Urban Insect Pests : Sustainable Management Strategies

Partho Dhang received his PhD in Life Science from the University of Madras, India. His research interests are on insecticides, natural product chemistry, insect pheromones, biopesticides, and insecticide baits. Partho Dhang is a prolific writer and speaker in the International pest control market. He has spoken in many international conferences such as NPMA, ICUP, IRG, Pest Summit, FAOPMA, TRG, Rapid Conference etc. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in international journal of repute. He has edited and written four books on "Urban Pest Management" which are all published by CAB International. Presently Partho Dhang lives in Philippines and in India.

Michael K. Rust is the Distinguished Professor of Graduate Division at the University of California. He has authored or co-authored ~200 papers dealing with urban insect pests and their control. He co-edited the seminal reference, Understanding and Controlling the German Cockroach (1995). Over the years, he has mentored 17 PhD and 14 MS students majoring in urban entomology. He has received numerous awards over the years including Distinguished Achievement Award in Urban Entomology, Entomology Society of America (1993), W.W. Woodworth Award, Pacific Branch of the Entomology Society of America (1994), Fellow of the Entomological Society of America (2001) and Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (2002). His current research is focused on the interaction of sprays and baits to control German cockroaches.