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Newsletter of the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center
vol. 4, no.2 February 2004
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On TargetNewsletter of the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center vol. 4, no.2 February 2004 |
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Termite treatment options: Delaware will soon be in the termite swarm season. Susan Whitney King provides a fact sheet (download as MSWord or contact Susan for Word Perfect) adopted from Adapted from: Subterranean Termite Treatment Options by Dini Miller of Virginia Cooperative Extension
Susan Whitney King, MAinPAS Deleware
Annual meeting: The Northeast Research, Extension, and Academic Program Committee for IPM (NEREAP-IPM) will hold its annual meeting at the Vanderbilt in Newport, RI, on February 19 and 20. NEREAP-IPM members can access the agenda online.
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topThe Natural Resource Conservation Service welcomes a new Maine state program leader: Joyce A. Swartzendruber, recently took the helm of the USDA NRCS state program in Bangor, Maine, serving as the State Conservationist. One of her first orders of business is to support a ‘listening session’ to hear public comments on the new Conservation Security Program which was authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill to reward conservation practices in targeted watersheds. The Maine listening session will be held Feb. 11th in Augusta, ME. Written comments can be sent directly to Washington, DC. See ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/ME/releasespdf/n-CSPListeningSession.pdf for more information.
Agriculture in the Classroom: The Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Program, supported in part by State of Maine Departments of Agriculture and Education, recently offered a train-the-trainer session focusing on IPM. Fifteen new trainers learned tips and ideas for working with teachers and volunteers to include IPM education projects in the classroom. Plans are also under way to organize an IPM workshop for school greenhouses in Spring ’04. The Agriculture in the Classroom program offers teacher training, the Food, Lands and People Curriculum, workshops and other support for agricultural literacy among K-12 school audiences.
School Gardening Projects: The Maine School Gardens Network, an organization of educators, volunteers, and others provide technical support and a forum for sharing information and tips for successful school garden projects. They are offering a workshop featuring IPM and other important items on March 13th, 2004 in Unity, ME. Contact Nancy McClure at 207-990-0467 or PO Box 661, Bangor, ME 04402 for more information. Other organizations available to assist schools in adopting and teaching IPM as part of school gardening projects include Maine Agriculture in the Classroom, the Maine School IPM Program, and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension (UMCE), UMCE Master Gardeners, the Edith Patch Center for Entomology, the Environment, and Education, and The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.
Kathy Murray, Maine Dept. of Agriculture
Mad Cow Concerns: Linda Detwiler, adjunct assistant professor (Agriculture and Natural Resources) on the staff of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, is interviewed on CNN Live at Daybreak about the safety of beef for sale.January 28 (Transcript)
Sandy Sardanelli, MD IPM Program
Ralstonia solanacearum in Maryland: State agricultural officials in Maryland have worked closely with greenhouse growers and USDA to contain the second accidental introduction of Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2, Southern bacterial wilt, in 2003. Late in the year, it was discovered that geraniums from one contaminated greenhouse in Guatemala had been shipped into 41 states. All affected material that was sent to Maryland has been disposed of according to USDA guidelines. Although Southern bacterial wilt could pose a serious threat to potatoes, peppers and tomatoes, the disease has been limited so far to imported geraniums in commercial greenhouses. Thanks to this preemptive and cooperative effort, a potential Southern bacterial wilt outbreak has been averted and the impacted greenhouses are back to business as usual.
Carol Holko, UMD Dept. of Agriculture
New Jersey asparagus and squash crop profiles have been added to the national database
News releases this month from Pennsylvania IPM:
- Amish and Mennonite greenhouse growers in Lancaster County have been able to reduce their use of pesticides through an IPM training program....The project, headed by Cathy Thomas, Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program biocontrol specialist based at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, is in its third year. Thomas works with many greenhouse growers in the Lancaster area, and she expects that number to increase. "Many farmers in the area are shifting to greenhouse production as a minor crop to replace or supplement income lost from tobacco production and low market prices," says Thomas. It is also a popular choice among Amish and Mennonite growers because a greenhouse operation doesn't require much space and farmland is becoming harder to obtain.See the Feb. 5 news release
- Penn State Insect Integrated Pest Management Publications Available in Spanish Now Spanish speaking people can get information on insect pests with new fact sheets and publications in Spanish from Penn State College of Agricultural Science's Entomology Department. See the Jan. 19 press release.
- Callers Take Advantage of IPM Hotline: Growers looking for latest information on pest infestations affecting their crops and homeowners with pest problems are increasingly relying on 1-800-PENN-IPM. The toll-free hotline that informs callers on the latest information about pests and pest management received over 4,000 calls last year, its 11th year of operation.See the Jan. 13 press release
- Kids Get the Bugs Out -- Philadelphia School Benefits from Penn State Service Learning Project: Pests and pesticide use in schools and other urban dwellings can result in unhealthy indoor environments, especially among those with asthma. A new Penn State service learning project at Shaw Middle School in West Philadelphia will try to alleviate these problems by empowering students, teachers and the community to implement Integrated Pest Management. See the Jan. 7 press release
Michigan State University seeks candidates for District Extension Fruit Pest Management Agent. Application deadline Feb. 20 Details.
North Central IPM Center: Order Ralstonia solanacearum pest alerts now. The North Central Region IPM Center has developed a National Pest Alert for Ralstonia solanacearum. In order to justify print costs, the Center must receive preprint orders for at least 20,000 copies. The deadline for orders is Thursday, Feb. 12. Cost is $25 per 500. If enough preorders are not obtained, the alert will be available only as a PDF file. Contact Sue Ratcliffe
Recent items on the Florida Pest Alert Site: since 1/09/04
- 02/02/04 - New Featured Creatures - confused flour beetle
- 02/02/04 - Giant African snail alert (49 KB PDF) - giant African snail poster (67 KB PDF)
- 01/30/04 - New Featured Creatures - pine sawflies
- 01/26/04 - Multi-state (AL-GA-FL) first detector training offered (87 KB PDF)
- 01/23/04 - USDA defnes oriental fruit fly quarantine boundaries in California
- 01/23/04 - February in Florida is Termite Awareness Month
- 01/22/04 - Society of American Florists quick guide to Ralstonia solanacearum
- 01/22/04 - USDA 2004 Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 Action Plan (747 KB PDF)
- 01/21/04 - USDA 2004 Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 Web site - symptoms (317 KB PDF)
- 01/22/04 - Ralstonia solanacearum race 3, biovar 2 updates
- 01/22/04 - Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 in New York Greenhouse
- 01/22/04 - Outbreak of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3, biovar 2) in geraniums in U.S.; effects of biofumigants on Ralstonia solanacearum (race 1, biovar 1)
- 01/22/04 - Ralstonia solanacearum, race 3 biovar 2 found in US greenhouses - Purdue report with associated links
- 01/22/04 - Southern wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum on geraniums in Florida
- 01/22/04 - Occurrence of southern wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum on Geranium in Florida
- 01/21/04 - New tomato variety released by UF/IFAS resistant to several diseases
- 01/20/04 - First report of Plasmopara halstedii on perennial black-eyed susan in North Florida (137 KB PDF)
- 01/20/04 - 5th Meeting of the Working Group on Fruit Flies of the Western Hemisphere - May 16-21, 2004
- 01/20/04 - New Featured Creatures - sugarcane grub
- 01/16/04- 2004 Aquatic Weed Control Short Course - May 3-7, 2004
- 01/12/04 - Vegetable Insect Tutorials available on one CD-ROM - Florida CEUs authorized
Baits Alone Cause Surprising Reductions in Roach Allergens: In a surprising discovery, scientists at North Carolina State University and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) have discovered that significant reductions of cockroach allergens in low-income, urban housing can be accomplished with cockroach extermination alone.The study was published in the January 2004 edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology by a team of scientists from NIEHS, Dr. Coby Schal, NC State’s Blanton J. Whitmire Professor of entomology, and NC State doctoral student J. Chad Gore. See the Jan. 12 press release
forwarded by Lynn Braband, NY IPM Program
unless otherwise noted, Western Region items submitted by Linda
Herbst,
Western Region IPM Center
Advisory and Steering Committee Meeting scheduled for the week of April 26, 2004 in Portland, Oregon.
WIPM Center Fall proposal review meeting occurred on November 21, 2003 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Listening session held for Burleson Smith on December 18, 2003 at UC Davis to discuss issues relating to the Northwest Toxics Coalition lawsuit regarding the 54 pesticides in protection of salmonids. Representatives from Washington, Oregon and California were present.
Western Region Plant Diagnostic Network Meeting held at UC Davis on January 7, 2004.
Western Region WCC69 meeting scheduled for March 29 – 31, 2004 in Maui, HI. For more information regarding this meeting contact Peter Goodell, Chair. IPMPBG@uckac.edu
Statewide UC IPM management meeting occurred on December
CA Celery PMSP Workgroup meeting is scheduled for January 21, 2004 in San Luis Obispo at the UC Cooperative Extension Office. Lead contact person for more information is Lori Berger, Director of Technical Affairs, California Minor Crops Council. lori@minorcrops.org
CA Winegrape PMSP Workgroup meeting is scheduled for March 14, 2004 in Sacramento, CA. The purpose of this meeting is to update the existing Winegrape PMSP. Contact person is Joe Browde. mjbrowde@pacbell.net
CA Minor Crop Tour scheduled for the week of July 12, 2004. Contact person is Lori Berger, Director of Technical Affairs, California Minor Crops Council. lori@minorcrops.org
West Nile Virus: Pyrethroid-tolerant Culex pipiens in California: University of California, Davis researchers report on research into resistance and tolerance of mosquitoes collected in Marin County. See the report online in Pest Management Science. (This link will not work for all browsers). Forwarded by Lynn Braband, NY IPM Program
HI Watercress PMSP Workgroup meeting is planned for April, 2004 in Honolulu, HI. Contact person is Cathy Tarutani. cathy@hpirs.stjohn.hawaii.edu
HI Macadamia Nut PSMP Workgroup meeting is planned for May, 2004 in Honolulu, HI. Contact person is Cathy Tarutani. cathy@hpirs.stjohn.hawaii.edu
PNW Small Grains PMSP Workgroup meeting occurred November 12 & 13, 2004 in Boise, ID. Contact person is Ronda Hirnyck, University of Idaho. rhirnyck@uidaho.edu
Western Region Alfalfa Seed PMSP Workgroup meeting is scheduled for February 18 & 19, 2004 in Boise, ID. Contract person is Ronda Hirnyck, University of Idaho. rhirnyck@uidaho.edu
Two OnePlan IPM Planner meetings have taken place. One on December 18, 2003 and the second on February 5, 2004. This workgroup includes representatives from OR, WA, ID, NRCS, Regional EPA and others. For more information regarding this project contact Ronda Hirnyck, University of Idaho. rhirnyck@uidaho.edu
Multi-state Dry Bulb Onion PMSP Workshop meeting is scheduled for February 25 & 26, 2004 in Boise, ID. The states included in this PMSP will be Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Contact person is Joe DeFrancesco. defrancj@science.oregonstate.edu
A Biological Control Symposium is in the planning stages to occur in the first half of 2005 in the Western Region. Contact person for more information is Paul Jepson. jepsonp@science.oregonstate.edu
Washington Wine grape PMSP Workgroup meeting is scheduled for March 17, 2004 in Pasco, WA. Contact person is Catherine Daniels. cdaniels@tricity.wsu.edu
Washington has completed three new crop profiles; Washington Wine grapes and Washington Currants have been forwarded to the National website.Washington onions crop profile has been added to the national database
An article appeared in the November 2003 issue of Agrichemical & Environmental News, Issue No. 211, published by Washington State Pest Management Resource Service at Washington State University. This newsletter is available on the Internet at http://aenews.wsu.edu . The article is titled “Got Comments? Pacific Northwest States Consolidate Comments to USDA/EPA Using New Program”. This article provides a picture of the evolution of the PNW Comments Coordinator. Nice success story of the WIPM Center.
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- 01/30/04 Endangered Species Consultation Process to be Improved Through Joint Regulations Proposed by Wildlife Agencies - OPP Update
- 01/22/04
- PPDC registration review work group meetings scheduled - OPP Update
- Agency hosts workshop to improve plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) experimental use permits (EUPs) - OPP Update
- 01/12/04 New pesticide safety and integrated pest management materials - OPP Update
- 01/09/04 Alabama man pleads guilty to 28 counts in pesticide case - Press Announcement
Exo named new Executive Director: The board of directors for Food Alliance, a Portland- based non-profit that promotes sustainable agricultural, recently named a new executive director.
Scott Exo, who has served as the organization's director of Northwest programs since 1999, will now lead the organization. He replaces Deborah Kane, who served as executive director since Food Alliance's incorporation in 1997. Ms. Kane will remain involved in Food Alliance's market development and consulting work.Of the change, board president Jana McLellan said, "In his last four years with the organization, Scott has demonstrated tremendous skill and determination as he led a five-fold increase in the number of certified farms, and expansion of the Northwest market development program from retail to food service, restaurants and wholesalers. Choosing Scott to lead the organization in its next phase was an easy decision for the board."
Scott Exo has over 15 years of non-profit experience. Prior to joining Food Alliance, he served as director of the Grassroots Leadership Project at 1000 Friends of Oregon. In addition to his work in Oregon, Scott has managed rural development and study abroad programs in Asia and Africa and consulted to a range of community organizations and non-profits. He holds Masters Degrees in Geography and in Urban and Regional Planning.
Exo said, "Food Alliance's early leaders shared a vision of farms and ranches rewarded for their care of the land and their communities by citizens who want to know where their food comes from and how it's grown. That vision is increasingly becoming a reality. And Food Alliance is helping to build it, one farm, one buyer, and one business relationship at a time. I'm pleased to be part of that."
New on the website since 12/23/03:
Newton Public Schools certified as an IPM STAR School System Feb 4, 2004: Newton Public Schools, Newton, MA was awarded the IPM STAR Certification today in a ceremony in the mayor's office. The Newton system includes 15 elementary, 4 middle and 2 high schools plus a pre-school program. Total K-12 enrollment is currently 11, 276 students. The City of Newton was the first community in Massachusetts to develop a city-wide IPM policy, drafted in 1998 by a diverse, eight-member IPM advisory committee. Newton joins New York City Board of Education, which was certified in 2003.
Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to 28 Counts in Pesticide Case Jan 29, 2003: William C. Murphy of Glencoe, Alabama, pled guilty on Jan. 5 to 17 counts of violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and 11 counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods. Operating under the company name of Sierra Chemical, the defendant sold counterfeit, misbranded, adulterated and/or mislabeled pesticides to numerous municipalities in Alabama and Georgia.
MSU Seeks Extension Fruit IPM Agent Jan 29, 2003: Michigan State University seeks an individual for full-time extension agent in fruit IPM.
Philadelphia School Benefits from Penn State Service Learning Project Jan 22, 2004: A new Penn State service learning project at Shaw Middle School in West Philadelphia will try to alleviate unhealthy indoor environments by empowering students, teachers and the community to implement Integrated Pest Management.
Food Alliance Hosts Recognition Dinner in Portland Jan 22, 2004: Food Alliance hosts Fifth Annual Recognition Dinner in Portland, Oregon on February 26th.
Second Annual IPM Pride Award Competition Announced Jan 22, 2004: The Southwest Technical Resource Center for IPM in Schools and Institutions has announced its second annual IPM Pride Award competition. This award is given to school districts making successful transitions from traditional pest control programs to integrated pest management. Deadline for entries is April 15.
Students Get More Than Calcium From Milk Jan 22, 2004: The California Safe Schools Coalition and Los Angeles Unified Board member David Tokofsky, were joined by political leaders, educators, and children's health advocates as they unveiled new milk cartons that deliver important safety messages to kids.
Tom Green, et. al., IPM Institute
New and Revised Crop Profiles added to national database:
National IPM Center Directors meeting scheduled for February 24 – 26, 2004 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The IR-4 website has recently been redesigned - check it out! Items on the news page as of February 6:
- IR-4 Research Turns Section 18s to Permanent Registrations
- Food Use Workshop Sets IR-4 Priorities for 2004
- ANNOUNCEMENT: IR-4 Ornamentals Use Workshop
- Biopesticide Registered for Control of Aflatoxin in Cotton
- Methyl Bromide Alternatives Tour Brings Understanding
- Api Life VAR-Section 18 Approved for Varroa mite Control in Beehives.
- The Report of the Assessment of the IR-4 Quality Assurance Process is Now Available
- EPA Approved Tolerances Resulting From IR-4 Petitions, Jan. 1-17, 2003
- IR-4 Petitions Submitted to Manufacturer (M), EPA (E), or QA (Q) for Jan. 1-17, 2003
Preliminary 2002 Census of Agriculture Data is available now, online. This is demographics data such as number of farms, land in farms, farms with multiple operators (new data item), farm operators by sex, race, etc. The site includes a schedule of the official publication dates for the full 2002 Ag. Census Volume 1 for the US, all states and counties.
There have been significant changes in methodology which caused 1997 to be revised and 2002 to be on the same level as the revised 1997 data set. The two major changes are: estimates for the portion of farmers who were on the NASS list and failed to respond to the Census questionnaire, and coverage estimates for farmers who were never on the list, but would have qualified as farms had NASS known about them. NASS's Area Frame was used to estimate for the incompleteness in the NASS list.
Aubrey R. Davis New England Field Office, NASS, USDA
RFP Deadline Extended: The National Honey Board Research Committee has extended the deadline for proposals to March 15, 2004. The National Honey Board is requesting proposals for research dealing with honey bee colony production. The goal of this research is to help producers maintain colony health while assuring the maintenance of honey quality. A modest sum of money has been earmarked for practical studies, with control of Varroa destructor and Apis woodi the primary objectives. Other projects will be considered and research outside the U.S. is possible. Please review the attached file for detailed information.
If you know of someone who might be interested in this project, please pass along the information. Download the RFP
Bruce Boynton, CAE Chief Executive Officer, National
Honey Board
via Dennis Kopp, USDA/CSREES
The 22nd National Pesticide Forum Unite for Change: New Approaches to Pesticides and Environmental Health will be held April 2-4, 2004 at the Clark Kerr Conference Center, the University of California, Berkeley. This national environmental conference will be co-convened by Beyond Pesticides, Californians for Pesticide Reform and Pesticide Action Network North America.
For more information on the National Pesticide Forum, please contact John Kepner at jkepner@beyondpesticides.org or 202-543-5450. Also, visit the forum website.
Kagan Owens, Beyond Pesticides
toptopContents of the February 2004 issue of IPMnet News:
I. IPM News:
Group Wins Award for Crop Protection Effort
A Plan to Thwart Invasives
GLOBAL IPM SNAPSHOTS
II. IPM Medley:
Weed Science: A Call to Evolve
PUBLICATIONS PERUSED
PUBLICATION & CD NOTES
WEB, VIDEO, & OTHER RESOURCES
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, & SERVICES
III. IPM Research/Technical Papers:
THIS MONTH'S SELECTED TITLES
IV. U.S. Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers:
Southern Region Headquarters Relocates
V. IPMnet CALENDAR Update
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