Recent Advances in Stored Product Protection

Insect pest management in stored grain.- Structural pest management for stored product insects.- Bacterial insecticides and inert materials.- Importance of stored product insects.- Human health problems and accidents associated with occurrence and control of storage arthropods and rodents.- Emerging pests in durable stored products.- Biological control of stored product insects.- Microbial biopesticides.- Insect pest management of oilseed crops, tree nuts and dried fruits.- Insecticide resistance.- Museum pests- Cultural heritage pests.- Economic theory vs reality in stored grain IPM: Theory and practice in stored product management.

Dr. Christos G. Athanassiou, earned his Ph.D. in Entomology from the Agricultural University of Athens and currently serves as a Professor of Entomology at the University of Thessaly, Greece. His research is focused on chemical and non-chemical control of stored product pests in raw and processed agricultural commodities, and also to integrated and biological control of pests in crop protection. Research includes testing of novel insecticides, evaluation of resistance, control of insects and mites with entomopathogens, predators and parasitoids, systematics and phylogenetic analysis, designing sampling and trapping methods and techniques and study of biology and ecology of key pests. Dr. Athanassiou has published more than 200 papers in academic peer-reviewed journals, and more than 100 papers in Conference Proceedings, book chapters and popular articles. He has more than 20 years of experience in entomology and crop protection.

Dr. Franklin (Frank) H.Arthur earned his M. S. and Ph.D. in Entomology from North Carolina State University.  He conducts research focused on pest management in raw grain and in milling and processing facilities. Research includes assessments of new reduced-risk insecticides for insect pest management, refinement of aeration for cooling stored grains, evaluation and determinations of factors that affect efficacy of aerosols and contact insecticides, and integrating individual components of pest management into comprehensive management strategies. Dr. Arthur has published more than 220 papers in academic peer-reviewed journals, another 20 papers in Conference Proceedings, and has authored or co-authored 12 book chapters. He has given presentations at more than 200 scientific meetings and training sessions sponsored by private industry or University extension. Dr. Arthur has over 31 years of experience as a researcher in stored product entomology.