Research interests

• Stored grain insects
• Insecticide resistance
• Phosphine fumigation protocols
• IPM in field crops
• Beneficial invertebrates
• Biological control

Background

Joanne Holloway is the research entomologist for field crops in southern NSW. She is also the leader of the Stored Grain Research Unit at Wagga Wagga. 

After completion of her PhD, studying the ecophysiology of sugar gliders, Joanne was employed as a Professional Officer at the University of NSW. Research during this time involved investigating adaptations of a wide range of native animals, from red kangaroos to Christmas Island crabs, to the environment.

Joanne joined NSW Agriculture (now NSW DPI) at Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute in 2002 as a Research Entomologist. Since then her research has focussed on the identification and management strategies to avoid chemical resistance in stored grain insects, and integrated pest management of insects in broadacre field crops.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. (Hons.) – University of New England 1992 
• PhD Zoology – University of New England 1999

Current projects

• National program for monitoring resistance to phosphine in insect pests of stored grain
• Fumigation protocols to control strong resistant flat grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens)
• Resistance management of stored grain insects in the southern region
• Assessment of IPM strategies to control insects in rotational farming systems of the southern region
• Phosphine fumigation of cool grain
• Floor management systems to reduce vineyard inputs and improve grape quality

Recent Publications

Holloway JC, Furlong MJ and Bowden PI (2008) Management of beneficial invertebrates and their potential role in integrated pest management for Australian grain systems. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 48: 1531-1542.

Nayak M, Holloway J, Head M, Reid R, Pavic H and Collins P (2008) The threat of insect resistance to phosphine in bulk grain storages in Australia. IN: Section 5: Urban, Stored Product and Post-Harvest Entomology; Symposium 5.01: Ecology and Management of Stored-Product Insects in Large-Scale Facilities. XXIII International Congress of Entomology, 6-12 July 2008. Durban, South Africa

Geiser F, Holloway JC and Körtner G (2007) Thermal biology, torpor and behaviour in sugar gliders: a laboratory-field comparison. J. Comp. Physiol. B 177:495-501

Holloway JC (2006) IPM strategies to promote beneficial invertebrates in grain crops. IN: Australian And New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference. 24-27 September 2006. Adelaide, SA.  p.66

Holloway JC, Wallbank BE and Smith KE (2004) Winter fumigation of a farm silo with phosphine. IN: Proceedings of the Controlled Atmosphere & Fumigation of Stored Products International Conference. 8-13 August 2004. Gold Coast, Qld. p. 67

Professional associations and activities

• Member, National Working Party on Grain Protection
• Member, Australian Entomological Society
• Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
• Member, EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation
• Member, National Invertebrate Pest Initiative (NIPI)
• Member, Australian Bio-Protection Initiative

Fields of Research

• 070308 Crop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases, and Weeds)
• 070307 Crop and Pasture Post Harvest Technologies (incl. Transportation and Storage)
• 050205 Environmental Management

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

Keyword/phrase list of research interests

• Stored grain entomology
• Integrated pest management
• Beneficial invertebrates
• Biological control
• Ecology
• Chemical resistance in stored grain insects
• Postharvest storage