International Pest Control – July/August 2013 – Vol.55, Nr.4
Cover Picture – Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US recently found evidence that houseflies may contribute to the dispersion of drug-resistant bacteria and thus increase the potential for human exposure. Photo courtesy Brandenburg UK Ltd.
Summer is well and truly upon us in the Northern hemisphere and the rains and winds of 2012 have been replaced by the heat and sun of 2013. Pest management is all about coping with changing situations that confront us and the weather certainly makes forward planning a challenge.
One of the challenges of Editor is to decide what articles to include each month. We are always open to receive press releases, scientific articles and news stories from around the world and we aim to reflect our global readership and breadth of markets in the material we include in each issue. In addition to our normal news stories, we have this month added a ‘News in Brief’ section where we summarise some additional stories from various countries.
This month we examine plant defences and how plants communicate. Covering vector management, we consider progress in combating malaria and a novel tool for dengue vector monitoring. Under urban pests, we provide discussions on bed bug monitors, flies in food environments and termite baits, while also casting our eye over the challenges facing archivists with a review of June’s ‘IPM in museums’ meeting. We spotlight two minor pests, where studies on control could have broader applications. Essential oils and plant extracts are often discussed as part of the growing biopesticide markets and we look specifically at how these agents are used against the Red Palm Mite in Trinidad and, with invasive weeds in mind, we look at how in the UK, local river groups are coping with Himalayan Balsam. Having covered insects and weeds, we also look at fungal pests with a review of how rusts present a food security risk. And finally, we consider a little known pest that is a problem in tree crops, tropical epiphytes and collateral control.
Our company profile this month is PelGar International. If you would like your company to feature in these pages and you have a successful story to tell, then get in touch. I hope you enjoy your summer reading.
David Loughlin, Editor International Pest Control magazine
Email David on editor@international-pest-control.com
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Contents of International Pest Control – July/August 2013
Volume 55 Number 4
International Pest News
- Another major step in better disease management in the global banana sector
- Research bodies form new alliance to address global challenge on food
- PestWorld 2013: Making connections. Finding answers. Increasing profits
- Better prospect for black-grass control
- Great mystery of a plant defence pathway unravelled
- Rethinking clear felling for containing Phytophthora ramorum in Wales. / Dr Terry Mabbet
- International news in brief
Company Profile
- PelGar International – targeting local pests on a global scale
Focus on Public Health
- Biodiversity loss among bees and wild flowers slows
- Combating malaria. / Graham Matthews
- Bed bug monitors enable early detection. / Andrew Sutherland
- MI-Dengue: A novel tool for dengue vector monitoring in Brazil
- Advances in flying insect control improve food safety. / Tahir Rashid
- Developing an efficacious termite bait. / Partho Dhang, PhD
- IPM in museums, archives and historic buildings. / Dr. Pascal Querner
Focus on Agriculture
- Underground fungal networks activate plant alarms against pest attack. / Diana Cardoza and Sonia Chadha
- Fumigant and repellent activity of six essential oils against the Red Palm Mite in Trinidad. / Donnamarie Alexander and Ayub Khan
Focus on Horticulture
- Himalayan Balsam and its control on the River Monnow in Herefordshire and Monmouthshire. / Robert Denny
Focus on Forestry
- Tropical epiphytes and collateral control with copper fungicide. / Dr Terry Mabbett
Book Review
- Handbook of Agricultural Entomology – H F Van Emden reviewed by Graham Matthews
- Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers – David V Alford reviewed by David Loughlin
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