Proceedings Presentations

Public and Political Influences on the Implementation of Biocontrol

• Ernest Delfosse, National Perspectives Shaping the Future of Biological Control

• Jeff Waage, Agendas, Aliens and Agriculture: Global Biocontrol in the Post UNCED Era

• Rebecca Goldburg, Is the Public Behind Biological Control?

• Ralph W. F. Hardy, The OTA and NAS Reports on Biological Control

Panel Discussion

• Evaluating Risks of New Associations Resulting from Biocontrol
  Ray Carrruthers, USDA/ARS
  Rebecca Goldburg, Environmental Defense Fund
  Davis Pimentel, Department of Entomology, Cornell University
  Alan Wood, Boyce Thompson Institute

Industry Perspective on Biocontrol

• Ramon Georgis, Present and Future Prospects of Biological Insecticides

• Bill McCutchen, Lindsey Flexner & Gary Hollingshaus, A Brief Overview of Biotechnology at DuPont Ag and a Case Study with Recombinant Baculoviruses

• Sinthya Penn, Better Pest Management through Desire, Knowledge and Practice

• Steven Sims, Development and Commercialization of Insect Resistant Transgenic Crops

• Industry Representatives Question and Answer Session (Ramon Georgis, Lindsey Flexner, Bill McCutchen, Sinthya Penn, & Steven Sims)

Some Ongoing Biocontrol Projects

• International: The Neotropics
  • Lincoln Smith & Anthony C. Bellotti, Successful Biocontrol Projects With Emphasis on the Neotropics

• Cornell Research
  • Dennis Gonsalves, Practical Control of Plant Viruses through Pathogen-Derived Resistance,

• G. E. Harman, Trichoderma  for Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens From Basic Research to Commercialized Products

• Bill Burl Brodie, Golden Nematode: A Success Story for Biological Control

• Ann E. Hajek, Entomophaga maimaiga:  A Fungal Pathogen of Gypsy Moth in the Limelight

• Bernd Blossey, Biological Control of Weeds in Natural Areas

Cornell's Efforts to Further Biocontrol

• James Tette, Extension Efforts in Biological Control at Cornell

• Dick Cahoon, Patents and Biocontrol Technology

• Tony Shelton, Current Efforts in Teaching Biological Control at Cornell

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