Northeastern IPM Center Announces 2025 IPM Award Winners

The Northeastern Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center has announced the winners of its 2025 Outstanding Achievements in Integrated Pest Management Award:

Antonio DiTommaso

Antonio DiTommaso, Professor, SIPS, Cornell University

Ajay Giri

Ajay Giri, Ph.D. student, UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture

GROW (Getting Rid of Weeds)

GROW (Getting Rid of Weeds), College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Delaware (group award)

Leonardo D. Salgado

Leonardo D. Salgado, Ph.D. student, Department of Entomology, Cornell University

Abby Seaman

Abby Seaman, Associate Director of Agricultural IPM and the Vegetable IPM Coordinator, NYS IPM, Cornell University

The annual award, launched in 2019, honors those whose work on IPM in the Northeast deserve special recognition. Professionals (or organizations) and students are eligible. Nominations come from colleagues, advisors, supervisors, and others familiar with the nominees’ work. External reviewers with expertise in IPM evaluate the nominees.

Each winner receives $500 and agrees to provide a story and/or host a webinar for the Center.

For more information about the criteria and nomination process, see last year’s call for nominations at neipmc.org/go/FdNt.

Look for the Center to release the next call for nominations later this year. Sign up to receive our newsletters or follow us on social media by visiting www.northeastipm.org/about-us/contact/.