Workshops

Go Back

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL WORKSHOP

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA
2015 NAPPO WORKSHOP ON WORKSHOP: PREPARATION OF PETITIONS FOR FIRST RELEASE OF NON-INDIGENOUS ENTOMOPHAGOUS BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS
Objective: To provide training on preparing a Petition for first release of an entomophagous biological control agents according to requirements outlined in NAPPO RSPM 12. The workshop will provide the commercial biocontrol industry and researchers/practitioners with guidance on what needs to be included and methods to generate the required information

Note: the presentations are in the language that they were delivered

ID	presentation	presenter	format
DAY 1 - JULY 7 - WORKSHOP OUTLINE/span>
01	Objectives and goals	Peter Mason, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

ID	presentation	presenter	format
Day 1 - july 7 - Regulatory requirements in NAPPO countries
02	Canada	Thierry Poiré and Bruno Gallant, Canadian Food Inspection Agency CFIA
03	Mexico	Hugo Arredondo, CNRF Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal SAGARPA
04	United States	Robert Titchenor, USDA APHIS PPQ, RIPPS
05	Europe	Sam Bishop, Food and Environment Research Agency,
06	NAPPO RSPM 12 overview	Ken Bloem, USDA, APHIS, PPQ, Science and Technology
07	Proposed Action and Target Pest Information	John Goolsby, USDA ARS
08	Biological Control Agent Information	John Huber, Agriculture and Agri Food Canada
09	Host Specificity Testing	Dave Gillespie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

id	presentation	presenter	format
Day 2 - july 8 - Regulatory requirements in NAPPO countries
10	Host Specificity Testing	Peter Mason Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
11	Environmental and Economic Impacts of Release	John Goolsby USDA ARS
12	Post-Release Monitoring	Bruce Gill Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
13	Pre-Release Compliance	Peter Mason Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada