Dr Eleanor Dearlove is an integrated pest management scientist at ADAS, holding a Bsc in Zoology and a PhD in IPM. She specialises in applied entomology, biopesticides and mixtures for pest control. Eleanor’s work involves researching IPM for key weeds, diseases and insect pests in major crops across Europe and focuses on knowledge exchange to increase IPM, facilitation of farmer-led research and addressing policy and regulation barriers to the use of alternative pest control methods.