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
Senior 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 (multimedia), Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4108
Sharna Holman
Extension Officer (cotton biosecurity), Toowoomba
[email protected]
(currently completing PhD)
Adam Quade
Principal Experimentalist, Toowoomba
[email protected]
Ph: 4529 4248
Other DPI technical staff include Jacob Balzer (Toowoomba) and Gail Spargo (Emerald).
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 (Emerald) is on extended pre-retirement leave. 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]
The 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