On Target  IPM News

June 2007

 

 

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Northeastern Region

 

* Troublesome Chinese mitten crabs infiltrate Chesapeake Bay (Virginian-Pilot 6/5)  

* 10 Most Wanted - Beware of the invaders of the Chesapeake (Annapolis Capital Online, with photos)

* Aliens in Our Midst (Bay Weekly, 5/31)

* Northeast Small Farm & Rural Living Expo, Oct 13-14

* The Northeast Eco Apple Project Sets Standards for Ecological Apple Production

 

Connecticut

 

* Expanded School Pesticide Ban Passed (Hartford Courant, 6/6)

* Lawn and lot runoff pollute Norwalk River (Ridgefield Press)

* Senate bans pesticides, herbicides at most schools (Danbury News Times)

* Town aims for pesticide-free fields (Southern CT Newspapers)

 

Maryland

 

* Pesticide Notes - May 2007

* Mitten Crab Discovery Spurs Alert Along Coast (Baltimore Sun, 6/2)

* Scientists warn about spread of Chinese mitten crab (Trentonian, 6/3)

 

Massachusetts

 

* Caterpillars Munch Away on Martha's Vineyard (Vineyard Gazette, 6/1)

* U Mass Amherst Agriculture & Landscape Program Events Calendar

 

New Jersey

 

* Asian Longhorned Beetle Update for May 18

 

New York

 

* Cornell 2007 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production

* eXtension Launches Wildlife Damage Web Site (CCE News 5/29)

* Several new 2007 Cornell Guidelines for Pest Management posted

* DEC Treats for Sea Lampreys on the South Fork of the Ausable River

* Watch Out for Spring Caterpillar Pests

* Cornell researchers confirm that deadly fish virus has spread to 19 species, threatening sport-fishing industry (Cornell Chronicle)

* Decimation of bee colonies has various causes, with parasites, pathogens and pesticides possible suspects, Cornell expert says (Cornell Chronicle)

* For a 'green' lawn, focus on mowing, not early fertilizing, says CU turf specialist (Cornell Chronicle)

* Governor Signs Executive Order Creating Council On Food Policy

* The small and elusive bed bug makes a comeback -- from Paris and Rome to New York City (Cornell Chronicle)

 

Pennsylvania

 

* Managing Weeds & Soil Quality Organically, June 13

* Grazing School for Transitioning to Organic, July 17, Middleburg

* Grazing School for Transitioning to Organic, July 18, Mansfield

* Invasive Plants: Research, Removal, and Renewal, Aug 15-16

 

West Virginia

 

* Look What's Out There in IPM - June 2007

* Look What's Out There in IPM - May 2007

 

 

North Central

 

* North Central IPM Center Connection, May 2007

* Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture - Help Us Celebrate 20 Years

 

 

Southern

 

* Southern IPM Center news page

 

 

Western

 

California

 

* CA Invasive Plant Council Symposium, Sept 20-22, 2007

* San Rafael City Council Resolution Establishing IPM Policy

 

 

National

 

* NEHA Workshop on Biology & Control of Insects and Rodents, June 16-17

* National Environmental Health Assoc. Conference & Exhibition, June 18-21

* Pesticides reduce symbiotic efficiency of nitrogen-fixing rhizobia and host plants (PNAS, 6/4/07)

* Conference - Emerging Trends in the Application of Genomics in Agricultural Research - Sept 10-12, 2007

* A Growing Threat Down on the Farm (Science, 5/25/07, about resistant weeds)

* A Perennial Search for Perfect Wheat (NY Times 6/5/07)

* Insect Death Match (Great Lakes Radio Consortium)

* Super Weeds on the Rise (Great Lakes Radio Consortium)

* American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting (July 28-Aug 1)

* Multitrophic interaction facilitates parasite-host relationship between an invasive beetle and the honey bee (PNAS, May 4)

 

American Farmland Trust

 

* Recent Press Releases

 

APHIS

 

* NAPPO Annual Meeting, Oct 22-26  

* USDA Restricts Ash Nursery Stock, Other Plant Products From Canada

* Managing Vertebrate Invasive Species, August 7-9

 

ARS - Agricultural Research Service

 

* Building and Heating a Virtual Greenhouse  

* 'Cologne' Attracts Beneficial Lacewing Predators  

* New Fruit Fly Control Combination More Effective, Longer Lasting  

* Vaccine Offers New Control Options for Foot-and-Mouth Disease

* Bacterium Curbs Several Insect Pests

* Maps Predict Path of Destructive Citrus Pest

* How do you spot tiny insects that might be lurking inside grains?

* Ethanol ''Leftover'' Has Weed-Fighting Potential

* Scientists Pit Fungus Against Potato Pest

* Possible New Control for Whiteflies Discovered

 

Beyond Pesticides

 

* Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog

 

CSREES

 

* CSREES Update - May 30, 2007

* CSREES Update - May 16, 2007

 

EPA

 

* EPA Approves Natural Refuge for Insect Resistance Management in Bollgard II Cotton

* Proposed Crop Grouping Rule Eases Regulatory Burden and Opens Opportunities for Minor Crop Producers

* School Nurses Updated on Programs to Protect Children from Indoor Air Polluntion

* Endangered Species Effects Determinations and Consultations - An Interim Process for Public Input

* Methyl Bromide Inventory Continues Downward Trend

* 2007 Children's Environmental Health Excellence Awards (apply by 6/15)

* Federal Register - Pesticides - Archive

 

House Agriculture Committee

 

* Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture Forwards Farm Bill Recommendations to House Agriculture Committee

* Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Forwards Farm Bill Recommendations to House Agriculture Committee

* Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Forwards Farm Bill Recommendations to House Agriculture Committee

* Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research Forwards Farm Bill Recommendations to House Agriculture Committee

* 2007 Farm Bill Discussion Draft Language

* House Agriculture Committee News Room

 

IPM Institute

 

* IPM Institute news page

* IPM Institute Event Calendar

 

IPMnet NEWS

 

* IPMnet NEWS - June 2007

* IPMnet Calendar

 

IR-4

 

* IR-4 Launches Searchable Database for Biopesticide and Organic Pest Management Solutions

 

Pesticide.net

 

* Pesticide.net Insider eJournal - June 5, 2007

* Pesticide.net Insider eJournal - May 22, 2007

* Upcoming Meetings and Events

 

Plant Management Network

 

* PMN Update - May 24, 2007

 

SARE

 

* SARE Calendar of Sustainable Agriculture Events

 

USDA

 

* USDA Develops Teaching Resource ''Understanding Avian Influenza''

* National Invasive Species Information Center - Conferences and Worskhops Calendar

 

 

International

 

* Workshop on Biological Control of Invasive Species of Forests in the U.S. and China, 9/20-9/25

 

* Pesticides in Surface Drinking Water Supplies of the northern Great Plains (NIH Environmental Health Perspectives)

 

BCPC

 

* XVI International Plant Protection Conference, Oct 15-18

 

 

Funding Opportunities

 

Northeastern

 

* NY Farm Viability Institute - Agricultural Innovation Center Grants

 

National

 

* BASF - Invasive Vegetation Management Matching Grant Program

 

* EPA - Source Reduction Assistance Grants Program (for 8 of the Regional Pollution Prevention Program Offices)

 

* USDA - Regional Aquaculture Centers

 

* USDA - CSREES - Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program

 

 

Job Opportunities

 

* Postdoctoral Assoc., Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program - Cornell Univ., Dept. of Natural Resources

 

* Executive Director - Ecological Farming Association

 

* Horticulturist - Quaker Hill Native Plant Garden

 

* Field Assistants, Non-Chemical Invasive Species Control and Restoration - Audubon California's Starr Ranch Sanctuary

 

* Field Crew Leader, Non-Chemical Invasive Species Control and Restoration - Audubon California's Starr Ranch Sanctuary

 

* Riparian Exotic Species Control and Restoration Internships - Audubon California's Starr Ranch Sanctuary

 

* Extension Educator, Agr. Science - Univ. of Maryland Cooperative Extension, Harford Co.

 

* Faculty, Landscape Development and Ornamental Horticulture - Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center

 

* Assistant Superintendent - Cornell University, Robert Trent Jones Golf Course

 

* Executive Director - Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey

 

 

 

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