castello, a biologist who now trains managers in pest control strategies and integrated pest management as applied to vector control programs including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, Mayaro, filariasis, West Nile virus, malaria, leptospirosis, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, Chagas disease and onchocerciasis. Over 14 years of experience in running and managing a private pest control business and three […]
Partho Dhang – Technical Consultant
Partho Dhang, earned his Ph.D. from university of Madras in India. He is a zoologist, entomologist consultant, author and entrepreneur. He is a prolific writer in scientific world and also a regular speaker in international conferences around the world. He has written and edited four books with CABI. He also serves as an adjudicator for […]
Dr Terry Mabbett – Technical Consultant
Dr Terry Mabbett is a pest, disease and weed control specialist with forty years of international experience covering research, consultancy and journalism in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, amenity, livestock and public health. His current areas of particular interest are the protection of tropical tree crops and exotic insect pests and plant pathogens of Britain’s native, naturalised […]
Graham Matthews DSc., FSB., FRES. – Technical Consultant
Graham Matthews DSc., FSB., FRES. began his career in Africa working on cotton pest management before joining Imperial College. Research and teaching pesticide application at Imperial and overseas has been interspersed with consultancies for international organisations, such as the World Bank. Author of several books, he was formerly an editor of Crop Protection. Retired […]
Alex Wade – Technical Consultant
Alex Wade has exceptional experience in the development of strategies and products designed to control vertebrate and invertebrate pest populations. He is a respected technical writer, trainer, and public speaker. A director of Wade Environmental Ltd, his technical writing and speaking, as well as his expertise in product development and efficacy testing, have taken him […]