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Cover image:<\/strong> NEWPHARM\u00ae is the focus of our company profile this issue.<\/p><\/div>\n

We don\u2019t get many articles on animal health so it\u2019s good to start this issue with news of an infectious diseases surveillance program in sub-Saharan Africa which aims to build a database of animal parasites covering six countries.<\/p>\n

Tea plantations are the subject of a project to spread sustainable pest control without the need for conventional pesticides; more evidence if we need it of the continued move towards IPM. Marigolds planted for the control of whitefly get a recommendation from researchers at Newcastle University. But there is still a market for new active ingredients and BASF are bringing a new isopropanol-azole fungicide to the European market.<\/p>\n

The rise and rise of the Smartphone App continues; researchers at the University of Lincoln are working on a tool to help field workers identify the stages of locusts more accurately. And while you\u2019ve got that Smartphone to hand you could get in touch with the International Space Station for advice on which areas of your patch are under drought stress.<\/p>\n

NEWPHARM\u00ae is the focus of our company profile this issue. A company that has grown organically since 2000 and is being handed over to the next generation of the family.<\/p>\n

Our special feature this issue is vector control and biting invertebrates. Prof Graham Matthews explains the need to move out of the home and start controlling the vectors in the field. Drs Malla Reddy and Mohan Roa take us deep into the world of bedbugs at a time when they are making a resurgence in some parts of the world.<\/p>\n

Dengue fever is becoming a bigger problem worldwide with groups campaigning for a World Dengue Day to bring attention to this disease. We carry an interview with Dr Mardiati Nadjib where she explains the scale of the problem in Indonesia and Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n

The fogging machine is still an important tool in the control of vectors but using it with oil based formulations is falling out of favour. Bernd Dietrich from Swingtec explains the difficulties of using water-based fogs.<\/p>\n

In public health we consider the humble fly and the impact it can have when it lands on your food. In the USA 600 people a year die from acute salmonellosis, just one of the common pathogens known to be carried by flies. Arthur Dales from Brandenburg may have some solutions!<\/p>\n

An article from F\u00e1bio Castelo explains the limitation of vaccination in the control of yellow fever at a time when the disease is on the increase in South America. Even if you vaccinate everyone who can be vaccinated (and there a lot of exceptions) you still need to control the vectors and if possible, avoid them.<\/p>\n

Our Technical Consultant Dr Terry Mabbett keeps the pressure on Xylella as he examines its arrival in Portugal while past editor David Loughlin completes his report on the biocontrol industry meeting in Basel last October.<\/p>\n

Terry also investigates the control of Phytophthora canker in cocoa, and finishes off his contributions to this issue with a look at Phytophthora in Sitka spruce. There are times when I find myself wondering if we will have any tree species standing by the end of the century. How did they survive this long?<\/p>\n

And talking about surviving I have now been editor for a whole year and I\u2019m still in the job! But I won\u2019t be for much longer if we don\u2019t have good scientific articles to publish. The next issue is all about Invasive Pests so if you are trying to stem the tide of an invasive pest or trying to roll back an invasion, we\u2019d like to hear from you and learn about your work.<\/p>\n

Chris Endacott, Editor International Pest Control magazine
\nEmail Chris on editor@international-pest-control.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Contents International Pest Control March\/April 2019
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