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In 2013, the European Union on the advice of the European Food Safety Authority restricted the use of certain neonicotinoid insecticides amid claims of adverse effects on pollinators and other wildlife. More recently, the UK government has called for a refocus to deliver a precautionary, hazard-based approach to pesticide use to help protect bees. This conference will hear from experts from academia, the crop protection industry, government and regulatory agencies, in addition to beekeepers and farmers, to explore the data behind the ban, the impact of alternative control methods, and what the options are for the future, through promotion of sound scientific evidence to aid decision-making.

Attendees

This event is designed to appeal to academic and industrial scientists involved in all aspects of crop research and production, and ecosystem services including pollination, and other stakeholders interested in the latest developments.

Confirmed Speakers

10.00   Registration and refreshments
     
10.30   Chair (morning session)
Guy Smith, National Farmers Union, UK
     
10.40   Elucidating risk of neonicotinoid exposure to bees and understanding impacts on genes through to populations
Richard Gill, Imperial College, UK
     
11.05   Balancing the debate on neonicotinoids in agriculture: weighing the evidence for impacts on bees and possible consequences of their loss
Keith Walters, Imperial College London, UK
     
11.30   Effects in the field including the impact of alternative insect control methods
Alan Dewar, Dewar Crop Protection, UK
     
12.55   Three years of banning neonicotinoid insecticides based on sub-lethal effects: can we expect effects?
Tjeerd Blacquiére, Wageningen, The Netherlands
     
12.20   Flash presentations for 'selected' PhD/ post-doc posters (1 slide; 1 min)
     
12.30   Lunch and posters
     
13.30   Chair (afternoon session)
Lin Field, Rothamsted Research, UK
     
13.40   The risk of pesticide dust emission from treated seeds during seed drilling
David Nuyttens, ILVO, Belgium
     
14.05   A Beekeepers perspective on the neonicotinoid ban
Norman Carreck, University of Sussex, UK
     
14.30   A review of the evidence base on neonicotinoids and pollinators from the point of view of the crop protection industry
Peter Campbell, Syngenta, UK
     
14.55   Refreshments
     
15.25   Panel discussion
     
16.05   Closing remarks and poster prizes

Organising Committee

Len Copping, SCI/LGC Consultants
Robin Blake, SCI/CSI Europe Ltd

Offers of posters on the impact of insecticide use on pollinators and other wildlife are welcome. PhD students are especially encouraged to present their research. Prizes will be awarded, focusing on quality of science and clarity of communication. Please send a one-page abstract to conferences@soci.org with the subject line "Neonicotinoids – poster submission" by Friday 22 July 2016. Please note, if you are an SCI Member your poster will be eligible to be displayed in the C&I area of our website. Click here to see some examples. Additionally, a collection of oral and poster papers will be published in a special issue of Pest Management Science.

Delegate Fees

Early Bird fees before Friday 29 July
£100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI Members and Academics
£35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI Student Members
£125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-Members
Standard fees after Friday 29 July
£120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI Members and Academics
£45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI Student Members
£150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-MembersFor booking terms and conditions click here.

Venue Location

SCI
14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS

Society of Chemical Industry

Society of Chemical Industry, 14/15 Belgrave Square, Kensington, London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom