NE PMC On Target
Internal newsletter of the Northeastern Pest Management Center
vol. 3, no. 5 May 2003
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NE PMC On TargetInternal newsletter of the Northeastern Pest Management Center vol. 3, no. 5 May 2003 |
Northeast
- Maine
- School IPM training
- Entomological Society meeting
- Aquatic herbicide sales restrictions
- Atlantic salmon
- Applicator recertification training for aquatic, biting fly and public health
- Maryland
- Downy mildew
- Pest Net
- Maryland master gardeners
- New Jersey:Expedited Review Averts Dire Situation for Peach Growers
- New York :
- 2003 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Vegetables online
- US Forest Service job in Amityville - longhorned asian beetle
- Pennsylvania
- Fly Control Information on Hotline
- Pest Management Issues in Urban Settings Discussed.
National
- EPA: From the OPP web page
- Pilot project on pesticide emergency exemptions
- Pioneer fined
- Florida Recent News from Pest Alerts
- IPM Institute Link to most recent articles.
- Central California Winegrowers Project Submits Request for Proposals
- National School IPM Web site Available as a CD-ROM
- Earth Pledge Offers Northeast Farmers Third-Party Certification
- Report Documents Safer Schools That Protect Children From Unnecessary Pesticide Exposure
- Employment Opportunity in North Carolina
- Grant Awarded to Study New Biological Control Tool
- Mississippi Seeks Two Research Entomologists
- Iowa State Seeks Assistant or Associate Professor of Entomology
- Sodexho Partners with Food Alliance
- IPM Symposium hugely successful
- IR-4 News from the IR-4 web page
- OPMP: Wilfred Burr's Newest News is back!
International
- IPMNet News: Some hightlights from Issue #113, May 2003
About On Target
Training workshops for school staff were held at four Maine school districts participating in a School IPM Demonstration Project. About 100 custodians, maintenance staff, food service staff, and school nurses participated in the four workshops which were offered during March and April 2003 by the Maine School IPM Program. As part of this project, which is funded with an EPA Pesticides Environmental Stewardship Partnership grant, schools in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire have prioritized pest prevention needs and have established or augmented pest monitoring programs in almost 20 schools in six school districts. The participating schools in Vermont were recently cited for their adoption of IPM in the recently released Beyond Pesticides publication 'Safer Schools: Achieving a Healthy Learning Environment Through Integrated Pest Management, available at www.beyondpesticides.org.
The Acadian Entomological Society/ Maine Entomological Society Joint Annual Conference will be held 22-24 June 2003 in Bar Harbor, ME. Contact Andrei Alyokin, AES President, (207) 581-2977 or Andrei_Alyokhin@umit.maine.edu for more information.
Atlantic salmon: The State of Maine's appeal with the US District Court in an attempt to overturn the federal endangered species listing of Atlantic salmon in eight Maine rivers was recently denied thus widening concerns that agricultural activities, including pesticide use, will soon come under closer scrutiny.
New restrictions on the sale of herbicides for managing aquatic weeds have been proposed in Maine that will require that the products are only sold by restricted use pesticide dealers who only sell them to licensed pesticide applicators. The dealer would also be required to keep records of these sales and provide each purchaser with a disclosure statement alerting them that an aquatic discharge permit is required from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection before any application may be made to any surface waters of the State or any private ponds that may flow into such a body of water at any time of the year. If adopted, this ruling will impact management of aquatic weeds, including the recently discovered invasive weed, hydrilla. The proposed rule can be viewed at www.thinkfirstspraylast.org/pesticides. Click on Current Events and News.
Just in time for the upcoming tick and mosquito season, pesticide applicator recertification training programs for aquatic, biting fly and public health applicator categories will be held in Augusta, ME on April 16, 2003. Contact University of Maine Cooperative Extension at 1-800-287-0279 (in-state) or 207-581-3880 to register. Maine's recertification training calendar is updated regularly at www.thinkfirstspraylast.org/pesticides.
Kathleen Murray, IPM Entomologist
Maine Department of Agriculture
Downy mildew of Rose
Ethel Dutky, University of Maryland Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Director, reports samples of downy mildew of rose were submitted to the Diagnostic Laboratory in the last week of April. The downy mildew pathogen, Peronospora sparsa is a 'water mold', in the same group as Pythium and Phytophthora. Don't confuse downy mildew with powdery mildew. Fungicides that control powdery mildews do not have any activity against downy mildews.
We seldom see rose downy mildew in landscapes in the mid-Atlantic region but it is becoming more common in nurseries and garden centers. This is due to shipment of infected roses from western growing areas where weather (cold, wet) is conducive to downy mildew. Once the roses start growing at the nursery, entire blocks will exhibit symptoms. We don't see this as a landscape disease because the fungus requires very cool moist conditions, and our spring weather is warmer than the optimum for downy mildew of 64-65F. Downy mildew spores are killed by exposure to 78 - 80F for 24 hours. Thus, by the time we have a lot of rose foliage in our landscapes, the days are warm enough to halt the epidemic.
The story is very different in the nursery where roses are potted up and forced so that they are blooming early to maximize sales. If the plants are infected, the first flush of growth may show severe symptoms. Leaves, shoots, peduncles, calyxes and petals may be infected. Leaves show purplish red to brown irregular spots; leaflets may rapidly yellow and drop. Shoots show black discoloration and blight. Plant s may be entirely defoliated with many black dead shoots rendering them unsalable. These symptoms may be mis-diagnosed as pesticide spray burn or fertilizer burn. Laboratory diagnosis can be hampered because the fungus does not sporulate profusely (as do most other downy mildews). The specimen submitted to the Maryland lab was sporulating only on the shoot cankers. Microscopic examination of symptomatic leaflets found no sporulation. This is why this fungus has the species name "sparsa". If the fungus sporulates on foliage, the sporulation is seen only on the lower leaf surface as a faint, diffuse mold seen only under cool moist conditions.
Disease spread can be halted by keeping the plants warm (daytime temps above 80F) and dry. The following fungicides are examples of those labeled to control downy mildew on rose: Stature; Heritage; Compass, Cleary's Protect TO. Consult the label for rates and other instructions on application.
Pest-Net
Pest Management specialists from Future Harvest-CASA, the University of Maryland (UMD) and Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) are teaming up to get timely insect pest information into the hands of farmers.
Using a network of farmers, insect scouts, researchers and educators, weekly pest reports and special projects will be produced for conventional and organic farmers growing fruit, vegetable and specialty crops.
Pest-Net information will be disseminated weekly on www.mdipm.umd.edu beginning April 7 and ending October 15, 2003.
Maryland Master Gardeners
The Maryland Master Gardener Website has a new look, Newsletter and many new program descriptions. Check it all out at http://mastergardner.umd.edu/
Sandra Sardanelli, UMD IPM Program
Expedited Review Averts Dire Situation for Peach Growers.
On Thursday, April 10th, the Registration Division (RD) registered a new formulation of Griffin's Copper Hydroxide Tenn-Cop 5E, a product used to control bacterial spot in peaches. Rutgers University Extension had notified the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) that there was a shortage of copper hydroxide and that peaches in New Jersey were approaching the "pink stage". Peach growers needed to begin spraying to control bacterial spot within the next few weeks. Very few alternatives are available to control this disease in peaches. RD expedited the review of this new formulation to avert a dire situation for New Jersey peach growers.
Pat Hastings, Rutgers Pest Management Office
Rutgers IPM
Vegetable Integrated Crop and Pest Managmeent Guidlines online:
The 2003 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Vegetables are now updated and available on the internet.
The most current recommendations from Cornell faculty and staff for pest and crop management are available in tabular form for each crop. Both non-pesticide and pesticide-based management options are shown. General topic chapters give the latest information on such items as insects, diseases, weeds, transplanting, soil management, application equipment and more. As always there are many links within the document to ICM/IPM information that could be useful to vegetable growers and CCE faculty and staff. The internet version is the only location for the celery chapter (Chapter 17).
Among the links that could be particularly valuable for users are those to:
- insect fact sheets and VegMD Online
- natural enemy fact sheets
- Northeast Weather Association for pest and weather forecasts
- Northeastern Pest Management Cente,r where current extension newsletters from all over the northeast are archived
- Northeast Pestwatch that tracks sweet corn and tomato pest progress around the northeast with maps
- Cornell Plant Disease Clinic
- Cornell Insect ID Clinic
- Cornell Nutrient Analysis Lab
- weed fact sheets
- pesticide labels
- MSDS sheets for pesticides
- Environmental Impact Quotient of Pesticides
- postharvest management guidelines
- current market prices of vegetables
- wildlife damage information
- application technology information
- recent reports from Cornell researchers
...and much more.from Curt Petzoldt, NY IPM Program
USDA Forest Service job in Amityville
MAJOR DUTIES: Coordinates Forest Service activities related to the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) program in New York. Serves as the Forest Service liaison with city, state, and federal agencies and non-profit organizations involved with the ALB program in New York.
Closes 5/15/03. See the job description.
from Ed Rajotte, PSU IPM Program
Fly Control Information on Hotline - Now residents and producers alike can get their questions answered about fly control problems by calling a toll-free hotline.
read the details in this news release!Pest Management Issues in Urban Settings Discussed Pests and pesticide use in schools and other urban dwellings can result in unhealthy indoor environments, especially among those with asthma. Can these situations be alleviated by the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and if so, what strategies exist for IPM education and implementation? These questions were presented and discussed recently at a meeting of community, agency, non-profit and university members in Philadelphia, PA. Find out more about our new Community IPM Program in the news release "Pest Management Issues in Urban Settings Discussed".
Kristie Auman-Bauer, PA IPM Program
News on the http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/:
Pilot Program Examines Modifications for Pesticide Emergency Exemptions
EPA is beginning a pilot process to determine a more efficient and targeted review of a limited number of pesticide emergency exemption applications that meet certain criteria, starting with the 2003 growing season. The Agency is seeking public comment on this pilot program, which was announced in a Federal Register Notice on April 24. Press Release >>EPA Fines Pioneer $72,000 for Missed Deadline
A federal order issued in December required Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. to test its seed corn and report its findings to the EPA to assure that an experimental gene grown in corn on Kauai, Hawai'i,was not transferred to adjacent Pioneer seed corn fields. The EPA fined the company $72,000 last month when Pioneer failed to notify the agency of test results indicating the presence of the experimental gene in seeds grown near the experimental plants, and for failing to submit maps identifying the location of such seeds. More
Recent items on the Florida Pest Alert Site
04/28/03 - White smut occurrence on Gaillardia species in Florida
04/21/03 - Florida DoH Summary on Arboviruses - April 15-April 21, 2003 - Arbovirus Summary Archives
04/24/03 - North Florida Vegetable Field Day - June 5, 2003
04/24/03 - Newly patented virus could help control disease-carrying mosquitoes
04/24/03 - FDOACS will begin termite eradication treatments
04/21/03 - WoodyBug and Mole Cricket CD-ROMs reduced to $10 each
04/16/03 - Insect Repellent Use and Safety - Center for Disease Control
04/11/03 - Irradiation of the sweetpotato weevil is increasing - see Featured Creatures file on sweetpotato weevil
04/10/03 - New romaine lettuces resist dieback disease
04/10/03 - New Featured Creatures - Caribbean crazy ant
04/10/03 - April is Florida butterfly and butterfly gardening month
04/08/03 - School IPM CD-ROM now available
04/08/03 - Algicide offers new way to fight off-flavor in catfish
04/08/03 - Florida announces the first West Nile virus case of the year
04/08/03- Tomato spotted wilt virus detected in American black nightshade (Solanum americanum) in vegetable field in southeast Florida
04/03/03 - Florida announces five new cases of EEE in Florida horses
Tom Fasulo, et. al., University of Florida
Pest Alert
Central California Winegrowers Project Submits Request for Proposals
Apr. 14, 2003: The Central California Winegrowers (CCW) is seeking proposals for project coordination professional services. moreNational School IPM Web site Available as a CD-ROM
Apr. 14, 2003: The National School IPM Web site is now available complete on a CD-ROM for use in stand-alone or networking environments for both PCs and
Macs. moreEarth Pledge Offers Northeast Farmers Third-Party Certification
Apr. 14, 2003: Two nonprofit organizations, New York City-based Earth Pledge and Oregon's Food Alliance, have joined forces to bring Food Alliance certification to the Northeast in an effort to build supply and demand for sustainably produced foods. more at Earth PledgeReport Documents Safer Schools That Protect Children From Unnecessary Pesticide Exposure Apr. 18, 2003: In a report released today, schools from across the country document a growing trend to adopt safer practices that dramatically reduce pesticides in the schools, providing children with a healthier learning environment, according to the authors. more
Employment Opportunity in North Carolina
Apr. 21, 2003: North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus is looking for eight research assistants to engage in research in support of
USDA/APHIS/PPQ/PERAL and CIPM cooperative activities related to risk analysis and invasive species data. moreGrant Awarded to Study New Biological Control Tool
Apr. 21, 2003: A group of researchers from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences was recently awarded a three-year, $162,000 grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Agriculture research program, to study a new class of biopesticides for use in greenhouse tomato production. moreMississippi Seeks Two Research Entomologists Apr. 28, 2003: The incumbents would be research entomologists in the USDA,ARS, Mid South Area, Biological Control and Mass Rearing Research Unit (BCMRRU), Mississippi State , Mississippi . more
Iowa State Seeks Assistant or Associate Professor of Entomology in the Fields of Biological Control and Applied Entomology Apr. 28, 2003: The Department of Entomology at Iowa State University seeks an enthusiastic individual to conduct research on pest arthropods and/or disease vectors of soybeans. more
Sodexho Partners with Food Alliance
Apr. 30, 2003: Sodexho, leading provider of food and facilities management services, will soon feature foods from farms and ranches endorsed by Food Alliance, a leading certifier of environmentally friendly and socially responsible agricultural practices. more
Tom Green, et. al., IPM Institute
topThe IPM Symposium held in Indianapolis April 8-10 was an overwhelming success, with about 700 participants from 15 nations. Watch the IPM Symposium Website for wrap-up reports, and check there to access abstracts, posters and presentations online.
topThe IR-4 web page is down as this is written, 5/1/03 at about 5 pm eastern. Please check back in a day or so.
Wilfred Burr's Newest News is back online after a hiatus. This issue includes updates on crop profiles and PMSPs (new documents available online, recent meetings, and scheduled meetings); discussion of SMART meetings for a raft of pesticides; link to a comprehensive article that lists every biotech agricultural product approved in Canada, Mexico and the United States, and much more.
Wilfred Burr
Office of Pest Management Policy
IPMNet News: The Consortium for International Crop Protection produces and provides IPMnet NEWS as a free, electronic, global, IPM Information resource. IPMnet News is issued monthly via email (subscribe by sending the message "subscribe" to: IPMnet@bcc.orst.edu and include your e-mail address) and is available online. Some highlights from Issue #113, May 2003:
- Nearly a decade after it was discovered, an exotoxin derived from the Bacillus thuringiensis bacterium is on the verge of gaining commercial approval in the U.S. for incorporation into transgenic cotton plants as another pest insect management tool...Structurally, functionally, and biochemically Vip is different from Bt delta-endotoxins.
- "Bartlett" pear genetically modified to resist fireblight, a bacterial disease, was found to inadvertently, butbeneficially, also reduce levels of pear psylla four-fold.
- The Entomological Foundation, an offshoot of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), offers a new annual prize, the Integrated Pest Management Team Award, recognizing the successful efforts of a team approach to IPM in any aspect of agriculture.
- ESA members also can apply for the Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management...(an) award is based on making an outstanding contribution which has a direct relation to IPM of arthropod pests, and which emphasizes independent thought and originality.
- In GHANA, a collaborative program between the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) has produced both a series of four IPM extension guides as well as four additional, crop-specific recommendation handbooks based on an "IPM approach."
- Several mite species, especially phytoseiids, are now marketed for biocontrol of pest insects, pest mites, nematodes, and even weeds. A 2003 work, MITES (ACARI) FOR PEST CONTROL, provides a comprehensive overview of the 34 acarine families containing mites useful for biocontrol.
- "Problems with alien species began as soon as humans began transporting them," and the accelerating pace of transportation, commerce, and other socio-political factors serve to increase the attendant problems, observe editors G.J. Hallman and C.P. Schwalbe, in the preface to INVASIVE ARTHROPODS IN AGRICULTURE--PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS, a new hard-
bound work...
- A new 12-page report, "ESTABLISHING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS: A GUIDE FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES", ranks high among the most critical documents within the significant body of IPM literature.
- The International Society for Pest Information (ISPI) has issued a new, 2003 version of its PEST DIRECTORY CD (Pest Information catalog). As a comprehensive information source, the Directory includes a huge database of individuals worldwide...
- A recent issue of the web-based PEST MANAGEMENT & CROP DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN from the Univ. of Illinois highlights identification of early season weed species with a series of full color, quite detailed photos.
- Two entomologists at Purdue Univ. have established a network for those interested in reducing pesticide use in home gardens. The site, Alternative Control Outreach Research Network (ACORN) (little pages from which mighty websites grow?), is aimed at master gardeners, extensionists, and others seeking to reduce pesticide usage. See it
- The International Network on Coffee BerryBorer/Red Internacional Sobre la Broca del Café has issued its 11-page Spanish/English Boletin no. 3 of January 2003, containing extensive information about Hypathenemus hampei (Ferrari), considered to be the most important insect pest of coffee in all coffee producing countries.
- A group of scientists have developed, and now market, a wide range of pheromone-baited traps, trademarked MTA NKI Csalomon, as a non-profit extension of the Plant Protection Institute in HUNGARY. Under the slogan, "Pheromone traps are the intelligence agents of plant protection," the group offers traps for dozens of fruit, vegetable, horticultural, grain, forest, and ornamental pest insects.
- European Group for Integrated Pest Management in Development Cooperation is calling for Proposals for IPMEurope Domain Task Forces 2003/4, by 31 May 2003, from members of the scientific and development communities, NGOs, and the private sector.
- An international workshop held during December 2002 in ISRAEL dealt with alternatives to the use of methyl bromide (MeBr)
- The American Farmland Trust has posted a Request for Proposals for two IPM projects: 1.) Hawaii/Western Pacific Islands: Reducing Risks Through Increased IPM Adoption, and 2.) Ecological Indicators for Integrated Pest Management.
- Invading exotic plants and animals are now considered the second most important threat to Australia's ecology (#1 is clearing of native vegetation).
- Red Raspberry IPM: A project to encourage increased adoption of IPM practices, by growers producing _Rubus ideaus_ (red raspberry) in a western U.S. area, focused on improved decision-making regarding pesticide needs, timing, and material selection.
Access to this page is not restricted. E-mail Jim or Liz to offer submissions or suggest changes.
topJim VanKirk, Coordinator 315-787-2378 jrv1@cornell.edu
John Ayers, Director 814-865-7776 (voice) email
Liz Thomas, Information Specialist 315-787-2626 egt3@cornell.edu
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