newslettersociety for invertebrate pathology Volume 19, Number 2

May, 1987

The 1987 annual meeting of the SIP will take place atthe University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, betweenJuly 20-24. Registration will take place on Monday (July20), and formal meetings will start Tuesday, (July 21) andend on Friday (July 24) at noon.

J. Wayne Reitz Student Union, University of Floridacampus, Gainsville, Florida, site of the 1987 AnnualMeeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology.

A copy of the combined programme and abstracts isbeing mailed to you with this copy of the Newsletter.Please bring it with you if,You attend the meetin~. Alimited number of copies will be available at the meetIng,but these are primarily intended for non-members of theSociety attending the meeting.

There will be a limited amount of extra spaceavailable if anyone wishes to present an extra poster.if this is your intention, please inform Dr. Boucias assoon as possible, and bring to the meeting 50 copies ofthe abstract of your presentation.

Over the past few months several members of thesociety have contacted my office with questions andcomments concerning the registration form. The firstmatter is concerned with accommodation arrangements.First of all, in order to' reserve a room at GrahamResident Hall members must forward payment with theregistration fee, etc by July 1, 1987 to Mildred Kinard.I strongly suggest that registrants (especially fromoverseas) get this in as soon as possible. Ifparticipants wish to stay off campus you must contact themotel directly yourself. Secondly everyone staying in theGraham Resident Hall must check out on Friday. Theserooms will not be available for guests wishing to stayover the weekend. In these cases I suggest you bookreservations at one of the local motels. The localarrangement committee and the people at the Center ofConferences will make every effort to ensure that suchaccommodations are made in advance of your arrival. Ifyou have questions concerning accommodations pleasecontact Mildred Kinard.

The second subject which has arisen has been concernover the registration form which included questions onrace, sex, and social security numbers. These concernshave resulted in a letter forwarded by Dr. JohnHarshbarger to the Governor of the State of Florida and tothe President of the State of Florida and to the Presidentof the University of Florida. I apologize to thosemembers that were offended by these questions. Whencompiling the program flier I was told that the routineregistration form was to be used. In response to Dr.Harshbarger's letter, I have received the followingexplanation from our President's office.

O'Connell Sports Facility, University of Florida campus,Cainsville, Florida.

"The registration form question regarding ethnicorigin gives the conferences unit informationneeded tocomplete required reports which include affirmative actiondata on participation by race in the conference andeducational events carried out by that unit, as requiredby law.

Beyond meeting this letter of the law, the Universityof Florida is firmly commi~ted to achieving the spirit ofaffirmative action in all of its programming. Theaffirmative action data which we maintain on allUniversity programming, credit and non-credit, allows usto carefully monitor participation by minorities andcontinuously assess our effectiveness in includingminorities in the institution'sprograms.

Finally, the social security information is requiredby the State of Florida for the unit to pay registeredspeakers the arranged honorariums, to pay any travelreimbursements,and to refund any registration fees. Noneof these can be processed without the speaker andparticipant social security numbers (except in the case ofnon-U.S. citizens who may receive funds in the above threecategories by special arrangement with the state)."

I would like to inform the SIP membership that fillingout these questions is not mandatory. If you do not wishto assist the Office of Conferences in compiling thisinformation leave these questions blank.

Dr. D.G. BouciasProgrmme Committee, 1987 SIP Meeting,Entomology and Nematology Department,Entomology Laboratory,Bldg 339, Archer Road,Gainsville, Florida 32611.

The SIP Newsletter is produced four times a year bythe Society for Invertebrate Pathology. Annual dues(U.S. funds) in the Society are: regular members,$11.00; and students, $4.00. Members receive the SIPNewsletter and a copy of the abstracts of all SIP AnnualGeneral meetings free, whether or not they attend.Appl ication forms for membership in the Society may beobtai ned from the Treasurer, Dr. Robert R. Granados,Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, TowerRoad, Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.Council Officers of the Society are:

President John C. Harshbarger, USAVice President Donald W. Roberts, USAPast President H. Denis Burges, EnglandSecretary ...............•. Ann Cali, USATreasurer Robert R. Granados, USATrustees Christopher J. Bayne, USA

John A. Couch, USABrian A. Federici, USAChristopher C. Payne,

EnglandSend news items and other contributions to:

David Tyrrell, EditorSIP NewsletterForest Pest Management InstituteCanadian Forestry ServiceP.O. Box 490Sault Ste. t4arie, Ontario, Canada P6A 5t17

The administrative posts listed below includeprojects and appointments to enhance the identityof the field of invertebrate pathology and tostrengthen the Society.

For example the Endowment Committee assistspeople in soft currency countries with membershipdues and journal subscriptions from the incomefrom the $3000 anonymous gift received by theSociety in 1985 for this purpose. The EndowmentCommittee is also working to enlarge this fund sothat more income will be available.

The Committee on Courses in InvertebratePathology is reviving the directory to encouragestudents to enter this field and help them locatethe desired academic program. The directory willalso aid the interaction and exchange of ideasamong institutions and help document the breadthof the field. (See the form enclosed in thisnewsletter. )

The ad hoc Journal Advisory Committee isevaluating member attitudes and will makerecommendations to the Publications Board forenhancing the journalJs acceptability andusefulness.

please do not hesitate to communicate yourideas and suggestions with anyone in theappropriate organizational group.

J. D. Harper (Chair)J. C. HarshbargerT. C. ChengD. TyrrellD. W. Roberts (Non-voting)R. R. Granados (Non-voting)

1987 Annual Meeting Program CommitteeD. G. Boucias (Chair)J. A. couchC. W. McCoyJ. E. MaruniakA. H. UndeenL. OsborneT. G. Andreadis (Ex officio as Chair of

Microsporida Division)D. W. Roberts (Ex officio as Chair of

Microbial Control Division)

1987 Local Arrangements CommitteeD. G. Boucias (Chair)A. H. UndeenD. P. JouvenazD. W. Hall

1988 Annual Meeting Program CommitteeB. Federici (Chair)

J. L. Vaughn (Co-Chair)C. F. Reichelderfer (Co-Chair)

D. E. Pinnock (Alternating Member At Large)J. C. Cunningham (Alternating Member At Large)C. C. Payne (Ex officio)L. A. Lacey (Ex officio and Chairman of Safety

Group)

R. S. Anderson (Chair)E. C. PetersT. IizukaD. E. PinnockP. GotzR. ElstonS. E. FordL. A. Lacey

W. M. Brooks (Chair)A. RosenfieldS. E. FordP. GotzH. D. Burges

H. D. Burs~s (Chair)C. C. PayneD. G. BouciasS. T. Jaronski

K. Aizawa (Japan)S. V. Amonkar (India)H. D. Burges (United Kingdom)J. Chadwick (Canada)B. P. Gabriel (Indonesia)R. G. Kenneth (Israel)A. Kermarrec (Guadeloupe)W. A. otieno (Kenya)J. S. Pillai (New Zealand)G. Riba (France)K. Soderhall (Sweden)R. E. Teakle (Australia)H. J. M. Wassink (Venezuela)C. Yamvrias (Greece)

E. W. Davidson (Chair)R. ElstonJ. E. HenryJ. D. BriggsR. R. Granados

RECENT EVENTS AT THE GLASSHOUSE CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE(GCRI), LITTLEHAMPTON, UK.

R. A. Humber (Chair)E. W. DavidsonB. FedericiS. T. JarQnskiC. C. PayneW. M. BrooksP. T. Johnson

GCRI is now part of a new institute, the Institute ofHorticultural Research (IHR). This also includes theNational Vegetable Research Station at Yellesbourne and theEast MaIling Research Station (fruit research). Chris Paynehas been appointed Head of one of the three cross-siteDivisions at the new IHR, the Crop Protection Division. Hetransferred to East Halling from April 1st as Head ofStation, though continuing to work at Littlehampton one daya week in his capacity as Divisional Head. He will stillplay a prominent role in the direction of research in theInsect Pathology Section. In the new division, InsectPathology forms one of three sections at Littlehampton,headed by Dennis Burges. Considerable advances have beenmade recently in Insect Pathology.

T. G. Andreadis (Chair)J. J. Becnel (Vice-Chair)A. H. Undeen (Secretary/Treasurer)

D. W. Roberts (Chair)P. F. Entwhistle (Vice-Chair)R. R. Granados (Secretary/Treasurer)

On the virus front, Norman Crook was joined in April byDoreen Yinstanley on a contract for the AgriculturalGenetics Company (AGC) on baculovirus genetic manipulation.Ian Smith, who has worked with Norman on Pieris GVs, hascompleted the writing of his PhD thesis and has left for theBoyce Thompson Institute to work with Alan Yood.AGC-contract research on codling moth GV is continuing,

excellent control having been achieved on commercialorganically-grown fruit in Kent. John Ballard is working onthis project. Hussan b. Abd. Kadir joined the group a yearago from MARDI and he is working for 3 years on his PhDproject on the virus control of Plutella xylostella.Work on Bacillus thuringiensis (~.!.)has been extended togenetic manipulation by Paul Jarrett. He is cloning crystaltoxin genes into Escherischia coli and some Bacilli with theinitial intent of examining~e activity of individualtoxins in different Lepidoptera and producing certainrecombinations that are difficult to achieve withconjugation of B.t. strains. Dr. Annie Bartlett continuesthe work on taIloring of new strains, by conjugation andmutation, to fit particular pest complexes.

With the fungi, Dr. Adrian Gillespie now has Dr. NigelHywel-Jones to study control of leaf hoppers. Research on.Verticillium lecanii includes detailed investigation ofvarious features of the spore (germination speed,production, etc) and of fungal growth (spread,susceptibility to humidity, and so on) with a view tofinding better strains and application strategies. Researchon the use of fungi is being extended to more glasshousepests and to pests in :he most promising humid ecosystems inthe tropics and subtropics, particularly to hoppers on paddyrice. This has involved extending the work to otherHyphomycetes.

With research on nematodes, Paul Richardson has beenjoined by John Godliman. John will improve mass productionof heterorhabditids and steinernematids, in semi-solidsystems, so that we can extend studies on the control ofmushroom flies and pests of crops protected by greenhouseand plastic. In addition, Dr. Paul Hand is exploring thesymbiotic bacteria of these nematodes and the basis of theprimary and secondary types of the bacteria.

Each group has some additional technical staff, furtherincreasing our momentum. These are exciting times.

H.D. BurgesHead, Insect Pathology SectionInstitute of Horticultural Research, LittlehamptonApril 7, 1987.

Relocation of the Data Base for the Catalog of Viraldiseases of Insects, Mites and TicksSince 1975 insect virologists have been fortunate to haveavailable a published catalog of virus-host records andthe supporting literature citations as a resource in theirresearch. The 4th Edition of this catalog lists over1,100 species of insects, mites and ticks and about 1,690host-virus records. The catalog has been produced throughthe efforts of Mauro Martignoni and his colleagues in theUS Forest Service and has been invaluable to most of us.In addition many virologists have taken advantage of theopportunity to retrieve important literature citationsfrom the computerized file maintained by Mauro. Ourthanks to Mauro and the Forest Service for their help overthe past many years.

the help of the insect virologists in the Society. Whenyou publish the finding of a new virus disease in insects,ticks or mites would you please send a reprint to me sothat I can enter the report into the computer file. Ifyou are aware of publications by colleagues who might nothave seen this request because they are not membe~s of theSociety would you provide me with a literature citation.In this way the catalog will continue to be the veryuseful resource that it was under Mauro's expert guidance.James L. Vaughn, Research LeaderInsect Pathology Laboratory, PPI

Relocation of Howard Dulmage's Bacillus thuringiensiscollection.The Howard Dulmage or HD collection of Bacillusthuringiensis strains was transferred in July 1986 fromSubtropical Crop Insects Research, ARS, Brownsville, Texas,to the ARS Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern RegionalResearch Center, Peoria, Illinois. To indicate the change,all strains in the collection will be designated by NRRLHD- numbers.All inqUIrIes and requests concerning B. thuringiensis inthe HD collection should be sent to:Dr. Lawrence K NakamuraMicrobial Properties ResearchNorthern Regional Research Center1815 N. University St.Peoria, Illinois 61604

Up to 12 isolates may be requested at one time. Completesets of all isolates cannot be supplied. No culture willbe released without the permission of the contributor, butmost of the isolates in the collection are availablewithout any conditions. If possible, order by the Dulmageculture numbers (NRRL HD- ).

The S-135 Regional Project entitled "Entomopathogens for Usein Pest Management Systems" held its annual meeting in SanDiego, California from February 18-20, 1987. More than 50technical committee members and cooperating scientists met

formulations, determination and analysis of physical andbiotic factors that regulate epizootics, and establishmentof regional procedures and protocols required to maximize

Mauro is now enjoying a well earned retirement and I am use of entomopathogens in pest management systems. Dr. Johnpleased to announce that the computerized files for thisdata base will be transferred to the ARS Biological Duniway, Department of Plant Pathology, University ofControl Documentation Center at the Beltsville California, Davis, presented a seminar entitled "InfluenceAgricultural Research Center. Mr. Jack Coulson is incharge of the Documentation Center. I and my colleagues of water status and related physical parameters on microbialat the Insect Pathology Lab will have responsibility for activity and dispersal in soil". He provided an overview ofcollecting the new accessions of host-virus records andthe supporting literature. We will strive to maintain the techniques needed to study pathogens in soil and the impacthigh standards established by Mauro but we are requesting of water status on disease dynamics.

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Technical committee members provided a summary of theirresearch activities and also met with their respectivesubcommittees to discuss research programs for 1987.Technical committee members had the opportunity to tourMycogen Corporation's research facilities and were impressedwith their space, equipment, and professional staff.The next S-135 meeting will be held in Orlando, Floridabetween February 17 and 20, 1988.

Harry K. Kaya, ChairmanS-135 Regional ProjectDivision of NematologyDepartment of EntomologyUniversity of CaliforniaDavis, CA 95616

A symposium dealing with the "Phylogeny of ImmuneDefense Mechanisms in Parasitic Infections," will be heldon 30 December, 1987, during the annual meeting of theAmerican Society of Zoologists in New Orleans. Thedivision of Comparative Immunology (ASZ) and the AmericanSociety of Parasitologists (ASZ) are co-sponsoring thissymposium. The topics covered by invited participantswill discuss the variety of immune responses elicited byprotozoal and helminth parasites in an diverse array ofhost species, from invertebrates to mammals.Topic-related contributed paper and poster sessions arebeing planned in conjunction with the symposium, andtherefore, members (especially students) of ASZ-affiliateddivisions or societies and the ASP are encouraged tosubmit abstracts. There is a possibility that some travelsupport for graduate students presenting papers/posterswill be available through ASZ or the symposium organizers.The deadline for receipt of abstracts is August 10, 1987,so plan early to attend.

Contact either Timothy Yoshino (Department of Zoology,University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019) or RaymondDamian (Department of Zoology, University of Georgia,Athens, GA 30602) for abstract transmittal forms orfurther information.

3rd International Colloquium on Pathology inMarine Aquaculture.

This Colloquium will be held October 2-6, 1988, at theVirginia Institute for Marine Science, Gloucester Point,Virginia.

Dr. Frank O. PerkinsVIMS,Gloucester Point,Virginia 23062U.S.A.

The 8th Annual Meeting of the Society of EnvironmentalToxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) will be held November9-12, 1987, at the Hilton Hotel and Pensacola Civic Center,Pensacola, Florida. The meeting theme is "EnvironmentalRisk: Recognition, assessment, and Management." Allplatform and poster presentations will emphasize thistheme.

Short courses will be held on Monday, followed by aplenary session, awards ceremony, and a reception thatevening. Tuesday and Yednesday will include concurrentsessions, with an integrative session on Thursday morning.Poster presentations will be emphasized, and creativity isthe keyword. Poster sessions will be held concurrently withplatform presentations on Tuesday and Yednesday, but topicswill be alternated to prevent subject conflicts/overlaps.The setting will be the Pensacola Civic Center where thereis plenty of room for poster review and discussion.

For abstract preparation instructions and furtherinformation, please contact:

SETACP.O. Box 4352Rockville, MD 20850U.S.A.(301) 468 6704

DIVISION OF MICROSPORIDA BUSINESS MEETINGAUG. 19, 1986 VELDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS

Vice chairman Ted Andreadis called the meeting toorder at 7:15 AM.Chairman Gary Yilson sent his regrets in being unable toattend.

Minutes of the last meeting were read. There wereno additions or corrections. Report ~f the nominatingcommittee was given by Joe Maddox in the absence ofchairman, Steve Jaroonski. The following people wereproposed as officers:

Chairman - Ted AndreadisVice chairman - James BecnelSecretary - treasurer - Al Undeen.

Yayne Brooks moved andnominations be accepted.

John Henry seconded that theMotion passed unanimously.

A report from Ann Cali on the proposed volume ofultrastructural photomicrographs was read. There wasconsiderable discussion on published versus unpublishedphotomicrographs and which microsporidian genera were tobe covered. It was decided that more information wasneeded from Ann. Chairman Andreadis agreed to write to Annfor more details.

There was no report from Steve Jaronski on theinventory of viable microsporidia in storage. It wasagreed that while the previous inventory was helpful, anupdated inventory is needed.

The treasurers report indicated that the divisionhas $941.00 in assets.

There was a discussion of possible topics for the1987 workshop. No specific topics were selected and thechoice of topics was left to Jimmy Becnel.

Position now available to study the molecular biology ofthe insecticidal Baculoviruses in cell culture. Candidatesshould be recent Ph.D.'s with experience in molecularbiology, virology and cell culture. ARS funded support atGS11 with starting salary of $27,172.00. Candidates shouldsend applications to:

Dr. Arthur H. McIntosh,USDA, ARS,Biological Control of Insects Research Lab.,P.O. Box 7629,Research Park,~olumbia, Missouri 65205-5001

ARS is an equal/affirmative action employer. Minoritiesare strongly encouraged to apply.

The Xth Congreso Venezolano de Entomologia will beheld July 12-17, 1987, in Maracay, Venezuela. For furtherinformation about this meeting, contact:

Congreso Venezolano,U.C.V.,Facultad de Agronomia,Instituto de Zoologia Agricola,Apartado 4579,Maracay 2101,Edo Aragua,Venezuela, South America.

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If we want invertebrate pathology to flourish and create jobs, we have toproduce versatile, well trained, competetive people to create and fill theniches. This requires good instruction and the knowledge of its availability.To assist us in answering inquiries from prospective students of invertebratepathology, would you please send the following course information to:

Harold L. ZimmackBiology Department,Ball State University,Muncie, Indiana 47306,U.S.A.