Newsletter 170C:
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Welcome to our new board member and IAPPS treasurer
On behalf of the IAPPS Executive Committee it is my pleasure to introduce Dr. Shaonpius Mondal as our new Governing Board member and IAPPS treasurer. Dr. Mondal is currently an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Entomology. His research expertise includes arthropod vectors of plant viruses, vector biology, insect-plant-virus interactions, and integrated pest and disease management.
His early education was in India where he received a BSc in agriculture from
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Virginia Tech has been awarded the “Feed the Future Bangladesh Integrated Pest Management Activity” by USAID mission in Bangladesh with the objective to strengthen the capacity of Bangladesh's agricultural sector stakeholders to control and prevent the spread of current and emerging threats to ensure more efficient, profitable, and environmentally safe agricultural production and productivity. Apart from building capacity of agricultural stakeholders, the activity is expected to