NE IPMC On Target
Internal newsletter of the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
vol. 3, no. 10 October 2003
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NE IPMC On TargetInternal newsletter of the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center vol. 3, no. 10 October 2003 |
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Name change: We have yet to change logos and get the letterhead reprinted, but the change is official: We are now the Northeastern IPM Center, or NE IPMC for short.
Advisory Council meeting: The Advisory Council met October 7 and 8 in Hartford, Connecticut. A diverse group of stakeholders spent the better part of two very productive days discussing issues including our Mission Statement, Center structures, evaluation plans, and distribution of funds via new requests for proposals. This discussion will inform a number of policy decisions to be completed by the Steering Committee in an upcoming conference call.
The spinach strategic plan workshop for DE, NJ, and MD will be held on January 5-6, 2004 at the State Fair Grounds Ice Arena in Harrington, DE.
School IPM Training Workshop Scheduled - Dr. Bobby Corrigan, internationally recognized structural IPM specialist is the featured speaker for the upcoming School IPM Workshop to be held November 6, 2003 in Lewiston, Maine. School IPM Coordinators, other school staff, and pest management professionals will learn the most up-to-date recommendations for establishing and maintaining a strong IPM program as well as tips for preventing and managing specific insect, vertebrate and microbial pests in
and around school buildings at this all-day training workshop. Registration form available on line at www.thinkfirstspraylast.org/schoolipm or by contacting Kathy Murray at 207-287-7616.The Maine School IPM Program will also provide information to school board members and superintendents at the annual Maine School Management Association's Fall Conference at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, Maine on 23-24 October.
Maine's IPM Council Takes its Show on the Road - The Maine IPM Council, dedicated to promoting and enhancing adoption of IPM, will provide information about IPM to consumers at the state's largest shopping mall during the Harvest Days Mall Show, 24-26 October in South Portland, Maine. The Mall Show is sponsored by the Maine Farm Bureau and will feature live animals, commodity group displays, activities for kids, a pie recipe contest and more. Contact the Maine Farm Bureau at 207-622-4111 for more information.
Low-Input Turfgrass Demonstration - The Maine Board of Pesticides Control, in partnership with Maine Cooperative Extension is coordinating a trial of different turfgrass varieties and seed mixes grown under different low-input management practices to determine performance characteristics for the different turfgrass types. Plots were seeded at several sites across the state including the State Arboretum in Augusta. Contact Gary Fish, 207-287-7545 for more information.
Kathleen Murray, IPM Entomologist Maine Department of Agriculture
MINPAS website revised: The web site for the Maryland Information Network for Pesticides & Alternative Strategies (MINPAS) has been revised! During the MINPAS Advisory Board meeting last fall, one of the recommendations was a revision of the MINPAS site to (1) make it easier to navigate and (2) add certain information and linkages. Please check the site, which is available at http://pesticide.umd.edu (same URL as the previous site, so if you've bookmarked it, please refresh or reload the page to see the new version).
submitted by Amy Brown, MINPAS
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle is "Invader of the Month": The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle: Mixed Blessing
Emerald Ash Borer: New Web site, Emerald Ash Borer in Maryland, provides information about the status of this serious pest of quarantine significance in Maryland.
Maryland Department of Agriculture needs help with invasive moth pest of ornamentals. The Department asks for help in delimiting Pryeria sinica population(s) in Maryland. http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/pryeria_sinica.html
Damage Assessment in the Wake of Hurricane Isabel (download the MS Word file)
Danger Ahead for MD Land Preservation: Link to the Baltimore Sun Spot News article
Maryland IPM Winter 2004 Short Courses: Registration materials now online
Advanced Landscape Plant IPM PHC Short Course, Jan. 5-9, 2004 http://www.pest.umd.edu/events/events.html
Turfgrass IPM Short Course, Jan. 12-15, 2004 http://www.pest.umd.edu/events/events.html
submitted by Sandy Sardanelli, MD IPM Program
and Carol Holko, MD Dept. of Ag
Integrated Pest Managment for Northeast Schools, a regional publication led by Craig Hollingsworth of the University of Massachusetts and published by the Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES), has been selected by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) as a blue-ribbon winner in its 2003 Educational Aids Competition. Learn more on the NRAES site.
New England Apple crop profile has been finalized, published in the national online database as well as on the project's web site (PRONewEngland.org), and submitted for inclusion in the national crop profile database.
New England Apple pest management strategic plan (PMSP) has been finalized, published on the project's web site (PRONewEngland.org), and submitted for inclusion in the national PMSP database.
Pest management tactic surveys
- Tomato: Results have been summarized and incorporated into a draft version of the New England Tomato crop profile.
- Highbush blueberry - 346 sent on Aug. 17, 120 returns as of September 19, 231 reminder cards sent Sept. 15.
- Peas-Carrot, and Bean - 720 sent Aug 17, 151 returns as of September 19, 576 reminder cards sent Sept. 16.
- Winter squash - 766 sent Aug 24, 162 returns as of September 19, reminder cards sent Sept. 29.
Peach and Pear crop profiles: Drafts of the Peach crop profile and Pear crop profile have been circulated for individual state approval.
PMSP Workshops: Peach-Pear and Tomato-Winter squash PMSP workshops will be held November 18-19 in Concord NH with growers, University specialists and others comprising a group to review current and future pest management needs and opportunities.
Regional Coordination Meeting. The New England Pest Management Network (NEPMNet) is hosting a meeting to coordinate its activities and plans with those of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) coordinators for each of the six New England states. The meeting will be held November 18 in Concord NH, and will feature special guests Mike Fitzner (USDA national IPM program leader), Monte Johnson (USDA national PSEP leader), and John Ayers and Jim Van Kirk of the Northeast IPM Center.
The objective of the meeting is to improve coordination among the various facets of USDA funded pest management research and education programs in New England, and to provide New England's state program leaders an opportunity to communicate among themselves and with leadership at the national level.
The New England Pest Management Networks web site provides New England citizens a home base for finding News, Events, Information and links to online resources provided by programs in the individual six states, and Contacts to pest management resource people and programs in the region. The site is still under development
All submitted by Glen Koehler, NEPMnet
The NJinPAS Advisory Committee met for its annual meeting on September 17, 2003 to discuss and define stakeholder needs for the future. See the Advisory Committee home page http://www.pestmanagement.rutgers.edu/NJinPAS/Advisory/adcomminutes03draft.pdf for a posting of the minutes and handouts distributed.
Revised School IPM Model Policy issued: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program issued a revised School IPM Model Policy. There are minor wording changes that more accurately reflect the parties responsible for implementation. NJinPAS has posted the revised Policy (http://www.pestmanagement.rutgers.edu/IPM/SchoolIPM/NJAct/schoolipmact.htm).Residential Pesticide Survey of Stores: The Pest Management Office of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) initiated in September a 'New Jersey Residential Pesticide Survey of Stores'. The target date for completion of the survey is October 31, 2003. Volunteer Master Gardeners throughout the State will be the surveyors. The goal is to have a snapshot of what pesticide products are currently being marketed to New Jersey residents. Several informal surveys in Central New Jersey have revealed few to none of the reduced risk options in the RCE recommendations available to residents. The survey's purpose is to verify if this is the case throughout the State, and see if there is a pattern. It will be used to target integrated outreach in integrated pest management for consumers and retailers in New Jersey. See the survey form (http://www.pestmanagement.rutgers.edu/IPM/Home/survey.htm).
submitted by Pat Hastings, NJinPAS
Spitzer and other Attorneys General call for HUD to require IPM: From an Associated Press report October 9: "Attorneys general in 10 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday to follow a federal law governing pesticide use in public housing projects across the country." complete article
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Invasive Species Video Wins Awards
High Tech Pest Alerts on the Web
Kristie Auman-Bauer
Penn St. IPM
Brush Control: West Virginia is known for its lovely mountains and rolling hills and valleys. While they are breathtakingly beautiful they are also very difficult landscapes to manage for brush control. Steep slopes and sharp valleys make it impossible for many landowners to keep the land trimmed, and allows for rapid takeover by multiflora rose, autumn olive, locust, thistle and other noxious weeds. Chemical treatments and mechanical removal are the staples in the war against weeds, but have you ever considered goats instead? Goats are natural browsers and prefer to eat brush as opposed to grasses. Multiflora rose is a preferred food item, although most other brush is enjoyed also. Incorporating the use of goats with chemical and mechanical means in an IPM (Integrated Pest Management) plan may be your best bet for winning the weed war. The "brush" goat (a mixed breed with no distinct characteristics) is fast being replaced around the country with "meat" goats, which are bred specifically for size and carcass characteristics. This newer style of goat is still an efficient browser, but also offers more marketing options than the traditional backyard browser. This year four landowners here in Monongalia County were part of a demonstration which utilized goats to clear land, funded through the IPM program . Each farm grazed 5 or more goats in areas which needed to be cleared and the results were documented with photographs. A field day is planned for October 11th from 1-3 PM.
IPM for the Garden: September 28th issue of the newspaper Journal in Berkeley county featured another IPM mini-grant program carried out by Extension agent Mary Beth Bennett. Mary Beth established a trial at the Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center to demonstrate different gardening methods aimed to reduce pest problems. The methods included Square Foot gardening, Lasagna gardening, and Development Soil gardening. Mary Beth noted that these methods demonstrated alternative and effective methods to manage weeds and other pests for garden enthusiasts.
Rakesh Chandran, WVU IPM Program
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Recent items on the Florida Pest Alert Site: as of 10/10/03
- 10/07/03 - South Florida Vegetable Pest and Disease Hotline
- 10/06/03 - Walton County reports first WNV case in a human
- 10/06/03 - Florida DoH Arbovirus Summary - September 23-29, 2003 - Arbovirus Summary Archives
- 10/03/03 - Areawide Suppression of Fire Ants Web site - USDA site - UF/IFAS mirror site - Featured Creatures red imported fire ant publication
- 10/02/03 - New Featured Creatures - coriander aphid
- 09/30/03 - New Featured Creatures - deer ked or deer louse fly
- 09/24/03 - UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology faculty with extension duties
- 09/24/03 - USDA scientists identify wasp's chemical cue for marking whiteflies - See Featured Creatures file on silverleaf whitefly
- 09/23/03 - Palm Beach County reports 8th malaria case
- 09/22/03 - New Featured Creatures - pigeon louse fly
- 09/22/03 - Lee County reports 2nd WNV case
- 09/22/03 - Santa Rosa County reports 2nd WNV case
- 09/22/03 - Washington County on Medical Alert
- 09/17/03 - Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association approves Core2 and Core6 Tutorials for Certified Crop Advisor CEUs
- 09/17/03 - West Virginia approves Maxforce Bait tutorial for CEU - adds new CEU category for Mosquitoes tutorials
- 09/12/03 - New Featured Creatures - giant bark aphid
- 09/08/03 - Florida coordinates stepped-up, multi-agency efforts in area fight against malaria
Colorado crop profiles posted this month: alfalfa (revision), potato, soybean, sugar beet, proso millet, and winter wheat crop profiles have been added to the crop profile database.top
Office of Pesticide Programs Recent items on the OPP Website :
- 10/07/03 Revised pesticide label review manual issued
- 10/06/03
- EPA fines Lesco, Inc. for improperly distributing pesticides
- Clarification of two pesticide registration notices available - OPP Update
- 10/02/03 EPA cites company for sale and distribution of unregistered pesticide in Vernon, CA
- 09/30/03
- EPA fines pesticide maker Actron Inc. for filing false company information
- EPA fines South San Francisco company $8,800 for pesticide violation -
- EPA fines aerial applicator for allowing pesticide to drift onto residential property in Queen Creek, Arizona
- 09/24/03 Molinate Voluntary Cancellation Requested - OPP Update
- 09/22/03 EPA fines San Francisco business for selling illegal insecticide chalk -
- 09/18/03
- EPA fines Southern California businesses for failing to report pesticide production
- 09/12/03 Dimethoate voluntary cancellations requested - OPP Update
Additions to the website (as of 10/10/03):
- Pacific Northwest Landscape IPM Manual now available from Washington State University Cooperative Extension. More.
- Landscape Plant Problems: A Pictorial Diagnostic Manual now available from Washington State University Cooperative Extension. More.
Tom Green, et. al., IPM Institute
News on the IR-4 site as of 10/13/03
- Food Use Workshop Sets IR-4 Priorities for 2004
- ANNOUNCEMENT-- Biopesticide Grant Program Seeks Proposals
Contents of online file (PDF)
Lead Story: NPDN Holds Industry Workshop
CSREES Program Activity:
- Hefferan Announces Changes for NRI Program
- Regional IPM Program Requests Applications
- New & Improved Pest Mangers E-Mail List
- Christmas Tree Conference in North Carolina
- Conference on Invasive Plants in Natural & Managed Systems
- IR-4 to Hold Food Use Workshop
- IR-4 Program Praised by Review Team
- Langston University & Citizen Potowatomi Tribe Host CSREES Ag Diversity Tour,
- 2003 Midwest Institute for Biological Control Holds Short Course
- Pest Management Centers Break the 500 Crop Profile Mark
- Published Chemical Use Data Available on New Website
- SARE Program Honored for Two Publications
- CSREES Partners & USDA Produce Butterfly and Bt Corn Publication
- Invasive Species Plan Web Site Available
Washington, DC: House Action on FY 2004 CSREES Budget
Agency Personnel Update:
- Dennis Kopp to Return From Legis Fellowship
- Thro to Undertake Second Embassy Appointment
- Cardwell & Smith Lead Establishment of Diagnostic Networks
- Nowierski & Bewick Active in Invasive Species Issues
- New Staff
- Plant Sciences Staff Directory
- Sending Mail to CSREES
- CSREES Plant Science Web Sites
Bill Hoffmann, USDA/CSREES/PAS
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