DPI broadacre crops entomology team
Dr Melina Miles
Principal Entomologist & Team Leader (Grains Lead), Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4169
Dr Paul Grundy
Principal Research Scientist, Crop Protection and Farming Systems (Cotton Lead), Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4133
Dr Jamie Hopkinson
Principal Entomologist (insecticide resistance and natural enemies), Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4152
Dr Trevor Volp
Entomologist, Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4180
Tonia Grundy
Senior Extension Officer (information products), Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4108
Dr Sharna Holman
Senior Extension Officer (cotton biosecurity), Toowoomba
[email protected]
Adam Quade
Principal Experimentalist, Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4248
Other DPI technical staff include Jacob Balzer (Toowoomba) and Gail Spargo (Emerald).
The Queensland DPI entomology team has won several industry awards, including:
- GRDC Seed of Light (2004): David Murray (former team leader) and Melina Miles
- GRDC Seed of Light (2014): Hugh Brier
- Summer Grains Industry award (2016): Hugh Brier
- Cotton Researcher of the year (2017): Paul Grundy (with Stephen Yeates, CSIRO)
- Cotton Researcher of the year (2023): Jamie Hopkinson
- AACS Service to Cotton Science award (2023): Tonia Grundy
- CRDC Chris Lehmann Young Cotton Achiever of the Year (2024): Sharna Holman
- Phil Carne Prize – Australian Entomological Society (2024): Trevor Volp
- Summer Grains Mort&Co Women in Agriculture award (2025): Melina Miles
Hugh Brier, a prolific author of Beatsheet articles on summer pulses has recently retired from his Senior Entomologist role at Kingaroy, and Dr Richard Sequeira from Emerald. We wish them all the best for the future.
Stored grains extension
For information on stored grains pests and their management, visit storedgrain.com.au
Ph: 1800 WEEVIL (1800 933 845)
NSW DPIRD Entomology
Dr Zorica Duric
Professional Officer, Field Crop Entomology, Tamworth
Ph: 02 6763 1154
Dr Lisa Bird
Senior Research Scientist, Resistance surveillance, Tamworth
[email protected]