Scientific Committee Topic 2

International Chair

National Chairs

Duke Stephen, USDA-ARS

Maaike Perneel, UGent

Guy Smagghe, UGent

Bjorn Vandekerkhove, UGent

Subtopics

Reviewers

2.1

RNAi for pest management

Geert Plaetinck, Syngenta

Guy Smagghe, UGent

2.2

Nanotechnology for Pesticides

Melanie Kah, University of Vienna

Rai Kookana, CSIRO (Australia)

Najam Shakil, Indian Agricultural Research Institute

2.3

Microbial pesticides (bacteria, fungi, yeasts) ISCP

Emilia Markellou, Biopesticides

Bjorn Vandekerkhove, UGent

2.4

Biocontrol agents (natural ennemies) ISCP

Emilia Markellou, Biopesticides

Bjorn Vandekerkhove, UGent

2.5

Biostimulants ISCP

Dimosthenis Kizis, Biopesticides

Maaike Perneel, UGent

Bjorn Vandekerkhove, UGent

2.6

Detection and detection methods for pests and diseases ISCP

Bjorn Vandekerkhove, UGent

2.7

Natural product-based pest management

Charles Cantrell, USDA-ARS

Jeroen Geuens, Karel de Grote University College

Roman Pavela, Crop Research Institue (CRI)

Virendra S. Rana, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR)

Najam Shakil, Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Duke Stephen, USDA-ARS

Philip C. Stevenson, University of Greenwich

2.8

Technologies based in insect behavior modifying substances

Bjorn Vandekerkhove, UGent

2.9

Genetic manipulation of Crops for pest and herbicide resistance

Jeroen Van Rie, Bayer

2.10

Genetic Manipulation of Pests for Pest Management

Yidong Wu, Nanjing Agricultural University