Semiochemicals in Pest Control and Conservation Biology, graduate student course, Sweden

Semiochemicals in Pest Control and Conservation Biology

Graduate student course on the applications of pheromones, kairomones and other semiochemicals. Organized by the Pheromone Group at the Department of Ecology (from Jan 1, 2010 changed department name: Department of Biology), Lund University and the Chemical Ecology Group at the Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
The course will take place in Lund, Sweden, 15–26 March 2010.

Scope

Since the first identification of a pheromone fifty years ago the world of chemical signals has received much attention from scientists in biology, chemistry and agriculture/forestry. Many of the findings have come into practical use, mainly for monitoring or suppression of insect pests. Yet, a very small fraction of crop protection is based on semiochemicals, despite their obvious advantages over conventional insecticides. Why is this and what can be done to increase the applied use of these sustainable alternatives? More recently other possibilities to use odour signals have become obvious in e.g. detection of rare species. Can this be developed and used more widely in conservation biology? These are issues that will be dealt with during the course, which includes lectures, student presentations, exercises and discussions.

History

The course has been given three times before with in total 55 participants from 28 countries.
See map of represented countries.

On the program

Monitoring of pest species

Monitoring of rare species

Mating disruption

Mass trapping, lure & kill, trap crop

Repellence

Calling for help, tritrophic interactions

Chemistry from milligram scale to kilograms

Commercial and legal aspects

Detailed program:
Program 2010 (pdf).

Participants

Graduate (MSc, PhD) students in biological, chemical, agricultural or forestry disciplines and post-docs.

Location

Department of Ecology, Lund University, Sweden.

Language

English.

Organisers

Professor Olle Anderbrant, Lund University & Professor Fredrik Schlyter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Tuition fee

3000 SEK (about 300 €) including excursion, and course dinner. Payment instructions will be sent to those that register.

Note: The organisers or their universities do not have any funding to support participants, but the following links might be of some help:

Study in Sweden

Study Abroad Funding

European Union

Travel Grants for Student Travel

Africa Student Grants

Grants for Study or Research in Sweden (only for US citizens)

Scholarships for Sweden

International Foundation for Science

Contact and Registration

Interested participants are kindly requested to sign up and enclose a short description of scientific experience and field of research as soon as possible, and at the latest February 1, 2010 to:

Olle Anderbrant, Lund University, Department of Biology, Sect. of Chemical Ecology/Ecotoxicology, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden

Telephone: +46 (0)46 222 4997, fax: +46 (0)46 222 4716, mobile phone: +46 (0)70 372 4997.

E-mail: olle.anderbrant@ekol.lu.se

Inexpensive accommodations:

STFs Vandrarhem Tåget; The Train Hostel

Bjerredsparken, Vävaregatan 22, Lund.

Phone: +46 (0)46 142820

Fax: +46 (0)46 320568

Price: 160 SEK (if you pay membership) per night, in rooms with 3 or 6 beds. See map for map, booking request form and e-mail contact.

About 2 km from Department of Ecology.

Lund University Guest House (unfortunately in Swedish only)

Tunavägen 39, Lund