COST Action 850: Publications

Joint Working Group Meeting COST 842 and 850: "Fungi and Nematodes: Safety and Risk Assessment", Salzau Castle, Kiel, Germany, 23./24. May 2003

Presentations:

COST 842 and 850 Joint Working Group Meeting "Fungi and Nematodes: Safety and Risk Assessment" (Chair: Solveig Haukeland Salinas, Candido Santiago Alvarez)

  • Ralf-Udo Ehlers (University of Kiel, Germany): A review on safety of entomopathogenic nematodes (Download PDF, 254 KB)
  • Christine Griffin (National University Ireland, Maynooth): Recent knowledge on safety of biocontrol nematodes
  • E. Quesada-Moraga (Universidad de Córdoba, Spain): Safety of Entomopathogenic Fungi (Download PDF, 968 KB)
  • David Glen (University of Wales, UK): Safety of nematodes for control of slugs
    Solveig H. Salinas (Norwegian Crop Research Institute, Oslo): Experiences with registration of biocontrol nematodes (Download PDF, 367 KB)
  • Jørgen Eilenberg (Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark): The importance of ecological studies for risk assessments of insect-pathogenic fungi (Download PDF, 1'828 KB)

Joint COST IOBC Working Group Meeting "Fungi and Nematodes: Safety and Risk Assessment of Microbial Control Agents" (Chair: Solveig Haukeland Salinas, Candido Santiago Alvarez)

  • Kiewnick, S., Roumbos, C. and Sikora, R.A. (University of Bonn, Institute for Plant Diseases, Phytopathology and Nematology in Soil Ecosystems, DE): Risk assessment of biological nematicides(Download PDF, 1'037 KB)
  • Tariq M. Butt (University of Wales Swansea, UK) & Hermann Strasser (Leopold Franzens Franzens University Innsbruck, Austria University Innsbruck, Austria): Risk assessment of fungal Risk assessment of fungal biocontrol agents biocontrol agents – How can How can RAFBCA help? (Download PDF, 357 KB)
  • Hermann Strasser (University of Insbruck, Austria): The EU BIPESCO project - latest results on safety of fungal biocontrol products (Download PDF, 1'498 KB)
  • Siegfried Keller (Federal Research Station for Agroecology, Zürich, Switzerland): Results on the ecological safety of Beauveria brongniartii
  • Heikki Hokkanen (University of Helsinki, Finland): A risk assessment framework for biological control agents: the ERBIC* approach (Download PDF, 808 KB)
  • Simon Piggott (BeckerUnderwood, UK): Safety of nematode biocontrol agents – a company perspective (Download PDF, 223 KB)

Control of Slugs and Snail (Chair: Mike Wilson)

  • Grewal, P. (Ohio State University, USA): Virulence factors of Moraxella osloensis against slugs, a bacterium associated with the nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita (Download PDF, 2'509 KB)
  • Schuder, I. & Port, G. (University of Newcastle, UK): Sublethal effects of the parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita on the slug Deroceras panormitanum and the snail Oxyloma pfeifferi (Download PDF, 341 KB)
  • Wilson, M. J.1, Glen, D. M.2, Hamacher, M.2 & Smith, J. U.1 (1University of Aberdeen, 2IACR-Long Ashton, UK): Choosing the right dose of P. hermaphrodita – does slug density matter ? (Download PDF, 625 KB)
  • Ester, A., Huiting, H. F. & van Rozen, K.(Applied Plant Research, NL): Slug – parasitic nematodes for use in vegetable crops (Download PDF, 1'205 KB)
  • Glen, D. M. (Styloma Research and Consulting, UK): Field Application of P. hermaphrodita