Dr Dave Chandler

David Chandler

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Senior Research Scientist

CONTACT   

Life Sciences
University of Warwick
Wellesbourne
Warwick
CV35 9EF 		Tel: 44 (0)2476 575 041
Fax: 44 (0)2476 574 500
Email: Dave.Chandler@warwick.ac.uk
Biological Pest Control;Integrated Pest Management;Bee Health

 

RESEARCH PROFILE


Dave is a microbiologist and entomologist, and conducts research into invertebrate microbial interactions. His main areas of interest are biological pest control, Integrated Pest Management, and bee health.

Research Themes: Environmental Resource Management; Plant Science

BACKGROUND


Dave has worked at HRI since 1990. Previous to this, he studied for a bachelor degree in biology at the University of Nottingham, followed by a PhD in mycology at Kings College London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and sits on the editorial advisory boards for Biocontrol Science and Technology, and Biological Control. He is also a member of the biocontrol group of the Association of Applied Biologists and a member of Council for the Society for Invertebrate Pathology.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS


  • Hilton S; Bennett AJ; Keane G; Bending GD; Chandler D; Stobart R; Mills P (2013) 'Impact of shortened crop rotation of oilseed rape on soil and rhizosphere microbial diversity in relation to yield decline' PLoS One 8 (4),
  • James C. Bull, Eugene V. Ryabov, Gill Prince, Andrew Mead, Cunjin Zhang, Laura A. Baxter, Judith K. Pell, Juliet L. Osborne, Dave Chandler (2012) 'A strong immune response in young adult honeybees masks their increased susceptibility to infection compared to older bees' PLoS Pathogens 8 (12), e1003083 [article]
  • Bennett Amanda J; Bending Gary D; Chandler David; et al. (2012) 'Meeting the demand for crop production: the challenge of yield decline in crops grown in short rotations.' Biological Reviews 87 (1), 52 - 71
  • Chandler D; Prince G; Pell JK (2011) 'Biological control of varroa with entomopathogenic fungi: A sustainable solution for a globally important pest?' Microbiology Today 38 (4), 222 - 225
  • Chandler David; Bailey Alastair S.; Tatchell G. Mark; et al. (2011) 'The development, regulation and use of biopesticides for integrated pest management' Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366 (1573), 1987 - 1998

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