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WERA 1017 - Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Title: Coordination of Integrated Pest Management Research and Extension/Educational Programs for the Western States and Pacific Basin Territories
Project No. and Title: WERA-1017
Period Covered: 10-2016 to 09-2017
Date of Report: 03-23-2018
Annual Meeting Dates: 07-25-2017 to 07-26-2017
Participants: Max characters = 4,000. Suggested Format: "Last name, First name (email) - Institution;" The semicolon is used to separate participant information. Provide a list of those who attended each meeting, and their employing institution. As an alternative, provide an attachment of the meeting minutes, if that report contains the list of those who were present. And, if available, add the address for the list server as well.
Last Name First Name email InstitutionAlston Diane [email protected] Utah State UBaur Matt [email protected] Western IPM Center/UC
ANRBennett Ashley [email protected] New Mexico State UBlecker Lisa [email protected] UC ANRConnett John [email protected] U WyomingCass Bodil bncass@ucdavis. edu UC DavisCrump Amanda [email protected] Western IPM Center/UC
ANRElliott Steve [email protected] Western IPM Center/UC
ANREllsworth Peter [email protected] U ArizonaEstrada Fabiola [email protected] US EPAFarrar Jim [email protected] UC ANRFoss Carrie [email protected] Washington State UFournier Al [email protected] U ArizonaGoswami Rubella [email protected] USDA NIFAGrace Kenneth [email protected] U HawaiiHirnyck Rhonda [email protected] U IdahoJepson Paul [email protected] Oregon State UMartin Tunyalee [email protected] UC ANRMurray Katie [email protected] Oregon State UNowierski Bob [email protected] USDA NIFANewton Joy [email protected] U Nevada RenoPeairs Frank [email protected] Colorado State UPier Naomi [email protected] Arizona State USchlub Bob [email protected] U GuamSymmes Emily [email protected] UC ANRWilen Cheryl [email protected] UC ANRWindbiel-Rojas Karey [email protected] UC ANR
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AGENDA(seefootofminutes).CherylWillen(UCIPM)planned,andcoordinatedaveryeffectivemeeting.
WERA1017Meeting/ProjectDirectorWorkshop
Attending:PeterEllsworth,AlFournier,NaomiPier,AmandaCrump,MattBaur,SteveElliott,PaulJepson,KatieMurray,JohnConnett,RhondaHirnyck,CarrieFoss,JoyNewton,BobSchlub,CherylWilen,JimFarrar,KareyWindbiel-Rojas,LisaBlecker,TunyaleeMartin,EmilySymmes,DianeAlston,AshleyBennett,BobNowierski,BodilCass,FrankPeairs,KenGrace,FabiolaEstrada,RubellaGoswami,BodilCass
(1)WERA-1017BUSINESSMEETING
ImpactStatement
• StatementforthelastprojectcyclewasdevelopedbySarahLupiswithinputfromJimFarrarandDianeAlston
• RecommendedthatimpactstatementshouldhavebroaderparticipationbyWERAmembership• Suggestedthatthestatementshouldaggregatebytopicalarea(community,structuraletc.)rather
thanstate
GeneralDiscussion
• DiscussedwasaroleforWERA1017membersintheupcomingSAREhostinstitutionRFPdueinSeptember
• SuggestedthatWERA1017membersidentifypotentialpanelmembersforRobHedberg
(2)NIFA/EIPUPDATE
Rubelladiscussed:
• EIPgrantawardannouncements• The2018budget• TheAFRIEducationandLiteracyInitiative(ELI)andExploratoryResearchProgramAreas• TacticalScienceInitiativeandmergingfundinglinesforprogramscriticalformaintainingsecurity
ofagriculturalsystems
Rubellawasaskedtocommenton:
• Crossdisciplinarytrainingofstudentstopreparethemforresearch/extensionwork• Maintainingmultistatecollaboration
Thecommitteemadethefollowingsuggestionsforfollow-up:
• LettertoNIFAhighlightingtheimportanceofarea-wideandsystems-levelprogramareastopromotecollaborativeresearch(suchasRAMP&CAR)
• LettertoRubellahighlightingthevalueoftheIPMnetwork• LettertoRubellasuggestingtheadditionofaseparatesectionintheEIPRFPonnetworkingor
supportingtheIPMnetwork• LettertoRubellatosuggestaddingFederatedStatesofMicronesiaandAmericanSamoatothelist
ofeligiblestates/territoriesforEIPfunding• Supplysuccessstoriestoinformlegislators&NIFAabouttheimportanceoftheIPMnetwork,
collaborativeresearchprograms,andarea-wideandsystems-levelprograms• ResearchthepossibilityofEIPset-asidefordiagnosticsorinvasives• Applyforadditionalfundingfornetworkactivities
(3)REPORTS
APPLIEDRESEARCHANDDEVELOPMENTPROJECTS
CALIFORNIA(BodilCassUCDavis)-"Ecoinformaticsforimprovedcitruspestmanagement”
BodildiscussedtheshiftinCaliforniacitrusproductionfromorangestomandarins
• Talkfocusedlinkingthepestdensityreportsanddamagereports(binevaluations)forkatydidsandcitrusthrips
• Elevengrowersfrom300growingblockswereincludedinthestudy• Datawascollectedbypestcontroladvisors
Results:
• Katydiddamagelowerthanexpectedinmandarinproduction• Citrusthripsdensitiesrelatetodamageinmandarinsespeciallylateintheseasonwhenproducers
stopspraying• Resultsshouldleadtoupdatedpestmanagementguidelines• Questionswererelatedtootherpestsandbene_icialsthatmightberecordedinthedatabaseused
inthisproject,andlinkingtheCalDPRpesticideusagereportstoPCArecommendationsandpestdensities
EXTENSIONANDIMPLEMENTATIONPROJECTS
ARIZONA(PeterEllsworth)
VegetableProductionIPM
• InArizonavegetableproduction,pestcontroladvisorsscout75%ofthevegetableacreageand80%oftheproducershavechangedtheirmanagementpracticesasaresultofthevegetableIPMprogram
• JohnPalumbohasproducedaretrospectivestudyonBagradabugincolecropsoverthepastsevenyears
• Diamondbackmothpressureonbrassicaproductionsigni_icantin2017,sourceoftheproblemmayhavebeengreenhouseproduction
Agriculturalcropsincludingcotton,sorghum,alfalfa,andguaulli
• TheIPMprogramhassavedgrowers$0.5Bover25years• SouthwesterncornborerpopulationsresistanttoCry1F• Arizonaapplyingforanemergencyexemption(Section18)forTransform(sulfoxa_lor)for
sugarcaneaphidinsorghum• ArizonaPestManagementCenterconductingoutreachtoprepareproducersfordicambaresistant
varietiesanddriftissues• Goalinguaulliproductioninthereductioninpyrethroiduse
SchoolIPM
• ThenumberofIPMSTARcerti_iedschoolsstarcontinuestoincrease• EleventribesarenowengagedwiththeschoolIPMprogramandmorethanninetypercentgetting
thehelptheyneed
Vectorcontrol
• Aedesaegypticoncernsabound
CALIFORNIA(JimFarrar-seehandout)
Notmentionedinthehandout:
• 2016jointprojectwithCaliforniaDepartmentofPesticideRegulationon'Pests,PesticidesandIPM'.Theprojectcoordinatesfacilitateddiscussionswithstakeholdersaroundthestateabouttherisksofpestsandpesticides.
• Steamtreatmentofnurserystock• Resurgentpestsasaresultoflossofchlorpyrifosincludingspringtailsandcabbagemaggot• Recentstaf_ingchangeshavelefttheUCIPMprogramwithnorow-cropentomologyexpertise• IPMprogramannualreportavailableinelectronicformat
COLORADO(FrankPeairs)
• 2017EIPgrantfocusincludeslandscape,ornamentalandsmallscalefarming,herbicideresistance,andbeehealth
• Trainingsincludeadiagnosticlabshortcourse,andretailnurseryandMasterGardenertraininginseveralstates
• NewpublicationsincludearevivedschoolIPMnewsletter,updatedornewfactsheets(availableatextension.colostate.edu),andaguidetothespidersoftherockymountainstates
• BoulderCountydiagnosticcliniccurrentlyhandlinglargenumbersofemeraldashborersamples• PlumcurculiohasbeenfoundinColorado• ImportedJapanesebeetlehasexpandedacrossthefrontrange,andtheIPMprogramistestinga
microsporidianbiopesticideforcontrol
GUAM(BobSchlub-seehandout)
Notmentionedinthehandout:
• Little_ireanteradicationisthegoal• Guamhasleverageddiagnosticexpertiseinotherstatesandsuggestedmakingavailablealistof
diagnosticexpertiseintheregion• DiscussedwerethebestwaysinwhichExtensionmaterialscanbeleveragedandusedbeyondthe
statewherethematerialsweregenerated• ExtensionbulletinstailoredtolocalconditionsandcircumstancesinGuamareacriticalneed
HAWAII(MarkWright,deliveredbyKenGrace)
• Maccadamiafeltidcoccidmanagementusingpruningandnaturalenemies(AlyssaCho)• SanitationandBeauvariausedtocutcoffeeberryborerlossesfromseventypercenttolessthan
_ivepercentdiscussedin'RecommendationsforcoffeeberryborerintegratedpestmanagementinHawaii2016',Kawabataetal.Availableatwww.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/IP-41.pdf
• Diamondbackmothresistancemanagementissuescontinuinginonionsandcrucifers
IDAHO(RhondaHirnyck)
• TrainingactivitiesforMasterGardeners,pesticidesafetyeducation(agricultureandurban,EnglishandSpanish),applicatorrecerti_ication(withIdahoDepartmentofAgriculture)
• NewandupdatedpublicationsincludePMSPforpulses,pesticidesafetymanuals(agricultureandurban,EnglishandSpanish),andreadingandunderstandingpesticidelabels(www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/BUL/BUL908.pdf)
• BecauseIdaholeveragesotherstatesExtensionpublications,alistingofstateExtensionresourcesinvariousstagesofdevelopmentandtheCenteroreXtensionroleindevelopingsucharesourcewasdiscussed
NEVADA(JoyNewton-seehandouts)
Notmentionedinthehandouts:
• 2017EIPproposalhasapollinatorfocus• Programisdevelopingsocialmediapresenceandvideoproducts
NEWMEXICO(AshleyBennett)
• 2017EIPproposalfocusedgreenspacesandparks,smallfarms,MasterGardeners,andpollinators• Developingdemonstrationgardens(withUtahState),Albuquerquebotanicalgardenlectureseries
withtheXercesSociety,andselfguidedwalkingtourswithLasCrucesParksandRecreation• Newproblemsdiscussedincludedrodentplague,pecanweevil,alfalfaweevil,andrecently
discoveredhoneylocustborer• PartneringwithMasterGardenersontheiPiPEprojectonarea-widemonitoringforbene_icials
withincommunityparks• ImpactassessmentisacriticalneedforNewMexico
OREGON(PaulJepson-bothARDPandEIP)
• ARDPgrantoniPMSPshascompletedmeetingsononionandcranberry;stilltodo:hazelnut,cherry,mint,grassseed,pearandpotato
• CommunityIPMeffortonmeasuringhowhomeownersmakepesticideselectionsandontheirlevelofpesticideexposure
• ConductingstatewidetrainingonpesticiderisksandhazardsforcountyExtensionagents
UTAH(DianeAlston)
• IPMinspecialtycrops,IPMnewslettersaresenttoadvisors,(25in2016),withhighsubscriptionrates.
• PestalertsaresentviaanApp(UtahTRAPs).
• Quarterlynewsletterissuedandextensiveguidesforfruitpests,treefruitproduction.
• FruitPestFindermobileapp,greenhousebiocontrolguideandfactsheetsalsodelivered.
• IPMincommunities,extensivepresentations,collaborationwithsmallfarmsconference
• SchoolIPM:pestidhandbooksdevelopedtoaccompanyanextensiveprogramoftrainings
• IPMinagriculturalcropsincludedgroundsquirrelIPMtooldevelopment.
WASHINGTON(CarrieFoss)
FromDougviaCarrie:
• AlfalfaseedproductionPMSPiscomplete• CompletedMP3planinalfalfaseedinWashington• CommencingMP2planforhops• Providedcontent,methodology,andphotographicsupportforemerginghop-growingregionsto
produceregionspeci_icversionsofthePNWIPMinHopsFieldGuide• CompleteoverhauloftheWSUWheatandSmallGrainswebsite• OutreachtosmallgrainsproducersincludingCropDiagnosticClinicandWheatAcademy• AdvancesinwineandjuicegrapeIPM,especiallyindisease• CurriculumexpansionintheViticultureCerti_icateCourse• Foundationalworkbegunonasterileinsectreleaseprogramagainstcodlingmothintreefruit,in
cooperationwithCanadianfarmersandscientists• Developmentofasimpli_iedscoutingprogramforspotted-wingdrosophilaincherryandother
stonefruit(todiscourageprophylacticspraying)• ResearchandIPMrecommendations/outreachforcranberrytipworm,are-emergingpestof
cranberry• ReleaseofadditionalSpanishlanguagepestmanagementpublications
Carrieisnowworking100%inextension.Sheisnotworkinginstructuresbutisworkinginturfand
ornamentals.Shehasbeen:
• Makingvideostosupplementtrainings• P.ramorumhasarrivedinWashingtonbuttherehaven’tbeenfurtherdetections• ResearchingsteamingandTrichoderma• WorkingwithSalmon-Safecerti_icationprogramsandfarmers.• WorkingwiththeSeattleTacomaairportonIPM
WYOMING(JohnConnett)
JohnConnett:
• CAPSfoundHaanchenbarleymealybuginWyoming.• NewandproblematicWyomingweedsareventenataandmedusaheadrye.Currentworkison
eradicationandmonitoring.• HavebeendevelopingacattleparasiteIPMplan.• Testingbiopesticidesongrasshoppers.• EPARegion8havefundedschoolIPMwork.• Wyomingisstillinafundingcrisis.• TheyareseeingreductionsinWestNilevirusbasedonincreasedIPMusebymosquitocontrol
districts.
Johnhadtworequests:
• JohnhasremadehisschoolIPMwebsiteandhewouldlikeinputandfeedbackonthecontent.• Johnhasalistofinfographicsthathewouldliketojointlycreatefortrainingandsocialmedia
purposes.Hewouldlikecollaboratorstohelpwitheditingandvettingeachone.Hewouldalsoliketobeintroducedtogooddesignersandcreativeartists.
(4)GENERALUPDATESANDCHAIR-ELECTSELECTION
• 2018WERA-1017meetingwillbeheldinPortland• SomeoftheRisk-assessmentworkgroupworkwillbedoneattheIPMSymposium• JoyNewtonUNVRwillbethenextWERA1017Chair
(5)WESTERNIPMCENTERFACILITATEDPROJECTDIRECTORCOORDINATIONDISCUSSION
CENTERUPDATE
• SteveElliottcollectingIPMstoriesandthesewillbeusedtosupplyAPLU,NIFA,andotheragencieswithinformationaboutIPMintheWest
• ACenterwebinaronneworupdatedtechnologyservicesavailabletoresearchersintheWestwillbepresented
• Katie&PaulinviteWERA-1017participantstotheirupcomingIPMSPmeetings• ArizonaPestManagementCenterdevelopinganIPMplanforCasaGrandeArcheologicalsite
STATE-TO-STATELEVELCOOPERATION
• 2017WERA-1017surveyresultswerereportedanddiscussed
NATIONALIPMROADMAPUPDATE
• ThePesticideSafetyEducationProgram(PSEP)committeehasproposedchangestotheIPMRoadmap
• AcommitteeofsixmembersoftheFederalIPMCoordinatingCommitteehasbeentaskedwithrevision
• AnysuggestionsforchangesshouldbesenttoAmandabyearlySeptember.Pleasenotethingsyouwanttopreserveandthingsyouwanttochange.
USDACROPPROTECTIONANDPESTMANAGEMENTPROGRAMCOMMONMEASURESFOREIPandARDPandRCP
• Ateamhasbeentaskedwithdevelopingeight(8)indicators,onwhichallprojectswithinCropProtectionandPestManagement(CPPM)mustreport
• TheWERApartoftheteamincludesAmandaandAl• TheteamisusingtheIPMRoadmap,examplesofindicatorsfromSAREandNPDN,andhistorical
indicatorsfromUSDA• TheteamissettoreportbackattheNationalIPMCoordinatingCommittee(NIPMCC)onOctober
17and18• Itwassuggestedthatattendance,web-sitehits,orpoundsofactiveingredientmightnotbethe
bestindicators• Suggestedwereeconomic,environmentalandhealthimprovements,andanaggregatedmeasure
acrossEIPprojectsmightmakesense,suchas'attheendof4years75%ofthegrantsreportbene_itsoneconomic,environmental&healthimprovements'
• Itwassuggestedthatthefoodnutritionprograms(SNAP-Ed)trackthisdataandmaybeabletohelponthisquestion
AGENDA
WERA-1017AnnualMeetingSouthCoastResearchandExtensionCenterinIrvineCA(SCREC)
July25-26,2017followedbyPesticideRiskReductionandEducationmeeting7/26-27.
7/25TravelfromhotelstoSCREC–Carpoolstobearranged9amContinentalbreakfastavailable10am-12pmWERA-1017businessmeeting–CherylWilen,UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIPMProgram(UCIPM)
• Welcome(5min)• WhatabouttheWERA-1017ImpactStatement–lookingforward(2016onwards)(20min)• ReportingimpactsforNIMSS–whatweneed(10min)• NIFA/EIPUpdates:RubellaGoswami,NationalProgramLeaderforEIPandNPDN(30min)• ARDPprojectreport:BodilCass(JayRosenheim,UCDavis)“Ecoinformatics(“BigData”)for
improvedcitruspestmanagement”(30minutes)
• Opendiscussion(~30min)o Improvementso Updates
12-1pmLunch
1-2:00StateReports(15mineach)• Arizona• California• Colorado• Guam
2-5pmTourofthe200ACenter(strawberries,avocados,citrus,dragonfruit,coffee,simulatedurbanlandscapes.Researchersinnematology,plantpathology,andsmallfarmswillbethere.Probablysomecitrusanddragonfruittasting)
5pmReturntoSCRECheadquartersforsocializing,followedbyabbqdinneratthecenter(vegetarianfoodtoo).TheCenterisalsohostingameetingofnurseryresearchersfromacrossthecountrywhoareworkingonwaterissuessowewillbehavingthebbqtogether,givingusachancetomingleand_indoutwhat'sgoingonwithwaterqualityissuesor??
7/268amBreakfastavailableatSCREC9am-11:30amContinuestatereports9-10am
• Hawaii• Idaho• Montana• Nevada
10-10:15break
10:15-11:30am• NewMexico• Oregon• Utah• Washington• Wyoming
11:30–12:30Lunch12:30–1:30
• Generalupdates(notstatereports)andChair-Electselection(15min)• Planningfor2018WERA-1017meeting(Baltimore?)(5min)
1:30-4pmWesternIPMCenterfacilitatedprojectdirectorcoordinationdiscussion(timesareapproximate)WesternIPMCenterfacilitatedprojectdirectorcoordinationdiscussion(timesareapproximate)1:30–UpdatefromtheCenter2:00-State-to-statelevelcooperation(resultsfromsurveytobesentinlateJune)2:30-Buildingonlastyear’slistofcoordinatedactivities(seeattachednotes)3:00-GatheringWesternpestmanagementprioritiesandlookingattheNationalIPMRoadmap3:30-USDACropProtectionandPestManagementprogramCommonMeasuresforEIPandARDP
4:00–adjourn
4pmThiswillconcludetheWERA-1017meeting
Accomplishments:
Outcomesandimpacts Relatedobjec3ves DetailsWERA1017par,cipantswillamplifymul,-statecollabora,ontomaximizeIPMadop,onbydistribu,ngtheexper,seofindividualprogramsthroughouttheregion
3,4 • WIPMCdistributesgrantsforPMSPs,workgroupsandprogramsthatemphasizemul,stateac,vi,es,manyofwhichareiden,fiedattheannualmee,ng
• WERA-1017par,cipantsfundregionalcollabora,onthroughaWSAREgrantheldatOSUthataddressespes,cideriskmanagement.
• WERA1017par,cipantsac,velydiscussmul,-statecollabora,onandfundingopportuni,esattheannualmee,ng
WERA1017membersac,velypar,cipateinregionalandna,onalmee,ngsandtheysharestakeholderneedsandpriori,esforinclusioninRFAsandIPMCprioritylists
2 • Needsandpriori,esarediscussedattheannualmee,ng
• Severalmemberspar,cipateintheNIPMCCmee,nginOctoberandprovideinputbaseduponstateandregionalneeds
• PMSPsandnowalsoIPMSPdocumentsarepublishedinthena,onalIPMdatabase
• Statereportsandassociateddiscussionsattheannualmee,ngiden,fycommonthemesofregionalpriority.
WERA1017membersareengagedinaregionalcapacitybuildingprograminpes,cideriskassessmentandmanagement
1 • Knowledgeandskillinpes,cideriskassessmentandmanagementisbeingenhancedthroughmonthlycallsandanannualmee,ngassociatedwiththeWERA1017annualmee,ng
• AkeytennetofIPM,asoriginallydefined,isbeingaddressedandthisprovidestheconceptsandlanguagethatareneededforWERA1017par,cipantstodiscusstoxicology,pes,cideregula,on,andriskmanagementattheirmee,ngs,andalsowithstakeholders
WERA1017Objectives1. Increaseparticipants’skills,knowledge,andawarenessofregional/nationalIPMissues,systems,
andstrategies.
2. IncreaserelevanceoffederalandregionalIPMRFA’s,programs,andpoliciestobetteralignthemwithregionalstakeholderneeds.
3. Enhancecollaboration,sharingofideas,andhencecreationofregionaloutputssuchasmulti-stategrantsandsharedoutreachmaterials.
4. ImprovecoordinationofIPMprogramsthataddresson-going,emergingandothercriticalpestandrelatedenvironmentalissues.
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WERA1017ArizonaStateReport2017July2016–June2017
AreaAddressed:SpecialtyCropsIPM(vegetables);AgronomicCropsIPM;School&CommunityIPM;IPMforPesticideApplicators&PesticideSafety.
ProgramOutcomesSummary:AcrossallIPMprogramareas,wereachedover2,000participantsatover30CooperativeExtensionmeetingsandatindustryconferencesanduniversityevents,deliveringover109AZCEUs,42.5CACEUs,24CertifiedCropAdvisorCEUs,aswellasCEUsfromOfficeofPestManagementforurbanpestmanagement.Theseincludedseveralfielddaysandresearchdemonstrationsforagriculturalcrops,pesticidesafety,turfandschoolIPM.AreaAddressed:SpecialtyCropsIPMActivities&Outputs:TheVegetableIPMTeamcontinuedbiweeklyinsect,weedanddiseasemanagementVegIPMUpdateadvisories,delivering24IPMupdatesto879peopleviaweb,email,smartphoneandinaudiofileformat.Updateswerere-distributedbyWesternFarmPressandothermassmedia,reachingwellover10,000readers.TheteamconductedasurveyoftheimpactofdiamondbackmothonArizonacolecrops,whichfoundthatmanypestmanagersarenotabletomanagepopulationsusingthediamideinsecticidesanylonger.Extensionpublicationsincluded:Bagradabugmanagementinthedesert,diamondbackmothcontrolandresistancemanagement,areawidediamondbackmothtrappingnetwork,andmanagementguidesforthrips,aphids,andwhitefly.(SelectedexamplesunderProducts.)ExtensiontrainingsonspecialtycropsincludedPreseasonVegetableWorkshop,Citrus&DatePalmSeminarandLettucePestLossesworkshops.TheSouthwestAgSummitreachedabout800participants,includingpestmanagementpresentationsandfielddemonstrations.Outcomes:Lastyear,wereportedonaVegetableIPMTeamsurveythatmeasuredadoptionandimpactofVegIPMUpdatesandotherteamoutreachactivities.Below,wereportfromafollow-upquestionnairesentDec2016intendedtocaptureeconomicimpactsofourprograms.Herearesomehighlightsfromtheresults(n=55)
• 38%ofrespondentsindicatedthat90to100%oftheirfarmoperationwaspositivelyaffectedbyadoptinginsect,weedanddiseasemanagementpracticesthatwererecommendedbytheAZVegetableIPMTeam.Over85%ofrespondentsindicatedthat50to100%oftheiroperationswereaffected.
• 63%ofrespondentsperceivetheVegetableIPMEntomologyspecialisthasimprovedtheireconomicreturnsbetween$60to$189dollarsperacre.Extrapolating,theincreaseinreturnswouldrangefrom$480,000to$1,512,000foronetypically-sizedoperation.Similarresultsacrossinsect,weedanddiseasemanagementwouldincreasetheseeconomicoutcomesfurther.
• Forallcategoriesofpests,morethan70%ofrespondentsreportedeconomicsavingsduetoreductioninlossesduetoUAVegIPMTeamrecommendations.19%ofrespondentsindicatethatrecommendationsoftheEntomologySpecialisthavehelpedpreventmorethan$250peracreininsectpestlossesintheiroperation.Inaddition,13%indicatedtheamountofpreventedlosseswas$100to$119peracre.42%ofrespondentsindicateddiseaselosspreventionfrom$60to$250peracre.53%ofrespondentsindicatedweedlosspreventionfrom$60to$250peracre.
AreaAddressed:AgronomicCropsIPMActivities&Outputs:WecontinuedtodevelopanddeployChemicalUseMapsforwhiteflyresistancemanagement,puttingpesticideusemapsfor6modesofactionintothehandsofpestmanagersandconductingintenseoutreachonthe“firstprinciples”ofresistancemanagement.ThiseffortisleveragedbyUSDA-NIFA-ARDP,Monsanto,theSpecialtyCropBlockGrantprogramandCottonInc.Researchandoutreachontheeconomicsofbrownstink
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bugmanagementcontinuedthisterm,leveragedbyaWesternIPMCentergrant,andresearchresultswereshared,leadingtodrasticreductionsintheuseofpyrethroidsanddicrotophosforstinkbugcontrol.Aresearchprojectinguayule,adesertshrubusedtoproducehighqualitylatexproducts,isdevelopinginformationoninsectmanagementandstandestablishment.Recently,concernshavearisenovertheapparentresistanceofSouthwestCornBorertoatleastonevarietyofBtcorn.WeworkedwithArizonaDepartmentofAgriculturetodeveloptwosection18s,bothapproved,foruseofTransform(sulfoxaflor)tocontrolsugarcaneaphidinsorghum(anewinvasivepest)andforuseincottontomanageLygusbug.AnIPMShortonAuxinherbicideswhatpublished,outliningherbicidelabelrequirementsandbestpracticestopreventdriftofauxinherbicides.(Offtargetmovementof2,4-Danddicambacancausesubstantialinjurytodownwindsensitiveplants,apotentialliabilityissueforapplicators.)TheFourthAnnualNewTechnologiesworkshopcoveredtopicssuchasvariable-ratenozzledesignforpestmanagement,proactiveresistancemanagementofwhitefliesusingchemicalusemaps,andnewgrowthregulatortechnologiesincotton.Outcomes:ChemicalUseMapsforWhiteflyResistanceManagementIn2016,weconductedatelephonesurveywithPCAswhoaccessed2014ChemicalUseMaps,todeterminehowaccesstomapsimpacted2015managementpractices.Keyfindingsincluded:
• 53%ofrespondentsindicatedthatthemapsprovidedalargeimprovementontheirknowledgeaboutthepreviousyear’sinsecticideuseinareasaroundtheirfields.
• 29%indicatedamoderateimprovementand18%asmallimprovement.• 41%ofrespondentsindicatedtheyalwaysconsiderthepreviousyear’schemicaluseinareas
surroundingtheirfieldswhenmakinginsecticidedecisionsforwhiteflycontrol(irrespectiveofmaps).
• Another41%indicatedtheyconsiderthisinformationin51to99%oftheirdecisions.• About70%ofrespondentssaidtheyspecificallyconsideredinformationprovidedin2014Chemical
UseMapsatleastinsomecases,with18%indicatingtheyalwaysconsideredthemapswhenmakingwhiteflymanagementdecisions.
• WhenaskedtowhatdegreeChemicalUseMapsimprovedtheirconfidenceinwhiteflymanagementdecisions,27%indicatedalargeimprovement,33%amoderateimprovement,and40%asmallimprovementinconfidence.
• Moreextensiveanalyticalworktoevaluateuseandofthemapsandadoptionofresistancemanagementprinciplesisunderway.
BrownStinkBugresearchandoutreach
• Ourpreliminaryanalysissuggeststhattheeconomicsavingstogrowersresultingfromthischangeinbehavioreasilyexceed$8million.
AreaAddressed:CommunityIPMActivities&Outputs:SchoolIPM.Thispastyear,theMaricopaUnifiedSchoolDistrictwasawardedthird-partyIPMSTARcertificationbytheIPMInstituteofNorthAmerica.OurteamalsoengagedwithCountyAgentstoimplementhands-onworkshopsinoutlyingschooldistrictsandestablishedaproofofconceptandtemplateforexpandingourpro-gram’sreachtomoreAZschools.Inthelastyear,wereachedamuchlargertribalaudience,conducting10eventsexclusivelyfortribalaudiencesandreaching20tribalcommunities(11inAZ&9fromotherstates)withIPM,pesticidesafetyandpublichealthpestinformation.PublicHealth.Dr.DawnGougeandherteamarewrappingupanARDPgrantfocusedonbedbugandcockroachmanagementinpublichousing.TheyhavestartedanewprojectfundedbyCenterforDiseaseControl(CDC),samplingmosquitopopulationsoveralargeregionspanningtwocentralAZcounties.TheyaretestingtheimpactsoftargetedlarvicidalandULVtreatmentsforadultcontrolandexaminingthevectoralcapacityofAedesEgypti.
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Outcomes:• StakeholdersindicatethatourCommunityIPMProgramresourcesandeventsarehighlyvaluedand
helptosupportIPMadoption.Ina2016surveyaboutourteam’sactivitiesandresources,94%indicatedwehelpedthemaddresspestproblemsand96%indicatedimprovedknowledgeofIPM.
AreaAddressed:PesticideSafetyActivities&Outputs:Dr.MikeWierda,AssistantinExtensionforPesticideSafetyEducation,hasfocusedonidentificationofpesticidesafetytrainingprioritiesandworkingwithastakeholderadvisoryteamtofindpathstosustainablyforanongoingPSEP(leveragedthroughaPSEP-IMIgrant).Inpartnershipwiththestateleadagency,ArizonaDepartmentofAgricultures,prioritytrainingresourceshavebeenidentifiedandwearepursuingpossibleongoingfundingmechanismstoaccomplishthesegoals.Thisterm,Dr.Wierdapresentedatmorethan10meetingsontopicsrelatedtoIPMandpesticidesafety,reachingover377stakeholders.Inaddition,aninformationboothattheYumaHeritageFestivalpotentiallyreached3,000participantswithinformationaboutpesticidesafety.Outcomes:ThroughformationofaStakeholderAdvisoryTeamtodevelopamoresustainableandrobustPesticideSafetyEducationprogram,wehaveestablishednewrelationshipswithsomestakeholdergroupsandimprovedcollaborationwiththestateleadagency.Publications7/1/16–6/30/17JournalArticlesGougeD.H.2016.WorkinginaWorldofBedBugs.JournalofEnvironmentalManagementArizona.Vol.56,Jun/Jul.GougeD.H.,S.Li,S.Nair,N.Pier,C.Sumner.2016.MosquitoesandtheGreatOutdoors.JournalofEnvironmentalManagementArizona.Vol.56,Aug/Sept.AbstractsEllsworthP.C.,A.J.Fournier,J.C.Palumbo,S.E.Naranjo,G.B.Frisvold.2016.ChroniclingSuccessfulIntegrationofTechnologyandKnowledgeOver25YearsofIPMinArizona.PresentedinsymposiumEconomicsofIPMinthe21stCentury:MultiplePerspectivesfromAroundtheWorld.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September26,2016.(SymposiumPresentation)PierN.,P.C.Ellsworth,J.C.Palumbo,Y.Carrière,A.J.Fournier,W.A.DixonII,L.M.Brown,S.J.Castle,N.Prabhaker.2016.ProactiveResistanceManagementofBemisiatabaciintheCrossCommoditySystemsofArizonaandCalifornia.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September28,2016.(Poster)FournierA.J.,P.Jepson,M.Guzy,W.A.DixonII,J.C.Palumbo,P.C.Ellsworth.2016.DocumentingReductionsinPesticideRisk:TwoDecadesofChangeinLettucePestManagement.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September25,2016.(Presentation)LiS.,D.H.Gouge,A.J.Fournier,T.Stock,A.Romero,S.Nair,C.Foss,R.Kerzee,D.Stone,M.Dunn,D.J..Young,D.Spurgeon,R.LaMorte.2016.LifequalityimpactsofbedbugCimexlectulariusinfestations.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September26,2016.(Poster)
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GougeD.H.,S.Li,S.Nair,M.R.Wierda,K.Drake,T.Stock,A.J.Fournier.2016.ExtremepesticideuseinresponsetobedbugsandGermancockroachinfestations.InternationalCongressofEntomology.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September26,2016.(Presentation)SelectedExtensionPublicationsLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2017.StopSchoolPestsSchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagement.IPMNewsletterFebruary2017.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2017FebruaryAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2017.CDCOnlineClasses.SchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagementIPMNewsletterJanuary2017.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2017JanuaryAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2016.Ants.SchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagementIPMNewsletterSeptember2016.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2016SeptemberAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2016.Mosquitoes.SchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagementIPMNewsletterAugust2016.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2016AugustAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2016.AnnualGreatArizonaMosquitoHuntandFighttheBite.SchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagementIPMNewsletterJuly2016.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2016JulyAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfMcCloskeyW.B.,P.C.Ellsworth,K.Umeda.2017.AuxinHerbicidesinArizonaCotton:AvoidingOff-targetMovement.IPMShort.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/AuxinDrift.pdfMostafaA.M.,P.C.Ellsworth.2016.SugarcaneAphid:ANewThreattoSorghuminArizona.Blogentry.UniversityofArizonaCooperativeExtension.https://arizonaag.com/2016/08/30/sugarcane-aphid-a-new-threat-to-sorghum-in-arizona/PalumboJ.C.2017.AreawideDiamondbackMothTrappingNetwork.ArizonaVegetableIPMUpdate.UniversityofArizonaCooperativeExtension.Vol.8No.1.https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/DBM%20Trap%20Network%20Data_Jan%2011%202017.pdfPalumboJ.C.2017.AphidManagementinDesertProduceCrops-2017.ArizonaVegetableIPMUpdate.UniversityofArizonaCooperativeExtension.Vol.8No.2.https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/Aphid%20Control%20Chart_2017.pdfPalumboJ.C.2017.ImpactofDiamondbackMothOutbreaksonArizonaColeCropsin2016-17.ArizonaVegetableIPMUpdate.UniversityofArizonaCooperativeExtension.Vol.8No.13.https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/170628%20Imapct%20of%20DBM%20on%20AZ%20Cole%20Crops%20%20Survey%202017.pdf
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WierdaM.R.,A.J.Fournier,W.B.McCloskey,K.Umeda.2017.WaterSolublePackagingWSP:Mixer/LoaderExposuresBestPracticesandLabelingChanges.IPMShort.https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/wsp.pdfReportsFournierA.J.,P.C.Ellsworth,W.B.McCloskey,W.A.DixonII.2016.GlufosinateUseinArizona.,UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.FournierA.J.,P.C.Ellsworth,B.R.Tickes,W.A.DixonII.2016.SulfonylureaHerbicides:ImportanceandUseintheSouthwest.,UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.FournierA.J.,J.C.Palumbo,P.C.Ellsworth.2016.SpinosynUseandImportanceinArizonaAgriculture.,UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.FournierA.J.,A.M.Mostafa,J.Sherman,W.A.DixonII,P.C.Ellsworth.2017.ChlorpyrifosUseinArizonaandNewMexico.,UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Chlorpyrifos_1-17-17_vf.pdfFournierA.J.,B.R.Tickes,W.B.McCloskey,W.A.DixonII,P.C.Ellsworth.2017.LinuronUseinArizona.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.Grants(Selected)Ellsworth,P.C.2015-2018.$324,375CropPestLosses&ImpactAssessmentandRegionalCommentsCoordinationforSouthwest.WesternIPMCenterSignatureProgram(subaward),USDA-NIFACropProtectionandPestManagementProgram.Ellsworth,P.C.,J.Palumbo,Y.Carriere,A.Fournier,W.Dixon,L.Brown.,S.Castle,N.Prabhaker.“Prospective”ResistanceManagement:EmpoweringGrowerstoUnderstandandExploitRefugia.2015-2017.$424,325MonsantoInsectKnowledgeManagementProgram.Ellsworth,P.C.,N.Prabhaker,S.Castle,J.Palumbo,Y.Carriere,A.Fournier,W.Dixon,L.Brown.“Prospective”ResistanceManagement:EmpoweringGrowerstoPartitionChemistryinSpaceandTime.2014-2017.$250,000USDA-NIFA,CropProtectionandPestManagement(CPPM)AppliedResearchandDevelopmentProgram(ARDP).Fournier,A.,P.C.Ellsworth,W.Dixon,J.Palumbo&L.Brown.2015-2017.GrowerToolstoManagePesticideResistance.$112,901.USDA-AMS,ArizonaDepartmentofAgriculture,SpecialtyCropsBlockGrant.Gouge,D.H.,S.Li,A.Fournier.2014-2017.NationalassessmentofbedbugimpactsanddemonstrationofIPMinhigh-riskelder/disabledhousingfacility,$124,999.USDA-NIFA,CropProtectionandPestManagement(CPPM)AppliedResearchandDevelopmentProgram(ARDP).Murray,K.,P.Jepson,A.Fournier.2016-2020.IPMSPs:Bringing“Integration”toPestManagementStrategicPlans.$215,460.USDA-NIFA,CropProtectionandPestManagement(CPPM)AppliedResearchandDevelopmentProgram(ARDP).
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ANNUALSTATEIPMREPORTFORCALIFORNIASubmittedby:JamesFarrar,DirectorSubmitted:July25,2017AccomplishmentsandImpacts(2016)Areaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:Human-CoyoteConflictResolutionOutput:Atthe27thVertebratePestConference,AffiliatedIPMAdvisorandHuman-WildlifeInteractionsAdvisorNiamhQuinnco-organizedaspecialsymposiumonurbancoyoteswhereshediscussedtheissuewithwildlifeexpertsandtalkedwiththemaboutsolutions.Short-termoutcomes:
o Withsofewresearcherstestingwaystominimizeorpreventnegativewildlife-humaninteractions,expertssharingwhattheyhavelearned,helpstheUniversityofCalifornialearnhowtoworkwiththepublicanddetermineresearchneeds.
o TheVertebratePestConferenceisaforumwhereexperts,pestmanagementprofessionals,andwildlifemanagersincreasetheirknowledgeaboutcurrentresearchandgainabetterunderstandingofknowledgegaps,includingpublicfearsregardingwildlifeinteractionsorwildlifemanagement.
o Itisanticipatedthatincreasingcommunicationamongthewildlifemanagementcommunityaboutinteractionsthatareoccurringwillleadtobestmanagementpracticesforhandlingthesesituations,includingidealwaystocommunicatescience-basedinformationtothepublic.
Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofwildanimalso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economiesAreaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:IPMPublications/ToolsOutput:ThecomprehensiveandauthoritativePestsofLandscapeTreesandShrubs:AnIntegratedPestManagementGuideisanindispensableresourceforlandscapers,homegardeners,andparksandgroundsmanagers.Thisintegratedpestmanagement(IPM)guideiseasytouseandcovershundredsofinsects,mites,nematodes,plantdiseases,weeds,andotherproblemsdamagingtoCalifornialandscapes.Short-termoutcome:
o ImprovedknowledgeofIPMforlandscapeplants.Impacts:
o Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economies
Areaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:IPMPublications/ToolsOutput:Userscandiagnose650arthropod,disease,andabioticproblemsonover300plantsusingthePlantProblemDiagnosticTool(ipm.ucanr.edu/diagnostics)Short-termoutcomes:
o Usersgainconfidencethattheycorrectlyidentifiedtheirpestorproblem,makingiteasiertofindthemosteffectivemanagementinformation.
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o Assistingpeopletobetterdiagnosetheirpestproblemsleadstoimprovedintegratedpestmanagementdecisions.
Impacts:o Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economiesAreaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:IPMPublications/ToolsOutput:Theonlinecourse,ProvidingIPMServicesinSchoolsandChildCareSettings(ipm.ucanr.edu/training),wasupdatedtomeetthetrainingrequirementoftheHealthySchoolsActthatwentintoeffectJuly1,2016.Short-termoutcomes:
o ImprovedknowledgeofIPMinschoolsandchildcarecenters.o IncreasednumberofschoolandchildcarecenterstafftrainedinIPM.
Impacts:o Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economiesAreaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:Training
Output:FromJunetoSeptember2016,UCIPM’sUrbanandCommunityProgramconductedfourstatewideadvancedIPMtrain-the-trainerworkshopsforUCMasterGardeners.Atotalof272UCMasterGardenervolunteersfrom30countiesattended.
Short-termoutcomes:o Forty-fiveUCMasterGardenervolunteersfromthirtycountiessharedinformationfromthe
workshopsthroughbothformalandinformaltrainings,helplineinteractions,booths,newsletterarticles,andone-on-oneinteractions.
o Participantsindicatedthatmorethan3,000peoplewerereacheddirectly,withlikelythousandsmorethroughradio,socialmedia,andnewsletter/newspaperarticles.
Impacts:o Increasedworkforceretentionandcompetencyo Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economiesAreaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:InvasivePestsOutputs:AreaIPMAdvisorAndrewSutherlandisinvestigatingtheincidenceofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuginurbanSanJose.HeeducatespestmanagementprofessionalsandUCMasterGardenersaboutbrown
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marmoratedstinkbugidentification,preventionandexclusionpracticesthatkeepoverwinteringbrownmarmoratedstinkbugsoutofstructures.AreaIPMAdvisorKareyWindbiel-RojasisworkingtopreventbrownmarmoratedstinkbugasapestinstructuresandlandscapesinSacramento.SheisengagedinoutreachtohomeownersandpestmanagersonmanagementaroundstructuresandawebpagethatallowsthepublictosubmitfindingsandseethedistributionofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuginYoloCounty.Short-termoutcome:
o Improvedknowledgeofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuglocation,impact,identification,preventionandmanagement.
Impacts:o Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economiesAreaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:InvasivePestsOutput:UCscientistsrespondedrapidly—workingwithpublicandprivatepartnersandinternationalscientists—todevelopapestmanagementprogramforEuropeangrapevinemoth.Thedevelopedprogramgaveexcellentcontrolwithoutdisruptingthenaturalbiologicalcontrolsforothergrapevinepests,avoidingsecondarypestoutbreaks.Thisallowedgrapegrowerstocontinuetoproduceacompetitivecropunderquarantinerestrictions.Short-termoutcomes:
o Overthespanofsevenyears,adualpestmanagementapproachthatreliedondeployingpheromonedispenserstodisruptmatingandapplicationofcarefully-timedinsecticidewasimplementedandEuropeangrapevinemothdetectionsdeclinedfromover100,000mothsin2010,toonemothin2014,andnonein2015or2016.
o Subsequently,allprevious10CaliforniainfestedcountieshavebeenderegulatedandEuropeangrapevinemothdeclarederadicatedfromCaliforniaandUnitedStates.
o PolicymakersincorporatedinformationgeneratedfromtrialsandobservationsintoEuropeangrapevinemothregulations.
o Thismulti-agencycollaborationcontributedtoasuccessfulscience-basedresponseplantoaseriouspestthreat.
Impacts:o Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture
Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:InvasivePestsOutputs:AreaIPMAdvisorJhalendraRijalisworkingondetectionandmonitoring.BrownmarmoratedstinkbughasbeenreportedinStanislausCountyanditisonlyamatteroftimebeforeitbecomesestablishedintheclingpeachgrowingareasofthenorthernSanJoaquinValley.Rijalmonitoredninepeachorchards,apreferredhost,inStanislausandMercedcounties.Twenty-fourbrownmarmoratedstinkbugswerecaughtinoneofthenineorchards.AreaIPMAdvisorEmilySymmesmanagedtrappinglocations,confirmingreproducingpopulationsinButteCounty.SymmeshasusedherinformationtoupdatedistributionmapsfortheUCCenterforInvasiveSpeciesResearch(cisr.ucr.edu/brown_marmorated_stinkbug.html)and
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StopBMSB.org.Symmesispartofamulti-year,multi-state,multi-institutioncollaborationfundedbyNIFASCRItomonitor,evaluatenaturalenemies,determinemonitoringpracticesandthresholds,evaluateinsecticides,determinealternatemanagementpracticestopesticides,andextendthisinformationtopestcontroladvisersandgrowers.AreaIPMAdvisorLuciaVarela’sgoalistodevelopapublicawarenessprogramandevaluatesamplingmethodsforearlyinterceptioninNorthCoastgrapeandpeargrowingareas.Vareladevelopedarticles,abilingualPestAlertandaYouTubevideo.ShetrainedlocalUCMasterGardenersasfirstdetectors.Varelaisconductingtrappingandmonitoringsurveysonkeyhostplantsinhightrafficareassurroundingpearorchardsforearlydetection.Short-termoutcome:
o Improvedknowledgeofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuglocation,impact,identification,preventionandmanagement.
Impacts:o Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture
Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:NewAphidPestIdentifiedinOrganicCeleryOutput:StrawberryandVegetableCropsAdvisorandAffiliatedIPMAdvisorSurendraDararespondedbyworkingwiththeCaliforniaDepartmentofFoodandAgriculturetoidentifytheaphid.Healsotestedseveralorganicmicrobialandbotanicalinsecticides.Short-termoutcomes:
o Twooftheinsecticidesalone,Beauveriabassianaandazadirachtin,didnotreduceaphidnumbers,butwhencombineddidreduceaphidnumbers.
o Growersandpestcontroladvisersnowknowoftwonewaphidsthattheyneedtobeawareofandthedamagetheycancausetocelerystands.
o Daratestedorganicinsecticidesandcombinationsofinsecticides,providinganoptionforgrowerstomanagethesenewpests.
o Sincetheinitialoutbreaks,growershavebeenusingBeauveriabassianaandazadirachtin,andnolongerhaveoutbreaksofaphids.
Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture
Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:AntsOutput:AreaIPMAdvisorKrisTollerupisraisingawarenessabouttheimportanceofknowingiftheantsinalmondorchardsarepestantstopreventunnecessarypesticideapplications.Nonpestantsthatoftenoccurinalmondorchardsarethenativegrayant,pyramidant,andCaliforniaharvesterant.Inadditiontodifferencesinhowtheantlooks,foragingactivityandbehavior,nestlocation,andantmoundstructureprovideusefulinformationforidentification.Tolleruphasbeengatheringthisinformation,includingphotos,tohelpgrowersandpestcontroladviserslearntoquicklyrecognizepestantswhileinthefield.Short-termoutcomes:
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o Tollerupanticipatesanincreaseintheabilitytoidentifypestfromnonpestants.HeistraininggrowersandpestcontroladviserstoincreasetheirknowledgeaboutIPMandtomonitorandidentifybeforeapplyinganinsecticide.
o Tollerup’sworkcouldpotentiallyreduceinsecticideapplicationsforants.Impacts:
o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture
Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:BrownStinkBug:Output:AffiliatedIPMandEntomologyAdvisorVonnyBarlowmonitoredcommercialcottonfieldstodeterminetheextentofdamagebrownstinkbugwascausing.Hedidnotobservearelationshipbetweeninternalbollwartsfromfeedingbugsandcottonbollrot.BarlowconcludedthatinSouthernCalifornia,bollrotfrombrownstinkbugfeedingmaynotbeanissueforcotton.Short-termoutcomes:
o Insecticideapplicationsforbrownstinkbugmaynotbeneededincotton,savinggrowersthecostofunnecessaryinsecticideapplications.
o Bynotapplyinganinsecticideforbrownstinkbugs,secondarypestoutbreaksofspidermitesandaphidsareprevented.
o GrowersinthePaloVerdeValleyarenotapplyingpesticidesanddamagefrombollrotwasextremelylow."Oncewefiguredoutbrownstinkbugwasnotdoingseriousdamage,westoppedspraying,"saysalocalpestcontroladviser.
Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture
Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:Springtails:Output:IPMAdvisorShimatJosephexaminedtheuseofpotatoslicesforcapturingspringtails,likehowtheyareusedforgardensymphylans.Beetsliceswerealsotestedbecauselightcoloredspringtailsmightbeeasiertoseeonthemthanonoff-whitepotatoslicesandtheirhighsugarlevelsmightmakethemamoreattractivebait.JosephcomparedthenumberofspringtailsfoundonpotatoandbeetsliceswithspringtailsextractedfromthesoilusingtheBerlesefunnel.Resultssuggestthatbothpotatoandbeetslicesareattractivetospringtails,withbeetslicesconsistentlycapturinggreaternumbersofspringtails.Short-termoutcomes:
o Growersandpestcontroladvisershaveatooltomonitorlettucefieldsforthepresenceofspringtails.o Josephhassinceobservedthatmanygrowersareusingbeetsinsteadofpotatoestoindicatewhether
springtailsorsymphylansareactivebeforeoratplanting.o Ratherthanapplyingpesticidespreventively,pesticideapplicationscanbemadebasedonwhether
springtailsareinthefield,reducingtheamountofpesticideappliedandsavingthegrowertheapplicationcost.
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Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal
economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture
Areaaddressed:PesticideSafetyActivity:PesticideSafetyPublications/ToolsOutput:TherearemanynewadditionstotheTheSafeandEffectiveUseofPesticides,3rdEditionthatmakethisbookanindispensableresourceforbothnewandexperiencedpestcontrolprofessionals.TechnicalEditorLisaBleckerandEditorShannahWhithaushaveupdatedandexpandedcoverageinpestmanagement,offsitemovement/environmentalhazardsofpesticides,andcomplianceassistancefornewandupdatedstateandfederalregulations.http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=3324Short-termoutcome:
o Improvedknowledgeofthesafeuseofpesticides.Impacts:
o Increasedworkforceretentionandcompetencyo Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture
Areaaddressed:PesticideSafetyActivity:PesticideSafetyPublications/ToolsOutput:Understandingandfollowinglabelinstructionsisthefocusofanewonlinecourse,ProperPesticideUsetoAvoidIllegalResidues,developedbyPesticideSafetyandEducationCoordinatorLisaBlecker,InteractiveLearningDeveloperCherylReynoldsandContentDevelopmentSupervisorPetrKosina.Theonlinecourseistargetedtothosewhoapplypesticidesormakepesticiderecommendations.Itexplainswhatpesticideresiduesare,howtheyaremonitored,andhighlightsimportantresidue-relatedinformationfromseveralsectionsofpesticidelabels.Inaddition,thecourseidentifiesthefollowingasthemostimportantfactorsleadingtoillegalresidues:usingapesticideonacropforwhichitisnotregistered;applyingpesticidesatanincorrectrate;andignoringpreharvestintervals,re-treatmentintervals,orplantbackrestrictions.(Freeversion:www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo3rG4iqv4gEHrtixdZnOipGoR-pBWvzG|Forcontinuingeducationunits:ipm.ucanr.edu/training)Short-termoutcomes:
o Improvedknowledgeofproperpesticideusetoavoidillegalresidues.o ReducedincidencesofillegalresiduesinCalifornia-growncrops.
Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture
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Publications2016Peer-ReviewedPublicationsWhithausSM.2016.TheSafeandEffectiveUseofPesticides,thirdedition.PesticideApplicationCompendium
Volume1.BleckerLA(TechnicalEditor).UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3324.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/IPMPROJECT/ADS/manual_safeeffectiveuse.html
2016.PestsofLandscapeTreesandShrubs:AnIntegratedPestManagementGuide,thirdedition.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3359.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/IPMPROJECT/ADS/manual_landscape.html
2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Avocado.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3436.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.avocado.html(revised)
2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:DryBeans.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3446.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.beans.html(revised)
2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Sugarbeet.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3469.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.sugarbeet.html(updated)
2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:SmallGrains.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3466.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.small-grains.html(updated)
2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:OnionandGarlic.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3453.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.onion-and-garlic.html(updated)
2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Peppers.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3460.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.peppers.html(updated)
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2016.UCIPMPestNotes:WeedManagementinLawns.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication74113.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74113.html(revised)
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AbbreviationsandAcronyms:CE CooperativeExtensionCSU CaliforniaStateUniversityDPR CaliforniaDepartmentofPesticideRegulationIPM integratedpestmanagementMUH multi-unithousingNIFA NationalInstituteofFoodandAgricultureNRCS NaturalResourcesConservationServicePMP pestmanagementprofessionalREI re-entryintervalUC UniversityofCaliforniaUCCE UniversityofCaliforniaCooperativeExtensionUCSF UniversityofCaliforniaSanFranciscoUCIPM UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgramUSDA UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgricultureUSFWS UnitedStatesFishandWildlifeService
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WERA1017ReportofAccomplishmentsGUAMAreaaddressed:IPMImplementationinCommunitiesActivity1:IPMWorkshopforHomeGardeners(55participants).Outputs:FourPowerpointpresentationsonIPMdevelopedforhomegardeners.Short-termOutcomes:Thepre-testaveragescorewas40%,thepost-testaveragescorewas85%.Impacts:ReducedexposuretopesticidesthroughapplicationofIPMpractices.
Acceptanceoftheimportanceofcontactingagriculturalprofessionalswhendealingwithpests.Greaterawarenessofvegetablecultivarsthatgrowwellandhavetheleastpestproblems.
Activity2:IPMInteractivedisplayatUniversityofGuamCharterDayactivities(255participants).Outputs:10factsheets.Short-termOutcomes:Participantsincreasedtheirawarenessofinsectsandfungalpests.Impacts:IncreasedawarenessoftheservicesprovidedbyCooperativeExtensionService.
Participantsgainedskillsintheuseofamicroscope.
Participantsgainedageneralunderstandingofthedifferentiatebetweenplantdamagecausedbyinsectsandthatcausedbydiseases.
Areaaddressed:IPMSupportforPestDiagnosticFacilities(Diagnostician.25FTE)Activity1:Performplantpestdiagnostics.Outputs:Onehundredsixplantsamplesprocessed.Short-termOutcomes:Diagnosticianreceivedaraise.Impacts:ApplicationofpestidentificationtotheIPMdecision-makingprocess.
Takingsocialresponsibilityforbringnewpestsanddiseasestotheattentionofagricultureprofessionals.
Activity2:Shippest/plantsamplestooffislandlaboratoriesforpestidentificationtospecies.Outputs:Thirty-twopest/plantsamplesweresenttooffislandlaboratories.Short-termOutcomes:Plantpestswereidentified.Impacts:IncreasedknowledgeofpestsanddiseasesthatmayposeathreattoGuam’s
Environments.GaininknowledgeessentialtoIPMpestcontroldecision-making.
Listanygrants,contracts,and/orotherresourcesobtainedbyoneormoreprojectmembersasaresultoftheproject'sactivities.Includetherecipients,fundingsource,amountawardedandtermifapplicable:PrincipalInvestigator2017-2018.$25,000:USDAForestServicegrant:GuamCasuarinaProject.PrincipleInvestigator2017-2018.$38,200:USDAFarmBillAPHISgrant:Solanaceous/TomatoCommoditySurvey–GU
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2017-2020HatchProposal($10,000/year)Title:IdentifyingandscreeningcucumbercultivarsinGuamforresistancetothefungaldiseaseanthracnosePrincipleInvestigator2016-2017.$38,200:USDAFarmBillAPHISgrant:Solanaceous/TomatoCommoditySurvey–GUPrincipleInvestigator2015-2019$50,000:McIntire-Stennis:RefinementandmitigationofCasuarinaequisetifoliadeclinecomponentsresponsiblefortreelossinGuam.PrincipleInvestigator2014-2017.$97,500:USDANIFACPPM-EIP:ExtensionImplementationProgramArea(EIP)ForGuamPrincipleInvestigator2014-2017.$49,500:USDAWAREProfessionalProducergrant:ScreeningtomatovarietiesforsuitabilityonGuaminresponsetothearrivalofTomatoleafcurlGuamvirusintheWesternRegion.PrincipleInvestigator2014-2017.$63,900:USDAWSAREProfessionalDevelopmentgrant:PlantDiseaseDiagnosticTrainingforAgriculturalProfessionalsinGuamandtheNorthernMarianaIslands.Publications:Schlub,R.PlantDiseasesoftheWesternPacifictropicalislandofGuam.Posterpresentedat:AmericanPhytopathologicalSociety-CaribbeanDivision’s2017Meeting;2017February27-March01;SanJose,CostaRica.http://cnas-re.uog.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Disease-Poster-Version-9.pdfSchlub,R.PathogenslinkedtothedeclineofCasuarinaequisetifolia(ironwood)onthewWesternPacifictropicalislandofGuam.Posterpresentedat:AmericanPhytopathologicalSociety-CaribbeanDivision’s2017Meeting;2017February27-March01;SanJose,CostaRica.http://cnas-re.uog.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pathogens-linked-to-ironwood-Version-6.pdfSchlub,R."Opinion:Lookoutfortree-killingfungus."PacificDailyNewsOctober2016.Web.12.Oct.2016.http://www.guampdn.com/story/opinion/2016/10/12/opinion-look-out-tree-killing-fungus/91924634/WERA1017Report–ColoradoUrbanandHousingActivitiesTenIPMpresentationsweremadetonurseryandretailpersonnelandothersassociatedurbanandstructuralpestmanagement.ThreebilingualVegetableTroubleshootingWorkshopswereheldincooperationwiththenonprofitRe:Vision.Participantsfromlocalneighborhoodsreceivespecializedtrainingtomentoranetworkofabout400gardenersinbackyardfoodproductioninfooddeserts.TheColoradoSchoolIPMnewsletterhasbeenreemphasizedandisbeingpublishedononaregularbasis.Thediagnosticclinicprocessed1800samplesthisyearandcontinuestoreceivefavorablereviewsonsocialmedia,Facebook,etc.ThediagnosticclinicinBoulderCountywasenhancedtofacilitateeffectivediagnosisofemeraldashborersamples.
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SevenfulldayentomologyworkshopsforMasterGardeners.Fourout-of-stateMasterGardenerpresentations.Over200rosecultivarswereevaluatedforsusceptibilitytoJapanesebeetleandusebypollinators(particularlyhoneybees).JapanesebeetlehassteadilyextendeditsrangeandincreasedinseverityasakeylandscapepestsinceitsestablishmentintheDenverareaca.2008.EvaluationscontinuetolookatestablishmentofthemicrosporidiandiseaseproducedbyOvavesiculapopilliae,whichwasintroducedattwosites(Boulder,Pueblo)in2015.PresentresearchisonidentifyingthemosteffectivecontrolsforadultJapanesebeetle,particularlyforuseplantsthatarealsousedbypollinators.OutputsScientificpresentationsCranshaw,Whitney,CannabisSustainabilityWorkshop,"IPMofCannabisInsectPests,"CityofDenver,Denver,Colorado,UnitedStates.(October26,2016).Cranshaw,Whitney(Author&Presenter),IndustrialHempConference,"InsectManagementinHemp,"SoilandCropSciencesSociety,Denver,Colorado,UnitedStates.(July29,2016).Seepublications.Short-termOutcomesVegetableTroubleshootingworkshopevaluationsaveraged4.5outofapossible5.ImpactsPublicationsPeerreviewedExtensionAtotalof216additionalimages,mostlyofinsects,wereprovidedtoIPMImages.org.Thisoutletprovidesimagestoanyonethathaseducationalinterestsintheiruse.Cranshaw,W.S.2017.SpottedwingDrosophila,ControlinHomePlantings.ColoradoStateUniversityExtensionFactSheet5.596.Cranshaw,W.S.2017.MysteryBitesandItches–ArthropodandNon-ArthropodSourcesinColorado.Guidelinesforcountyoffices.Cranshaw,W.S.2017.WoodBoringInsectsofAsh.(unpublished).Cranshaw,W.S.2017.EmeraldAshBorerandColoradoInsectsofSimilarAppearance(unpublished).IPM-relatedgrantsCranshaw,W.S.(PI),Grant,"DiseaseDescriptionofDrippyBlight:AUniqueAssociationBetweenaScaleInsectandaPlantPathogenicBacteria",TreeResearchandEducationEndowmentFund,DomesticNon-Profit
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(otherthanDomesticFoundations),$10,000.00,Active.(sub:October1,2015,start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).Cranshaw,W.S.(PI),Grant,"AssessingEffectsonNon-targetOrganismsfromPesticidesUsedinEmeraldAshBorerManagement",EPA-EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,Federal,$19,613.00,Active.(sub:June2,2015,start:September1,2015,end:August31,2016).Agriculture,Rangeland,ForestryActivitiesSurveyofinsectsassociatedwithindustrialhemp,allowingestablishmentofaHempInsectWebsite(http://hempinsects.agsci.colostate.edu/).ContinuedevaluationofcommercialmycorrhyzalpreparationsonplanthealthincommercialonionproductionEvaluatedonionvarietiesforreactionstothrips,IYSV,andpinkrootfungusStriperustmonitoringandadvisoriesthroughouteasternColoradoWestSlopeIPMworkshopwith185participantsWestSlopesurveysforspottedwingdrosophila,grapeleafskeletonizer,grapebudmite,hedgehoggrainaphids,AfricanfigflyPheromonetrapswereusedtomonitorfieldcornandsunflowerinsectspests.OutputsResearchpresentationsClark,AmyLavonne,Norton,AndrewP,Jahn,CourtneyElaine,CSUGraduateStudentShowcase,"InducedherbivorydefenseincreasesCanadathistlesusceptibilitytofungalpathogens,"FortCollins,CO,UnitedStates.(November15,2016).Dayan,FranckE,HerbicideResistanceMethodsWorkshop,"Biochemicalmarkersandenzymeassaysforherbicideresistancediagnostics,"GlobalHerbicideResistanceChallenge2017,Denver,CO,UnitedStates.(May14,2017).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),Owens,Daniel(Author),Carbonari,Caio(Author),Gomes,Giovanna(Author),Asolkar,Ratnakar(Author),Boddy,Louis(Author),WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ADepsipeptidefromthePathogenicFungiBurkholderiasp.A396TargetsPlantHistoneDeacetylases,"Tucson,AZ,UnitedStates.(February2017).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),Carbonari,CaioA(Author),Gomes,GiovannaL(Author),Owens,DanielK(Author),Pan,Zhiqiang(Author),Velini,EdivaldoD(Author),7thInternationalWeedScienceCongress,"ResistancetoGlufosinateisProportionaltoPhosphinothricinAcetyltransferaseExpressionandActivityinLibertyLink®andWideStrike®Cotton,"Prague,N/A,CzechRepublic.(2016).Dayan,FranckE,BayerCropScienceUSA,"RationaleforaNaturalProductsApproachtoHerbicideDiscovery,"Raleigh,NC,UnitedStates.(November14,2016).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),BayerCropScienceGermany,"ModeofactionandresistancetoPPOherbicides,"Frankfurt,N/A,Germany.(June2016).
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Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),Monsanto,"ANaturalRoutetotheNextGenerationofHerbicides,"StLouis,MO,UnitedStates.(April2016).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),UniversityofNebraska,"Afunctionalgenomicapproachtoelucidatingsorgoleonebiosynthesis,"Lincoln,NE,UnitedStates.(April2016).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),UniversityofMassachussett,"SorgoleoneandItsRoleinSorghumAllelopathy,"Amhert,MA,UnitedStates.(March2016).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),Carbonari,Caio(Author),Gomes,Giovanna(Author),Owens,Daniel(Author),Pan,Zhiqiang(Author),Velini,EdivaldoD(Author),WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ResistancetoGlufosinateisProportionaltoPhosphinothricinAcetyltransferaseExpressionandActivityinLibertyLink®andWideStrike®Cotton,"SanJuan,N/A,US/PuertoRico.(February2016).Gaines,Todd,Patterson,Eric,Ravet,Karl,Tranel,Patrick,Westra,Philip,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"DevelopinggenomicsresourcesforKochiascoparia,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Gaines,Todd,Patterson,Eric,Ravet,Karl,Tranel,Patrick,Westra,Philip,WesternSocietyofWeedScience,"UsingMultipleSequencingPlatformstoAssembletheKochiascopariaGenome,"Albuquerque,NM,UnitedStates.(2016).Gaines,Todd,RothamstedResearch,PesticideResistanceGroup,"Ataleoftwoweeds:Functionalweedgenomics,adaptivegeneduplication,andtheevolutionofglyphosateresistance,"RothamstedResearch,Harpenden,N/A,UnitedKingdom.(December12,2016).Gaines,Todd,Patterson,Eric,Ravet,Karl,Tranel,Patrick,Westra,Philip,WesternSocietyofWeedScience,"UsingMultipleSequencingPlatformstoAssembletheKochiascopariaGenome,"Albuquerque,NM,UnitedStates.(2016).Gaines,Todd,XXXIArgentinePlantPhysiologyCongress,"Molecularmechanismsoftarget-siteherbicideresistance:Mutationsandgeneamplification,"Corrientes,Corrientes,Argentina.(November2016).Gaines,Todd,Busi,Roberto,WeedSmartWebinar,"UnderstandingP450stoBetterManageResistance,"WeedSmart,Online,Online,N/A,All.(November29,2016).Gaines,Todd,Tranel,Patrick,AmericanChemicalSocietyAGROdivisionWebinar,"Herbicide-resistantweeds:Molecularmechanismsandimpacts,"AmericanChemicalSocietyAGROdivision,Online,N/A,All.(April13,2016).Iwakami,Satoshi,Gonzalez,Susana,Gaines,Todd,Yu,Qin,Han,Heping,Brabetz,Veronika,Powles,Stephen,Beffa,Roland,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"Detoxificationofherbicidesinrye-grass.Onthewaytocharacterizekeymolecularelements,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Kniss,Andrew,Gaines,Todd,Barker,AbigailLynn,Patterson,Eric,Wilson,Robert,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"RelationshipbetweenEPSPScopynumberandglyphosateresistancelevelinKochiascopariacollectedfromsugarbeetfields,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Kuepper,Anita,Manmathan,HarishKumarimandhiram,McCloskey,W,Patterson,Eric,Nissen,ScottJ,Haley,ScottD,Gaines,Todd,PlantandAnimalGenomeXXIV,"Populationgenomicsofglyphosate-resistantPalmeramaranth(Amaranthuspalmeri)usinggenotyping-by-sequencing(GBS),"SanDiego,CA,UnitedStates.(January2016).Kuepper,Anita,Manmathan,HarishKumarimandhiram,McCloskey,W,Patterson,Eric,Nissen,ScottJ,Haley,ScottD,Gaines,Todd,PlantandAnimalGenomeXXIV,"Populationgenomicsofglyphosate-resistantPalmeramaranth(Amaranthuspalmeri)usinggenotyping-by-sequencing(GBS),"SanDiego,CA,UnitedStates.
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(January2016).Nichols,RobertL,Burton,James,Burgos,Nilda,Culpepper,Stanley,Dotray,Peter,Gaines,Todd,Lawton-Rauh,Amy,Marshall,Michael,Price,A,Steckel,Larry,York,Alan,WorldCottonConference6,"Biologyandmanagementofherbicide-resistantPalmeramaranthinU.S.cotton,"Goias,N/A,Brazil.(2016).Norton,AndrewP,Katz,Gabrielle,Eldeiry,AhmedAly,Holtzer,ThomasO,Waskom,ReaganM,ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,"Effectsofthe2013floodonphreatophytesintheSouthPlatteRiversystem,"ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,Denver,CO,UnitedStates.(November16,2016).Norton,AndrewP,Katz,Gabrielle,Eldeiry,AhmedAly,Holtzer,ThomasO,Waskom,ReaganM,SouthPlatteBasinRoundtable,"FloodeffectsonphreatophytesintheSouthPlatteRiversystem,"ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,Firestone,CO,UnitedStates.(November15,2016).Norton,AndrewP,Tuttle,GrahamMichael,Katz,Gabrielle,4thNorthernRockiesInvasivePlantCouncilMeeting,"RussianOliveAltersNutrientCyclinginRiparianEcosystems,"NorthernRockiesInvasivePlantCouncil,Boise,ID,UnitedStates.(October17,2016).Norton,AndrewP,Anderson,AaronAndrew,Ode,PaulJames,W3185WesternBiologicalControlWorkingGroupAnnualMeeting,"Trendsininsectbiocontrolreleases-1980-present,"GlenwoodSprings,CO,UnitedStates.(October6,2016).Norton,AndrewP,Katz,Gabrielle,Eldeiry,AhmedAly,Holtzer,ThomasO,Waskom,ReaganM,PresentationtothePhreatophytesubcommitteeoftheSouthPlatteBasinRoundtable,"FloodeffectsonphreatophytesintheSouthPlatteRiversystem,"ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,FortCollins,CO,UnitedStates.(September16,2016).Westra,Philip,Gaines,Todd,Dayan,FranckE,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ResearchonherbicideresistantkochiaintheWesternUSandCanada,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Westra,Philip,Gaines,Todd,Dayan,FranckE,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ResearchonherbicideresistantkochiaintheWesternUSandCanada,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Westra,Philip,Gaines,Todd,Dayan,FranckE,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ResearchonherbicideresistantkochiaintheWesternUSandCanada,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Seepublications,belowShort-termOutcomesTimelystriperustreportsallowedwheatproducerstoapplyfungicideatappropriatetimesandlocations.ImpactsPublicationsBookchaptersAtkinson,S.Y.andC.S.Brown.2016.AttributesThatConferInvasivenessandImpactsAcrosstheLargeGenusBromus:LessonsfromtheBromusREEnetDatabase.Pp.155-191in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Brooks,M.L.,C.S.Brown,J.C.Chambers,C.M.D'Antonio,J.E.Keeley,andJ.Belnap.2016.ExoticAnnualBromusInvasions:ComparisonsAmongSpeciesandEcoregionsintheWesternUnitedStates.Pp.11-60in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,
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CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Chambers,J.C.,M.J.Germino,J.Belnap,C.S.Brown,E.W.Schupp,andS.B.StClair.2016.PlantCommunityResistancetoInvasionbyBromusSpecies:TheRolesofCommunityAttributes,BromusInteractionswithPlantCommunities,andBromusTraits.Pp.275-304in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Germino,M.J.,J.C.Chambers,andC.S.Brown.Introduction:ExoticAnnualBromusintheWesternUSA.2016.Pp1-7in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Harris,M.O.,K.Anderson,M.El-Bouhssini,F.B.Peairs,G.L.Hein,andS.Xu.2017.Wheatpests:insects,mitesandprospectsforthefuture.Pp467-544inP.Langridge(ed.),Achievingsustainablecultivationofwheat.Volume1:Breeding,qualitytraits,pestsanddiseases.BurleighDoddsSciencePublishing,Cambridge,UK.ISBN:9781786760166.Monaco,T.A.,S.P.Hardegree,M.Pellant,andC.S.Brown.2016.AssessingRestorationandManagementNeedsforEcosystemsInvadedbyExoticAnnualBromusSpecies.Pp.339-370in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Monaco,T.A.,J.M.Mangold,B.A.Mealor,R.D.Mealor,andC.S.Brown.2017.DownyBromeControlandImpactsonPerennialGrassAbundance:ASystematicReviewSpanning64Years.RANGELANDECOLOGY&MANAGEMENT70:396-404.RefereedjournalarticlesAcimovic,S.G.,C.L.Harmon,S.Bec,S.Wyka,K.Broders,andJ.J.Doccola.2016.FirstReportofDiplodiacorticolaCausingDeclineofRedOak(Quercusrubra)TreesinMaine.PLANTDISEASE100:649-650.Boraks,A.,andK.Broders.2016.Populationgeneticdiversityoftherarehardwoodbutternut(Juglanscinerea)inthenortheasternUSA.TREEGENETICS&GENOMES12:43.Broders,K.2016.TheBiovigilante:Monitoringthreatstoplanthealthinaneraofglobalizationandclimatechange.CANADIANJOURNALOFPLANTPATHOLOGY39:90-91.Brunharo,C.,E.Patterson,D.Carrijo,M.deMelo,M.Nicolai,T.Gaines,S.Nissen,andP.Christoffoleti.2016.Confirmationandmechanismofglyphosateresistanceintallwindmillgrass(Chloriselata)fromBrazil.PESTMANAGEMENTSCIENCE72:1758-1764.Busi,R.,T.Gaines,andS.Powles.2017.PhoratecanreverseP450metabolism-basedherbicideresistanceinLoliumrigidum.PESTMANAGEMENTSCIENCE73:410-417.Carbonari,C.,D.Latorre,G.Gomes,E.Velini,D.Owens,Z.Q.Pan,andF.Dayan.ResistancetoglufosinateisproportionaltophosphinothricinacetyltransferaseexpressionandactivityinLibertyLink(R)andWideStrike(R)cotton.PLANTA243:925-933.Charkowski,A.2016.OpportunisticPathogensofTerrestrialPlants.RasputinEffect:WhenCommensalsandSymbiontsBecomeParasitic.AdvancesinEnvironmentalMicrobiology3:147-168.Cockrell,D.M.,R.J.Griffin-Nolan,T.A.Rand,N.Altilmisani,P.J.OdeandF.B.Peairs.2017.Hostplantsofthewheatstemsawfly(Hymenoptera:Cephidae).EnvironmentalEntomology46:847-854.
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Correa,E.,F.Dayan,D.Owens,A.Rimando,andS.Duke.2016.Glyphosate-ResistantandConventionalCanola(BrassicanapusL.)ResponsestoGlyphosateandAminomethylphosphonicAcid(AMPA)Treatment.JOURNALOFAGRICULTURALANDFOODCHEMISTRY64:3508-3513.Douglass,C.,S.Nissen,andA.Kniss.2016.EfficacyandenvironmentalfateofimazapyrfromdirectedhelicopterapplicationstargetingTamarixspeciesinfestationsinColorado.PESTMANAGEMENTSCIENCE72:379-387.Douglass,C.,S.Nissen,P.Meiman,andA.Kniss.2016.ImpactsofImazapyrandTriclopyrSoilResiduesontheGrowthofSeveralRestorationSpecies.RANGELANDECOLOGY&MANAGEMENT69:199-205.Fulladolsa,A.,S.Jansky,D.Halterman,andA.Charkowski.2016.DevelopmentofmolecularmarkerstightlylinkedtoPotatovirusYresistancegeneRychcinadiploidpotatopopulation.PHYTOPATHOLOGY106(12):14.Gaines,T.,A.Barker,E.Patterson,P.Westra,E.Westra,R.Wilson,P.Jha,V.Kumar,andA.Kniss.2016.EPSPSGeneCopyNumberandWhole-PlantGlyphosateResistanceLevelinKochiascoparia.PLOSONE11:e0168295.Glenn,A.,C.Davis,M.Gao,S.Gold,T.Mitchell,R.Proctor,J.Stewart,andM.Snook.2016.TwoHorizontallyTransferredXenobioticResistanceGeneClustersAssociatedwithDetoxificationofBenzoxazolinonesbyFusariumSpecies.PLOSONE11:e0147486.HarveyJ,P.Ode,M.Malcicka,andR.Gols.2016.Short-termseasonalhabitatfacilitationbyaninsectherbivore.BasicandAppliedEcology.http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.baae.2016.03.005Iriarte,G.,I.Hale,K.Broders.2017.Miningthemicrobiomesofcropwildprogenitorsforco-evolvedbeneficialmicrobes.CANADIANJOURNALOFPLANTPATHOLOGY39:99-100.Jansky,S.,A.Charkowski,etal.2016.ReinventingPotatoasaDiploidInbredLine-BasedCrop.CROPSCIENCE56:1412-1422.Jessup,J.,P.Ode,andM.Balgopal.2016.Competitionforlimitingresources:quantitativereasoninginevolutionaryecology.AmericanBiologyTeacher78:300-309.KaplanI.J.Carrillo,M.Garvey,andP.Ode.2016.Indirectplant-parasitoidinteractionsmediatedbychangesinherbivorephysiology.CurrentOpinioninInsectScience14:112-119.Kaser,J.andP.Ode.2016.Hiddenrisksandbenefitsofnaturalenemy-mediatedindirecteffects.CurrentOpinioninInsectScience14:105-111.Kessler,K.,M.deFigueiredo,S.Nissen,T.Gaines,P.Westra,R.VanAcker,C.Hall,D.Robinson,N.Soltani,andP.Sikkema.2016.HalosulfuronAbsorption,Translocation,andMetabolisminWhiteandAdzukiBean.WEEDSCIENCE64:705-711.Killeen,D.,L.Larsen,F.Dayan,K.Gordon,N.Perry,andJ.vanKlink.2016.Nortriketones:AntimicrobialTrimethylatedAcylphloroglucinolsfromManuka(Leptospermumscoparium).JOURNALOFNATURALPRODUCTS79:564-569.Klopfenstein,N.,J.Stewartetal.2016.InsightsintothephylogenyofNorthernHemisphereArmillaria:Neighbor-netandBayesiananalysesoftranslationelongationfactor1-alphagenesequences.MYCOLOGIA109:75-91.Kolb,T.,C.Fettig,M.Ayres,B.Bentz,J.Hicke,R.Mathiasen,J.Stewart,andA.Weed.2016.Observedand
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anticipatedimpactsofdroughtonforestinsectsanddiseasesintheUnitedStates.FORESTECOLOGYANDMANAGEMENT380:321-334.Kupper,A.,E.Borgato,E.Patterson,A.Netto,M.Nicolai,S.deCarvalho,S.Nissen,T.Gaines,andP.Christoffoleti.2016.MultipleResistancetoGlyphosateandAcetolactateSynthaseInhibitorsinPalmerAmaranth(Amaranthuspalmeri)IdentifiedinBrazil.WEEDSCIENCE65:317-326.LaPierre,K.J.,D.M.Blumenthal,C.S.Brown,J.A.Klein,andM.D.Smith.2016.DriversofVariationinAbovegroundNetPrimaryProductivityandPlantCommunityCompositionDifferAcrossaBroadPrecipitationGradient.ECOSYSTEMSAB19:521-533.Lesieur,V.,J-F.Martin,D.K.Weaver,K.A.Hoelmer,D.R.Smith,W.L.Morrill,N.Kadiri,F.B.Peairs,D.M.Cockrell,T.L.Randolph,D.K.Waters,andM-C.Bon.2016.Phylogeographyofthewheatstemsawfly,CephuscinctusNorton(Hymenoptera:Cephidae):Implicationsforpestmanagement.PLoSONE11(12):e0168370.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168370.Lestina,J.,M.Cook,S.Kumar,J.Morisette,P.J.Ode,andF.B.Peairs.2016.MODISimageryimprovespestriskassessment:acasestudyofwheatstemsawfly(Cephuscinctus,Hymenoptera:Cephidae)inColorado,USA.DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvw095EnvironmentalEntomology45:1343-1351.Merrill,S.C.andF.B.Peairs.2016.Temperaturevariabilityisakeycomponentinaccuratelyforecastingtheeffectsofclimatechangeonpestphenology.PestManagementScience.doi:10.1002Monty,A.L.Maebe,G.Mahy,andC.S.Brown.2016.DiasporeheteromorphismintheinvasiveBromustectorumL.(Poaceae):Sterilefloretsincreasedispersalpropensityanddistance.FLORAAB224:7-13.OdeP.,J.Harvey,M.Reichelt,J.Gershenzon.andR.Gols.2016.Differentialinductionofplantchemicaldefensesbyparasitizedandunparasitizedherbivores:consequencesforreciprocal,multitrophicinteractions.Oikos.http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1111/oik.03076OdeP.andG.Heimpel.2016.Communitieswithoutparasitoids?CurrentOpinioninInsectSciencehttp://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.cois.2016.03.006.Oliveira,M.,A.Jhala,T.Gaines,S.Irmak,K.Amundsen,J.Scott,andS.Knezevic.2017.ConfirmationandControlofHPPD-InhibitingHerbicide-ResistantWaterhemp(Amaranthustuberculatus)inNebraska.WEEDTECHNOLOGY31:67-79.Paschke,M.W.,P.Meiman,W.H.Romme,andC.S.Brown.2016.DriversofVariationinAbovegroundNetPrimaryProductivityandPlantCommunityCompositionDifferAcrossaBroadPrecipitationGradient.Ecosystems19:521-533.Patil,C.,C.Calvayrac,Y.X.Zhou,S.Romdhane,M.Salvia,J.Cooper,F.Dayan,andC.Bertrand2016.EnvironmentalMetabolicFootprinting:Anovelapplicationtostudytheimpactofanaturalandasyntheticbeta-triketoneherbicideinsoil.SCIENCEOFTHETOTALENVIRONMENT566:552-558.Patterson,E.,M.Fleming,K.Kessler,S.Nissen,andT.Gaines.2016.AKASPGenotypingMethodtoIdentifyNorthernWatermilfoil,EurasianWatermilfoil,andTheirInterspecificHybrids.FRONTIERSINPLANTSCIENCE8:752.Powles,S.,andT.Gaines.2016.ExploringthePotentialforaRegulatoryChangetoEncourageDiversityinHerbicideUse.WEEDSCIENCE64:649-654.Ritter,S.,C.Hoffman,S.Ex,andJ.Stewart.2016.Impactsoflodgepolepinedwarfmistletoe(Arceuthobiumamericanum)infestationonstandstructureandfuelloadinlodgepolepinedominatedforestsincentralColorado.BOTANY95:307-321.
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Romdhane,S.,M.Devers-Lamrani,L.Barthelmebs,C.Calvayrac,C.Bertrand,J.Cooper,F.Dayan,andF.Martin-Laurent.2016.EcotoxicologicalImpactoftheBioherbicideLeptospermoneontheMicrobialCommunityofTwoArableSoils.FRONTIERSINMICROBIOLOGY7:775.Rubio,I.,C.Guerin,R.Schaub,andA.Charkowski.2016.ThedltlocuscontributestovirulenceinthenecrotrophicpathogenPectobacteriumcarotovorum.PHYTOPATHOLOGY106(12):157.Sarangi,D.,Tyre,A.,E.Patterson,T.Gaines,S.Irmak,S.Knezevic,J.Lindquist,andA.Jhala.2017.Pollen-mediatedgeneflowfromglyphosate-resistantcommonwaterhemp(AmaranthusrudisSauer):consequencesforthedispersalofresistancegenes.SCIENTIFICREPORTS7:44913.Schuelke,T.A.,A.Westbrook,K.Broders,K.Woeste,andM.D.MacManes.2016.DenovogenomeassemblyofGeosmithiamorbida,thecausalagentofthousandcankersdisease.PEERJ4:e1952.Sebastian,D.,S.Nissen,S.J.Sebastian,andK.Beck.2016.SeedBankDepletion:TheKeytoLong-TermDownyBrome(BromustectorumL.)Management.RANGELANDECOLOGY&MANAGEMENT70:477-483.Sebastian,D.,S.Nissen,andJ.Rodrigues.2016.Pre-emergenceControlofSixInvasiveWinterAnnualGrasseswithImazapicandIndaziflam.INVASIVEPLANTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT9:308-316.Sebastian,D.,J.Sebastian,S.Nissen,andK.Beck.2016.APotentialNewHerbicideforInvasiveAnnualGrassControlonRangeland.2016.RANGELANDECOLOGY&MANAGEMENT69:195-198.Sebastian,D.,S.Nissen,J.Sebastian,P.Meiman,andK.Beck.2016.PreemergenceControlofNineInvasiveWeedswithAminocyclopyrachlor,Aminopyralid,andIndaziflamINVASIVEPLANTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT10:99-109.Sitz,R.A.,E.Luna,J.Caballero,N.Tisserat,W.Cranshaw,andJ.Stewart.2016.VirulenceofGeneticallyDistinctGeosmithiamorbidaIsolatestoBlackWalnutandTheirResponsetoCoinoculationwithFusariumsolani.PlantDisease101:116-120.Sundin,G.,N.Wang,A.Charkowski,L.Castiblanco,H.Jia,andY.Zhao.PerspectivesontheTransitionFromBacterialPhytopathogenGenomicsStudiestoApplicationsEnhancingDiseaseManagement:FromPromisetoPractice.2016.PHYTOPATHOLOGY106:1071-1082.Thomas-Sharma,S.,A.Abdurahman,S.Ali,J.Andrade-Piedra,S.Bao,A.Charkowski,D.Crook,M.Kadian,P.Kromann,P.Struik,L.Torrance,K.Garrett,andG.Forbes.2016.Seeddegenerationinpotato:theneedforanintegratedseedhealthstrategytomitigatetheproblemindevelopingcountries.PLANTPATHOLOGY65:3-16.Travaini,M..G.Sosa,E.Ceccarelli,H.Walter,C.Cantrell,N.Carrillo,F.Dayan,K.Meepagala,andS.Duke.2016.KhellinandVisnagin,FuranochromonesfromAmmivisnaga(L.)Lam.,asPotentialBioherbicides.JOURNALOFAGRICULTURALANDFOODCHEMISTRY64:9475-9487.Tuttle,G.M.,GKatz,J.Friedman,andA.P.Norton.2016.LocalEnvironmentalContextConditionstheImpactofRussianOliveinaHeterogeneousRiparianEcosystem.INVASIVEPLANTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT9:272-289.Wang,Y.,A.Charkowski,C.Zeng,T.Zhu,H.Wang,andH.Chen.2016.PhylogeneticandMorphologicalIdentificationoftheNovelPathogenofRheumpalmatumLeafSpotinGansu,China.MYCOBIOLOGY44:93-98.West,A.M.,S.Kumar,C.S.Brown,T.J.Stohlgren,andJ.Bromberg.2016.FieldvalidationofaninvasivespeciesMaxentmodel.EcologicalInformatics36:126-134.
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Wyka,S.A.,C.Smith,I.A.Munck,B.N.Rock,B.L.Ziniti,andK.Broders.2017.EmergenceofwhitepineneedledamageinthenortheasternUnitedStatesisassociatedwithchangesinpathogenpressureinresponsetoclimatechange.GLOBALCHANGEBIOLOGY23:394-405.Wyka,S.A.andK.Broders.2016.ThenewfamilySeptorioideaceae,withintheBotryosphaerialesandSeptorioidesstrobiasanewspeciesassociatedwithneedledefoliationofPinusstrobusintheUnitedStates.FUNGALBIOLOGY120.1030-1040.TechnicalreportsPeairs,F.B.,J.B.Rudolph,T.L.Randolph,andD.Cockrell.2016.2015Coloradofieldcropinsectmanagementresearchanddemonstrationtrials.ColoradoStateUniv.Agric.Exp.Sta.Tech.Rep.TR16-13,28pp.Peairs,F.B.,J.B.Rudolph,T.L.Randolph,andD.Cockrell.2016.2014Coloradofieldcropinsectmanagementresearchanddemonstrationtrials.ColoradoStateUniv.Agric.Exp.Sta.Tech.Rep.TR16-12,41pp.ExtensionPeairs,F.B.2017.DevelopmentofintegratedpestmanagementapproachesforRussianwheataphidinColorado,USA.Pp.243-248in:GRDCGrainsResearchUpdate,Adelaide,Australia.February7-8,2017.2016GoldenPlainsAgriculturalHandbook,Vol.XIII.CSUExtension,GoldenPlainsArea.Pressreleasesongrasshoppersinrange,alfalfaweevil,Russianwheataphid,striperust,Europeancornborer,westernbeancutwormandsunflowerheadpests.IPMrelatedgrantsandcontractsBroders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"DevelopmentofIntegratedManagementofSilverScurf-AreaII",ColoradoPotatoAdministrativeCommittee,DomesticNon-Profit(otherthanDomesticFoundations),$10,000.00Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"InvestigationsintotheEcologyandEpidemiologyofBarleyPathogensintheCentralPlains",AmericanMaltingBarleyAssociation,Inc.,$2,000.00,Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"SurveytoDetermineDiversity,IncidenceandSeverityofCornPathogensinColorado",ColoradoCornAdministrativeCommittee,$31,500.00Broders,K.D.(PI),Grant,"APredictiveModeltoIncreaseAdoptionofIPMofaMite-VirusDiseaseComplexinWheat",UniversityofNebraska,$117,792.00Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"ComparativeGenomicsofMintPathogenicVerticilliumDahliaeIsolates",AgriculturalResearchFoundation,$5,500.00Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"PlantPathology-WheatPlantPathologyResearchandExtensionProgram",ColoradoWheatAdministrativeCommittee,$17,860.00,Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"PlantPathology-WheatPlantPathologyResearchandExtensionProgram",ColoradoWheatAdministrativeCommittee,$89,300.00Byrne,P.F.,Broders,K.D.,Grant,"Exploringthemicrobiomeofroot,rhizosphere,andleafofwheatanditsrelatives",ColoradoWheatResearchFoundation,ColoradoStateUniversity,$13,020.00Dayan,F.E.(PI),Grant,"AnalysisofPesticideResiduesandtheirMetabolitesinSugarBeet,RelevantWeedsandSoils",WesternSugarCooperative,$5,000.00,Active.(start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).
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Dayan,F.andS.Nissen.January1,2016-December31,2016.AquaticWeedManagementProgram.SePROCorporation.$10,000.Gaines,T.A.(PI),Dayan,F.E.(CoPI),CooperativeAgreement,"GenomicApproachestoStudyMetabolicResistanceinDicots",BayerCompany,$89,451.00,Active.(sub:March11,2015,start:November3,2015,end:November2,2018).Dayan,F.E.(CoPI),Grant,"DevelopingaRapidMarkerforaNovelFormofGlyphosateResistanceinKochia",WesternSugarCooperative,$12,000.00,Active.(sub:January19,2016,start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Contract,"DevelopNewOvertheTopGrassHerbicideResistanceTraitsinSorghumusingMutagenesis",UnitedSorghumCheckoffProgram,$30,000.00,Active.(sub:February23,2016,start:March15,2016,end:March15,2021).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Westra,P.,Contract,"EvaluateDicambaFormulationsforControlofMultipleKochiaAccessionsfromtheCentralGreatPlainsandCanada",BASFCorporation,$164,115.00,Active.(sub:June20,2014,start:May1,2014,end:April30,2018).Gaines,T.(PI),Westra,P.(CoPI),CooperativeAgreement,"DevelopNovelTraitsinSunflowerUsingMutagenesis",BASFCorporation,$222,905.00,(sub:June1,2014,start:February1,2015,end:January30,2018).Gaines,T.andP.Westra.March15,2016-March15,2021.DevelopNewOvertheTopGrassHerbicideResistanceTraitsinSorghumusingMutagenesis.ColoradoSorghumProducers&UnitedSorghumCheckoffProgram.$150000.Gaines,T.andP.Westra.February20,2014-January,2017.AddressingPlantGrowthRegulatorResistanceRisks–KeySpeciesintheEnlistSystemandKochiaintheCentralGreatPlainsandWesternCanada.DowAgroSciencesLLC.$180,000.Gaines,T.andP.Westra.June1,2015-May31,2016.UseofMutagenesistoDevelopNewSorghumResistancetoGrassandBroadleafHerbicidestoAidintheExpansionofSustainableSorghumProduction.ColoradoSorghumProducers.$15000.Gaines,T.A.(PI),Westra,P.(CoPI),CooperativeAgreement,"MolecularBasisforGlyphosateResistanceanditsNovelRapidNecrosisResponseinGiantRagweed",BayerCompany,$186,376.00,Active.(sub:September4,2014,start:January30,2015,end:January29,2018).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Contract,"DevelopNovelTraitsinSunflowerUsingMutagenesis",BASFCorporation,$261,907.00,Active.(sub:July30,2014,start:October1,2014,end:September30,2017).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Grant,"DevelopingaRapidMarkerforaNovelFormofGlyphosateResistanceinKochia",WesternSugarCooperative,$12,000.00,Active.(sub:January19,2016,start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Contract,"WeedScienceHerbicideResistantWeedManagementinWinterWheat",ColoradoWheatAdministrativeCommittee,$30,000.00,Active.(sub:July20,2015,start:July1,2015,end:June30,2016).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Westra,P.(CoPI),Nissen,S.J.(CoPI),Kniss,A.R.(CoPI),Grant,"EPSPSGeneAmplificationinControllingGlyphosateResistantKochiaResearch",WesternSugarCooperative,$12,000.00,Active.(sub:
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February24,2015,start:January1,2015,end:December31,2015).Gaines,T.A.(CoPI),Grant,"AnalysisofPesticideResiduesandtheirMetabolitesinSugarBeet,RelevantWeedsandSoils",WesternSugarCooperative,$5,000.00,Active.(start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).Hoffman,C.,M.Falkowski,S.Ex,JEStewart,McIntireStennis(2016-2017),“EstablishmentofalargescalepermanentforestdynamicsplottocharacterizeforesthealthandresiliencyinColorado”$25,00Holtzer,T.O.(PI),Jahn,C.E.(CoPI),Norton,A.P.(CoPI),Other,"DevelopingaBiologicalControlStrategyforCanadathistle",RonaldW.MillerandDianeDisneyMillerResearch,Education,andEngagementProject,$118,917.00,Funded.(start:August15,2014,end:August14,2017).Jahn,C.andJ.Stewart.USDA-SpecialtyCropBlockGrantProgramColorado,(2017-2019),“ManagingpotatosoilhealththroughcroprotationlengthanddiversityforincreasedeconomicgaininColorado.”,$90,799Lang,J.,K.BrodersandJ.Leach.February1,2016,January31,2017.June1,2016-May31,2017.Developmentofmoleculardiagnosticsforanemergingbacterialdiseaseofmaize.USDA-APHIS.$39247.Nissen,S.J.(PI),Gaines,T.A.(CoPI),Thum,R.(CoPI),Grant,"ExploringthePhysiologicalBasisof2,4-DToleranceinNorthernWatermilfoilxEurasianWatermilfoilHybrids",AquaticPlantManagementSociety,$40,000.00,Active.(sub:April15,2014,start:January1,2015,end:December31,2016).Nissen,S.J.(PI),Contract,"ImprovingRoadsideWeedManagementThroughSiteSpecificRe-Vegetation,TrainingandIntraAgencyCooperation",ColoradoDepartmentofTransportation,StateofColorado,$43,848.00,Active.(sub:March27,2015,start:April8,2015,end:December31,2017)Nissen,S.J.(PI),Contract,"EvaluationofWeedControlofBAS820ABH",BASFCorporation,$4,422.00,Active.(sub:June10,2016,start:March10,2016,end:December31,2016).Nissen,S.J.(PI),Grant,"ExtendingtheDurationofAnnual,Biennial,andPerennialWeedControlwithEsplanadeTankMixes",JeffersonCounty,Colorado,$15,100.00,Active.(sub:April29,2016,start:May24,2016,end:December15,2016).Nissen,S.J.(PI),Contract,"2015-2016WeedSeedlingIdentificationBookletandAssociatedWorkshop",TamariskCoalition,$7,375.00,Active.(sub:May22,2015,start:June22,2015,end:May31,2016).Nissen,S.andT.Holzer.June1,2014-August20,2017.WeedManagementattheBlueCreekRanch.RonaldW.MillerandDianeDisneyMillerResearch,Education,andEngagementProject.$357,776.Nissen,S.July01,2016-June30,2017.High-ThroughputGenotypingofMyriophyllumspp.UsingaKASPAssay.$48,413.Norton,A.P.(PI),"DevelopingMassRearingStrategiesforRhinusaLinariaeandMecinusJanthinus",USDA-USFS-ForestResearch,Federal,$24,800.00,Active.(sub:November6,2015,start:April1,2016,end:March30,2017).Norton,A.P.(PI),"SouthPlattePhreatophyteSurvey",ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,StateofColorado,$99,733.00,Active.(sub:March19,2015,start:April2,2015,end:December31,2016).Norton,A.P.(PI),CooperativeAgreement,"DevelopmentofaDatabase:BiocontrolAgentsofInsectPests
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ReleasedintheUS",USDA-APHIS-AnimalPlantHealthInspSrvc,Federal,$55,998.00,Active.(sub:June25,2015,start:September30,2015,end:September29,2016).Norton,A.P.(PI),Contract,"CAPS:CollectionandRedistributionofBiologicalControlInsectsfortheControlofInvasiveToadflaxSpecies(Linariaspp.)",ColoradoDepartmentofAgriculture,StateofColorado,$15,962.00,Active.(sub:July10,2015,start:March1,2015,end:February29,2016).Norton,A.P.(CoPI),Jamieson,M.(PI),Bowers,D.(CoPI),Grant,"ImpactsofHerbaceousBioenergyProductionSystemsonBeeCommunities:ImplicationsforPollinatorDeclinesandPollinatorConservation",USDA-NIFA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture,Federal,$499,998.00,Funded.(start:March1,2013,end:February28,2016).Ode,P.andG.Heimpel.March1,2014,April30,2017.CausesandconsequencesofcompetitivedisplacementinCotesiaparasitoids.USDAAFRIFoundational.$453,177.Stewart,J.SpecialtyCropBlockGrantProgramColorado,ReallocatedFunds(2016),“DevelopingChemicalStrategiesforManagingCytosporaCankerinPeachOrchardsinColorado”,$18,201.Stewart,J.andK.Burns.USDAFHP.EvaluationMonitoring(2016-2017),PIStewart,coPIBurns,K.“MonitoringlimberpinehealthintheRockyMountains”$90,464Westra,P.(PI),Grant,"AgronomicPracticesandGeneticMechanismsLeadingtoEvolutionandSpreadofGlyphosateResistanceinKochia",USDA-NIFA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture,Federal,$500,000.00,Active.(sub:June8,2011,start:March1,2012,end:December31,2016).
WERA1017–AnnualreportforHawaiiStatewideIPMproject
MarkG.Wright,DepartmentofPlantandEnvironmentalProtectionSciences,UniversityofHawaiiatManoa
WithcontributionsfromIPMextensionfacultyaslistedbelow
August2017WERA10172016-17ReportforHawaii
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AndreaKawabata(UniversityofHawaiiCTAHR)ANNUALREPORT–7/1/16-6/30/17IPMinSpecialtyCrop(coffee,tropicalfruitandmacadamianut)ProductionAgricultureActivityOutputsandShort-termOutcomes:
• 28outreacheventswithcoffeeberryborerIPMinformation(workshops,seminars,fielddays,conferences,expos,etc.)
• 2outreacheventsforIPMofbeepestsandbee-keeping(workshop)• 1outreacheventforIPMoffruitfliesinanorchardsetting(workshop)• IPMAdvisories(freee-mailandmailnewsletterswithadviceonpestactivityandIPM
recommendations)o Coffee,TropicalFruitsandMacadamiaNut(12deliveredin2016-2017)o Averageabout1,160subscriptionseacho Content:IPMeducationalevents,agriculturalannouncements,farmandculturalpractice
advisories(pest,disease,propagation,fertilization,etc.)o 37archivedadvisories
• Onlinesourcesofinformationo http://hawaiicoffee.weebly.com/o Content:CBBIPM,agriculturaleventsandannouncements,predatorsofCBB,coffeepests
anddiseases,publicationsandpresentationso 600viewsperweeko http://ctahrmacadamia.weebly.com/o 100viewsperweeko Content:Cropculturalinformation,pestsanddiseases,cropresearch,foodsafety
• StrongcollaborationwithUSDAARSDKIPBARCandHDOA;majorfundingfromaUSDAARS,HDOAandCTAHR
• AppliedResearcho FloatingOuttheTrash–aninvestigationintothepost-harvesttreatmentoffloating
harvestedcoffeetoreduceCBBdamagedberriesandbeanso TheLong-termResponsesofCoffeeRootstockstoRoot-knotNematodeinKona–an
investigationintotheeffectofrootstocksonnematoderesistance,yield,andtreehealthof‘Typica’sciongraftedonto8rootstocks.Yearonestudy.
Impacts:CBBandCoffee
• 604coffeegrowersdirectlyeducated• 4,000coffeegrowersandcommunityindirectlyeducatedviaeducationalbooths• 2016coffeeberryborersurvey(n=80)
o 81%ofgrowershaveadoptedfieldsanitationtocontrolCBBinthefield;anincreasefrom71%in2014-15
o 77%ofgrowersuseasamplingmethodbasedonthe30TreesSamplingMethodforCBBMonitoring
o 95%ofgrowershaveadoptedsprayingBeauveriabassianasprayevery2-4weekstocontrolCBBinthefield
o 68%ofgrowersreceiveCBBIPMinformationfromUHCTAHR,includingthehawaiicoffee.weebly.comwebsite.
• Coffeeeventevaluations(n=422)
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o 93%ofrespondentsincreasedtheirknowledgeandunderstandingofCBBIPMandothertopicspresented
o 92%ofrespondentslearnedatleastonethingthatwasapplicabletotheiroperationorwork.
• BeeandBee-keepingeventevaluations(n=19)o 92%ofparticipantsfeltthepresentationincreasedtheirknowledgeandunderstandingof
thetopicspresentedandfeltmoreinformed.o 92%ofparticipantsfelttheywouldlikelystarttheirownapiaryfollowingtheworkshops.o 85%ofparticipantslearnedatleast3thingsfromtheworkshop.
Honors,AwardsandSkills
• NationalAssociationforCountyAgriculturalAgents(NACAA)NationalFinalistforWebsite/OnlineContentCommunicationsAward–Plaqueand$250
o Forhawaiicoffee.weebly.com• HawaiiAssociationforCountyAgriculturalAgentsselectionforNACAA(national)Communications
AwardforWebsite/OnlineContent(2017)o Forhawaiicoffee.weebly.com
GrantsCho,A.H.,M.Wright,andA.M.Kawabata.CanopymodificationformacadamiafeltedcoccidmanagementinmacadamianutorchardsinHawaii.WesternIntegratedPestManagementCenter.(03/01/2016-02/28/2017).$27,282.Kawabata,A.M.andA.H.Cho.Hands-ontrainingfortropicalfruit,nutandorchardcropproducersonsustainablefarmingtechniquesandpractices.UHCTAHRExtensionSupplemental.(10/01/2016-09/30/2017).$25,000.Leung,P.S.,A.M.KawabataandS.TNakamoto.Area-widemitigationandmanagementforcoffeeberryborercontrol-economicanalysis.USDA-ARSPacificBasinAgriculturalResearchCenter.(09/01/2016-08/31/2017).$50,000.Kawabata,A.M.Area-widemitigationandmanagementforcoffeeberryborercontrol-outreachandeducation.USDA-ARSPacificBasinAgriculturalResearchCenter.(09/01/2016-08/31/2017).$53,021.PUBLICATIONSPeer-reviewedExtensionPublications
Kawabata,A.M.,S.T.Nakamoto,andR.T.Curtiss.2017.RecomendacionesparaelmanejointegradodeplagadelabrocadelcaféenHawái2016.Honolulu(HI):UniversityofHawaii.25p.(InsectPestsSeries;IP-41_Spanish).
KawabataA.M.,S.T.Nakamoto,andR.T.Curtiss.2017.RecommendationsforcoffeeberryborerintegratedpestmanagementinHawaii2016.Honolulu(HI):UniversityofHawaii.24p.(InsectPestsSeries;IP-41).
Kawabata,A.M.,S.T.Nakamoto,R.T.CurtissandR.I.Carruthers(editors).2016.Proceedings:2016coffeeberryborersummitandconference.Honolulu(HI):UniversityofHawaii.23p.(InsectPestsSeries).
Kawabata,A.M.,P.Follett,M.Wright,E.BrillandR.T.Curtiss.2016.Anintroductiontothesquare-neckedgrainbeetleasapredatorofcoffeeberryborerinHawaii.Honolulu(HI):UniversityofHawaii.4p.(InsectPestsSeries;IP-40).
ConferencePapersandPresentations
Kawabata,A.,E.BrillandP.Follett.2016.“Augmentingfieldpopulationsofflatbarkbeetles:AnadditionaltoolforCBBIPMinHawai‘i”presentedbyBrillat2016NACAAWesternRegion
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AnnualMeetingandProfessionalImprovementConference,Kona,Hawaii.27October2016(PosterPresentation).
Follett,P.A.,A.M.KawabataandE.Brill.2016.“FlatbarkbeetlepredatorsofthescolytinepestcoffeeberryborerinHawaiicoffee”presentedbyFollettatXXVInternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,Florida.27September2016(PosterPresentation).
ReportPeriod: July1,2016toJune30,2017Project: WesternIntegratedPestManagementCenterRegionalCommentsCoordinatorfortheAmerican-
affiliatedPacificIslandsProjectsummary:TheRegionalCommentsCoordinator(RCC)servesasthepointofcontactforregulatoryandotherfederalinformationrequeststothePacificislandterritoriesandHawai‘i.TheRCCcontactspertinentstakeholdersinHawai‘iandtheseterritoriesandassemblesrequestedinformationdeliversittotheWesternIntegratedPestManagementCenter(WIPMC)and/orotherrequestorsintheUSDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),theUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andotherfederalagenciesasdirectedbytheWIPMCDirector.ResponsibilitiesoftheRCCwillinclude:contactpertinentstakeholderswithintheAPIaboutpendingregulatoryactionsonpesticides;collectandcompileinputfromstakeholdersandsubmitaresponsetotherequestingagency(e.g.,USDA,EPA,etc.);workwithandkeeptheWIPMCapprisedoftheRCC'sactivities;andcooperatewithotherRCCswithintheWesternRegionasappropriate.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AreaAddressed:ProductionAgricultureIPM
Activity1:CommentCoordinationfortheAmericanPacificOutputs:
CommentssubmittedtodocketatRegulations.govfortheregistrationreviewsof:-Sulfonylureaherbicides
CommentsprovidedtoUSDAOfficeofPestManagementPolicyrequestsforinformationforregistrationreviews:
-useandbenefitsofcarbaryl-ethoprop.Feedbackindicatedethopropisnolongerneededbybananagrowers
PotentialOutcomes:-Carbarylwillremainasausefulpestmanagementtoolforvegetablegrowersandgolfcourseturfmanagers.-ThesulfonylureaherbicidesusedinturfandlandscapesandpastureandrangelandinHawai‘iwillremainasusefultoolsforpestmanagersofthesesites.
Activity2:AssistingandcooperatingwiththeworkoftheCenterintheAmericanPacificIslands.Outputs:
ContributedinformationonthefitnesstoanIPMprogramforIR-4projectrequests:-glufosinateforweedcontrolforbanana,coffee,papayaandtropicalfruit(inediblepeel)-fluopyramforcontrolofblacksigatokadiseaseinbanana
PotentialOutcomes:-Growersofcoffeeandtropicalfruitswillhavealternativetoparaquattocontrolglyphosate-resistantweeds.-Registrationofafungicideforcontrolofblacksigatokadiseaseforbananagrowers
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AreaAddressed:TurfgrassandLandscapePestManagement(Z.ChengLab)(July01,2016toJune30,2017)Activity1:ExtensioneducationtogreenindustryinHawaiiOutputs:8extensionseminarsand/orworkshop/fielddaytovariousstakeholdergroupsreachingover220peopleList:Cheng,Z.Managementofcoconutrhinocerosbeetleandlobatelacscale,twonewinvasivelandscapepestsinHawaii.2017CropProductionServicesAnnualSeminarandTradeShow.May12,2017.Honolulu,HI.Cheng,Z.Turf/OrnamentalPestsandControlinHawaii.2017DepartmentofDefense(DoD)PesticideApplicatorTrainingProgram.May01,2017.Honolulu,HI.Cheng,Z.andN.Nagata.AnemerginglandscapepestonMaui–lobatelacscale:state-widesurveyandcontrol.2017MauiLandscapePest/ManagementSeminarandFieldDay.March30,2017.Kahului,HI.Cheng,Z.ManagementofseveralnewinvasivelandscapepestsinHawaii:Ficusstemandleafgallwaspsandcoconutrhinocerosbeetle.2017MauiLandscapePest/ManagementSeminarandFieldDay.March30,2017.Kahului,HI.Cheng,Z.Managementofcoconutrhinocerosbeetleandlobatelacscale,twonewlandscapepestsinHawaii.14thAnnualLandscapeIndustryCouncilofHawaii(LICH)GreenIndustryConferenceandTradeShow.October06,2016.Honolulu,HI.Cheng,Z.ManagementofsomeimportantlandscapeandturfgrasspestsinHawaii.2016DepartmentofDefense(DoD)PesticideApplicatorTrainingProgram.August15,2016.Honolulu,HI.Cheng,Z.ManagementofnewinvasivelandscapepestsinHawaii.2016KauaiLandscapeConference.July14,2016.Lihue,HI.Cheng,Z.Turfgrassmaintenanceandpestmanagement.2016KauaiLandscapeConference.July14,2016.Lihue,HI.-Coordinate“TurfgrassColumn”ofLandscapeHawaii,aprofessionalmagazinepublishedbyLICH-Sitevisitsforpestevaluationsandcontrolrecommendationsatgolfcourses,landscapesites,gardens,privateresidences,etc.-Appliedfieldtrials-Diagnosisofturfandlandscapepestsamplesforstakeholders.Short-termOutcomes:-Evaluationsofmyseminars/workshop/fielddaydemonstrateasubstantialincreaseinskillsandknowledgeinpestsandtheircontrolcovered-~136peoplereceivedHDOAPesticideCEUsthroughmyseminarsImpacts:-Manytreesaresavedfrombeingcutdown-Arboristsareusingmyrecommendations(lowriskmethod)totreatandprotecttreesinHawaii’surbanlandscapes-Improvedknowledgeofpestcontroloperatorstoexplorealternativestopesticides,suchaspotentialbiologicalcontrolagents
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Activity2:MasterGardenerTrainingProgramOutputs:4trainingcoursesonlawnsandturfgrassmanagementacross4majorislandsinHawaiireachingover100MasterGardenertraineesList:Cheng,Z.TurfgrassLawnsandManagement.2017KauaiMasterGardenerTrainingProgram.May03,2017.DistantlypresentedtoattendeesinLihue,HI.Cheng,Z.TurfgrassLawnsandManagement.2017OahuMasterGardenerTrainingProgram.April28,2017.Waimanalo,HI.Cheng,Z.TurfgrassLawnsandManagement.2017MauiMasterGardenerTrainingProgram.April12,2017.Kahului,HI.Cheng,Z.TurfgrassLawnsandManagement.2017EastHawaiiMasterGardenerTrainingProgram.February27,2017.Hilo,HI.Short-termOutcomes:-Evaluationsoftrainingcoursesdemonstrateasubstantialincreaseinskillsandknowledgeinturfgrassandlawns.Impacts:-ManytraineesareusingtheturfmanagementpracticesItaughtintheirowngardens,includingdeepwateringandthatchcontrolActivity3.HostedWERA011(WesternRegionalTurfgrassResearchgroup)meetinginJuly2016inHonolulu(MultistateActivity)Outputs:WERA011meetingandannualreportShort-termOutcomes:-exchangeofinformationandknowledgeonturfgrassresearch/extension/educationamongwesternstates/territory-potentialmulti-statecollaborationprojectsonturgrass.PublicationsPeer-reviewed:Bhandari,B.P.,andZ.Cheng.2017.Lobatelacscale,ParatachardinapseudolobataKundoandGullan,inHawaii’surbanlandscape:hostsandmanagement.InternationalJournalofTropicalInsectScience.InPress.Li,J.,Y.-C.Zhao,G.-D.Ren,andZ.Cheng.2017.TaxonomicstudyonspecimensofthegenusMicrencaustesdepositedintheBerniceP.BishopMuseum(Coleoptera,Erotylidae).ZooKeys,645:27-35.Moore,A.,R.Quitugua,I.Iriarte,M.Melzer,S.Watanabe,Z.Cheng,andJ.M.Barnes.2016.Movementof
PackagedSoilProductsasaDispersalPathwayforCoconutRhinocerosBeetle,Oryctesrhinoceros(Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae)andOtherInvasiveSpecies.ProceedingsoftheHawaiianEntomologicalSociety,48:21-22.
Extension:Cheng,Z.2017.CurrentandrecentresearchprojectsinTurfgrassandLandscapepestmanagementLabatUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.LandscapeHawaii,July/August2017:24-26.
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DeFrank,J.,Z.Cheng,andA.J.Lindsey.2017.ResearchupdateonBermudagrasstreatment.LandscapeHawaii,May/June2017:16-17.Cheng,Z.2017.Fritfly:AchallengingturfgrasspestinHawaii.LandscapeHawaii,March/April2017:28.Cheng,Z.,andJ.DeFrank.2016.Suppressingbermudagrassinseashorepaspalumturf.LandscapeHawaii,September/October2016:30.AreaAddressed:Productionagriculture:TropicalfruitandnutIPM(MarkG.Wright)Activity1:Appliedresearch–macadamianuts,macadamiafeltedcoccidOutputs:
1. DescribedbiologyofEriococcusironsidei,macadamiafeltedcoccid.MFC.2. ConductedfieldtrialsoninsectgrowthregulatorsformanagementMFC3. InvestigateeffectsofcanopymanagementinorchardsonMFCandnaturalenemies.4. Identifiedeffectivepredatorspresentwithinorchards.5. ConductedresearchoneconomicinjurylevelforMFC.6. InvestigatedsoilnutrientandmoistureeffectsonMFCseverity.7. PresentedfindingsonMFCbiologyandmanagementatindustrymeetings(2)8. DevelopedaninformationpamphletonMFCfordisseminationtotheindustry.
Short-termOutcomes
• approximately45attendeesofmeetingsobtainedupdatesonMFCsampling,biology,naturalenemiesandmanagement.
Activity2:Coffee–coffeeberryborermanagement.Outputs:
1. Conductedstate-widesurveysforcoffeeberryborer(CBB),Hypothenemushampei.2. Developedreduced-effortsamplingprocedureforfieldmonitoring,includingsamplingintensity,and
apotentialimprovedmeansofassessingactualbeetledensitybyagitationtocausethemtoexitcoffeeberries.
3. Presentedfindingsatcoffeeindustrymeetings(2)andregularCBBarea-widemanagementmeetings,whichincludeindustryrepresentatives.
4. ExtensionagentsledmyAndreaKawabatapresentedmultipleworkshopstocoffeegrowers.
Short-termOutcomes:Publisheddataonsamplingintensityreductionoptions,showinghowequallyaccuratesamplingcanbeconductedwithreducedlabor,comparedwiththecurrentprocedure.ImprovedunderstandingofCBBbiologyandmanagementamongcoffeegrowers.Activity3:Invasivespecies–general.Outputs:
1. Publishedpapersonbiocontrolriskassessmentandbiocontrolagentevolution.2. ContinuedbiocontrolimpactmonitoringonErythrinagallwaspnaturalenemies.3. ContinuedmonitoringnaiothripsonendemicMyoprum.4. ConductedpesticidetrialsfornaiothripsonMyoprum,andscreenedgerm-plasmaccessionsfor
resistancetothethrips.5. PresentedfindingatStatewideinvasivespeciesworkshopandotherland-managermeetingsin
Hawaii.Impacts:DemonstratedeffectivebiologicalcontrolofErythrinagallwaspIdentifiedpotentiallyeffectiveinsecticidesfornaiothripsmanagement.ImprovedcommunicationandcollaborationamongIPMresearchers,CooperativeExtensionpersonnelandpartnerorganizationsinHawaii.
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SurveyednewinfestationsofCBBstatewide–providedupdatedinformationondistributionandmadeinputsonstaterulesforquarantineofcoffeeformovementamongislands.Recentpublications:1. Guitierrez,R.,Zarders,D.,Pulakkatu-Thodi,I,Mollenido,J.,Yalemar,J.,Wright,M.G.,Cho,A.2017.
MacadamiafeltedcoccidEriococcusironsidei(Hemiptera;Eriococcidae)description,monitoringandcontrol.CTAHR-CESpamphlet.
2. Pulakkatu-thodi,I.,Guitierrez,R.&Wright,M.G.2017.ComparisonofsamplingintensitytoestimateinfestationsofcoffeeberryboreronHawaiiisland.(Inpress:ProceedingsoftheHawaiianEntomologicalSociety).
3. Wright,M.G.&Bennett,G.B.2017.Evolutionofbiologicalcontrolagentsfollowingintroductiontonewenvironments.BioControl,DOI10.1007/s10526-017-9830-z(invited.)
4. Kaufman,L.V.&Wright,M.G.2017.Assessingprobabilisticriskassessmentapproachesforinsectbiologicalcontrolintroductions.Insects(Inpress,SpecialIssueBiologicalControlofInvertebratePests.)
5. Zarders,D.R.&Wright,M.G.2016.Macadamiafeltedcoccid,Eriococcusironsidei:biologyandlifecycleinHawaii.ProceedingsoftheHawaiianEntomologicalSociety48:51-55.
RandallT.HamasakiCTAHR:PEPS:CountyExtensionAgentAreaaddressed:ProductionAgricultureActivities:Organized/ReportedundermyExtensionPlanofWorktitled"CommercialEdibleCropsExtension"Obj.DiamondbackMothInsecticideResistanceManagementProgram:Background:Thediamondbackmoth(DBM)isamajorpestofcrucifers(cropssuchasheadcabbage,Chinesecabbage,broccoli,bokchoyandwatercress).Thecruciferindustrywasvaluedat$7millioninHawaii(HawaiiAgriculturalStatisticsService,2011).Thispestisnotoriousworldwideforitsresistancetomanyclassesofpesticides.Pastexperiencehasshownthatwheninsecticidesarenotusedinasoundinsecticiderotationschedule,resistantDBMareselectedandcontrolfailuresresult,causingmassivecroplosses.WhatwasonceaneffectiveinsecticideforDBMisrendereduselessuntilitnotusedformonths,andtheDBMisrepopulatedbysusceptibleindividuals.Hence,theDBMInsecticideResistanceManagementProgramwasdevelopedattheCTAHRinordertoenablegrowerstomanagetheDBMeffectivelybyrotatinginsecticidechemistriesonanareawidebasis.Outputs:
• Annualworkshop• Areawideinsecticiderotationschedule• Twice/yearinsecticideresistancescreening
Short-termoutcomes:• Educationalworkshop:participantslearnedaboutthebasicsofthediamondbackmoth:howto
identifythevariousinsectstages,itslifecycle,distribution,host-plants,andthedamageitdoestocrops.Theyalsolearnedabouttheintegratedpestmanagementofthediamondbackmoth,includinghost-plantresistance,pesticides,insecticideresistancemanagement,howsprayconcentrationcanaffectcontrolandresistancemanagement,theimportanceofspraycoverage.
• 2016DiamondbackmothmanagementplanfortheBigIsland:Thecrucifercropgrowersappliedenvironmentallyfriendlypesticidesinacoordinated,area-widebasis.Theprogramrotatedinsecticidesfrom6modeofactiongroupsinordertohelpmanagetheriskofselectingforresistanceinthediamondbackmoth.
• Insecticideresistancescreening:conductedinJuneandNovember2016showednoevidenceforinsecticideresistanceselection—agoodsignthattheprogramwasworking!
Impacts:• Helpedtopreservetheeffectivenessofinsecticidesandenabledgrowerstoachievetheiryieldgoals
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• Waimeacrucifergrowerswereabletoproducesafe,healthycrops,whilepreservingtheeffectivenessofimportantenvironmentallyfriendlyinsecticides
• Therewere7farmsthatfollowedtheresistancemanagementprogram.Obj.“FarmDoctor”:Background:Thebasisofthe"FarmDoctor"programistohelpgrowerswhentheyareinneedandhaveaskedforassistance.Althoughthisisoftenareactive,one-on-oneapproach,thereisagoodchanceoflearningandadoptionbecauseaclientindireneedisatavery"teachablemoment."Newpestsanddiseasescanbedetectedearlybyhavingaprofessionalrespondingtothesecallsforhelpbyfarmersencounteringsomethingoutoftheordinary.TheagentworkedcloselywiththeAgriculturalDiagnosticServiceCenterforthelaboratorytestingofsamples.OccasionallyotherpersonnelfromCTAHR,HawaiiDepartmentofAgricultureandtheUSDAmayberequired.Outputs:
• The"FarmDoctor"programreachedavariedaudiencerangingfromhighlyexperiencedgrowerstobeginningfarmerswithlittleexperienceandoftentimesnoagriculturalbackgroundortraining.
• Establishedfarmersfrequentlyrequestedassistancewithpestidentificationandmanagementwhilebeginningfarmersofteninquiredaboutgeneralcropculture,sourcesofinformation,sourcesofservicessuchassoiltesting,agcredit,etc.
• Atotalof120direct(facetoface)interactionssuchasthroughfarm/officevisitconsultationsand392indirectinteractionssuchasthroughemailandtelephoneconsultationswereconducted.
Short-termoutcomes:• Sod-BustingCaterpillars:Thearticle“ManagementofCaterpillarPestsinHawaiiPastures”byMarkS.
ThorneandRandallT.HamasakiwaspublishedinAugust2016inresponsetosevereoutbreaksoflawnarmywormandgrasswebwormsinpasturesontheBigIslandandotherislands.CTAHR’sMealaniResearchStationwasnotsparedfromthedestruction.Nearlyathirdofthestation’spaddockswereaffectedinSeptember2015.Historyshowsthattheseoutbreakshavebeenoccurringforsometimeandtheyhavehaddevastatingconsequencesforpastureproductivity.Theintentofthedocumentwastoprovideinformationaboutthecaterpillarpests,includingwhatyoushoulddoifyoufindthesepestscausingdamageinyourpastures.Thearticlediscussespestidentification,pestbiology,pastureassessmentandmonitoring,integratedpestmanagementoptions,naturalenemies,insecticidetreatment,andgrazingmanagement.ThearticlecanbeaccessedonlineattheCTAHRpublicationwebsite.
• Acolorfulassortmentofkaleproblems:Kalehasgainedmuchpopularityasahealthfoodinrecenttimes.WouldyoubelievethattheknownfarmgatevalueofHawaiigrownkaleexceeds$1millionperyear?Kaleusuallygrowswellbutsometimesproblemshaveoccurredandproducerssought“FarmDoctor”assistancetohelpthemidentifyandfindoutaboutmanagementoptionsforthefollowing:blackspot(Alternariabrassicae),blackrot(Xanthomonascampestris),whiteleafspot(Mycosphaerellasp.),powderymildew(Erisyphesp.),downymildew(Hyaloperonosporaparasitica),Alternariabrassicicola,Leptosphaerulinaprobablymaculans,Rhizoctoniasolani,greengardenlooper(Chrysodeixiseriosoma),cabbageaphid(Brevicorynebrassicae)andgardenfleahopper(Halticusbractatus).
Impacts:• Therewasahighdegreeoflearningandadoptionthroughthesecloseinteractions.Insomeinstances,
thegrowerbeingabletoidentifyandmanageaproductionpreventedlossesinthethousandsofdollars.
• NewStateRecord:DownymildewPeronosporamesembryanthemiwasfoundonheartsandflowerplantsontheIslandofHawaii.
• Identificationpending:Powderymildewofmulberry(probablenewstaterecord).• NewStateandUSRecord:Asterococcussp.prob.yunnanensisBorchsenius(Hemiptera:Ceroccidae)
onIndianhawthorninWaimea,IslandofHawaii.
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Obj.OutreachProgramforFruitFlyPestManagement:Outputs:
• Individualizedcooperatortraining• Cooperatorsurvey• EasyAs1,2,3StarterKit
Short-termoutcomes:• Therewere34cooperatingprogramparticipantswithatotalareaof132.5acres.• Asaresultoftraining,theparticipantswereabletomakeinformeddecisionsformanagingfruitflies
intheirfarmorgarden.Thesepracticesresultedindecreasedpestinfestationandcropdamagelevels.Manyparticipantshaveusingthesepracticesovermanyyears.
Impacts:• Cooperatorswereabletoproduceapples,avocado,banana,cantaloupe,cherry,coffee,cucumber,
eggplant,fig,grape,grapefruit,gourd,jaboticaba,lemon,lychee,mango,mountainapple,nectarine,orange,papaya,peach,pepper,persimmon,pomegranate,plum,pumpkin,sapote,starfruit,soursop,squash,tangelo,tangerine,tomatoandwatermelon.
Obj.UseofBiofungicide(Bacillussubtillus)toSupressClubrootonCabbage:Background:HeadcabbagewasthetopvolumeproducingvegetablecropinHawaiiin2014,yielding6.67millionpounds,andhavingafarmgatevalueof$3.4milliondollars.IncreasedproductionofChinesecabbageandmustardcabbagewerealsoobserved(NASS,2015).AmajordiseaseaffectingtheproductionofheadcabbageaswellasothercruciferouscropsisClubroot,causedbythesoilborneplasmosiophorid(fungus-like)pathogen,Plasmodiophorabrassicae.Plantroothairsandcortexbecomeinfectedwiththepathogenwhichleadstothecharacteristicclubbingsymptomandsubsequentwilting.TheoverallobjectiveofthisprojectistoimprovetheeconomicandenvironmentalsustainabilityofcabbageproductioninWaimea,Hawaii.Specifically,weproposeto:1)conductanon-farmtrialtoevaluatetheeffectivenessofthebiofungicide,Bacillussubtilis(Serenade®AZO)and2)toeducateandinformgrowersaboutthediseaseanditsmanagement.Outputs:
• Demonstrationfieldtrial• Workshopforgrowers
Short-termoutcomes:• Pending.
Impacts:• Pending.
2017Publications:
Green,K.,M.Chikh-Ali,R.Hamasaki,M.J.Melzer,A.Karasev.2017.PotatovirusY(PVY)isolatesfromPhysalisperuvianaareunabletosystemicallyinfectpotatoorpepperandformadistinctnewlineagewithinthePVYcstraingroup.Phytopathology,(ja).Hamasaki,RandallT.,AndreaM.KawabataandStuartT.Nakamoto.2017.InsectandMitePestsofBlueberriesinHawaii.IP-42.CollegeofTropicalAgricultureandHumanResources,UniversityofHawaiiatManoa.https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/IP-42.pdfMiyasaka,SusanC.,RandallT.Hamasaki,andRussellT.Nagata.2017.ReflectiveGuidetoGrowingOlivesforOilProductioninHawai‘i.NPH-16.CollegeofTropicalAgricultureandHumanResources,UniversityofHawaiiatManoa.https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/NPH-16.pdf
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WERA1017–AnnualReportforNewMexicoStatewideIPMProgram
AshleyB.Bennett,DepartmentofExtensionPlantSciences,[email protected]
WithcontributionsfromIPMextensionfacultyandstaffincluding:
Dr.AshleyBennettDr.CarolSutherland
Dr.LeslieBeckDr.JanePierce
Dr.StephanieWalkerKellyWhiteJasonFrench
August2017NewMexicoIPMImpacts:7-1-2016to6-30-2017AreaAddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity1:MasterGardenerTrainingOutputs:
• Presentationsonbeneficialinsectconservation–19• PresentationsonbeneficialandpestinsectID–19• PresentationsoninsectpestID–20• PresentationsonWeedIPM–9• Presentationsonbackyardvegetableproduction–19• Presentationsonplantdiseasesandthediagnosticprocess-15
Short-termOutcomes
• 100%ofprogramsreached• 100%ofattendeesindicatedtheirknowledgeofIPMincreased• 100%ofpeopleattendingpresentationsreportedtheylearnedanIPMpracticetheycouldimplement• 100%ofpeoplelearnedanIPMpracticethatwouldreducenon-targeteffectsonbeneficialinsects• Publications:
o Extensionpublications§ IPMforhomegardeners§ LawnCareforDiseaseControl§ TomatoSpottedWiltVirus§ IronChlorosis§ RhizosphaeraNeedleCastofSpruce
o Extensiononline§ TheNMSUPlantDiagnosticClinicisusingsocialmedia(blog,Facebook,Twitter,
InstagramandPinterest)todisseminatetimelyinformationonpestdiagnosticstothepublic.AnalyticsforonlyFacebookindicatethatourmaterialsreachedover189,000individualsin2016.
Impacts:
• ImprovedknowledgeofIPMpracticesandincreaseduseofalternativepestcontrolstrategies• Increasedknowledgeofbeneficialinsectconservation
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• TheMasterGardenerprogramprovides55,067volunteerhourseachyeartocommunityprojectstotaling$2,832,862eachyeartothestateofNewMexico
Activity2:GardeningandresidentiallandscapesOutputs:
• IDWalkso 7beneficialinsectwalkso 5insectpestIDwalkso 6weedIDwalks
• IDworkshopso 5plantclinicswereconductedatfarmermarketso 1insectpestclinicatafieldday
• Presentationso PollinatorConservation–6o InsectExpo–1o WeedIdentificationandManagement-4
• Consultationso Residentialvisitsforweedidandmanagement-5
• Displayso Drawersofpinnedspecimens:insectpestsandbeneficialinsectso Posters:insectpestsandbeneficialinsectso Pottedspecimensofcommonweedso Commonweed/plantidentificationtoolsandbooks
Short-termOutcomes:• 100%ofpeopleattendingpresentationonpollinatorconservationreportedthey
learnedatleastonenewpracticetheycouldimplement• 100%ofpeoplereportlearningbenefitsfrominteractivedisplays• 100%ofpeoplereportincreasedknowledgefromdisplays• 100%ofpeoplereportincreasedknowledgeonpestid• Grants:ApocketguidetoNewMexico’sTreePests
Impacts:
• ImprovedknowledgeofpollinatorIPMstrategies• Increasedknowledgeofhabitatandnestingneedsforpollinatorconservation• Increasedknowledgeofweedidentificationstrategies• IncreasedknowledgeonweedmanagementIPMstrategies• Indicationofachangeinpastweedmanagementtechniquesbasedonpresentedinformation
AreaAddressed:IPMSupportforPestDiagnosticFacilitiesThePlantDiagnosticClinicatNewMexicoStateUniversityreceivedSTAR-DaccreditationthroughtheNationalPlantDiagnosticClinicin2016.TheclinicalsoservesasasupportlabfortheNationalPlantDiagnosticNetworkandparticipatesinavarietyoflocal,regionalandnationalpestsurveys.InJune2016,clinicpersonnelconductedajointNPDNCertifiedFirstDetectorTrainingandfielddiagnostictroubleshootingworkshop.Fifty-onenew"firstdetectors"werecertifiedthroughthistraining.Beginningin2013,pestmanagementspecialistsfromthePlantDiagnosticClinichavebeenconductingPlantClinicsatgrower’smarketsaroundNewMexico.Thereareover70grower’smarketsinthestatewithover1,000producerparticipants.Thisindustry,withavalueofover$8million,isthelargestoutletforlocallygrownproduceinthestate.Onaverage,5PlantClinicshavebeenconductedeachyearwithover1,200clientelecontactsmade.Theseclinicsprovideanopportunityforsmall-scalegrowersandhomegardenersto
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meetthespecialistsandaskquestionsregardingplantproductionandpestmanagement.Throughtheinformationprovidedattheseclinics,wearehelpingtosustainthisvital,freshmarketproduceindustry.Activity1:PestdiagnosticsthroughNMSUfor2016Outputs:
• Collectivelyprocessed1,541insect,weed,anddiseasesampleso 787insectsampleswereidentifiedandIPMrecommendationreturnedo 212weedsampleswereidentifiedandIPMrecommendationreturnedo 542plantsampleswereprocessedfordiseasedetectionandIPMrecommendationreturned
Short-termOutcomes:
• TheNMSUPlantDiagnosticClinicrespondstorequestsforpestIDandmanagementrecommendationsinatimelymanner–over99%ofsamplessubmittedreceiveadiagnosiswithrecommendationswithin5workingdays
• Accurateidentificationofpestspreventstheuseofinappropriatecontroltactics,particularlypesticides,whichcanbecostlyandtimeconsuming,andmayposeriskstopeopleandtheenvironment
• BetweenJuly1,2016andJune30,2017,12newdiseases(host-pathogencombinations)wereidentifiedinthestateofNewMexico
Impacts:
• IncreasedimplementationofIPMpracticesthroughaccuratepestIDandearlydetection• Earlypestdetectionprovidesanopportunityforeradicationofsomepests• Earlydetectionprovidesagreateropportunityforeffectivepestmanagement• EarlydetectionandstepstowarderadicationofstemandbulbnematodeongarlicwillprotectsNew
Mexico’s$48milliononionindustry• Theidentificationofanewbacterialpathogeninpecans,whichcanresultinupto16%croploss,and
thesubsequenteducationofproducersmayhelpprotectNewMexico’sover$200millionpecanindustryfromapotentiallossofupto$32million.
Activity2:PesticideTrainingtogrowersThePesticideSafetyEducationProgram(PSEP)atNewMexicoStateUniversitypromotestheresponsibleuseofpesticidesthrougheducationalresourcesandtraining.Trainingcoversabroadrangeofhumansafetyandenvironmentalissuesforastatewidetargetaudienceofapproximately2,800privateapplicators,2,200commercialapplicators,and120pesticidedealers.ThisisacollaborativeeffortwiththeNewMexicoCooperativeExtensionService(NMSU—CES),NewMexicoDepartmentofAgriculture(NMDA),USDANationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture(USDA—NIFA),andtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Outputs:
• 21pesticidetrainingworkshopsacrossthestate• 11CEUworkshopsacrossthestate.
Short-termOutcomes:
• Workshopevaluationsindicatethat98%ofparticipantslearnedanewskillthatwillassistthemwhenapplyingpesticides,
• Workshopevaluationsindicate75%ofparticipantslearnedanewpestorplantmanagementpracticethatwilldecreasepesticideuse.
• 83%ofattendeesindicatedtheylearnedanewIPMtactictheycouldimplement• 70%respondedthistrainingmadethemawareIPMpracticestoprotectpollinators• 70%respondedthistrainingmadethemawareofIPMpracticestoincreasetheefficacyofherbicide
applicationsontargetweeds
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Impacts:• Throughrecertifying350currentpesticideapplicatorsandtraining150newlicenseholderswithan
averageannualsalaryof$34,570,thisprogramaddedormaintainedover$17,000,000toNewMexico’seconomy.
• Improvedhealthandsafetyofapplicatorsduetoreducedpesticideexposure• Reductionofoverallpesticideuseduetochangesinstructuraldesign• ImprovedknowledgeofIPMstrategiesanduseofalternativecontroltacticstopesticides• Improvedawarenessofherbicideresistanceandmanagementfactorstopreventthedevelopment
andspreadofherbicideresistantweeds• ProvidedContinuingEducationCreditsforpesticideapplicators.
AreaAddressed:IPMinSpecialtyCropsActivity1:VegetableproductionandIPMtrainingOutputs:
• Presentationsonplantdiseases–2• Presentationsonorganicproduction–3• Fieldwalksingrowerfields–3• 2Fielddays• 2conferencesorganizedandsupportbyNMSUExtension
o ChileConferenceo SustainableAgConference
Short-termOutcomes:
• 100%ofattendeesrequestedmorefieldIDandfieldwalks• 100%ofattendeesreportincreaseinweedidentification• 100%ofattendeesreportincreaseinIPMmanagementstrategiesforweeds
Impacts:
• Improvedknowledgeofpestidentificationingrowerfields• Improvedknowledgeofmanagementstrategiesbasedonpestidentificationandbiology• Improvedknowledgeofcropmanagementtoaideinpestmanagement
Activity2:PecanIPMOutputs:
• PresentationsonpecanIPM–3• Sitevisitsincommercialorchards–5• Publication–1
Impacts:
• BiologicalcontrolofPecanNutCasebearercouldsaveupto$1.6Million/yearAreaAddressed:IPMonRecreationalLands(parks,golfcourses,naturalareas)Activity1:TrainingonIPMinparksOutputs:
• Presentationsonplantdiseases–1• PresentationonIPMpractices–12• WorkshopsonIPMfortreesandturf–9• WorkshoponmosquitoIPM–1
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• PestofTrees:collegecampusdiagnosticwalk-5Outcomes:
• Treecareplanwasdraftedfortwocollegecampuses• Adjustmentsweremadetopestmanagementpracticestohelpprotecttreesandotherdesirable
ornamentalplants• 7newcountyrecordsfornewinsectpestsresultingfromworkshopsandwalks
Impacts:
• IncreaseduseofIPMtocontrolmosquitos• Greaterdiagnosticskillsbyrecreationallandmanagers• Improvedabilitytoidentifycharacteristicsofherbicidedamagetodesirableornamentalsandtrees• Improvedmanagementtechniquestocontrolpestswhileprotectingoffsiteornamentals• Improvedidentificationofinsectandweedpestsonrecreationallands• Improvedunderstandingofhowpropertymanagementcanimpactpestinfestationsandinjury
AreaAddressed:IPMimplementationforAgronomicCropsActivity1:IPMTrainingandSupportforAgronomicCropsincludingalfalfa,cotton,cornandchileOutputs:
• Publications–9• Presentations–25• Fieldwalksingrowerfields-5• SitevisittopistachioorchardsandchilefieldsforpestIDandIPMrecommendation-22
Short-termOutcomes:
• Increasedawarenessofpestpopulationsinmultiplecroppingsystems• GreaterawarenessofIPMstrategiesinmultiplecroppingsystems• ImprovedunderstandingofagriculturalproductioninNM• Publications
o EffectsonclimatechangeonpistachioproductioninNMo Managingweedsinalfalfa
Impacts:
Cottono Seedtreatmentssave$2.7Million/yearinlossesfromthrips
AlfalfaHayo Biologicalcontrolofalfalfaweevilbyreintroductionofparasitoidscansaveover$1.2
Million/year
Sorghumo Sugarcaneaphidbiocontrolandplantresistancecansaveupto$4.6Million/yearinNew
Mexicoand$20MillioninadjacentTexasCounties.
• Impactstomultiplecroppingsystems–Farmersspent$14billiondollarsin2016onweedcontrolalone
AreaAddressed:IPMImplementationforAnimalAgricultureActivity1:IPMforsaltcedaronrangelands
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Outputs:
• SitevisitstolocatesaltcedarandassesspopulationsofDiorhabdaspp.=11• Presentation–5• Displays:
o Posters–2o Insectspecimens-2
Outcomes
• 80%ofsitevisitsresultedinconfirmingDiorhabdapopulationsImpacts:
• ImprovedunderstandingofIPMstrategiesusingthebiologicalcontrolagent,Diorhabda• Increasedacceptanceofusingabiocontrolagenttocontrolsaltcedar
WERA1017NevadaIntegratedPestManagementPrograms
IPMinUrbanCommunitiesActivity1:IPMtrainingfortheGreenIndustry
• GreenIndustryTraining,8classes,alldiscussIPM.Averageattendanceofeachclasswas40people;323participantsattendedthe8classes;5classesalsoofferedPesticideApplicatorsCEUs.Thesearethepeoplewhoworkinnurseriesandwithlandscapeservices.TheyincreaseourabilitytogetIPMmessagesoutintotheUrbanCommunities.Inpostprogramevaluations,theparticipantsfeeltheyincreasedtheirknowledgelevelandthattheylearnedsomethingtheycanpassontotheirclients.
• WebinarswithUtahStateUniversity.o AvoidingandremedyingAbioticInjuryofTrees,MarionMurray,USU,225peopleviewing
initialwebinar,postedonYouTube.o ManagingTreesduringDroughtConditions,HeidiKratsch,UNRCooperativeExtension,237
peopleviewinginitialwebinar,postedonYouTube.
Activity2:IPMtrainingforMasterGardeners.• MasterGardenerclasses,18-3hourclasses,30newparticipants,5-10perclassexistingMGsalso
participatedineachclass.Postseriessurveysindicated75%ofparticipantsfelttheylearned“alot”or“agreatdeal”fromtheclassesonpesticidesafetyandIPM,lowerriskpesticideproducts,insectpestsandplantdiseases.
• AdvancedMasterGardenerTrainings,11trainingsoffered,alldiscussedIPM,160participants.• MasterGardenersanswerquestionsfromthegeneralpublicinourHorticulturalOffice,fromwalk-
ins,phonecallsandemails.Theyalsoanswerquestionsandprovideinformationtothegeneralpublicathomeshows,fielddayandatothercommunityevents.EducatingourMasterGardenersincreasesourabilitytogetIPMmessagesoutintotheUrbanCommunities.
Activity3:IPMTrainingforGeneralPublic.• GardeninginNevadaLectureSeries,BartleyRanch,8lectures,430participants.• GrowYourOwnNevadafalllectureseries,liveinReno,offeredviavideoto9othersites,8total
lectures,only5discussedIPM,1offeredCUEs,230IPM-relatedparticipants(42participantsontheprogramthatofferedCEUs).
• GrowYourOwnNevadaSpring2017lectureseries,8classes,alldiscussedIPM,610participants.• Newspaperarticlesin3newspapersinWesternNevada.Over20articleswerepublished,fora
combinedpotentialreadershipofover1,500,000people.
Activity4:IPMPublications.• AGreenIndustryProfessional’sGuidetoIntegratedPestmanagement(IPM),inpress.• AHomeowner’sGuidetoIntegratedPestManagement(IPM),inpress.
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• NevadaNuisanceWeedFieldGuide,inpress.• HeidiKratsch,JoAnneSkelly,GeorgeHill,&SusanDonaldson.(2017).UsingClusterAnalysisto
TargetEducationalMessagestoConsumers.JournalofExtension55(1)Article1FEA1.Availableat:https://www.joe.org/joe/2017february/a1.php.
• HeidiKratsch,WendyHansonMazet,&MarcelFernandoSchaerer(2016).ComoPodarlosARBOLES(HowtoPruneTREES).UniversityofNevadaCooperativeExtensionFactSheet-16-06.http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/sl/2016/fs1606.pdf
• HeidiKratsch,WendyHansonMazet,&MarcelFernandoSchaerer(2016).ComoPlantarARBOLES(HowtoPlantTrees).UniversityofNevadaCooperativeExtensionFactSheet016-05.http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/ho/2016/fs1605.pdf
• HeidiKratsch,WendyHansonMazet,&MarcelSchaerer.(2017).ComoMantenerSaludableelCESPED(HowtoMaintainHealthyLAWNS).UniversityofNevadaCooperativeExtensionFactSheet-17-03.(notuponthewebyet)
• Previouspublicationsdistributedto12nurseriesin5counties,WashoeCountyPublicLibrariesand7UniversityofNevadaCooperativeExtensionoffices
Activity5:IPMPublicServiceAnnouncements.• TVPublicServiceAnnouncements,JuneandJuly,1152spots.• RadioPublicServiceAnnouncementsonKUNR,JuneandJuly,133spots.• Hitstoourwebsite,www.manageNVpests.info,DOUBLEDin2015and2016whenthePSAwere
running.
Activity6:IPMWebsite• Hitstothewebsite,www.manageNVpests.info,fromJuly1,2016toJune30,2017were338,559,with
totalvisitorcountof32,938.• Siteisaugmentedandupdatedasneeded.Newspaperarticlesareaddedtothesiteasanarchiveand
forusebythosevisitingthewebsite.
Activity7:IPMretrospectivesurvey• ThesurveydoesnotcloseuntiltheendofJuly.Thesurveyconsistedofanumberofquestions
regardingIPMpracticesinthehomelandscapeandquestionsdesignedtoseeifoureducationalcampaignisreachingthecommunity.Thesurveywassenttohomegardeners,MasterGardeners,GreenIndustryprofessionals,PesticideApplicators,4-HprogramparentsandotherpeoplewhohaveattendedaUNCEprograminthelast2-3years.
• Whenasked“whichofthefollowingpracticesdoyoufollowinyouryard(selectallthatapply)”,thefollowingbreakdownoccurred(491respondents):
o IReadthelabelbeforepurchasingorusingapesticide 71%o Isetmylawnmowertomowat3inches 57%o Iadjustthetimingofpesticidespraystoprotectpollinators 36%
andbeneficialinsectso Iapplypestcontrolproductonlywhenpestsarecausing 59%
significantdamageo Imonitorregularlyforpestsinmylandscape 59%o Itrytopreventpestproblemsinmylandscapebykeeping 77%
myplantshealthyo Ionlyusepesticidesonmylandscapewhenother 60%
strategieshavenotworked• Inonequestion,weaskaboutthedifferentmediacampaignmessageswehavebeenbroadcasting.85
to95percentofthoseresponding(533atthiswriting)indicatedtheyhadheardourfivemessages.Whenqueriedwheretheyheardthemessages,theresponsesfellintothefollowingbreakdown(participantscouldchoosemorethanone):
o Ontheradio 18%
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o Ontelevision 19%o FromaclassIattended 64%o Onawebsite 60%o OnFacebookorothersocialmedia 7%o OnYouTube 4%o Inawebinar 7%o Inanewspaperormagazine 34%o FromaMasterGardener 31%o Idon’tremember 12%o Other 14%
IPMforPesticideApplicatorsActivity1:IPMforPesticideApplicators
• 2StatewidetrainingsofferedforPesticideApplicator,90participants(3and4CEUsoffered,respectively)
• 1CultivatorWorkshop,RenoandLasVegas,56participants,7CEUs• NevadaLandscapeAssociationConference,Pesticide-IPMtrack,337participants,8CEUs• ElkoWeedSummit,55participants,8CEUs• WeedWarriorTraining,3sites,45participants,9CEUs.Participantsaverageda5weedincreasein
theabilitytoidentifyweedsfromthe20discussedbeforeandafterattendingthetraining.• GreenIndustrytraining,8classes,220participants,4classesofferedPSEPCEUs,alldiscussedIPM
IPMinAgricultureOutputs• Factsheets
o Orangesulphurbutterflyo Monarchbutterflyo Tomatohornworm
• EightworkshopsorpresentationsthroughoutthestateonAlfalfaIPM• FourworkshopsorpresentationsonirrigationandhowtoutilizeitinanIPMprogram• OnepresentationonalternativecropoptionsforNevada,Nevada’sIR-4program,usingcrested
wheatgrassasanIPMstrategy,IPMstrategiestoprotectpollinatorsandlowwateruse/highvaluecroppinginNevada.
• Summarypublicationof2012and2014IntegratedPestManagementstakeholdersurveys• Publicationonsmallscaleproductionofcoolweathercropsinunheatedgreenhouses
Short-termOutcomes
• ImprovedknowledgeofthebestpracticesforIPMtechniquesinNevada• ImprovedunderstandingofstakeholderIPMknowledgegaps,typicallyusedtechniques,and
needs• ShiftinstakeholderIPMtechniques,includingincreasedusedofcertainpreventativeand
physicalpestcontroltechniques,andabroaderrangeofculturaltechniques,between2012and2014
• AcceptanceofIPMtechniquesduetocontinuedtrustbetweenproducersandourprogram• BeginningtodevelopanIPMprogramforarmywormsinTeff
Impacts• Changeinagriculturallandmanagementtechniqueswithmorecommonuseandeasier
acceptanceofIPMtechniquesIPMonRecreationalLands
Outputs• RevisionofNevadaWeedManagementPlanandassociatedliterature
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• Twopresentations,aboothandontheplanningcommitteeforthe2015NevadaWeedManagementConferenceandassistedannuallywithtwoothersmallernoxiousweedworkshopstheElkoWeedExtravaganzaandTri-countyWeedsannualconference
• Seventeenotherworkshopsorpresentationsonnoxiousweedsstatewideduringthelastfundingcycle
• MemberonNevadaWeedManagementAssociationBoard• Assistedwithplanningthe2017NevadaWeedManagementConferenceinconjunctionwith
NIASMAtobeheldinRenoinfallof2017• WeedverificationsforEDDMapSandNevadaDepartmentofAgricultureShort-termOutcomes• ImprovedknowledgeofrecreationallandsmanagersaboutIPMtechniques,equipmentand
pesticideuse,noxiousweedidentificationandreportingandnewlyinvadingweeds• ImprovedunderstandingofstakeholderIPMknowledgegaps,typicallyusedtechniques,and
needs• ShiftinstakeholderIPMtechniques,includingincreasedusedofcertainpreventativeand
physicalpestcontroltechniques,andabroaderrangeofculturaltechniques,between2012and2014
• IdentificationofneedsbeyondeducationaloutreachthatsloworpreventIPMtechniquesfrombeingeffectiveinNevada
• RevisedNevadaStateNoxiousWeedPlanwithoutreachflyerImpacts• TargetingnewlyinvadingweedspeciessoonerandraisingawarenessofIPMandearlydetection
andrapidresponsestrategies• Adoptionofhigher-levelIPMstrategiesbyrecreationallandmanagers• UpdatedacriticaldocumentforchangingnoxiousweedmanagementinNevada• Servingastheprimaryeducationalsourcefornoxiousweedidentification
WERA1017–2017briefreport,OregonSelectedhighlightsfromEIP2016
Areaaddressed:IPMandpesticideriskmanagementinspecialtycropsActivities:MiddleRoguepesticidestewardshippartnershipOutputs:3workshopsforfarmersandagriculturalprofessionals,andan“IPMfestival”withmorningconferenceandatourofasmallgrainfarm,apearfarmandavineyard.Numerousoutputsweredeveloped:alocalclimateguidethatreportedthecategoriesofdriftoccurringindifferentseasons;apesticideriskanalysisforcompoundsofconcernintheMiddleRoguewatershed,includingseasonalusepatterns;anIPMguidelinethatconnectedIPMpracticeswithwaterqualitymanagementgoals.Short-termOutcomes:IncreasedunderstandingofpesticideuseprofileandsourcesofcompoundsofconcernforMiddleRoguehayandforagecrops,pomefruitandwine-grapefarmers,andrightofwayandmunicipalpesticideusers;peertopeerexchangeofinformationonpesticideapplicationpractices,IPMimplementationandpesticideriskmitigation.Impacts:Over24,145acresofagriculturalland,62%offarmerstookriskintoaccountinpesticideselection,59%changedapplicationpracticestoreducetheriskofpesticideentryintosurfacewaters,65%usedweatherforecastingtodeterminethetimingandlocationofpesticideapplications.
Areaaddressed:Agro-ecologyandconservationbiologicalcontrol
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Activities:Christmastreefarmerconservationbiologicalcontrol,EasternOregontrainingoftrainerscourse,functionalagro-biodiversitysummit
Outputs:GuidestoinsectaryplantselectionandplantingconfigurationsonChristmasTreefarmsandforEasternOregonagriculture;biologically-basedIPMguidelinesforChristmastreeaphidsandDouglasFirNeedleMidge;videointerviewsassociatedwithChristmasTreeworkshopandsummithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm85boLJLkA&t=7sandhttp://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/embracing-functional-agricultural-biodiversity-to-tap-into-nature-s-services/Short-termOutcomes:SignificantknowledgeandskillincreasesinCBCpractices,theecologicalservicesprovidedbybeneficialinsects,theselectionofappropriateinsectaryplants,andincreasedawarenessofthelocationoflocalresourcestosupportagro-ecologyinEandWOregonImpacts:ForLowRiskChristmasTreeIPMAdoption:50%ofChristmasTreefarmersusedon-lineweatherforecaststodeterminespraytiming;79%adjustedspraytimingbasedupontheweather;58%adjustedapplicationstoprotectsensitivesites;83%offarmersincreasedscoutingforpests;30%offarmersusedlesschlorpyrifos;and48%offarmersreducedaphicideuse.Areaaddressed:IPMinSchoolsActivity:BuildSchoolIPMCoordinators’andGroundsStaff’sCapacitytoImplementIPMandTrainSchoolStaffby1)ConductingonedemonstrationplotonschoolgroundstosupportannualturfandlandscapeIPMtrainingand2)TrainIPMCoordinators(IPMCs)fromK-12publicschooldistrictsandgroundsleadsatannualturfandlandscapeworkshops.Outputs:KeyschoolIPMcoordinator/groundsleadsweresurveyedtodeterminethe10planttypestobeusedinthedemonstrationplot.Surveyrespondentswereeducatedaboutcharacteristicsof16plants,whichincludedadiscussionandQ&A,thenaskedtopicktheirfavorite5.Respondentsweregiventheopportunitytoaddplantstothelist.ItwasdecidedtoestablishtwodemonstrationplotsonOSUpropertythathavecharacteristicssimilartotypicalschoolgrounds.Factorsbeingevaluatedincludetheestablishmentrate,droughttolerance,weedsuppression,mowingtolerance,andvisualqualityofvariousgroundcoversandgrassesinalowmaintenancesituation.Visualqualityanduniformityratingsarebeingdonebygroundsstaff,atleastbiannually.TheworkshoptookplaceinAugust,2016.Therewere55participantsfrom23schooldistrictsandtwocommunitycolleges.ParticipantsassessedthefactorsmentionedaboveandreceivedtrainingonsustainableIPMforschoolgroundsandIPMforannualbluegrasswithinsportsfieldsfromtheOSUTurfteam.
Short-termOutcomes:The10plantschosenwere:Creepingredfescue(FestucarubraL.ssprubra),Chewingsfescue(FestucarubraL.spp.commutata),Colonialbentgrass(AgrostistenuisSibth),Dwarfperiwinkle(Vincaminor),Bearberrycotoneaster(Cotoneasterdammeri),Wintercreeper(Euonymusfortunei),Creepingjuniper(Juniperushorizontalis),Greencarpet(Herniariaglabra),Caucasianstonecrop(Sedumspurium),andPointreyesceanothus(Ceanothusgloriosus).Afterdataanalysisfromdemonstrationplots,differencesinpercentplantcoverageandweedcoverwereobserved.FromMay2015toJanuary2016,colonialbentgrass,chewingsfescue,andstrongredfescuehadthehighestpercentofplantcoverageamongallgroundcovers(83%,76%and74%,respectively).ThenextclosestgroundcoverwasSedumspuriumwhichprovided51.8%groundcover.Fromtheretheplantsdropoffinplantcoverage,andincreaseinweedcoverage.Atworkshopeventevaluationresults:38oftheparticipantsresponded.100%learnednewthingstheywillputintopracticeattheirschools.Impacts:toreportedatconclusionofgrant
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Listanygrants,contracts,and/orotherresourcesobtainedbyoneormoreprojectmembersasaresultoftheproject'sactivities.Includetherecipients,fundingsource,amountawardedandtermifapplicable:
Publications:Donald,C.E.,Scott,R.P.,Blaustein,K.,Halbleib,M.L.,Sarr,M.,Jepson,P.C.,Anderson,K.A.(2016)SiliconewristbandsdetectindividualpesticideexposuresinWestAfrica.RoyalSocietyOpenScience,Published17thAugust,2016:DOI:10.1098/rsos.160433Gould,M.,A.Kowalewski,J.LambrinosandT.Stock.2016.“Low-maintenancegroundcoversforOregonschools”.DiggermagazineJuly2016.Gould,M.,A.Kowalewski,T.Stock,andJ.Lambrinos.2016.2016.LowMaintenanceGroundCoversforPacificNorthwestMunicipalities.Peer-reviewedabstract.ASA-CSSA-SSSAInternationalMeeting.Phoenix,AZ.November7,2016.Phoenix,AZ.Halbleib,M.L.,Jepson,P.C.(2016)Adaptive,learner-centerededucation:atoolkitforextension.EM9144,OregonStateExtensionService.
WERA-10172016-17UtahStateReport
MarionMurrayandDianeAlston,UtahStateUniversity(USU)ANNUALREPORT1stAreaAddressed:IPMinSpecialtyCrops(fruit,vegetable,nursery)ActivityOutputsandShort-termOutcomes:
• IPMAdvisories(freee-mailnewsletterswithadviceonpestactivityandIPMrecommendationstailoredtocommercialandhomegardenproducers)
o Fruits,Vegetables,LandscapeOrnamentals,Turf(25advisoriesdeliveredin2016)o Subscriptions(asofJuly2017):10,210forfruit,9,630forvegetable,6,680forlandscape,and
6,560forturfo SubscriptionratesareupfromJuly2016by23and20%forfruitandvegetableadvisories,
respectivelyo Content:scoutingbyIPMstaffandvolunteers;reportsfromgrowerso 375archivedadvisories(since2003)
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o Updatedadvisoryformattoablogstyletomakeitmoreuser-friendly(https://pestadvisories.usu.edu/)
• UtahTRAPs(TemperatureResourceandAlertsforPests,awebandmobileapppestmanagementtool)
o Accessto77weatherstations(added1neworchardweatherstationin2016)o 12insectanddiseasemodels(fruit,ornamental,fieldcrops;added1newpestmodelin
2016)o Funding:grants,growersupport,collaborationwiththeUtahClimateCenter
• UtahPestsQuarterlyNewslettero 4issuespublishedin2016o Updatedthenewsletterformato 7,800newslettersubscriberso Contentincludescurrentpestmanagementinformationforspecialtyandfieldcrops,
commercialandhomelandscapes,andcommunityandhomegardens;invasivepestupdates,guest-authoredarticles,quarterlyphotos,andnationalIPMupdates
• 2016VegetableProductionGuideo 9USUauthorsin4disciplineso 11chapters:Cucurbits,Brassicas,Solanaceous,Sweetcorn,Onion,coveringproduction
issues,soil/nutrient/watermanagement,IPM,andpesticidesafetyo Funding:SpecialtyCropBlockGrantandUSUExtensiono 450copiesdistributedtogrowers,plusfreePDFavailableonIPMwebsiteo Interactiveguidewebsitedevelopedin2016(http://vegetableguide.usu.edu/)
• InvasiveFruitPestGuideo 5authorsfromUSUandUtahDepartmentofAgricultureandFoodcoveringbrownrot,plum
poxvirus,spottedwingdrosophila,brownmarmoratedstinkbug,plumcurculio,velvetlonghornedbeetle,andJapanesebeetle
o Funding:SpecialtyCropBlockGranto 700copiesdistributedtogrowersandforsaleonUSUExtensionwebsite,plusfreePDF
availableonIPMwebsite• IntermountainTreeFruitProductionGuide(http://intermountainfruit.org/),collaborativeguide
withUSU,ColoradoStateUniversity,andUniversityofIdahoo Newpesticiderecommendationtablestiedtodatabasetoallowforautomaticupdateso Addedcustomizedpesticidesearchwhereresultsshowmodeofactionand
pollinator/beneficialtoxicityratings• FruitPestFinderMobileApp(freeappforfruitPestidentificationandIPMrecommendations;
AndroidandAppleplatforms)o Updatesincludeadditionofconventionalandorganicproductlistingsforbothcommercial
andresidentialusers• GreenhouseBiocontrolGuide
o Agreenhouseguidetobeneficialarthropodsandthepeststheytargetwasdevelopedin2016-17(https://utahpests.usu.edu/files/pubs/greenhousebio-USU.pdf)
o Funding:UtahDepartmentofAgricultureUSDASpecialtyCropBlockGrant• NewFactSheetsonSpecialtyCropPests
o 3newfactsheetsin2016-17:brownmarmoratedstinkbuginUtah,spidermitesinraspberry,andcaterpillarpestsofbrassicavegetables
• RefereedResearchPublicationso 4researcharticlesin2016-17onfruitandvegetableIPM
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• LeveragedGrantFundingo $292,805inleveragedgrantfundingonspecialtycroppestmanagemento $473,636inpendinggrantfundingforfutureIPMresearchandextensionprogramming
• NewandEmergingPestso Pearsawfly,HoplocampabrevisfoundincommercialandbackyardsitessouthofSaltLake
City,nativetoIranandEuropeo Sequoiapitchmoth,Synanthedonsequoiae:killingpinesinSaltLakeCityarea,moresevere
ofapestthaninthepast• AppliedResearch
o SurveyofpotentialwildfruithostsforspottedwingdrosophilahasfoundSWDpopulationscanbehighinnativeripariansites(canyons)oftheIntermountainWest(collaborationwithUniversityofIdaho)
o Evaluatinglow-toxicityinsecticides(diamides)forcontrolofwesterncherryfruitflyo Testinganewcodlingmothbiofixoptionbasedonsitelatitudeandelevationvs.firsttrap
captureoftheseasonbyfield-checkingthisinsects’phenologyinUtaho Evaluationoftheinfluenceofpotassiumfertilizersourcesandratesinbulbonionon
attractionofplantstoonionthripsandspreadofIrisyellowspotviruso Evaluationofbiocharforenhancedvegetableproduction(tomatoandmelon)andprotection
fromroot-rottingpathogenso Surveyofvegetablecropsfornewandemergingpathogenandarthropodpests
Impacts:• UtahTRAPswebsiteandAdvisories(fall2016surveywith18%responserate;nextsurveyscheduled
forfall2018)o 100%plantocontinuesubscriptiono 87%useUtahTRAPsandadvisoriesasmainpestmanagementresourceso ChangesinIPMpracticessince2014:
§ thenumberofpeoplethatcarefullymonitorforpestsincreasedby23%§ thenumberthathangpheromonetrapsincreasedby40%§ theuseofdegreedaytoolsincreasedby10%§ thenumberofpeoplethatsprayduringbloomdecreasedby18%§ thenumberofpeoplereportinggreateryieldsbyfollowingtheadvisory
recommendationsincreasedby3%§ thenumberofpeoplereportingthattheyusefewerbroad-spectrumpesticides
increasedby7%o IPMself-assessmentsince2014:
§ Forcommercialfruitandvegetablesubscribers,thosethatlabeledthemselvesas“noIPM”decreasedby78%(from14%to4%),andthosethatconsideredthemselves“highIPM”practitionersincreasedby78%(from5%to9%).
o Economicimpact:§ Althoughpesticidecostsareincreasing,18%ofcommercialspecialtycropgrowers
inthe2016IPMadvisoriessurveyreportedanincreaseinprofits(78%reportednochange)UtahTRAPsapp:
o Asurveyofappusersshowsthattheappishelping93%ofuserstoimprovetheirpestmanagementpracticesduetoimprovedtiming.
2ndAreaAddressed:IPMinCommunities(landscape,marketandhomegarden)ActivityOutputsandShort-termOutcomes:
• Communitygardens,smallacreagefarms,organicfarms,municipallandscapes
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o 15presentationstocommunitystakeholderso Over75organicproducers,25extensionagents,and500communitystakeholdersreceived
traininginIPMpracticesforsmall-scalefarmandgardenproductiono Conducted4workshopstotrainMasterGardenersinIPMandearlydetectionofinvasive
pests(FirstDetectorTraining)o 19call-inradioprogramsincludedIPMandsustainablepestmanagementinformation
• CollaborationwithUtahUrbanandSmallFarmsConference,organizedbyUSUExtensionandmultiplecommunitypartners;majorfundingcomesfromaUSDANRCSRiskManagementAgencygrant
o TheUtahIPMProgramprovidesextensiveinputintoconferenceplanningandimplementation;fourIPMpresentationsweredeliveredreachingnearly100smallacreagestakeholders;ahands-onIPMtrainingsessioninFebruary2017targetedbeginningandorganicsmallfarmproducers
• InterpretativeIPMsignageo TwointerpretativeIPMsignsweredeployedatkeypublicgardenfacilitiesin2016:Utah
StateUniversityBotanicalCenterinKaysville,andWheelerHistoricFarminSaltLakeCityo SignswerepositionedneargardensdemonstratingIPMtechniqueso Officialvisitationnumbersarenotavailable,buteachsitereceivesanestimated50-200
visitorsperweekendduringthegrowingseasono IncollaborationwiththeCooperativeAgriculturalPestSurveyProgram,anew
interpretativesignisunderdevelopmentthatteachesabouthowhumanshelpspreadinvasivespecies
o TheinvasivespeciesinterpretativesignwillbeplacedinthesametwogardenlocationsastheIPMsignbyfall2017,andperhapsinanadditionalcommunitygardensite
Impacts:• Forthecommercialgreenindustrysubscribers,thosethatdescribedthemselvesas“noIPM”
decreasedby63%from2014to2016(11%to4%).Thosethatconsideredthemselves“highIPM”practitionersincreasedby33%(6%to8%).
• ReductioninoverallpesticideuseduetoeducationonIPMalternativestopreventandreducepestpressure
• Changeinselectionofbroad-spectrum,highertoxicitypesticidestothosewithnarrower-spectrum,lowertoxicity
• Conservationofbeneficialarthropodsthatassistwithbiologicalcontrol• EducationoforganicproducersinIPMtechniques,e.g.,preventivepesttacticstoreduceapplication
oforganicpesticides• EducationofyouthandnovicestakeholdersinIPMpractices• GreaterawarenessoftheIPMconceptandhowitcanhelpimprovecommunityhorticulture
3rdAreaAddressed:SchoolIPMActivityOutputsandShort-termOutcomes:
• HelpingpublicandprivateschoolstransitiontoIPMtomeetUtah’s“IPMinSchools”statelaw• PestIDHandbook(printandwebsite)incollaborationwithColoradoStateUniversity
(http://utahpests.usu.edu/schoolipm/pest-id-guide/index)• 9hands-onIPMtrainingsessionsforschoolpersonnel,applicators,andUtahDepartmentofHealth
inspectorswereconductedduring2016• 16UtahPestPressfactsheetsonindoorandstructuralpestsarenowavailableinEnglishand
SpanishlanguagesforuseinSchoolIPMtraining(http://utahpests.usu.edu/schoolipm/fact-sheets)
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Impacts:• Improvedhealthofstudentsandstaffduetoreducedindoorpesticideexposure• Reductionofoverallpesticideuseduetochangesinstructuraldesignandpestmanagementplans• ImprovedknowledgeofschoolcustodialstaffinIPMtechniquesandhowtoexplorealternativesto
pesticides4thAreaAddressed:IPMinAgriculturalCrops(fieldandforagecrops)
• IPMToolstoManageTownsend’sGroundSquirrels(Spermophilustownsendiimollis)inIrrigatedCropGroundwasa3-yearprojectfundedjointlybyUSUIPMProgramandWesternSustainableAgricultureandEducation(WSARE).TheawardrecipientwasagricultureagentinBeaverCounty,Utah.
o Resultsshowedthattubetrapsweremosteffectiveinreducingpopulations;treatinggroundsquirrelburrowsearlierthanconventionalmethodswasmoresuccessful;earlytreatmentwithcabbage+zincphosphidewasmosteffective
o Presentedresultsatthe2017BeaverCountycropschool(90participants);2016PesticideTraininginRichfield,Utah(120participants);2017IFACropSchoolinCedarCity(54participants);planstopresentatthe2018VertebratePestConferenceinNorthernCalifornia.
• Impacts:o Commercialproducersweretrainedineffectivetrappingpracticesforatenaciouspestof
alfalfa,theTownsend’sgroundsquirrelo EducationofnovicestakeholdersinIPMpractices
PRIMARYLINKAGESINTERNALTOWERA1017
• Publicationcollaborationso IntermountainTreeFruitProductionGuide(intermountainfruit.org),collaborativeguide
withUtahStateUniversity,ColoradoStateUniversity,andUniversityofIdahoo SchoolIPMPestIDHandbook(printandwebsite),collaborationwithColoradoState
University• Appliedresearchcollaboration
o Surveyofpotentialwildfruithostsforspottedwingdrosophila(collaborationwithUniversityofIdaho)
• TrainingonpesticideriskreductioncollaborationwithOSU,WERA-1017andWIPMCo Dr.PaulJepsonandKatieMurray,OregonStateUniversity,areleadingatrainingprogramon
pesticideriskreductionformembersofWERA-1017andtheWesternIPMCenter;UtahIPMpersonnelparticipatedinmonthlyconferencecallsin2016-17andwillattendtheWesternPesticideRiskReductionProjectWorkshopheldinconjunctionwiththeWERA-1017meetinginJuly,2017,inIrvine,CA
PRIMARYLINKAGESTOEXTERNALGROUPS
• CommunityIPM:o Strongcollaborationswithmultiplecounty-basedextensionfacultyinCache,DavisandSalt
LakeCounties(organicstakeholdertrainings,IPMandinvasivepestinterpretativesignsinpublicgardens,biocharresearchproject)
o Non-profitcommunitygardenorganizations(staffandpublictraining,pestmonitoringsites)• SchoolIPM:
o TheUSUSchoolIPMAssociatecoordinatesandcollaborateswiththeUtahSchoolIPMCoalition,schooldistrictadministrators,andtheUtahDepartmentofHealthtoprovide
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trainingandoutreacheducationproductstostimulateimplementationofIPMinUtah’sschools
• Invasivepestsurvey:strongcollaborationsbetweentheUtahIPMProgramandtheUtahCooperativeAgriculturalPestSurveyProgram,responsibleforsurveillanceofinvasivepestsinthestate;weco-organizeextensionin-serviceandpublicstakeholdertrainingsandco-produceoutreachpublications(e.g.,UtahFruitInvasivePestGuide,invasivepestinterpretativesign)
• UtahPlantPestDiagnosticLab(UPPDL):theIPMProgramcoordinateswiththeUPPDLondiagnostics,trainings,developmentofIPMrecommendations,andoutreachpublications(manyfactsheets,thequarterlyUtahPestsnewsletter,andotherextensionpublicationsandonlinecontentareco-producedbystafffromtheIPMProgramandUPPDL)
• UtahDepartmentofAgricultureandFood:theUtahIPMProgramcoordinatesandcollaboratesonnumerousdiagnosticandtrainingactivitieseachyear,e.g.,accurateidentificationofSequoiapitchmoth,pesticideapplicatortrainingworkshops,etc.
• USDANaturalResourcesConservationService(NRCS):theUtahIPMProgramcoordinatesandcollaborateswithUtahNRCSfieldagronomistsonoutreachtrainingsessions,suchasvegetablegrowertwilightmeetingsandtheUtahTreeFruitTour
GRANTSUSDANIFASpecialtyCropResearchInitiative(PD:JimWalgenbach,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity)Alston,D.(PI)andL.Spears($122,380forUSU)ManagementofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuginU.S.specialtycropsSep2016–Aug2021UtahDepartmentofAgricultureandFood–UtahSpecialtyCropBlockGrantProgramAlston,D.(PI)andM.Murray($25,425)ImprovingcodlingmothmanagementbygettingabetterBiofixJan2016–Jun2018USUExtensionGrantProgramMurray,M.($10,000)ImprovingdeliveryofpestmanagementrecommendationsforUtahfruitgrowersJune30,2016–July1,2017.UtahAgriculturalExperimentStationSeedGrantProgramAlston,D.(PI)andL.Spears($55,000)Brownmarmoratedstinkbug:planthostutilizationindiverseurban-agriculturallandscapesandpromotingbiologicalcontrolMay2016–May2018USDAiPIPESpears,L.,C.Nischwitz,andD.Alston($80,000)UtahiPIPEvegetablepestprogramApril1,2017–February29,2019USDANIFACPPMEIPMurray,M(PI)andD.Alston($439,489)CoordinatingIPMsuccessesinUtah’scrops,communitiesandschoolsOctober1,2017–September30,2020(Pending)
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UtahDepartmentofAgricultureandFood–UtahSpecialtyCropBlockGrantProgramAlston,D.(PI)andL.Spears($34,137)Brownmarmoratedstinkbug:newinvasivepestinUtah’sfruitindustryOctober1,2017–September30,2020(Pending)PUBLICATIONSJournalArticles(Peer-reviewed)Tebeau,A.S.,D.G.Alston,C.Ransom,J.Reeve,andC.M.Culumber.2017.Effectsoffloorvegetationandfertilitymanagementonweedbiomassanddiversityinorganicpeachorchards.WeedTechnology31(3):404-415.Buckland,K.R.,D.G.Alston,J.R.Reeve,C.NischwitzandD.Drost.2017.TrapcropsinoniontoreduceonionthripsandIrisyellowspotvirus.SouthwesternEntomologist42(1):73-90.Hunter,B.,G.Cardon,S.Olsen,D.AlstonandDMcAvoy.2017.Preliminaryscreeningoftheeffectofbiocharpropertiesandsoilincorporationrateonlettucegrowthtoguideresearchandeducatethepublicthroughextension.JournalofAgriculturalExtensionandRuralDevelopment9(1):1-4.Reeve,J.,M.Culumber,B.Black,C.Ransom,A.TebeauandD.Alston.2017.EstablishingorganicandintegratedpeachorchardsinUtah.ScientiaHorticulturae214:242-251.ExtensionBook(Peer-reviewed)Murray,M.2017.GreenhousebiocontrolinUtah:beneficialinsectsandthepeststheytarget.UtahStateUniversityExtensionIPMProgram,LoganUT(94pp.)https://utahpests.usu.edu/files/pubs/greenhousebio-USU.pdfExtensionFactSheets(http://utahpests.usu.edu/factsheets/index)Holthouse,M.C.,D.G.Alston,L.R.Spears,andE.Petrizzo.2017.BrownmarmoratedstinkbuginUtah.ENT-144-17.UtahStateUniversityExtensionandUtahPlantPestDiagnosticLaboratory,Logan,UT(8pp.).http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2785&context=extension_curallAlston,D.2017.Spidermitesinraspberry.ENT-183-17.UtahStateUniversityExtensionandUtahPlantPestDiagnosticLaboratory,Logan,UT(3pp.).http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2769&context=extension_curallCannon,C.,B.Bunn,D.Alston,andM.Murray.2016.Caterpillarpestsofbrassicavegetables.ENT-181-16.UtahStateUniversityExtensionandUtahPlantPestDiagnosticLaboratory,Logan,UT(6pp.).http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2617&context=extension_curallExtensionNewsletters(http://utahpests.usu.edu/utah-pest-news/index)UtahPestsNewsquarterlynewsletter,M.MurrayandC.Cannon,editors
§ Fourissuesannually(fall,summer,spring,winter)§ ArticlesontimelypestmanagementtopicswithgreatemphasisonthepracticeofIPM§ Thenewsletterhas7,800subscribers(asofJuly2017),andisdistributedtothenationalUSDApest
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UniversityofWyomingExtensionEntomologyAccomplishments(alsoknownas“Outputs”)bycalendardateandtypefortherequestedperiodof1July2016–30Jun2017(AreaAddressedinBold)ProductionAgricultureIPMHelpedorganizeandalsopresentedatthe13thannualEntomologyPublicHealthIPMOrganized,promoted,andpresentedalarvalmosquitoIPMTrainingcourseinconjunctionwithCityofLaramieandtheWyomingDepartmentofHealthformosquitoabatementpersonnelonMay24-25,2016inLaramiefor18attendees.CommunityIPMPresentedaFEWarrenAFBkidsprogram19JUL2016over40childrenattended.Cheyenne,WY. CommunityIPM“MothingEvent”eventfortheBiodiversityInstituteheld25JUL2016.LaramieTrainDepotPark.Over100peopleattended. CommunityIPMAdvancedMasterGardenertrainingforLeroyJonson10AUG2016for8studentsinWheatland,Wyoming.CommunityIPMPresentedattheUSDA-APHIS_PPQCAPs’D.A.R.T.meeting25AUG2016for22people.Pinedale,WY.CommunityIPMProvidedentomologystationatLaramieRiversConservationDistrictProgram(LRCD)atCurtGowdyStateParkSeptember7thand8th2016forapproximately120children–(5ththrough8thgrade)Allday,bothdays.CommunityIPMLRCDProgramSeptember13th,2016atTableoftheWildernessaboveCentennialforaInsects(3rdand4thgraders)approximately140children-allday).outsideofCentennial,WY.CommunityIPMLRCDProgramSeptember22nd,2016atCurtGowdySPforInsectHabitat(1stgraders,approximately30).PublicHealthIPMAttendedandpresentedattheWyomingMosquitoManagementMeeting27and28Sep2016on“ZikaVirus,theKnownandUnknown”for50people.Thermopolis,Wyoming.ProductionAgricultureIPMCattleParasiteIPMmeetingAlbanyCountyExtensionOfficeinLaramie,2to4PM,WY29Sep2016for11people.AlbanyCo.Fairgroundsbldg.ProductionAgricultureIPMExtensionEntomologyUpdateattheWeed&PestfallconferenceCodyWYNov.1–Nov.3,2016forapproximately60people.Cody,WY.ProductionAgricultureIPMSEWyomingBeefProductionConventionNovember22,2016Torrington,WyomingCattleLiceIPM-15people.Torrington,WY.ProductionAgricultureIPMProgressiveRancherForumpresentationinCasper,WY5DEC2016“CattleParasiteIssues”for12peopleintheaudience.Casper,WY.PublicHealthIPMCommercialPesticideApplicatorsCertificationCourse,HouseholdandInstitutionalPestssubjectmatter,December13th,20163:45-5:15PM.AlbanyCountyFairgroundsforapprox.60peopleinLaramie,WY.ProductionAgricultureIPMAttendedandchairedtheNationalGrasshopperManagementBoardmeetingheldonFeb.6-8,2017Denver,COCommunityIPMPresentedMasterGardenerprogrambasic3hourintroductiontoentomologytrainingsat:Cheyenne,WY15Feb2017for14people;18Feb2017inLaramie,WYfor9people;4Apr2017inWheatland,WYfor12people;6Apr2017inGillette,WYfor14people.ProductionAgricultureIPMPresentedatCommercialPesticideapplicatorlicensetrainingcourseinFarson,WYoninsectidentificationresourcesfor30peopleon6Jun2017CommunityEvents:CommunityIPMAttendedaboothandpresentedattheLanderValleyGardenExpoinLanderWY8Apr2017,approximately30peopleattended45minutepresentationongardenpestIPM.Estimated1000peopleattendedtheeventintotal.AttendedadisplaytableattheLaramieRiversConservationDistrictExpoheldinLaramie,WYon15Apr2017.Estimated200peopleattendedtheevent.MannedaninformationanddisplaytableattheWYTerritorialPark,Laramie,onApr.22,2017(Over600peopleattendedtheevent,Ihadanestimated300peoplestopbymyexhibitsEntomologyactivityforaCubScoutdaycampheldBurlinton,WYforapprox.120youthon17Jun2017Webinar:CommunityIPMPlants,PestsandPathogenswebinarforWyomingMasterGardenerprograms.Laramie,WY.July27,August24,andSeptember14,2016withHilgert,C,K.Panter,W.Stump,andA.LatchininskyOutcomesforour“Outputs”
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Withsomeactivitiesthereisnoopportunitytomeasure“Outcomes”.However,onecansafelyassumethatexposuretoIPMtrainingwillresultinsomeincreaseinknowledgeversusnoexposureatall.Thisisapositiveresult.WiththeMasterGardenerbasictrainingactivitiesthereispostcourseevaluationandthereisuniversalpositivefeedbackthatourentomologytrainingisusefulandpertinenttothestudents.Communityandyouthactivitiesprovideawaytoreachanaudiencethatmaynotknowanythingaboutinsectsandhelpprovidethemwithfactbasedbasistoformtheirfutureoutlookoninsectsandpestmanagement.Publications:Schell,S.P.,2016.Large-ScaleGrasshopperInfestationsonNorthAmericanRangelandandCrops.In:Shroder,J.F.,Sivanpillai,R.(Eds.),BiologicalandEnvironmentalHazards,Risks,andDisasters.Elsevier,pp.45–61.2016.“PromotingPollinatorsonYourPlace–AWyomingGuide”byJenniferS.Thompson;ScottP.Schell;JacelynDowney;andJeffreyMichaelEdwardsUniversityofWyomingExtensionPublication,2017.IntegratedPestManagementHelpsControlCattleLice.ScottSchellandDr.DerekScasta.WyomingLivestockRoundupVol.28,No.32Dec.10,2016Page42016.“Don’tletparasitesvexyourchickens”ScottSchellBarnyards&BackyardsFeb.19,2017JeffEdwardsPesticideapplicatortrainingDate Event Location12/15/2016 InitialTrainingForCommercialApplicators Laramie
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31-May-17 WeedandPestSeasonalWorkerTraining Gillette31-May-17 WeedandPestSeasonalWorkerTraining Wheatland6-Jun-17 WeedandPestSeasonalWorkerTraining Farson7-Jun-17 WeedandPestSeasonalWorkerTraining Riverton
IntegratedpestmanagementisincludedinallcoretrainingmaterialforthePesticideapplicatortrainingprogramJohnConnettWyomingschoolIPMWebhttp://www.uwyo.edu/IPM• ConductedSchoolIntegratedPestManagement(IPM)andpestpreventiontrainingworkshopsandseminarsforschoolfacilitiesoperators,countyandstateemployees,groundskeepers,andpesticideapplicators• PresentedSchoolIPMtrainingportionoftheUWEntomologyShortCourse• CooperatedwithnationalandregionalIPMcoordinators,ColoradoIPMCoalition,WDA,andEPAtoestablishIPMinandaroundfacilities• WrotetechnicalbulletinsforIPMaroundschoolspertainingtomice,bedbugs,turfmanagement,filthfliesthatincludeonlysafeoptionsthatarefocusedonprevention• Conductedintegratedpestmanagementinspectionsandevaluationsofschoolfacilities• ContributedtothebiannualWindRiverTribalHealthFair• AssistedwithIPMprogramgrantwritingandbudgeting• RedesignedandmaintainedrobustwebsiteforWyomingSchoolIPMmaterial• TaughttheuseofPICOL(PesticideInformationCenterOnline)forschools• ContinuedtodevelopchaptersforaWyomingSchoolIPMHandbook• EditednewtrainingmaterialforthecoremanualforWyomingStatePesticideApplicatorsmanual• ProvidedphoneandemailIPMsupportforvariousschooldistrict,pestcontrolcontractor,andWyominghealthdepartmentpersonnel• Vettedtrainingmaterialsforthe“IPestManager”SchoolIPMresourcedatabase• CooperatingonagrantwithDawnGougeUniversityofArizonaandJanetHurleyofTexasA&MandwillassistindevelopingnationalSIPMrodentcontroltrainingifthegrantisfunded
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• ParticipatingintheSchoolIPM2020SteeringCommitteeandtheWesternSchoolIPMWorkingGroup• WyomingdesignatefortheWERA1017(WesternRegionMulti-stateIPMteam)meetings• StrategizingwithWesternSchoolIPMWorkingGrouptoimplementandassistwiththestatewidedistancedeliveryinWyomingof“StopSchoolPests”-ANationalIPMStandardTrainingandCertificateProgramforlearninglessonsforallschoolcommunitystakeholdergroupsincluding:schooladministrators,facilitymanagers,pestmanagementprofessionals/schoolIPMcoordinators,landscapeandgroundsstaff,custodians,maintenancestaff,nurses,foodservicestaffandteachers• WorkingwithlocalschooldistrictpersonnelonwaystoimprovetheirIPMpractices• TheongoingmouseIPMprogramthatweestablishedinUW,CollegeofAgriculture,PlantSciencedepartmenthasbeensuccessfulandverywellreceivedforoveroneyear• WorkingwiththeWyomingAthleticsLandscapingandFacilitiestodevelopanIPMprogramfortheirfieldsandareasadjacenttofacilitiesincluding,safe,legal,costsaving,andsustainablesolutionsforweedandpestmanagement• TrainingbulletinsrelatingIPMstrategiesatschoolsforyellowjackets,paperwasps,andvolesareinprogress• SeveralschoolshaveexpressedinterestinmeprovidingsometrainingtothecustodianandschoolnursesandIplantoutilizetheStopSchoolPestsIPMtrainingmaterialsandPowerPoints.LinktoStopSchoolPestshttps://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/StopSchoolPests.html• WyomingschoolIPMoutreach,trainingandacceptanceisstillmovinginapositivedirection.WehavedistrictsadoptingmoreIPMpractices.Fiveofthelargestdistrictsendeavortonotuseanypesticideswhentherearenon-pesticidealterativesolutions.Arecentmouseinfestationinanelementaryschoolproblemwassolvedbyfollowingthebasicsofcleanup,reducingclutterandexclusion.ThedistrictfollowedtheirIPMpolicyandthestudent’shealthwasatthetopofprioritieswhentheproblemwasdiscovered.Aswithmostissues,wetrainedthemaintenancestaffandteachershowtopreventandmonitormoresuccessfully.• Thereisanincreaseinthenumberofdistrictscallingtofindoutthesafestwaytodealwithissues.TheincreaseincallsispartlyduetoschoolIPMtrainingthathasrecentlybeenincorporatedintotrainingforpesticideapplicators,teachers,andextensionpersonnel.TherealsoseemstobeanincreasingawarenessofIPMthroughsynergywithsocialmediaofWyominglandmanagementagencies.• TwokeypointstocurrentpestmanagementinWyomingareourschoolsettingandbudget.Thesettingforourschoolsisgenerallylesspests,andcleanerschoolsthaninthemorepopulatedareasoftheUnitedStates.Thebudgetforthestateisinacrisis.Thisisanotherreasonthatschoolpersonnelreachoutforhelpwithpestissues.Schoolandmunicipalbudgetshavebeencutdrastically.Wyomingstateschooldistrictshadtheirbudgetreducedby$34million.Thebudgetsformaintenancearealsorunningout.Linktobudgetnewshttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/term/budget-cutsTheUniversitybudget(onlyoneuniversityinWY)isalsohithardwith$40millionlessthisyearand369lessjobs.https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/05/15/37-jobs-will-be-eliminated-university-wyomingAfterarecentvisitswithaschooldistrictsaboutbedbugswewereabletosharetheStopPestsprogramwiththemtosolveissuesatpubicassistedhousing.http://www.stoppests.org/InourfutureschoolIPMworkshops,WewillcontinuetomakesureparticipantsareawareoftheStopSchoolPestsprogramthathasfreeIPMcertificationforallschoolcommunitystakeholdergroupsincludingschooladministrators,facilitymanagers,pestmanagementprofessionals/schoolIPMcoordinators,landscapeandgroundsstaff,custodians,maintenancestaff,nurses,foodservicestaff,andteachers.http://articles.extension.org/pages/73468/self-paced-learning-page-for-urban-ipmWeareplanningasurveyofalldistrictsthatwillelucidatehowwellIPMhasbeentaught,receivedandimplementedaroundthestatesinceourfirstsurveyinNovember2009.WearealsoplanningtodesignIPMinfographicsforuseintrainingandcontentdevelopment.PotentialInfographicIPMTopicsinclude:IPM&Sanitation,IPMreducingpesticideexposure,IPM&whatitis,BenefitsofIPM,StepstoIPM,KeycomponentsofIPM,PestIdentification,IPM&prevention,TypesofMonitoringinIPM&importanceofMonitoring,ControlOptionswithIPM,PreventativeControl,MechanicalControl,CulturalControl,ChemicalControl,BiologicalControl,RepellantsinIPM,WeedlifecyclesandbiologyinIPM,Insectlifecyclesand
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biologyinIPM,DiseaselifecyclesandbiologyinIPM,PesticideformulationsinIPM,Leasttoxicapplicationsexplained,ExclusionofPests,Sealing,Perimeterstrategies,Inspection,Maintenance,Plantsat2feetfrombuildings,Growturfvarietiesthatareverycompetitive,Irrigationormowingforthemostcompletiveturf,Keepallstructuralwoodatleast12inchesabovethesoil,Repairingwaterleaksinplumbingandgutters,Vacuumsbig&smallinIPM,Clutterandpestharborage,Preventweedsandweedseeds,Checkincomingproducttoavoidintroducingpestsandeggs,Storeboxesoffthefloorandawayfromwall,Lightingaroundfacilities,Educationofbuildingoccupants,Actionthresholds,ImportanceofrecordkeepinginIPM,Trapping,Maps,Notification,Signs,EvaluationofIPM,IPMforms,IPMresources.BrianMealorAreaaddressed:RangelandsandNaturalEcosystemsActivities:WyomingRestorationChallenge(Educationaldemonstrationofintegratedmanagementandrestorationofcheatgrass)Outputs:• 1posterattheInternationalSocietyforRangeManagementAnnualMeeting• OngoingFacebookpoststo130+followers• 3popularpressmediaarticles• 1AgExperimentStationbulletin• 4presentationsregardingintegratedmanagementandrestorationaroundWYShort-termOutcomes:Increasedawarenessoftheissueofinvasiveannualgrassmanagement,managersresponsiblefor5countiesinWYgainedhands-onexperienceattemptingtorestorecheatgrass-dominatedrangelandwithmultiplemethodsImpacts:additionaloutreachmaterialsbeingdevelopedcurrentlythatwillbroadenthereachoftheprojectAreaaddresssed:RangelandsandNaturalEcosystemsActivities:NortheastWyomingInvasiveGrassesWorkingGroup(fillaprimaryroleintheorganizationdedicatedtoEarlyDetection/RapidResponseprogramfor2newinvasivegrassesintheregion(medusaheadandventenata))Outputs:• 13presentationsinavarietyofvenueswith>400peoplereacheddirectly• Developedinvasivegrassfieldidentificationguideanddistributed>400hardcopiesandunknownnumberonline• Developedfactsheetaboutspeciesimpactsandhowtoreportinfestations,whichwasdistributedto>1000peopleincludingALLBLMgrazingpermitteesinBuffaloFieldOfficeandALLrecipientsofmultipleconservationdistrictnewsletters• Developededucationalmaterialsfor"bootbrushstations"onhigh-traffic,publicly-accessiblestatelandsinthetargetarea• Contributedto,orwasinterviewedfor,newsandpopularpresspublications(8)• Hostedamedusaheadandventenatafieldtourandworkshopwith90+attendeesfrom5statesOutcomes:• Increasedawarenessofbothspeciesinthestateandregion,withmultiplenewreportsofpopulationsfromlandownersinthearearespondingtoouroutreachprogram• Implementationofsurveyandmappingprograminfocusgeography• Targetedareasweretreatedwithherbicidefall2016andmonitoredforefficacyin2017Impacts:• Strongcollaborativegroupinplacetodevelopstrategyfortheseproblematicinvasivespecies• IncreaseddiligenceinsearchandsurveyforthesespeciesinNEWyomingandsurroundingareas• OutreachprogramcontributingtoanincreasedunderstandingofthedistributionandseverityofthesespeciesthatwilldirectlyinformamanagementplanWyomingAgriculturalExperimentStation2017http://www.uwyo.edu/uwexpstn/_files/docs/2017-field-days-bulletin.pdfDerekScasta
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CattleLiceIPMCattleParasiteSpeciation,Prevalence,andEconomicLossSurveytoDirecttheDevelopmentofIPMPlanforWyomingandRegionalproducersDanTekielaCheatgrassIPMIPMImplementationinAgronomicCrops-APrimaryPriority-ProperIntegrationofBioherbicidesIntoanInvasiveAnnualGrassIPMProgramRandaJabourPromotingPollinatorsandAlfalfaWeevilIPMhttps://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/3064074/Ecology-and-Management-of-the-Alfalfa-Weevil