The Committee

Professor Robin Crewe Vice-principal: Research and Postgraduate Studies University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa Director: Social Insects Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology President: Entomological Society of southern Africa Interests: Social organisation in social insects, chemical communication in bees and ants, behavioural ecology, honeybee conservation and genetics.
Dr Gerhard Prinsloo Manager, Biosystematics Division ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute Private Bax X134, Pretoria Research Interests: Taxonomy of Parasitic Hymenoptera, biological control and biodiversity conservation.
Professor Ahmed Hassanali Emeritus Visting Scientist at International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi, Kenya Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Department My main interests are chemical ecology of desert locust, tsetse flies, mosquitoes, plant pests and parasitic weeds.
Professor Shirley Hanrahan Honorary Associate Professor & Mentor Animal Plant & Environmental Sciences University of the Witwatersrand, WITS 2050, South Africa Interests: Co-editor of African Entomology. Research interests. My main interests are centered on brown locust biology and adaptations to arid environments.
Professor Marcus Byrne Entomological interests: Biological control of invasive weeds, and biology (feeding, orientation, respiration) of dung beetles.
Professor Schalk Louw Professor of Entomology Department of Zoology & Entomology and Centre for Plant Health Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa Main interests: Weevils; Arid zone ecology of insects; Holistic analysis of crop landscapes; Insects on new crops; Insect - plant relationships.
Margaret Kieser Project Office Manager ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute Pretoria, South Africa Interests: My research is focussed on monitoring the distribution of - and forecasting outbreaks of - migratory pests (armyworm, locusts, and RedBilled Quelea birds) in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region.