NE PMC On Target
Internal newsletter of the Northeastern Pest Management Center
vol. 3, no. 9 September 2003
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NE PMC On TargetInternal newsletter of the Northeastern Pest Management Center vol. 3, no. 9 September 2003 |
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Name change looming: This should be the last issue of On Target under the auspices of the Northeastern Pest Management Center. Sometime this month we'll be changing our name to the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center, NE IPMC. We have yet to receive final paperwork on the new USDA grant that will formalize this change.
Advisory Council meeting: The Advisory Council will meet October 7 and 8 in Hartford, Connecticut. The agenda, not finalized yet, is loaded with important work including
- final steps in developing and ratifying the Center's mission statement
- evaluation of progress to date
- review of changes with the new project
- development of Requests for Applications to solicit projects addressing states' networks, critical issues, working group priorities, crop profile and PMSP production, regional publications, and more
- formalizing "rules" AC membership - i.e. what should the term of service be, how much membership turnover should we have how often, etc.
IPM Resources database:Two working groups (Community and Livestock/Field Crops) have projects funded by NE PMC to develop an online database of IPM resources (websites, fact sheets, experts, demonstrations, etc.). A third has submitted a similar proposal. NE PMC staff is working in conjunction with these efforts, constructing an online framework and populating the database.
Mission statement: The Steering Committee and staff have developed a mission statement draft which will be further developed and ratified by the Advisory Council at the October meeting.
August’s “Invader of the Month” - the Red Imported Fire Ant. See Omnivorous Insect a Risk to Humans, Animals, and the Nursery Industry , from the Maryland Invasive Species Council
Home and Garden Tips: online from the Home and Garden Information Center provides Tips online through October 13. Check it out at the website, click on “Timely Tips”
Electronic question and answer service for Northeast gardeners: The Home and Garden Information Center offers an electronic question and answer service for Northeast gardeners with plant and pest problems. From the website, click on the "Send a Question" button.
Emerald Ash Borer detected in Maryland: See the press release from the Maryland Department of Agriculture that describes the discovery and actions underway to respond.
all items submitted by Sandy Sardanelli, MD IPM Program
topNew maps of pesticide use by watershed: The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Pest Management Office has just updated its NJinPAS 'Pesticide Use' webpage with 10 agricultural and commercial (lawn care and golf course) pesticide use survey data maps produced by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Each map depicts pesticide use by watershed. See http://www.pestmanagement.rutgers.edu/NJinPAS/pesticidesurveys.htm.
This web page provides previously published reports of surveys and analyses of agricultural and commercial pest management practices, including pesticide use. The surveys were either singly or jointly published by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program and/or Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Corresponding maps developed by the NJDEP are listed separately for agricultural and commercial pesticide use. Thus, there are four sections of information:
- Agricultural Surveys
- Agricultural Pesticide Use Survey Maps
- Commercial Surveys
- Commercial Pesticide Use Survey Maps
Recycling of pesticide containers: The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) has organized a statewide recycling of pesticide containers and nursery pots program to be conducted in 5 locations (Atlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Monmouth, and Warren Counties) on selected dates from September 27th to October 10th, 2003. This is a free program and there is no charge to participants. Items accepted for recycling should be empty and composed of high density polyethylene (HDPE) #2 plastic.
Additionally, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will issue one CORE credit for the recycling of pesticide containers only. Containers that previously contained pesticides that have been properly 'triple rinsed' or pressure rinsed and drained are not considered hazardous waste by the NJDEP and are acceptable for recycling in this program.
For the specific steps you must take in processing the containers you bring in, see the NJDA's announcement Crop Protection Container and Nursery Pot Recycling Program Schedule for Fall 2003. See the announcement for dates and location information. NJDA requests that you contact them or the recycling facility with an estimate of what you will be bringing. We have posted the announcement from NJDA online @ http://www.pestmanagement.rutgers.edu/NJinPAS/postings/fall03recycle.pdf for your convenience in getting the word out about this important program.
Restoring NJ Riparian Forest Buffers – new website: New Jersey Resource for the Practice of Landscape IPM: The Restoring NJ Riparian Forest Buffers website is a great new New Jersey-specific online resource. It explains the need for riparian buffer zones and photo-documents successful projects in Mount Holly, Vincentown, Pohatcong, and Hackettstown. These projects were completed under a Section 319 Water Quality grant by Rutgers Cooperative Extension's Forestry Extension Specialist Mark Vodak and Forestry Program Associate Anthony Pasquini.
Of special interest to the horticultural community are the lists of native plants by region, as well as sources for plant material. It is easy to use the click-on map of physiographic regions in New Jersey. The site provides that native plants have adapted to local physical conditions such as soil, geology, and climate, and therefore, require less maintenance, are resistant to most pests and diseases, and require little or no irrigation or fertilizers, once established.
Background (excerpted from the webpage): Riparian forest buffers are one of the best management tools for enhancing water quality and protecting water bodies from Non Point Source Pollution. NPS pollutants can be anything that is placed on or under the land's surface with the potential to wash or leach into our waterways and include such things as: fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides from agricultural and residential areas. A riparian forest buffer is composed of trees, shrubs, and tall grasses planted to help protect the integrity of a waterway, act as a vegetative filter strip, and reduce impacts of the surrounding land-use on water quality.
submitted by Pat Hastings, NJinPAS
New home IPM brochure: Get the Bugs Out… Safely! Hot off the presses, the New York State IPM Program's new IPM brochure, provides a "Where do I begin?" introduction to IPM for home-dwellers. Its intent: to give people a seat-of-the-pants feel for what those three mysterious letters, I-P-M, actually stand for -- and to let them know where to turn for the information and expertise they need to help them deal with pests and pesticides in their homes and communities. Want a copy? Call Michele Kaufman at 800-635-8356 or email her at mrk25@cornell.edu.
Community IPM articles published recently in the Ithaca Journal: In these articles, read how others put IPM to work when coping with every-day challenges such as keeping bugs off of houseplants, skunks out of houses, and where shall we plant the lilac?
- Pest-proof plants against agitators in the house.
- Planning and planting the pest-resistant garden.
- Spring means time to sniff out baby skunks.
- The gift of planting proper: Show Mom the techniques to keep newly planted shrubs and trees alive year-round.
Mary Woodsen NY IPM Program
toptopJohn Holowid brings over twenty years of experience in the Ag chemical industry to his new position as Penn State Cooperative Extension Regional IPM Agent in the Northwest region.
Kristie Auman-Bauer
Penn St. IPM
CHICAGO - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed Senate Bill 1079 on July 24, 2003, a new law designed to protect children in licensed day care centers from exposure to pesticides and pests… SB1079 requires day care centers to practice Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and to notify parents two days prior to and not more than 30 days in advance of pesticide applications…(and) licensed day care facilities must ensure that pesticides will not be applied when children are present at the facility. Toys and other items mouthed or handled by children will be removed from the area before pesticides are applied.
Article in Pest Control Technology Newsletter
Recent items on the Florida Pest Alert Site: As of 9/05/03
09/05/03 - 8th Annual Exotic Species Workshop for Southwest Florida
09/04/03 - Florida DoH Arbovirus Summary - August 25-September 1, 2003 - Arbovirus Summary Archives
09/03/02 - Second Latin-American Short-Course on Biological Control of Weeds
09/03/03 - II Curso Latinoamericano en Control Biologico de Malezas, Montelimar, Nicaragua (Junio 7-10 /2004)
09/02/03 - New Featured Creatures - the "Melaleuca" psyllid
08/28/03 - St. Johns County reports West Nile virus fatality
08/25/03 - Broward County has third case of West Nile virus
08/24/03 - Lovebugs are active again
08/23/03 - Attractive lure beckons Anastrepha fruit flies
08/21/03 - USDA issues conditional license for West Nile virus treatment for horses
08/21/03 - Eight horses feed on hay contaminated by blister beetles - three die -
08/20/03 - New Featured Creatures - brown recluse spider
08/19/03 - Researchers seek to control mosquitoes with tiny crustaceans
08/14/03 - New issues of Southwest Florida Vegetable Pest and Disease Hotline posted online
08/14/03 - 1st International Symposium on Tomato Diseases and 19th Annual Tomato Disease Workshop
08/12/03 - Homeowners in Florida nervous about brahminy blind snakes
08/11/03 - New Featured Creatures - papaya mealybug
08/08/03 - Horse feed contaminated by blister beetles found in Florida
08/08/03 - Okaloosa reports two new human cases of West Nile fever
08/08/03 - Broward County on Medical Alert after human case of West Nile fever
08/07/03 - New Featured Creatures - cypress looper
08/06/03 - Fire may help combat fatal dogwood tree epidemic
08/06/03 - New Featured Creatures - tropical fowl mite
08/06/03 - USDA develops fermentation process for fungus that kills whiteflies
topFinding information on least-hazardous pest management options just got easier. DPR has just added a regulatory status page to the School IPM HELPR (Health and Environmental Impacts Lookup Resource), which allows users to see at a glance whether specific pesticide active ingredients are on various regulatory lists. By clicking on the “status” button, you can tell whether a chemical is listed as a Proposition 65 carcinogen or reproductive toxicant, a U.S. EPA biopesticide, or a U.S. EPA “minimum risk” ingredient.
This enhancement makes the HELPR pages a seamless, one-stop resource for pest managers. Starting with a specific pest problems chosen from a list of 11 common urban pests, users can:
- Read management practices recommended by the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UCIPM), including preventive practices,
- compare environmental and health impacts of those practices, including information on toxicity and potential exposure from the Calif. Dept. of Pesticide Regulation databases,
- see whether recommended pesticide active ingredients are listed on various regulatory lists (NEW FEATURE
- generate a list of products currently available for each practice
- view the search criteria used to assemble this product list (NEW FEATURE), and
- view detailed information on each individual product (NEW FEATURE).
DPR’s California School IPM Program teamed up with UCIPM two years ago to create School IPM HELPR, and unveiled the first version last year. Since that time, both agencies have steadily added pests and features to the HELPR pages. To see for yourself, go to http://www.schoolipm.info/health_issues/main.cfm - usehelper and click on a “HELPR” button.
Office of Pesticide Programs Recent items on the OPP Website :
- 09/04/03
- EPA judge orders Hing Mau, Inc. to pay penalty for pesticide registration violations - An EPA administrative law judge has ordered a grocery store in the Chinatown area of Honolulu, Hawaii, to pay $7,920 for illegally selling and distributing unregistered mothballs.
- 08/29/03
- Fourth national IPM symposium/workshop proceedings available - OPP Update
- 08/28/03
- Electronic submission guidance update - OPP Update
- EPA accepting proposals for research on endocrin disruptors using computer modeling - Press Announcement
- 08/13/03
- EPA seeks comments on circumstances under which national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit not required to apply pesticides to water - OPP Update
- 08/07/03
- Science panel completes report to agency on possible effects of herbicide on amphibians - Press Announcement
Pesticide Electronic Mailing List: The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has created an electronic mailing list to provide you with quick and timely updates on OPP's activities. Members of this service will receive short updates on recent regulatory decisions, press announcements, changes to the OPP website, and other information that may be of interest. OPP generally issues these updates weekly or more frequently when necessary to keep you informed. Sign up online.
Additions to the website (as of 9/5/03):
New on 8/21/03 - Text from the summer class, "IPM for Teachers: Meeting New Academic Standards," available online from PA IPM. More.
New on 8/12/03 - Implementation of Pilot Integrated Pest Management Programs in Indiana Schools and Child Care Facilities survey examines IPM use at three Indiana school districts and four child care facilities. More.
New on 8/21/03 - Video, "Bugmobile Vs. The Invasive Species," geared toward lower and upper secondary students. More.
Tom Green, et. al., IPM Institute
News on the IR-4 site as of 9/05/03
IR-4 Ornamentals Use Workshop Oct. 20-23, Windsor CT details
Food Use Workshop, Portland, OR, September 16-18, 200
Northeast Regional Meeting Geneva, NY September 23-25, 2003
The goal of satellite broadcast, provided by the National Management Center for Environmental Health and Public Health Training, is to provide information on the importance and need for local health authorities to implement integrated pest management as a systems approach in the management of pests and vectors. The target audience includes environmental health (EH) program directors, managers and practitioners; directors of health departments and other public health officials; public health nurses; environmental protection practitioners; policy makers; boards of health; academic institutions; national advocacy organizations; and civic leaders. For more information, including broadcast coordinates, see the program website at http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/ipm
Jen Grant, NY IPM Program
The Pesticide Data Program (PDP) website includes information about PDP testing in 2003 and plans for 2004. This note,written in August 2003, is a summary of information included in the February 2003 PDP Progress Report and the PDP Program Plan for July–December 2003. Both reports are on the PDP website at http://www.ams.usda.gov/science/pdp/Status.htm.
Therese Murtagh
Office of Pest Management Policy
Leadership to Meet: National and regional leadership of Pest Management Centers will meet in Washington Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 in conjunction with the National IPM Committee. The latter consists primarily of leadership of the regional research and extension IPM committees (e.g., NEREAP-IPM in the northeast).
topThe submission deadline is rapidly approaching for the next issue of the RPM News. The deadline for submissions is set for Monday, September 15th. Submission information available on the website. It includes a list of submission types as well as acceptable submission formats
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). The August 2003 issue is now available online, and past issues are archived. The September 2003 issue is available via, though not yet online as of 2:45 eastern on 9/05/03.
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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NEPMC On Target is "new and improved" version of the for NEPMC Insider.
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Archived issues can be found either by going to http://nepmc.org/insider/index.html OR at a url in the form "http://nepmc.org/insider/archive/yyyy/mmmyyyy.html", where "mmm" is 3 letter abbreviation for the month and "yyyy" is four digit year designation. For example, to find the August 2002 issue, go to http://nepmc.org/insider/archive/2002/aug2002.html . The "current" issue is archived immediately - it appears not only as "current" but also in the archives as "archive/yyyy/mmmyyyy.html"
As of the January, 2003 issue we are now numbering issues using volume (2001=1, 2002=2, etc.) and number (Jan=1, Feb=2, etc.) We may retroactively renumber previous issues using this system.
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