Dr. Cornel Adler
Julius Kühn-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen
Inst. f. ökologische Chemie, Pflanzenanalytik und Vorratsschutz
Königin-Luise-Str. 19
14195 Berlin
cornel.adler@julius-kuehn.de

Dr. Jürgen Böye
BM-Seminar GbR
Hohenbökener Weg 2
27798 Hude (Old.)
jb-consulting@boeye.de

• Exchange of knowledge between science and practice
• Presenting and publishing up-to-date research results
• Discussion of current trends and developments
• Building up a network of people and institutions that are active in the field of storage protection
• Supporting junior scientists working in the field of storage protection
• Interdisciplinary exchange with other working groups
• Providing information on plant protection conditions that enable the production of high quality products in sufficient quantities
• Developing strategies to avoid the infestation of supplies that are in danger of being infected by harmful organisms and pests
• Evaluating control means and methods developed to restrict the spread of pests appropriately

• Exchange of experience between the sciences, manufacturers, consultants, and practitioners about specific problems related to storage protection
• Discussing innovations in the field of storage protection
• Integration of new monitoring procedures and pest control
• Transfer of new results to the expert community
• New findings in regard to pest control, crop damages and losses
• Changes/Improvements in storage techniques
• Methods of pest prevention for different products and processes
• Creating monitoring methods enabling an early detection of infection
• Ways of physical pest control
• Ways of biological pest control
• Ways of chemical pest control
• IPC-strategies for crop protection in organic farming
• IPC-strategies for crop protection in conventional farming
• National and international legal regulations
• Exchange of knowledge in national and international conferences
• Crop protection in moderate, tropical, and subtropical climate zones

The members of the working group (between 20 and 30) cooperate with the DPG working group Vertebrates. Both groups meet bi-annually and organize their meetings in close timely proximity.

In addition we promote the cooperation of national and international experts from a variety of backgrounds, e.g. from the field of developmental aid, and with different experiences in order to get results applicable in the field of storage protection.