DAF Field 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 Richard Sequeira
Principal Research Scientist
Emerald
[email protected]
Ph: 4991 0810
Hugh Brier
Senior Entomologist (Summer pulses)
Kingaroy
[email protected]
Ph: 4182 1840
Dr Jamie Hopkinson
Entomologist (Insecticide resistance and natural enemies)
Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4152
Trevor Volp
Entomologist
Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4180
Tonia Grundy
Extension Officer (multimedia)
Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4108
Adam Quade
Technical Officer
Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4248
Other DAF technical staff:
- Toowoomba: Jacob Balzer, Leisa Bradburn
- Emerald: Gail Spargo
Stored grains extension
Philip Burrill
Senior Development Agronomist, Postharvest Grain Protection
Warwick
Ph: 1800 WEEVIL (1800 933 845)
NSW DPI Entomology
Dr Zorica Duric
Professional Officer, Field Crop Entomology
Tamworth
Ph: 02 6763 1154
The DAF field crops 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)