IAPPS NEWSLETTER

Number V      May, 2007

IAPPS NEWSLETTER IN SPANISH !

Thanks to the personal effort of our IAPPS Governing Board member and Coordinator for Region VIII (Latin America/Caribbean), Dr. Segenet Kelemu, and to the translation services of her administrative assistant, Ms. Melissa Garcia, the IAPPS Newsletter will be available in Spanish (Boletín de Noticias de la IAPPS) starting with the March 2007 issue. The translated version will be available on this website only.
I wish to thank again Segenet and Melissa for this excellent initiative.

Dr. E. A. "Short" Heinrichs
IAPPS Secretary General
E-mail: eheinric@vt.edu

NEW DATE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
"NOVEL AND SUSTAINABLE WEED MANAGEMENT IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS"

The International Conference: "Novel and Sustainable Weed Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Agro-Ecosystems" is to be held at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel, October 7-12, 2007.
For details please visit: http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/aridconference For more information please contact:
Prof. Baruch Rubin,
Faculty of Agricultural, Food & Environmental Sciences
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Rehovot 76100, Israel
E-mail: rubin@agri.huji.ac.il.

THE UK PESTICIDE GUIDE 2007 - PROVIDING MORE SOLA INFORMATION THAN EVER BEFORE

The latest editions of The UK Pesticide Guide and The e-UK Pesticide Guide now offer farmers and growers, particularly those growing minor crops, the latest and most comprehensive information on specific off-label approvals (SOLAs) in one printed publication. A total of 705 new SOLAs have been added this year to what is the most authoritative and invaluable pesticide guide, of UK approved products, for agriculture, horticulture, forestry and amenity use.

Both publications offer invaluable, detailed information on over 1,300 pesticide products in active use, including nine new active ingredients such as prosulfocarb, aminopyralid, dimethenamid and fluopicolide. There is also reference to over 1,000 more products that are registered. The latest developments, following the conclusion of the first five years of the Voluntary Initiative program, are also covered.

"This bumper 20th edition The UK Pesticide Guide, contains 40 more pages than last year, and aims to ensure that users have all the most up-to-date information available to them throughout the main spraying season," explains the editor, Dick Whitehead. "As approved uses on product labels do not cover every pest or crop eventuality you may not be able to control a pest using a current on-label approval and a SOLA may need to be applied for. That is why, for the 2007 UK Pesticide Guides, we have focused on helping users meet their Statutory obligation to posses a SOLA notice before treatment and the CD-Rom version provides direct links to the SOLA notices at the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) website as well as to the online database on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs).

The Guides also contain information on the latest legislative changes and environmental guidance to help users complete Crop Protection Management Plans. And, to ensure that users have access to the latest information all the year round, free online news updates will be shown on the dedicated website at www.ukpesticideguide.co.uk."

According to Prof. Graham Matthews, Editor of Crop Protection, "This annual publication continues to be enlarged to cope with the changes in pesticide use and reflects the developments in pesticides over the last 20 years since the first edition was published, the diversity of products now available and the impact of current legislation. This new edition has nine new active ingredients among the 1330 products that will be available during 2007. The most important aspect of this edition relates to the termination within the UK of the long term arrangements for extension of use (LTAEU) which has resulted in more individual products being covered by Specific off-label approval (SOLA). This is increasingly important as manufacturers concentrate on the major markets for their products while growers still need help with pest management decisions and pesticides for use on minor crops. The layout of the book remains essentially the same as in the previous edition with profiles of individual active ingredients occupying most of the 685 pages. Some of the information is provided by using key symbols which are explained in detail in Appendices. With environmental concerns becoming more important, Appendix 4 provides a Key to Hazard Classifications and Safety Precautions. The book is essential for all those who are using pesticides within the UK, but as a source of information on the suitability of products for individual crops, it retains worldwide significance to those countries where there is less advice available."

BCPC and CABI, are the joint publishers of the 2007 editions of these publications. The UK Pesticide Guide 2007 costs £37.50 and The e-UK Pesticide Guide 2006 costs £61.69 (inc. VAT) for a single use copy. Prices for network users are available on request. Copies can be ordered from:

BCPC Publications Sales,
7 Omni Business Centre, Omega Park, Alton, Hampshire GU34 2QD, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1420 593 200
Fax: +44 (0) 1420 593 209.
Email: publications@bcpc.org,
or via secure server from the BCPC web site at www.bcpc.org/bookshop.

The IAPPS Newsletter is published by the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences and distributed in Crop Protection to members and other subscribers. Crop Protection, published by Elsevier, is the Official Journal of IAPPS. IAPPS Mission: to provide a global forum for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, integrating, and promoting plant protection concepts, technologies, and policies that are economically, environmentally, and socially acceptable. It seeks to provide a global umbrella for the plant protection sciences to facilitate and promote the application of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to a the world's crop and forest ecosystems. Membership Information: IAPPS has four classes of membership (individual, affiliate, associate, and corporate) which are described here. The IAPPS Newsletter welcomes news, letters, and other items of interest from individuals and organizations. Address correspondence and information to: Dr. Manuele Tamo, Editor IAPPS Newsletter Biological Control Center for Africa, IITA-Benin 08 B.P. 0932 Tri Postal, Cotonou, Republic of Benin E-mail: m.tamo@cgiar.org