Prof. Johnnie Van Den Berg
Prof. Van den Berg is an agricultural entomologist with 40 years of experience in the management of grain crop pests. He manages the IPM research group at North-West University in South Africa. He has been involved in research on Bt crops since it was first introduced into South Africa in 1998. His main research fields are insect resistance management in genetically modified Bt crops and role of biodiversity in agro-ecosystems.