David Kendall

Over 30 years formal training and professional experience in biological research.

Career

• Graduate of Bristol University - BSc (Hons) in Zoology and Botany (1966), PhD in Entomology (1969).

• Employed as a Government Research Scientist (1969-95) by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) at the Institute of Arable Crops Research (IACR - Long Ashton Research Station, Crop and Environmental Sciences Department - Crop Ecology and Management, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bristol, Long Ashton, Bristol, UK).

• Took early retirement from BBSRC in 1995 to work as an Independent Research Consultant in Entomology and Agroecology.

Expertise and Research Experience

• All aspects of pure and applied entomology - insect taxonomy, morphology, behaviour and ecology.

• Crop protection, pest control and the control of insect-transmitted plant viruses in cereals, other arable crops, fruit, vegetables and agroforestry.

• The role of insects in the pollination of flowering plants and the pollination requirements of fruit and vegetable crops.

• Habitat management for the conservation of beneficial insects.

• Experimental design, field sampling and statistical analysis of biological data.

Publications

• Over 200 publications in scientific journals, books, conference proceedings and agricultural magazines.

• Numerous technical reports commissioned by UK Government Departments, the European Commission, Agrochemical Companies and the Legal Profession.

• Contributor to the CAB International Crop Protection Compendium (2001 Edition).

Affiliation

• Associate of Marshall Agroecology Ltd.

• Member of the Association of Applied Biologists.

• Registered in the Expert Witness Directory (ex. Law Society Directory).

• Registered in the UK Register of Expert Witnesses.

Association of Applied Biologists