WERA 1017 - Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

Title: Coordination of Integrated Pest Management Research and Extension/Educational Programs for the Western States and Pacific Basin Territories

Project No. and Title: WERA-1017

Period Covered: 10-2016 to 09-2017

Date of Report: 03-23-2018

Annual Meeting Dates: 07-25-2017 to 07-26-2017

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Last Name First Name email InstitutionAlston Diane diane.alston@usu.edu Utah State UBaur Matt mebaur@ucanr.edu Western IPM Center/UC

ANRBennett Ashley abb@ad.nmsu.edu New Mexico State UBlecker Lisa lblecker@ucanr.edu UC ANRConnett John jconnett@uwyo.edu U WyomingCass Bodil bncass@ucdavis. edu UC DavisCrump Amanda acrump@ucanr.edu Western IPM Center/UC

ANRElliott Steve sfelliott@ucanr.edu Western IPM Center/UC

ANREllsworth Peter peterell@cals.arizona.edu U ArizonaEstrada Fabiola estrada.fabiola@epa.gov US EPAFarrar Jim jjfarrar@ucanr.edu UC ANRFoss Carrie cfoss@wsu.edu Washington State UFournier Al fournier@cals.arizona.edu U ArizonaGoswami Rubella Rubella.Goswami@nifa.usda.gov USDA NIFAGrace Kenneth kennethg@hawaii.edu U HawaiiHirnyck Rhonda rhirnyck@uidaho.edu U IdahoJepson Paul Paul.Jepson@oregonstate.edu Oregon State UMartin Tunyalee tlamartin@ucanr.edu UC ANRMurray Katie katie.murray@oregonstate.edu Oregon State UNowierski Bob rnowierski@nifa.usda.gov USDA NIFANewton Joy newtonj@unce.unr.edu U Nevada RenoPeairs Frank Frank.Peairs@colostate.edu Colorado State UPier Naomi nmpier@email.arizona.edu Arizona State USchlub Bob rlschlub@gmail.com U GuamSymmes Emily ejsymmes@ucanr.edu UC ANRWilen Cheryl cawilen@ucanr.edu UC ANRWindbiel-Rojas Karey kwindbiel@ucanr.edu UC ANR

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AGENDA(seefootofminutes).CherylWillen(UCIPM)planned,andcoordinatedaveryeffectivemeeting.

WERA1017Meeting/ProjectDirectorWorkshop

Attending:PeterEllsworth,AlFournier,NaomiPier,AmandaCrump,MattBaur,SteveElliott,PaulJepson,KatieMurray,JohnConnett,RhondaHirnyck,CarrieFoss,JoyNewton,BobSchlub,CherylWilen,JimFarrar,KareyWindbiel-Rojas,LisaBlecker,TunyaleeMartin,EmilySymmes,DianeAlston,AshleyBennett,BobNowierski,BodilCass,FrankPeairs,KenGrace,FabiolaEstrada,RubellaGoswami,BodilCass

(1)WERA-1017BUSINESSMEETING

ImpactStatement

• StatementforthelastprojectcyclewasdevelopedbySarahLupiswithinputfromJimFarrarandDianeAlston

• RecommendedthatimpactstatementshouldhavebroaderparticipationbyWERAmembership• Suggestedthatthestatementshouldaggregatebytopicalarea(community,structuraletc.)rather

thanstate

GeneralDiscussion

• DiscussedwasaroleforWERA1017membersintheupcomingSAREhostinstitutionRFPdueinSeptember

• SuggestedthatWERA1017membersidentifypotentialpanelmembersforRobHedberg

(2)NIFA/EIPUPDATE

Rubelladiscussed:

• EIPgrantawardannouncements• The2018budget• TheAFRIEducationandLiteracyInitiative(ELI)andExploratoryResearchProgramAreas• TacticalScienceInitiativeandmergingfundinglinesforprogramscriticalformaintainingsecurity

ofagriculturalsystems

Rubellawasaskedtocommenton:

• Crossdisciplinarytrainingofstudentstopreparethemforresearch/extensionwork• Maintainingmultistatecollaboration

Thecommitteemadethefollowingsuggestionsforfollow-up:

• LettertoNIFAhighlightingtheimportanceofarea-wideandsystems-levelprogramareastopromotecollaborativeresearch(suchasRAMP&CAR)

• LettertoRubellahighlightingthevalueoftheIPMnetwork• LettertoRubellasuggestingtheadditionofaseparatesectionintheEIPRFPonnetworkingor

supportingtheIPMnetwork• LettertoRubellatosuggestaddingFederatedStatesofMicronesiaandAmericanSamoatothelist

ofeligiblestates/territoriesforEIPfunding• Supplysuccessstoriestoinformlegislators&NIFAabouttheimportanceoftheIPMnetwork,

collaborativeresearchprograms,andarea-wideandsystems-levelprograms• ResearchthepossibilityofEIPset-asidefordiagnosticsorinvasives• Applyforadditionalfundingfornetworkactivities

(3)REPORTS

APPLIEDRESEARCHANDDEVELOPMENTPROJECTS

CALIFORNIA(BodilCassUCDavis)-"Ecoinformaticsforimprovedcitruspestmanagement”

BodildiscussedtheshiftinCaliforniacitrusproductionfromorangestomandarins

• Talkfocusedlinkingthepestdensityreportsanddamagereports(binevaluations)forkatydidsandcitrusthrips

• Elevengrowersfrom300growingblockswereincludedinthestudy• Datawascollectedbypestcontroladvisors

Results:

• Katydiddamagelowerthanexpectedinmandarinproduction• Citrusthripsdensitiesrelatetodamageinmandarinsespeciallylateintheseasonwhenproducers

stopspraying• Resultsshouldleadtoupdatedpestmanagementguidelines• Questionswererelatedtootherpestsandbene_icialsthatmightberecordedinthedatabaseused

inthisproject,andlinkingtheCalDPRpesticideusagereportstoPCArecommendationsandpestdensities

EXTENSIONANDIMPLEMENTATIONPROJECTS

ARIZONA(PeterEllsworth)

VegetableProductionIPM

• InArizonavegetableproduction,pestcontroladvisorsscout75%ofthevegetableacreageand80%oftheproducershavechangedtheirmanagementpracticesasaresultofthevegetableIPMprogram

• JohnPalumbohasproducedaretrospectivestudyonBagradabugincolecropsoverthepastsevenyears

• Diamondbackmothpressureonbrassicaproductionsigni_icantin2017,sourceoftheproblemmayhavebeengreenhouseproduction

Agriculturalcropsincludingcotton,sorghum,alfalfa,andguaulli

• TheIPMprogramhassavedgrowers$0.5Bover25years• SouthwesterncornborerpopulationsresistanttoCry1F• Arizonaapplyingforanemergencyexemption(Section18)forTransform(sulfoxa_lor)for

sugarcaneaphidinsorghum• ArizonaPestManagementCenterconductingoutreachtoprepareproducersfordicambaresistant

varietiesanddriftissues• Goalinguaulliproductioninthereductioninpyrethroiduse

SchoolIPM

• ThenumberofIPMSTARcerti_iedschoolsstarcontinuestoincrease• EleventribesarenowengagedwiththeschoolIPMprogramandmorethanninetypercentgetting

thehelptheyneed

Vectorcontrol

• Aedesaegypticoncernsabound

CALIFORNIA(JimFarrar-seehandout)

Notmentionedinthehandout:

• 2016jointprojectwithCaliforniaDepartmentofPesticideRegulationon'Pests,PesticidesandIPM'.Theprojectcoordinatesfacilitateddiscussionswithstakeholdersaroundthestateabouttherisksofpestsandpesticides.

• Steamtreatmentofnurserystock• Resurgentpestsasaresultoflossofchlorpyrifosincludingspringtailsandcabbagemaggot• Recentstaf_ingchangeshavelefttheUCIPMprogramwithnorow-cropentomologyexpertise• IPMprogramannualreportavailableinelectronicformat

COLORADO(FrankPeairs)

• 2017EIPgrantfocusincludeslandscape,ornamentalandsmallscalefarming,herbicideresistance,andbeehealth

• Trainingsincludeadiagnosticlabshortcourse,andretailnurseryandMasterGardenertraininginseveralstates

• NewpublicationsincludearevivedschoolIPMnewsletter,updatedornewfactsheets(availableatextension.colostate.edu),andaguidetothespidersoftherockymountainstates

• BoulderCountydiagnosticcliniccurrentlyhandlinglargenumbersofemeraldashborersamples• PlumcurculiohasbeenfoundinColorado• ImportedJapanesebeetlehasexpandedacrossthefrontrange,andtheIPMprogramistestinga

microsporidianbiopesticideforcontrol

GUAM(BobSchlub-seehandout)

Notmentionedinthehandout:

• Little_ireanteradicationisthegoal• Guamhasleverageddiagnosticexpertiseinotherstatesandsuggestedmakingavailablealistof

diagnosticexpertiseintheregion• DiscussedwerethebestwaysinwhichExtensionmaterialscanbeleveragedandusedbeyondthe

statewherethematerialsweregenerated• ExtensionbulletinstailoredtolocalconditionsandcircumstancesinGuamareacriticalneed

HAWAII(MarkWright,deliveredbyKenGrace)

• Maccadamiafeltidcoccidmanagementusingpruningandnaturalenemies(AlyssaCho)• SanitationandBeauvariausedtocutcoffeeberryborerlossesfromseventypercenttolessthan

_ivepercentdiscussedin'RecommendationsforcoffeeberryborerintegratedpestmanagementinHawaii2016',Kawabataetal.Availableatwww.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/IP-41.pdf

• Diamondbackmothresistancemanagementissuescontinuinginonionsandcrucifers

IDAHO(RhondaHirnyck)

• TrainingactivitiesforMasterGardeners,pesticidesafetyeducation(agricultureandurban,EnglishandSpanish),applicatorrecerti_ication(withIdahoDepartmentofAgriculture)

• NewandupdatedpublicationsincludePMSPforpulses,pesticidesafetymanuals(agricultureandurban,EnglishandSpanish),andreadingandunderstandingpesticidelabels(www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/BUL/BUL908.pdf)

• BecauseIdaholeveragesotherstatesExtensionpublications,alistingofstateExtensionresourcesinvariousstagesofdevelopmentandtheCenteroreXtensionroleindevelopingsucharesourcewasdiscussed

NEVADA(JoyNewton-seehandouts)

Notmentionedinthehandouts:

• 2017EIPproposalhasapollinatorfocus• Programisdevelopingsocialmediapresenceandvideoproducts

NEWMEXICO(AshleyBennett)

• 2017EIPproposalfocusedgreenspacesandparks,smallfarms,MasterGardeners,andpollinators• Developingdemonstrationgardens(withUtahState),Albuquerquebotanicalgardenlectureseries

withtheXercesSociety,andselfguidedwalkingtourswithLasCrucesParksandRecreation• Newproblemsdiscussedincludedrodentplague,pecanweevil,alfalfaweevil,andrecently

discoveredhoneylocustborer• PartneringwithMasterGardenersontheiPiPEprojectonarea-widemonitoringforbene_icials

withincommunityparks• ImpactassessmentisacriticalneedforNewMexico

OREGON(PaulJepson-bothARDPandEIP)

• ARDPgrantoniPMSPshascompletedmeetingsononionandcranberry;stilltodo:hazelnut,cherry,mint,grassseed,pearandpotato

• CommunityIPMeffortonmeasuringhowhomeownersmakepesticideselectionsandontheirlevelofpesticideexposure

• ConductingstatewidetrainingonpesticiderisksandhazardsforcountyExtensionagents

UTAH(DianeAlston)

• IPMinspecialtycrops,IPMnewslettersaresenttoadvisors,(25in2016),withhighsubscriptionrates.

• PestalertsaresentviaanApp(UtahTRAPs).

• Quarterlynewsletterissuedandextensiveguidesforfruitpests,treefruitproduction.

• FruitPestFindermobileapp,greenhousebiocontrolguideandfactsheetsalsodelivered.

• IPMincommunities,extensivepresentations,collaborationwithsmallfarmsconference

• SchoolIPM:pestidhandbooksdevelopedtoaccompanyanextensiveprogramoftrainings

• IPMinagriculturalcropsincludedgroundsquirrelIPMtooldevelopment.

WASHINGTON(CarrieFoss)

FromDougviaCarrie:

• AlfalfaseedproductionPMSPiscomplete• CompletedMP3planinalfalfaseedinWashington• CommencingMP2planforhops• Providedcontent,methodology,andphotographicsupportforemerginghop-growingregionsto

produceregionspeci_icversionsofthePNWIPMinHopsFieldGuide• CompleteoverhauloftheWSUWheatandSmallGrainswebsite• OutreachtosmallgrainsproducersincludingCropDiagnosticClinicandWheatAcademy• AdvancesinwineandjuicegrapeIPM,especiallyindisease• CurriculumexpansionintheViticultureCerti_icateCourse• Foundationalworkbegunonasterileinsectreleaseprogramagainstcodlingmothintreefruit,in

cooperationwithCanadianfarmersandscientists• Developmentofasimpli_iedscoutingprogramforspotted-wingdrosophilaincherryandother

stonefruit(todiscourageprophylacticspraying)• ResearchandIPMrecommendations/outreachforcranberrytipworm,are-emergingpestof

cranberry• ReleaseofadditionalSpanishlanguagepestmanagementpublications

Carrieisnowworking100%inextension.Sheisnotworkinginstructuresbutisworkinginturfand

ornamentals.Shehasbeen:

• Makingvideostosupplementtrainings• P.ramorumhasarrivedinWashingtonbuttherehaven’tbeenfurtherdetections• ResearchingsteamingandTrichoderma• WorkingwithSalmon-Safecerti_icationprogramsandfarmers.• WorkingwiththeSeattleTacomaairportonIPM

WYOMING(JohnConnett)

JohnConnett:

• CAPSfoundHaanchenbarleymealybuginWyoming.• NewandproblematicWyomingweedsareventenataandmedusaheadrye.Currentworkison

eradicationandmonitoring.• HavebeendevelopingacattleparasiteIPMplan.• Testingbiopesticidesongrasshoppers.• EPARegion8havefundedschoolIPMwork.• Wyomingisstillinafundingcrisis.• TheyareseeingreductionsinWestNilevirusbasedonincreasedIPMusebymosquitocontrol

districts.

Johnhadtworequests:

• JohnhasremadehisschoolIPMwebsiteandhewouldlikeinputandfeedbackonthecontent.• Johnhasalistofinfographicsthathewouldliketojointlycreatefortrainingandsocialmedia

purposes.Hewouldlikecollaboratorstohelpwitheditingandvettingeachone.Hewouldalsoliketobeintroducedtogooddesignersandcreativeartists.

(4)GENERALUPDATESANDCHAIR-ELECTSELECTION

• 2018WERA-1017meetingwillbeheldinPortland• SomeoftheRisk-assessmentworkgroupworkwillbedoneattheIPMSymposium• JoyNewtonUNVRwillbethenextWERA1017Chair

(5)WESTERNIPMCENTERFACILITATEDPROJECTDIRECTORCOORDINATIONDISCUSSION

CENTERUPDATE

• SteveElliottcollectingIPMstoriesandthesewillbeusedtosupplyAPLU,NIFA,andotheragencieswithinformationaboutIPMintheWest

• ACenterwebinaronneworupdatedtechnologyservicesavailabletoresearchersintheWestwillbepresented

• Katie&PaulinviteWERA-1017participantstotheirupcomingIPMSPmeetings• ArizonaPestManagementCenterdevelopinganIPMplanforCasaGrandeArcheologicalsite

STATE-TO-STATELEVELCOOPERATION

• 2017WERA-1017surveyresultswerereportedanddiscussed

NATIONALIPMROADMAPUPDATE

• ThePesticideSafetyEducationProgram(PSEP)committeehasproposedchangestotheIPMRoadmap

• AcommitteeofsixmembersoftheFederalIPMCoordinatingCommitteehasbeentaskedwithrevision

• AnysuggestionsforchangesshouldbesenttoAmandabyearlySeptember.Pleasenotethingsyouwanttopreserveandthingsyouwanttochange.

USDACROPPROTECTIONANDPESTMANAGEMENTPROGRAMCOMMONMEASURESFOREIPandARDPandRCP

• Ateamhasbeentaskedwithdevelopingeight(8)indicators,onwhichallprojectswithinCropProtectionandPestManagement(CPPM)mustreport

• TheWERApartoftheteamincludesAmandaandAl• TheteamisusingtheIPMRoadmap,examplesofindicatorsfromSAREandNPDN,andhistorical

indicatorsfromUSDA• TheteamissettoreportbackattheNationalIPMCoordinatingCommittee(NIPMCC)onOctober

17and18• Itwassuggestedthatattendance,web-sitehits,orpoundsofactiveingredientmightnotbethe

bestindicators• Suggestedwereeconomic,environmentalandhealthimprovements,andanaggregatedmeasure

acrossEIPprojectsmightmakesense,suchas'attheendof4years75%ofthegrantsreportbene_itsoneconomic,environmental&healthimprovements'

• Itwassuggestedthatthefoodnutritionprograms(SNAP-Ed)trackthisdataandmaybeabletohelponthisquestion

AGENDA

WERA-1017AnnualMeetingSouthCoastResearchandExtensionCenterinIrvineCA(SCREC)

July25-26,2017followedbyPesticideRiskReductionandEducationmeeting7/26-27.

7/25TravelfromhotelstoSCREC–Carpoolstobearranged9amContinentalbreakfastavailable10am-12pmWERA-1017businessmeeting–CherylWilen,UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIPMProgram(UCIPM)

• Welcome(5min)• WhatabouttheWERA-1017ImpactStatement–lookingforward(2016onwards)(20min)• ReportingimpactsforNIMSS–whatweneed(10min)• NIFA/EIPUpdates:RubellaGoswami,NationalProgramLeaderforEIPandNPDN(30min)• ARDPprojectreport:BodilCass(JayRosenheim,UCDavis)“Ecoinformatics(“BigData”)for

improvedcitruspestmanagement”(30minutes)

• Opendiscussion(~30min)o Improvementso Updates

12-1pmLunch

1-2:00StateReports(15mineach)• Arizona• California• Colorado• Guam

2-5pmTourofthe200ACenter(strawberries,avocados,citrus,dragonfruit,coffee,simulatedurbanlandscapes.Researchersinnematology,plantpathology,andsmallfarmswillbethere.Probablysomecitrusanddragonfruittasting)

5pmReturntoSCRECheadquartersforsocializing,followedbyabbqdinneratthecenter(vegetarianfoodtoo).TheCenterisalsohostingameetingofnurseryresearchersfromacrossthecountrywhoareworkingonwaterissuessowewillbehavingthebbqtogether,givingusachancetomingleand_indoutwhat'sgoingonwithwaterqualityissuesor??

7/268amBreakfastavailableatSCREC9am-11:30amContinuestatereports9-10am

• Hawaii• Idaho• Montana• Nevada

10-10:15break

10:15-11:30am• NewMexico• Oregon• Utah• Washington• Wyoming

11:30–12:30Lunch12:30–1:30

• Generalupdates(notstatereports)andChair-Electselection(15min)• Planningfor2018WERA-1017meeting(Baltimore?)(5min)

1:30-4pmWesternIPMCenterfacilitatedprojectdirectorcoordinationdiscussion(timesareapproximate)WesternIPMCenterfacilitatedprojectdirectorcoordinationdiscussion(timesareapproximate)1:30–UpdatefromtheCenter2:00-State-to-statelevelcooperation(resultsfromsurveytobesentinlateJune)2:30-Buildingonlastyear’slistofcoordinatedactivities(seeattachednotes)3:00-GatheringWesternpestmanagementprioritiesandlookingattheNationalIPMRoadmap3:30-USDACropProtectionandPestManagementprogramCommonMeasuresforEIPandARDP

4:00–adjourn

4pmThiswillconcludetheWERA-1017meeting

Accomplishments:

Outcomesandimpacts Relatedobjec3ves DetailsWERA1017par,cipantswillamplifymul,-statecollabora,ontomaximizeIPMadop,onbydistribu,ngtheexper,seofindividualprogramsthroughouttheregion

3,4 • WIPMCdistributesgrantsforPMSPs,workgroupsandprogramsthatemphasizemul,stateac,vi,es,manyofwhichareiden,fiedattheannualmee,ng

• WERA-1017par,cipantsfundregionalcollabora,onthroughaWSAREgrantheldatOSUthataddressespes,cideriskmanagement.

• WERA1017par,cipantsac,velydiscussmul,-statecollabora,onandfundingopportuni,esattheannualmee,ng

WERA1017membersac,velypar,cipateinregionalandna,onalmee,ngsandtheysharestakeholderneedsandpriori,esforinclusioninRFAsandIPMCprioritylists

2 • Needsandpriori,esarediscussedattheannualmee,ng

• Severalmemberspar,cipateintheNIPMCCmee,nginOctoberandprovideinputbaseduponstateandregionalneeds

• PMSPsandnowalsoIPMSPdocumentsarepublishedinthena,onalIPMdatabase

• Statereportsandassociateddiscussionsattheannualmee,ngiden,fycommonthemesofregionalpriority.

WERA1017membersareengagedinaregionalcapacitybuildingprograminpes,cideriskassessmentandmanagement

1 • Knowledgeandskillinpes,cideriskassessmentandmanagementisbeingenhancedthroughmonthlycallsandanannualmee,ngassociatedwiththeWERA1017annualmee,ng

• AkeytennetofIPM,asoriginallydefined,isbeingaddressedandthisprovidestheconceptsandlanguagethatareneededforWERA1017par,cipantstodiscusstoxicology,pes,cideregula,on,andriskmanagementattheirmee,ngs,andalsowithstakeholders

WERA1017Objectives1. Increaseparticipants’skills,knowledge,andawarenessofregional/nationalIPMissues,systems,

andstrategies.

2. IncreaserelevanceoffederalandregionalIPMRFA’s,programs,andpoliciestobetteralignthemwithregionalstakeholderneeds.

3. Enhancecollaboration,sharingofideas,andhencecreationofregionaloutputssuchasmulti-stategrantsandsharedoutreachmaterials.

4. ImprovecoordinationofIPMprogramsthataddresson-going,emergingandothercriticalpestandrelatedenvironmentalissues.

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WERA1017ArizonaStateReport2017July2016–June2017

AreaAddressed:SpecialtyCropsIPM(vegetables);AgronomicCropsIPM;School&CommunityIPM;IPMforPesticideApplicators&PesticideSafety.

ProgramOutcomesSummary:AcrossallIPMprogramareas,wereachedover2,000participantsatover30CooperativeExtensionmeetingsandatindustryconferencesanduniversityevents,deliveringover109AZCEUs,42.5CACEUs,24CertifiedCropAdvisorCEUs,aswellasCEUsfromOfficeofPestManagementforurbanpestmanagement.Theseincludedseveralfielddaysandresearchdemonstrationsforagriculturalcrops,pesticidesafety,turfandschoolIPM.AreaAddressed:SpecialtyCropsIPMActivities&Outputs:TheVegetableIPMTeamcontinuedbiweeklyinsect,weedanddiseasemanagementVegIPMUpdateadvisories,delivering24IPMupdatesto879peopleviaweb,email,smartphoneandinaudiofileformat.Updateswerere-distributedbyWesternFarmPressandothermassmedia,reachingwellover10,000readers.TheteamconductedasurveyoftheimpactofdiamondbackmothonArizonacolecrops,whichfoundthatmanypestmanagersarenotabletomanagepopulationsusingthediamideinsecticidesanylonger.Extensionpublicationsincluded:Bagradabugmanagementinthedesert,diamondbackmothcontrolandresistancemanagement,areawidediamondbackmothtrappingnetwork,andmanagementguidesforthrips,aphids,andwhitefly.(SelectedexamplesunderProducts.)ExtensiontrainingsonspecialtycropsincludedPreseasonVegetableWorkshop,Citrus&DatePalmSeminarandLettucePestLossesworkshops.TheSouthwestAgSummitreachedabout800participants,includingpestmanagementpresentationsandfielddemonstrations.Outcomes:Lastyear,wereportedonaVegetableIPMTeamsurveythatmeasuredadoptionandimpactofVegIPMUpdatesandotherteamoutreachactivities.Below,wereportfromafollow-upquestionnairesentDec2016intendedtocaptureeconomicimpactsofourprograms.Herearesomehighlightsfromtheresults(n=55)

• 38%ofrespondentsindicatedthat90to100%oftheirfarmoperationwaspositivelyaffectedbyadoptinginsect,weedanddiseasemanagementpracticesthatwererecommendedbytheAZVegetableIPMTeam.Over85%ofrespondentsindicatedthat50to100%oftheiroperationswereaffected.

• 63%ofrespondentsperceivetheVegetableIPMEntomologyspecialisthasimprovedtheireconomicreturnsbetween$60to$189dollarsperacre.Extrapolating,theincreaseinreturnswouldrangefrom$480,000to$1,512,000foronetypically-sizedoperation.Similarresultsacrossinsect,weedanddiseasemanagementwouldincreasetheseeconomicoutcomesfurther.

• Forallcategoriesofpests,morethan70%ofrespondentsreportedeconomicsavingsduetoreductioninlossesduetoUAVegIPMTeamrecommendations.19%ofrespondentsindicatethatrecommendationsoftheEntomologySpecialisthavehelpedpreventmorethan$250peracreininsectpestlossesintheiroperation.Inaddition,13%indicatedtheamountofpreventedlosseswas$100to$119peracre.42%ofrespondentsindicateddiseaselosspreventionfrom$60to$250peracre.53%ofrespondentsindicatedweedlosspreventionfrom$60to$250peracre.

AreaAddressed:AgronomicCropsIPMActivities&Outputs:WecontinuedtodevelopanddeployChemicalUseMapsforwhiteflyresistancemanagement,puttingpesticideusemapsfor6modesofactionintothehandsofpestmanagersandconductingintenseoutreachonthe“firstprinciples”ofresistancemanagement.ThiseffortisleveragedbyUSDA-NIFA-ARDP,Monsanto,theSpecialtyCropBlockGrantprogramandCottonInc.Researchandoutreachontheeconomicsofbrownstink

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bugmanagementcontinuedthisterm,leveragedbyaWesternIPMCentergrant,andresearchresultswereshared,leadingtodrasticreductionsintheuseofpyrethroidsanddicrotophosforstinkbugcontrol.Aresearchprojectinguayule,adesertshrubusedtoproducehighqualitylatexproducts,isdevelopinginformationoninsectmanagementandstandestablishment.Recently,concernshavearisenovertheapparentresistanceofSouthwestCornBorertoatleastonevarietyofBtcorn.WeworkedwithArizonaDepartmentofAgriculturetodeveloptwosection18s,bothapproved,foruseofTransform(sulfoxaflor)tocontrolsugarcaneaphidinsorghum(anewinvasivepest)andforuseincottontomanageLygusbug.AnIPMShortonAuxinherbicideswhatpublished,outliningherbicidelabelrequirementsandbestpracticestopreventdriftofauxinherbicides.(Offtargetmovementof2,4-Danddicambacancausesubstantialinjurytodownwindsensitiveplants,apotentialliabilityissueforapplicators.)TheFourthAnnualNewTechnologiesworkshopcoveredtopicssuchasvariable-ratenozzledesignforpestmanagement,proactiveresistancemanagementofwhitefliesusingchemicalusemaps,andnewgrowthregulatortechnologiesincotton.Outcomes:ChemicalUseMapsforWhiteflyResistanceManagementIn2016,weconductedatelephonesurveywithPCAswhoaccessed2014ChemicalUseMaps,todeterminehowaccesstomapsimpacted2015managementpractices.Keyfindingsincluded:

• 53%ofrespondentsindicatedthatthemapsprovidedalargeimprovementontheirknowledgeaboutthepreviousyear’sinsecticideuseinareasaroundtheirfields.

• 29%indicatedamoderateimprovementand18%asmallimprovement.• 41%ofrespondentsindicatedtheyalwaysconsiderthepreviousyear’schemicaluseinareas

surroundingtheirfieldswhenmakinginsecticidedecisionsforwhiteflycontrol(irrespectiveofmaps).

• Another41%indicatedtheyconsiderthisinformationin51to99%oftheirdecisions.• About70%ofrespondentssaidtheyspecificallyconsideredinformationprovidedin2014Chemical

UseMapsatleastinsomecases,with18%indicatingtheyalwaysconsideredthemapswhenmakingwhiteflymanagementdecisions.

• WhenaskedtowhatdegreeChemicalUseMapsimprovedtheirconfidenceinwhiteflymanagementdecisions,27%indicatedalargeimprovement,33%amoderateimprovement,and40%asmallimprovementinconfidence.

• Moreextensiveanalyticalworktoevaluateuseandofthemapsandadoptionofresistancemanagementprinciplesisunderway.

BrownStinkBugresearchandoutreach

• Ourpreliminaryanalysissuggeststhattheeconomicsavingstogrowersresultingfromthischangeinbehavioreasilyexceed$8million.

AreaAddressed:CommunityIPMActivities&Outputs:SchoolIPM.Thispastyear,theMaricopaUnifiedSchoolDistrictwasawardedthird-partyIPMSTARcertificationbytheIPMInstituteofNorthAmerica.OurteamalsoengagedwithCountyAgentstoimplementhands-onworkshopsinoutlyingschooldistrictsandestablishedaproofofconceptandtemplateforexpandingourpro-gram’sreachtomoreAZschools.Inthelastyear,wereachedamuchlargertribalaudience,conducting10eventsexclusivelyfortribalaudiencesandreaching20tribalcommunities(11inAZ&9fromotherstates)withIPM,pesticidesafetyandpublichealthpestinformation.PublicHealth.Dr.DawnGougeandherteamarewrappingupanARDPgrantfocusedonbedbugandcockroachmanagementinpublichousing.TheyhavestartedanewprojectfundedbyCenterforDiseaseControl(CDC),samplingmosquitopopulationsoveralargeregionspanningtwocentralAZcounties.TheyaretestingtheimpactsoftargetedlarvicidalandULVtreatmentsforadultcontrolandexaminingthevectoralcapacityofAedesEgypti.

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Outcomes:• StakeholdersindicatethatourCommunityIPMProgramresourcesandeventsarehighlyvaluedand

helptosupportIPMadoption.Ina2016surveyaboutourteam’sactivitiesandresources,94%indicatedwehelpedthemaddresspestproblemsand96%indicatedimprovedknowledgeofIPM.

AreaAddressed:PesticideSafetyActivities&Outputs:Dr.MikeWierda,AssistantinExtensionforPesticideSafetyEducation,hasfocusedonidentificationofpesticidesafetytrainingprioritiesandworkingwithastakeholderadvisoryteamtofindpathstosustainablyforanongoingPSEP(leveragedthroughaPSEP-IMIgrant).Inpartnershipwiththestateleadagency,ArizonaDepartmentofAgricultures,prioritytrainingresourceshavebeenidentifiedandwearepursuingpossibleongoingfundingmechanismstoaccomplishthesegoals.Thisterm,Dr.Wierdapresentedatmorethan10meetingsontopicsrelatedtoIPMandpesticidesafety,reachingover377stakeholders.Inaddition,aninformationboothattheYumaHeritageFestivalpotentiallyreached3,000participantswithinformationaboutpesticidesafety.Outcomes:ThroughformationofaStakeholderAdvisoryTeamtodevelopamoresustainableandrobustPesticideSafetyEducationprogram,wehaveestablishednewrelationshipswithsomestakeholdergroupsandimprovedcollaborationwiththestateleadagency.Publications7/1/16–6/30/17JournalArticlesGougeD.H.2016.WorkinginaWorldofBedBugs.JournalofEnvironmentalManagementArizona.Vol.56,Jun/Jul.GougeD.H.,S.Li,S.Nair,N.Pier,C.Sumner.2016.MosquitoesandtheGreatOutdoors.JournalofEnvironmentalManagementArizona.Vol.56,Aug/Sept.AbstractsEllsworthP.C.,A.J.Fournier,J.C.Palumbo,S.E.Naranjo,G.B.Frisvold.2016.ChroniclingSuccessfulIntegrationofTechnologyandKnowledgeOver25YearsofIPMinArizona.PresentedinsymposiumEconomicsofIPMinthe21stCentury:MultiplePerspectivesfromAroundtheWorld.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September26,2016.(SymposiumPresentation)PierN.,P.C.Ellsworth,J.C.Palumbo,Y.Carrière,A.J.Fournier,W.A.DixonII,L.M.Brown,S.J.Castle,N.Prabhaker.2016.ProactiveResistanceManagementofBemisiatabaciintheCrossCommoditySystemsofArizonaandCalifornia.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September28,2016.(Poster)FournierA.J.,P.Jepson,M.Guzy,W.A.DixonII,J.C.Palumbo,P.C.Ellsworth.2016.DocumentingReductionsinPesticideRisk:TwoDecadesofChangeinLettucePestManagement.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September25,2016.(Presentation)LiS.,D.H.Gouge,A.J.Fournier,T.Stock,A.Romero,S.Nair,C.Foss,R.Kerzee,D.Stone,M.Dunn,D.J..Young,D.Spurgeon,R.LaMorte.2016.LifequalityimpactsofbedbugCimexlectulariusinfestations.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September26,2016.(Poster)

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GougeD.H.,S.Li,S.Nair,M.R.Wierda,K.Drake,T.Stock,A.J.Fournier.2016.ExtremepesticideuseinresponsetobedbugsandGermancockroachinfestations.InternationalCongressofEntomology.InternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,FL.September26,2016.(Presentation)SelectedExtensionPublicationsLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2017.StopSchoolPestsSchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagement.IPMNewsletterFebruary2017.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2017FebruaryAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2017.CDCOnlineClasses.SchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagementIPMNewsletterJanuary2017.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2017JanuaryAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2016.Ants.SchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagementIPMNewsletterSeptember2016.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2016SeptemberAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2016.Mosquitoes.SchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagementIPMNewsletterAugust2016.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2016AugustAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfLiS.,D.H.Gouge,S.Nair,A.J.Fournier,U.K.Schuch,K.Umeda,D.M.Kopec,P.L.Warren,M.R.Wierda.2016.AnnualGreatArizonaMosquitoHuntandFighttheBite.SchoolandHomeIntegratedPestManagementIPMNewsletterJuly2016.Newsletter.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2016JulyAZschoolandhomeIPMNewletter.pdfMcCloskeyW.B.,P.C.Ellsworth,K.Umeda.2017.AuxinHerbicidesinArizonaCotton:AvoidingOff-targetMovement.IPMShort.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/AuxinDrift.pdfMostafaA.M.,P.C.Ellsworth.2016.SugarcaneAphid:ANewThreattoSorghuminArizona.Blogentry.UniversityofArizonaCooperativeExtension.https://arizonaag.com/2016/08/30/sugarcane-aphid-a-new-threat-to-sorghum-in-arizona/PalumboJ.C.2017.AreawideDiamondbackMothTrappingNetwork.ArizonaVegetableIPMUpdate.UniversityofArizonaCooperativeExtension.Vol.8No.1.https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/DBM%20Trap%20Network%20Data_Jan%2011%202017.pdfPalumboJ.C.2017.AphidManagementinDesertProduceCrops-2017.ArizonaVegetableIPMUpdate.UniversityofArizonaCooperativeExtension.Vol.8No.2.https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/Aphid%20Control%20Chart_2017.pdfPalumboJ.C.2017.ImpactofDiamondbackMothOutbreaksonArizonaColeCropsin2016-17.ArizonaVegetableIPMUpdate.UniversityofArizonaCooperativeExtension.Vol.8No.13.https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/170628%20Imapct%20of%20DBM%20on%20AZ%20Cole%20Crops%20%20Survey%202017.pdf

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WierdaM.R.,A.J.Fournier,W.B.McCloskey,K.Umeda.2017.WaterSolublePackagingWSP:Mixer/LoaderExposuresBestPracticesandLabelingChanges.IPMShort.https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/wsp.pdfReportsFournierA.J.,P.C.Ellsworth,W.B.McCloskey,W.A.DixonII.2016.GlufosinateUseinArizona.,UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.FournierA.J.,P.C.Ellsworth,B.R.Tickes,W.A.DixonII.2016.SulfonylureaHerbicides:ImportanceandUseintheSouthwest.,UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.FournierA.J.,J.C.Palumbo,P.C.Ellsworth.2016.SpinosynUseandImportanceinArizonaAgriculture.,UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.FournierA.J.,A.M.Mostafa,J.Sherman,W.A.DixonII,P.C.Ellsworth.2017.ChlorpyrifosUseinArizonaandNewMexico.,UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Chlorpyrifos_1-17-17_vf.pdfFournierA.J.,B.R.Tickes,W.B.McCloskey,W.A.DixonII,P.C.Ellsworth.2017.LinuronUseinArizona.UniversityofArizona,ArizonaPestManagementCenter.Grants(Selected)Ellsworth,P.C.2015-2018.$324,375CropPestLosses&ImpactAssessmentandRegionalCommentsCoordinationforSouthwest.WesternIPMCenterSignatureProgram(subaward),USDA-NIFACropProtectionandPestManagementProgram.Ellsworth,P.C.,J.Palumbo,Y.Carriere,A.Fournier,W.Dixon,L.Brown.,S.Castle,N.Prabhaker.“Prospective”ResistanceManagement:EmpoweringGrowerstoUnderstandandExploitRefugia.2015-2017.$424,325MonsantoInsectKnowledgeManagementProgram.Ellsworth,P.C.,N.Prabhaker,S.Castle,J.Palumbo,Y.Carriere,A.Fournier,W.Dixon,L.Brown.“Prospective”ResistanceManagement:EmpoweringGrowerstoPartitionChemistryinSpaceandTime.2014-2017.$250,000USDA-NIFA,CropProtectionandPestManagement(CPPM)AppliedResearchandDevelopmentProgram(ARDP).Fournier,A.,P.C.Ellsworth,W.Dixon,J.Palumbo&L.Brown.2015-2017.GrowerToolstoManagePesticideResistance.$112,901.USDA-AMS,ArizonaDepartmentofAgriculture,SpecialtyCropsBlockGrant.Gouge,D.H.,S.Li,A.Fournier.2014-2017.NationalassessmentofbedbugimpactsanddemonstrationofIPMinhigh-riskelder/disabledhousingfacility,$124,999.USDA-NIFA,CropProtectionandPestManagement(CPPM)AppliedResearchandDevelopmentProgram(ARDP).Murray,K.,P.Jepson,A.Fournier.2016-2020.IPMSPs:Bringing“Integration”toPestManagementStrategicPlans.$215,460.USDA-NIFA,CropProtectionandPestManagement(CPPM)AppliedResearchandDevelopmentProgram(ARDP).

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ANNUALSTATEIPMREPORTFORCALIFORNIASubmittedby:JamesFarrar,DirectorSubmitted:July25,2017AccomplishmentsandImpacts(2016)Areaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:Human-CoyoteConflictResolutionOutput:Atthe27thVertebratePestConference,AffiliatedIPMAdvisorandHuman-WildlifeInteractionsAdvisorNiamhQuinnco-organizedaspecialsymposiumonurbancoyoteswhereshediscussedtheissuewithwildlifeexpertsandtalkedwiththemaboutsolutions.Short-termoutcomes:

o Withsofewresearcherstestingwaystominimizeorpreventnegativewildlife-humaninteractions,expertssharingwhattheyhavelearned,helpstheUniversityofCalifornialearnhowtoworkwiththepublicanddetermineresearchneeds.

o TheVertebratePestConferenceisaforumwhereexperts,pestmanagementprofessionals,andwildlifemanagersincreasetheirknowledgeaboutcurrentresearchandgainabetterunderstandingofknowledgegaps,includingpublicfearsregardingwildlifeinteractionsorwildlifemanagement.

o Itisanticipatedthatincreasingcommunicationamongthewildlifemanagementcommunityaboutinteractionsthatareoccurringwillleadtobestmanagementpracticesforhandlingthesesituations,includingidealwaystocommunicatescience-basedinformationtothepublic.

Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofwildanimalso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economiesAreaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:IPMPublications/ToolsOutput:ThecomprehensiveandauthoritativePestsofLandscapeTreesandShrubs:AnIntegratedPestManagementGuideisanindispensableresourceforlandscapers,homegardeners,andparksandgroundsmanagers.Thisintegratedpestmanagement(IPM)guideiseasytouseandcovershundredsofinsects,mites,nematodes,plantdiseases,weeds,andotherproblemsdamagingtoCalifornialandscapes.Short-termoutcome:

o ImprovedknowledgeofIPMforlandscapeplants.Impacts:

o Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economies

Areaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:IPMPublications/ToolsOutput:Userscandiagnose650arthropod,disease,andabioticproblemsonover300plantsusingthePlantProblemDiagnosticTool(ipm.ucanr.edu/diagnostics)Short-termoutcomes:

o Usersgainconfidencethattheycorrectlyidentifiedtheirpestorproblem,makingiteasiertofindthemosteffectivemanagementinformation.

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o Assistingpeopletobetterdiagnosetheirpestproblemsleadstoimprovedintegratedpestmanagementdecisions.

Impacts:o Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economiesAreaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:IPMPublications/ToolsOutput:Theonlinecourse,ProvidingIPMServicesinSchoolsandChildCareSettings(ipm.ucanr.edu/training),wasupdatedtomeetthetrainingrequirementoftheHealthySchoolsActthatwentintoeffectJuly1,2016.Short-termoutcomes:

o ImprovedknowledgeofIPMinschoolsandchildcarecenters.o IncreasednumberofschoolandchildcarecenterstafftrainedinIPM.

Impacts:o Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economiesAreaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:Training

Output:FromJunetoSeptember2016,UCIPM’sUrbanandCommunityProgramconductedfourstatewideadvancedIPMtrain-the-trainerworkshopsforUCMasterGardeners.Atotalof272UCMasterGardenervolunteersfrom30countiesattended.

Short-termoutcomes:o Forty-fiveUCMasterGardenervolunteersfromthirtycountiessharedinformationfromthe

workshopsthroughbothformalandinformaltrainings,helplineinteractions,booths,newsletterarticles,andone-on-oneinteractions.

o Participantsindicatedthatmorethan3,000peoplewerereacheddirectly,withlikelythousandsmorethroughradio,socialmedia,andnewsletter/newspaperarticles.

Impacts:o Increasedworkforceretentionandcompetencyo Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economiesAreaaddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity:InvasivePestsOutputs:AreaIPMAdvisorAndrewSutherlandisinvestigatingtheincidenceofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuginurbanSanJose.HeeducatespestmanagementprofessionalsandUCMasterGardenersaboutbrown

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marmoratedstinkbugidentification,preventionandexclusionpracticesthatkeepoverwinteringbrownmarmoratedstinkbugsoutofstructures.AreaIPMAdvisorKareyWindbiel-RojasisworkingtopreventbrownmarmoratedstinkbugasapestinstructuresandlandscapesinSacramento.SheisengagedinoutreachtohomeownersandpestmanagersonmanagementaroundstructuresandawebpagethatallowsthepublictosubmitfindingsandseethedistributionofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuginYoloCounty.Short-termoutcome:

o Improvedknowledgeofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuglocation,impact,identification,preventionandmanagement.

Impacts:o Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economiesAreaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:InvasivePestsOutput:UCscientistsrespondedrapidly—workingwithpublicandprivatepartnersandinternationalscientists—todevelopapestmanagementprogramforEuropeangrapevinemoth.Thedevelopedprogramgaveexcellentcontrolwithoutdisruptingthenaturalbiologicalcontrolsforothergrapevinepests,avoidingsecondarypestoutbreaks.Thisallowedgrapegrowerstocontinuetoproduceacompetitivecropunderquarantinerestrictions.Short-termoutcomes:

o Overthespanofsevenyears,adualpestmanagementapproachthatreliedondeployingpheromonedispenserstodisruptmatingandapplicationofcarefully-timedinsecticidewasimplementedandEuropeangrapevinemothdetectionsdeclinedfromover100,000mothsin2010,toonemothin2014,andnonein2015or2016.

o Subsequently,allprevious10CaliforniainfestedcountieshavebeenderegulatedandEuropeangrapevinemothdeclarederadicatedfromCaliforniaandUnitedStates.

o PolicymakersincorporatedinformationgeneratedfromtrialsandobservationsintoEuropeangrapevinemothregulations.

o Thismulti-agencycollaborationcontributedtoasuccessfulscience-basedresponseplantoaseriouspestthreat.

Impacts:o Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture

Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:InvasivePestsOutputs:AreaIPMAdvisorJhalendraRijalisworkingondetectionandmonitoring.BrownmarmoratedstinkbughasbeenreportedinStanislausCountyanditisonlyamatteroftimebeforeitbecomesestablishedintheclingpeachgrowingareasofthenorthernSanJoaquinValley.Rijalmonitoredninepeachorchards,apreferredhost,inStanislausandMercedcounties.Twenty-fourbrownmarmoratedstinkbugswerecaughtinoneofthenineorchards.AreaIPMAdvisorEmilySymmesmanagedtrappinglocations,confirmingreproducingpopulationsinButteCounty.SymmeshasusedherinformationtoupdatedistributionmapsfortheUCCenterforInvasiveSpeciesResearch(cisr.ucr.edu/brown_marmorated_stinkbug.html)and

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StopBMSB.org.Symmesispartofamulti-year,multi-state,multi-institutioncollaborationfundedbyNIFASCRItomonitor,evaluatenaturalenemies,determinemonitoringpracticesandthresholds,evaluateinsecticides,determinealternatemanagementpracticestopesticides,andextendthisinformationtopestcontroladvisersandgrowers.AreaIPMAdvisorLuciaVarela’sgoalistodevelopapublicawarenessprogramandevaluatesamplingmethodsforearlyinterceptioninNorthCoastgrapeandpeargrowingareas.Vareladevelopedarticles,abilingualPestAlertandaYouTubevideo.ShetrainedlocalUCMasterGardenersasfirstdetectors.Varelaisconductingtrappingandmonitoringsurveysonkeyhostplantsinhightrafficareassurroundingpearorchardsforearlydetection.Short-termoutcome:

o Improvedknowledgeofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuglocation,impact,identification,preventionandmanagement.

Impacts:o Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture

Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:NewAphidPestIdentifiedinOrganicCeleryOutput:StrawberryandVegetableCropsAdvisorandAffiliatedIPMAdvisorSurendraDararespondedbyworkingwiththeCaliforniaDepartmentofFoodandAgriculturetoidentifytheaphid.Healsotestedseveralorganicmicrobialandbotanicalinsecticides.Short-termoutcomes:

o Twooftheinsecticidesalone,Beauveriabassianaandazadirachtin,didnotreduceaphidnumbers,butwhencombineddidreduceaphidnumbers.

o Growersandpestcontroladvisersnowknowoftwonewaphidsthattheyneedtobeawareofandthedamagetheycancausetocelerystands.

o Daratestedorganicinsecticidesandcombinationsofinsecticides,providinganoptionforgrowerstomanagethesenewpests.

o Sincetheinitialoutbreaks,growershavebeenusingBeauveriabassianaandazadirachtin,andnolongerhaveoutbreaksofaphids.

Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture

Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:AntsOutput:AreaIPMAdvisorKrisTollerupisraisingawarenessabouttheimportanceofknowingiftheantsinalmondorchardsarepestantstopreventunnecessarypesticideapplications.Nonpestantsthatoftenoccurinalmondorchardsarethenativegrayant,pyramidant,andCaliforniaharvesterant.Inadditiontodifferencesinhowtheantlooks,foragingactivityandbehavior,nestlocation,andantmoundstructureprovideusefulinformationforidentification.Tolleruphasbeengatheringthisinformation,includingphotos,tohelpgrowersandpestcontroladviserslearntoquicklyrecognizepestantswhileinthefield.Short-termoutcomes:

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o Tollerupanticipatesanincreaseintheabilitytoidentifypestfromnonpestants.HeistraininggrowersandpestcontroladviserstoincreasetheirknowledgeaboutIPMandtomonitorandidentifybeforeapplyinganinsecticide.

o Tollerup’sworkcouldpotentiallyreduceinsecticideapplicationsforants.Impacts:

o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture

Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:BrownStinkBug:Output:AffiliatedIPMandEntomologyAdvisorVonnyBarlowmonitoredcommercialcottonfieldstodeterminetheextentofdamagebrownstinkbugwascausing.Hedidnotobservearelationshipbetweeninternalbollwartsfromfeedingbugsandcottonbollrot.BarlowconcludedthatinSouthernCalifornia,bollrotfrombrownstinkbugfeedingmaynotbeanissueforcotton.Short-termoutcomes:

o Insecticideapplicationsforbrownstinkbugmaynotbeneededincotton,savinggrowersthecostofunnecessaryinsecticideapplications.

o Bynotapplyinganinsecticideforbrownstinkbugs,secondarypestoutbreaksofspidermitesandaphidsareprevented.

o GrowersinthePaloVerdeValleyarenotapplyingpesticidesanddamagefrombollrotwasextremelylow."Oncewefiguredoutbrownstinkbugwasnotdoingseriousdamage,westoppedspraying,"saysalocalpestcontroladviser.

Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture

Areaaddressed:AgriculturalProductionIPMActivity:Springtails:Output:IPMAdvisorShimatJosephexaminedtheuseofpotatoslicesforcapturingspringtails,likehowtheyareusedforgardensymphylans.Beetsliceswerealsotestedbecauselightcoloredspringtailsmightbeeasiertoseeonthemthanonoff-whitepotatoslicesandtheirhighsugarlevelsmightmakethemamoreattractivebait.JosephcomparedthenumberofspringtailsfoundonpotatoandbeetsliceswithspringtailsextractedfromthesoilusingtheBerlesefunnel.Resultssuggestthatbothpotatoandbeetslicesareattractivetospringtails,withbeetslicesconsistentlycapturinggreaternumbersofspringtails.Short-termoutcomes:

o Growersandpestcontroladvisershaveatooltomonitorlettucefieldsforthepresenceofspringtails.o Josephhassinceobservedthatmanygrowersareusingbeetsinsteadofpotatoestoindicatewhether

springtailsorsymphylansareactivebeforeoratplanting.o Ratherthanapplyingpesticidespreventively,pesticideapplicationscanbemadebasedonwhether

springtailsareinthefield,reducingtheamountofpesticideappliedandsavingthegrowertheapplicationcost.

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Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso IPMpractitionersgainincreasedeconomicbenefitsbyadoptingIPMpracticeandimprovelocal

economieso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture

Areaaddressed:PesticideSafetyActivity:PesticideSafetyPublications/ToolsOutput:TherearemanynewadditionstotheTheSafeandEffectiveUseofPesticides,3rdEditionthatmakethisbookanindispensableresourceforbothnewandexperiencedpestcontrolprofessionals.TechnicalEditorLisaBleckerandEditorShannahWhithaushaveupdatedandexpandedcoverageinpestmanagement,offsitemovement/environmentalhazardsofpesticides,andcomplianceassistancefornewandupdatedstateandfederalregulations.http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=3324Short-termoutcome:

o Improvedknowledgeofthesafeuseofpesticides.Impacts:

o Increasedworkforceretentionandcompetencyo Improvedcommunityhealthandwellnesso Improvedmanagementofpestso Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture

Areaaddressed:PesticideSafetyActivity:PesticideSafetyPublications/ToolsOutput:Understandingandfollowinglabelinstructionsisthefocusofanewonlinecourse,ProperPesticideUsetoAvoidIllegalResidues,developedbyPesticideSafetyandEducationCoordinatorLisaBlecker,InteractiveLearningDeveloperCherylReynoldsandContentDevelopmentSupervisorPetrKosina.Theonlinecourseistargetedtothosewhoapplypesticidesormakepesticiderecommendations.Itexplainswhatpesticideresiduesare,howtheyaremonitored,andhighlightsimportantresidue-relatedinformationfromseveralsectionsofpesticidelabels.Inaddition,thecourseidentifiesthefollowingasthemostimportantfactorsleadingtoillegalresidues:usingapesticideonacropforwhichitisnotregistered;applyingpesticidesatanincorrectrate;andignoringpreharvestintervals,re-treatmentintervals,orplantbackrestrictions.(Freeversion:www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo3rG4iqv4gEHrtixdZnOipGoR-pBWvzG|Forcontinuingeducationunits:ipm.ucanr.edu/training)Short-termoutcomes:

o Improvedknowledgeofproperpesticideusetoavoidillegalresidues.o ReducedincidencesofillegalresiduesinCalifornia-growncrops.

Impacts:o Increasedworkforcecompetencyo Improvedairqualityo Protectedandconservedsoilqualityo Improvedmanagementanduseofwaterresourceso Reducedhumanhealthrisksassociatedwithpestsandmanagingpestso Protectedsustainabilityandviabilityofagriculture

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Publications2016Peer-ReviewedPublicationsWhithausSM.2016.TheSafeandEffectiveUseofPesticides,thirdedition.PesticideApplicationCompendium

Volume1.BleckerLA(TechnicalEditor).UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3324.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/IPMPROJECT/ADS/manual_safeeffectiveuse.html

2016.PestsofLandscapeTreesandShrubs:AnIntegratedPestManagementGuide,thirdedition.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3359.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/IPMPROJECT/ADS/manual_landscape.html

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Avocado.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3436.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.avocado.html(revised)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:DryBeans.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3446.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.beans.html(revised)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Sugarbeet.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3469.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.sugarbeet.html(updated)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:SmallGrains.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3466.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.small-grains.html(updated)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:OnionandGarlic.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3453.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.onion-and-garlic.html(updated)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Peppers.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3460.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.peppers.html(updated)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Eggplant.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3475.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.eggplant.html(updated)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Grape.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3448.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.grapes.html(revised)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Cucurbits.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3445.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.cucurbits.html(updated)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Carrot.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3438.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.carrots.html(updated)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:Apricot.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3433.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.apricots.html(revised)

2016.UCIPMPestManagementGuidelines:CilantroandParsley.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication3476.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.cilantro-parsley.html(new)

2016.UCIPMPestNotes:TreeSquirrels.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication74122.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74122.html(revised)

2016.UCIPMPestNotes:AsianCitrusPsyllidandHuanglongbingDisease.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication74155.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74155.html(revised)

2016.UCIPMPestNotes:LymeDiseaseinCalifornia.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication7485.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7485.html(revised)

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2016.UCIPMPestNotes:WeedManagementinLawns.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication74113.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74113.html(revised)

2016.UCIPMPestNotes:Mealybugs.UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgram.Oakland:UCANRPublication74174.http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74174.html(new)

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GornishES,JamesJJ.2016.Interactionsamonghabitat,management,anddemographyforaninvasiveannualgrass.PlantEcology217,1247–1258.

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ReynoldsC.2016.UCIPMDevelopsBeePrecautionPesticideRatings.Blog:EntomologyandNematologyNews(358views)

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2016ExtensionOnlineTrainings/Videos/WebsiteTools&PagesVideo:AphidIdentificationandMonitoringinAlfalfa.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1a355JO79c

(237views)Video:BeePrecautionPesticideRatings.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yufc7ajnFc(147views)Video:CómoArrancarLosDientesdeLeón.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIzkwN6vAlg(741views)Video:CómoAtraparTijeretas.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9jAPEKIuo(3009views)Video:ControllingWeedsUsingMulch.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixshTaeqHz0&feature=youtu.be

(345views)Video:HowtoGetRidofPantryPests.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zibw_m7hj8&feature=youtu.be

(644views)Video:SettingaGophinatorTrap.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqMzKAty5Lw&feature=youtu.be

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AbbreviationsandAcronyms:CE CooperativeExtensionCSU CaliforniaStateUniversityDPR CaliforniaDepartmentofPesticideRegulationIPM integratedpestmanagementMUH multi-unithousingNIFA NationalInstituteofFoodandAgricultureNRCS NaturalResourcesConservationServicePMP pestmanagementprofessionalREI re-entryintervalUC UniversityofCaliforniaUCCE UniversityofCaliforniaCooperativeExtensionUCSF UniversityofCaliforniaSanFranciscoUCIPM UniversityofCaliforniaStatewideIntegratedPestManagementProgramUSDA UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgricultureUSFWS UnitedStatesFishandWildlifeService

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WERA1017ReportofAccomplishmentsGUAMAreaaddressed:IPMImplementationinCommunitiesActivity1:IPMWorkshopforHomeGardeners(55participants).Outputs:FourPowerpointpresentationsonIPMdevelopedforhomegardeners.Short-termOutcomes:Thepre-testaveragescorewas40%,thepost-testaveragescorewas85%.Impacts:ReducedexposuretopesticidesthroughapplicationofIPMpractices.

Acceptanceoftheimportanceofcontactingagriculturalprofessionalswhendealingwithpests.Greaterawarenessofvegetablecultivarsthatgrowwellandhavetheleastpestproblems.

Activity2:IPMInteractivedisplayatUniversityofGuamCharterDayactivities(255participants).Outputs:10factsheets.Short-termOutcomes:Participantsincreasedtheirawarenessofinsectsandfungalpests.Impacts:IncreasedawarenessoftheservicesprovidedbyCooperativeExtensionService.

Participantsgainedskillsintheuseofamicroscope.

Participantsgainedageneralunderstandingofthedifferentiatebetweenplantdamagecausedbyinsectsandthatcausedbydiseases.

Areaaddressed:IPMSupportforPestDiagnosticFacilities(Diagnostician.25FTE)Activity1:Performplantpestdiagnostics.Outputs:Onehundredsixplantsamplesprocessed.Short-termOutcomes:Diagnosticianreceivedaraise.Impacts:ApplicationofpestidentificationtotheIPMdecision-makingprocess.

Takingsocialresponsibilityforbringnewpestsanddiseasestotheattentionofagricultureprofessionals.

Activity2:Shippest/plantsamplestooffislandlaboratoriesforpestidentificationtospecies.Outputs:Thirty-twopest/plantsamplesweresenttooffislandlaboratories.Short-termOutcomes:Plantpestswereidentified.Impacts:IncreasedknowledgeofpestsanddiseasesthatmayposeathreattoGuam’s

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Listanygrants,contracts,and/orotherresourcesobtainedbyoneormoreprojectmembersasaresultoftheproject'sactivities.Includetherecipients,fundingsource,amountawardedandtermifapplicable:PrincipalInvestigator2017-2018.$25,000:USDAForestServicegrant:GuamCasuarinaProject.PrincipleInvestigator2017-2018.$38,200:USDAFarmBillAPHISgrant:Solanaceous/TomatoCommoditySurvey–GU

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2017-2020HatchProposal($10,000/year)Title:IdentifyingandscreeningcucumbercultivarsinGuamforresistancetothefungaldiseaseanthracnosePrincipleInvestigator2016-2017.$38,200:USDAFarmBillAPHISgrant:Solanaceous/TomatoCommoditySurvey–GUPrincipleInvestigator2015-2019$50,000:McIntire-Stennis:RefinementandmitigationofCasuarinaequisetifoliadeclinecomponentsresponsiblefortreelossinGuam.PrincipleInvestigator2014-2017.$97,500:USDANIFACPPM-EIP:ExtensionImplementationProgramArea(EIP)ForGuamPrincipleInvestigator2014-2017.$49,500:USDAWAREProfessionalProducergrant:ScreeningtomatovarietiesforsuitabilityonGuaminresponsetothearrivalofTomatoleafcurlGuamvirusintheWesternRegion.PrincipleInvestigator2014-2017.$63,900:USDAWSAREProfessionalDevelopmentgrant:PlantDiseaseDiagnosticTrainingforAgriculturalProfessionalsinGuamandtheNorthernMarianaIslands.Publications:Schlub,R.PlantDiseasesoftheWesternPacifictropicalislandofGuam.Posterpresentedat:AmericanPhytopathologicalSociety-CaribbeanDivision’s2017Meeting;2017February27-March01;SanJose,CostaRica.http://cnas-re.uog.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Disease-Poster-Version-9.pdfSchlub,R.PathogenslinkedtothedeclineofCasuarinaequisetifolia(ironwood)onthewWesternPacifictropicalislandofGuam.Posterpresentedat:AmericanPhytopathologicalSociety-CaribbeanDivision’s2017Meeting;2017February27-March01;SanJose,CostaRica.http://cnas-re.uog.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pathogens-linked-to-ironwood-Version-6.pdfSchlub,R."Opinion:Lookoutfortree-killingfungus."PacificDailyNewsOctober2016.Web.12.Oct.2016.http://www.guampdn.com/story/opinion/2016/10/12/opinion-look-out-tree-killing-fungus/91924634/WERA1017Report–ColoradoUrbanandHousingActivitiesTenIPMpresentationsweremadetonurseryandretailpersonnelandothersassociatedurbanandstructuralpestmanagement.ThreebilingualVegetableTroubleshootingWorkshopswereheldincooperationwiththenonprofitRe:Vision.Participantsfromlocalneighborhoodsreceivespecializedtrainingtomentoranetworkofabout400gardenersinbackyardfoodproductioninfooddeserts.TheColoradoSchoolIPMnewsletterhasbeenreemphasizedandisbeingpublishedononaregularbasis.Thediagnosticclinicprocessed1800samplesthisyearandcontinuestoreceivefavorablereviewsonsocialmedia,Facebook,etc.ThediagnosticclinicinBoulderCountywasenhancedtofacilitateeffectivediagnosisofemeraldashborersamples.

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SevenfulldayentomologyworkshopsforMasterGardeners.Fourout-of-stateMasterGardenerpresentations.Over200rosecultivarswereevaluatedforsusceptibilitytoJapanesebeetleandusebypollinators(particularlyhoneybees).JapanesebeetlehassteadilyextendeditsrangeandincreasedinseverityasakeylandscapepestsinceitsestablishmentintheDenverareaca.2008.EvaluationscontinuetolookatestablishmentofthemicrosporidiandiseaseproducedbyOvavesiculapopilliae,whichwasintroducedattwosites(Boulder,Pueblo)in2015.PresentresearchisonidentifyingthemosteffectivecontrolsforadultJapanesebeetle,particularlyforuseplantsthatarealsousedbypollinators.OutputsScientificpresentationsCranshaw,Whitney,CannabisSustainabilityWorkshop,"IPMofCannabisInsectPests,"CityofDenver,Denver,Colorado,UnitedStates.(October26,2016).Cranshaw,Whitney(Author&Presenter),IndustrialHempConference,"InsectManagementinHemp,"SoilandCropSciencesSociety,Denver,Colorado,UnitedStates.(July29,2016).Seepublications.Short-termOutcomesVegetableTroubleshootingworkshopevaluationsaveraged4.5outofapossible5.ImpactsPublicationsPeerreviewedExtensionAtotalof216additionalimages,mostlyofinsects,wereprovidedtoIPMImages.org.Thisoutletprovidesimagestoanyonethathaseducationalinterestsintheiruse.Cranshaw,W.S.2017.SpottedwingDrosophila,ControlinHomePlantings.ColoradoStateUniversityExtensionFactSheet5.596.Cranshaw,W.S.2017.MysteryBitesandItches–ArthropodandNon-ArthropodSourcesinColorado.Guidelinesforcountyoffices.Cranshaw,W.S.2017.WoodBoringInsectsofAsh.(unpublished).Cranshaw,W.S.2017.EmeraldAshBorerandColoradoInsectsofSimilarAppearance(unpublished).IPM-relatedgrantsCranshaw,W.S.(PI),Grant,"DiseaseDescriptionofDrippyBlight:AUniqueAssociationBetweenaScaleInsectandaPlantPathogenicBacteria",TreeResearchandEducationEndowmentFund,DomesticNon-Profit

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(otherthanDomesticFoundations),$10,000.00,Active.(sub:October1,2015,start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).Cranshaw,W.S.(PI),Grant,"AssessingEffectsonNon-targetOrganismsfromPesticidesUsedinEmeraldAshBorerManagement",EPA-EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,Federal,$19,613.00,Active.(sub:June2,2015,start:September1,2015,end:August31,2016).Agriculture,Rangeland,ForestryActivitiesSurveyofinsectsassociatedwithindustrialhemp,allowingestablishmentofaHempInsectWebsite(http://hempinsects.agsci.colostate.edu/).ContinuedevaluationofcommercialmycorrhyzalpreparationsonplanthealthincommercialonionproductionEvaluatedonionvarietiesforreactionstothrips,IYSV,andpinkrootfungusStriperustmonitoringandadvisoriesthroughouteasternColoradoWestSlopeIPMworkshopwith185participantsWestSlopesurveysforspottedwingdrosophila,grapeleafskeletonizer,grapebudmite,hedgehoggrainaphids,AfricanfigflyPheromonetrapswereusedtomonitorfieldcornandsunflowerinsectspests.OutputsResearchpresentationsClark,AmyLavonne,Norton,AndrewP,Jahn,CourtneyElaine,CSUGraduateStudentShowcase,"InducedherbivorydefenseincreasesCanadathistlesusceptibilitytofungalpathogens,"FortCollins,CO,UnitedStates.(November15,2016).Dayan,FranckE,HerbicideResistanceMethodsWorkshop,"Biochemicalmarkersandenzymeassaysforherbicideresistancediagnostics,"GlobalHerbicideResistanceChallenge2017,Denver,CO,UnitedStates.(May14,2017).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),Owens,Daniel(Author),Carbonari,Caio(Author),Gomes,Giovanna(Author),Asolkar,Ratnakar(Author),Boddy,Louis(Author),WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ADepsipeptidefromthePathogenicFungiBurkholderiasp.A396TargetsPlantHistoneDeacetylases,"Tucson,AZ,UnitedStates.(February2017).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),Carbonari,CaioA(Author),Gomes,GiovannaL(Author),Owens,DanielK(Author),Pan,Zhiqiang(Author),Velini,EdivaldoD(Author),7thInternationalWeedScienceCongress,"ResistancetoGlufosinateisProportionaltoPhosphinothricinAcetyltransferaseExpressionandActivityinLibertyLink®andWideStrike®Cotton,"Prague,N/A,CzechRepublic.(2016).Dayan,FranckE,BayerCropScienceUSA,"RationaleforaNaturalProductsApproachtoHerbicideDiscovery,"Raleigh,NC,UnitedStates.(November14,2016).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),BayerCropScienceGermany,"ModeofactionandresistancetoPPOherbicides,"Frankfurt,N/A,Germany.(June2016).

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Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),Monsanto,"ANaturalRoutetotheNextGenerationofHerbicides,"StLouis,MO,UnitedStates.(April2016).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),UniversityofNebraska,"Afunctionalgenomicapproachtoelucidatingsorgoleonebiosynthesis,"Lincoln,NE,UnitedStates.(April2016).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),UniversityofMassachussett,"SorgoleoneandItsRoleinSorghumAllelopathy,"Amhert,MA,UnitedStates.(March2016).Dayan,FranckE(Author&Presenter),Carbonari,Caio(Author),Gomes,Giovanna(Author),Owens,Daniel(Author),Pan,Zhiqiang(Author),Velini,EdivaldoD(Author),WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ResistancetoGlufosinateisProportionaltoPhosphinothricinAcetyltransferaseExpressionandActivityinLibertyLink®andWideStrike®Cotton,"SanJuan,N/A,US/PuertoRico.(February2016).Gaines,Todd,Patterson,Eric,Ravet,Karl,Tranel,Patrick,Westra,Philip,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"DevelopinggenomicsresourcesforKochiascoparia,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Gaines,Todd,Patterson,Eric,Ravet,Karl,Tranel,Patrick,Westra,Philip,WesternSocietyofWeedScience,"UsingMultipleSequencingPlatformstoAssembletheKochiascopariaGenome,"Albuquerque,NM,UnitedStates.(2016).Gaines,Todd,RothamstedResearch,PesticideResistanceGroup,"Ataleoftwoweeds:Functionalweedgenomics,adaptivegeneduplication,andtheevolutionofglyphosateresistance,"RothamstedResearch,Harpenden,N/A,UnitedKingdom.(December12,2016).Gaines,Todd,Patterson,Eric,Ravet,Karl,Tranel,Patrick,Westra,Philip,WesternSocietyofWeedScience,"UsingMultipleSequencingPlatformstoAssembletheKochiascopariaGenome,"Albuquerque,NM,UnitedStates.(2016).Gaines,Todd,XXXIArgentinePlantPhysiologyCongress,"Molecularmechanismsoftarget-siteherbicideresistance:Mutationsandgeneamplification,"Corrientes,Corrientes,Argentina.(November2016).Gaines,Todd,Busi,Roberto,WeedSmartWebinar,"UnderstandingP450stoBetterManageResistance,"WeedSmart,Online,Online,N/A,All.(November29,2016).Gaines,Todd,Tranel,Patrick,AmericanChemicalSocietyAGROdivisionWebinar,"Herbicide-resistantweeds:Molecularmechanismsandimpacts,"AmericanChemicalSocietyAGROdivision,Online,N/A,All.(April13,2016).Iwakami,Satoshi,Gonzalez,Susana,Gaines,Todd,Yu,Qin,Han,Heping,Brabetz,Veronika,Powles,Stephen,Beffa,Roland,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"Detoxificationofherbicidesinrye-grass.Onthewaytocharacterizekeymolecularelements,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Kniss,Andrew,Gaines,Todd,Barker,AbigailLynn,Patterson,Eric,Wilson,Robert,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"RelationshipbetweenEPSPScopynumberandglyphosateresistancelevelinKochiascopariacollectedfromsugarbeetfields,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Kuepper,Anita,Manmathan,HarishKumarimandhiram,McCloskey,W,Patterson,Eric,Nissen,ScottJ,Haley,ScottD,Gaines,Todd,PlantandAnimalGenomeXXIV,"Populationgenomicsofglyphosate-resistantPalmeramaranth(Amaranthuspalmeri)usinggenotyping-by-sequencing(GBS),"SanDiego,CA,UnitedStates.(January2016).Kuepper,Anita,Manmathan,HarishKumarimandhiram,McCloskey,W,Patterson,Eric,Nissen,ScottJ,Haley,ScottD,Gaines,Todd,PlantandAnimalGenomeXXIV,"Populationgenomicsofglyphosate-resistantPalmeramaranth(Amaranthuspalmeri)usinggenotyping-by-sequencing(GBS),"SanDiego,CA,UnitedStates.

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(January2016).Nichols,RobertL,Burton,James,Burgos,Nilda,Culpepper,Stanley,Dotray,Peter,Gaines,Todd,Lawton-Rauh,Amy,Marshall,Michael,Price,A,Steckel,Larry,York,Alan,WorldCottonConference6,"Biologyandmanagementofherbicide-resistantPalmeramaranthinU.S.cotton,"Goias,N/A,Brazil.(2016).Norton,AndrewP,Katz,Gabrielle,Eldeiry,AhmedAly,Holtzer,ThomasO,Waskom,ReaganM,ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,"Effectsofthe2013floodonphreatophytesintheSouthPlatteRiversystem,"ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,Denver,CO,UnitedStates.(November16,2016).Norton,AndrewP,Katz,Gabrielle,Eldeiry,AhmedAly,Holtzer,ThomasO,Waskom,ReaganM,SouthPlatteBasinRoundtable,"FloodeffectsonphreatophytesintheSouthPlatteRiversystem,"ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,Firestone,CO,UnitedStates.(November15,2016).Norton,AndrewP,Tuttle,GrahamMichael,Katz,Gabrielle,4thNorthernRockiesInvasivePlantCouncilMeeting,"RussianOliveAltersNutrientCyclinginRiparianEcosystems,"NorthernRockiesInvasivePlantCouncil,Boise,ID,UnitedStates.(October17,2016).Norton,AndrewP,Anderson,AaronAndrew,Ode,PaulJames,W3185WesternBiologicalControlWorkingGroupAnnualMeeting,"Trendsininsectbiocontrolreleases-1980-present,"GlenwoodSprings,CO,UnitedStates.(October6,2016).Norton,AndrewP,Katz,Gabrielle,Eldeiry,AhmedAly,Holtzer,ThomasO,Waskom,ReaganM,PresentationtothePhreatophytesubcommitteeoftheSouthPlatteBasinRoundtable,"FloodeffectsonphreatophytesintheSouthPlatteRiversystem,"ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,FortCollins,CO,UnitedStates.(September16,2016).Westra,Philip,Gaines,Todd,Dayan,FranckE,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ResearchonherbicideresistantkochiaintheWesternUSandCanada,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Westra,Philip,Gaines,Todd,Dayan,FranckE,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ResearchonherbicideresistantkochiaintheWesternUSandCanada,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Westra,Philip,Gaines,Todd,Dayan,FranckE,WeedScienceSocietyofAmerica,"ResearchonherbicideresistantkochiaintheWesternUSandCanada,"SanJuan,PR,UnitedStates.(2016).Seepublications,belowShort-termOutcomesTimelystriperustreportsallowedwheatproducerstoapplyfungicideatappropriatetimesandlocations.ImpactsPublicationsBookchaptersAtkinson,S.Y.andC.S.Brown.2016.AttributesThatConferInvasivenessandImpactsAcrosstheLargeGenusBromus:LessonsfromtheBromusREEnetDatabase.Pp.155-191in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Brooks,M.L.,C.S.Brown,J.C.Chambers,C.M.D'Antonio,J.E.Keeley,andJ.Belnap.2016.ExoticAnnualBromusInvasions:ComparisonsAmongSpeciesandEcoregionsintheWesternUnitedStates.Pp.11-60in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,

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CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Chambers,J.C.,M.J.Germino,J.Belnap,C.S.Brown,E.W.Schupp,andS.B.StClair.2016.PlantCommunityResistancetoInvasionbyBromusSpecies:TheRolesofCommunityAttributes,BromusInteractionswithPlantCommunities,andBromusTraits.Pp.275-304in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Germino,M.J.,J.C.Chambers,andC.S.Brown.Introduction:ExoticAnnualBromusintheWesternUSA.2016.Pp1-7in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Harris,M.O.,K.Anderson,M.El-Bouhssini,F.B.Peairs,G.L.Hein,andS.Xu.2017.Wheatpests:insects,mitesandprospectsforthefuture.Pp467-544inP.Langridge(ed.),Achievingsustainablecultivationofwheat.Volume1:Breeding,qualitytraits,pestsanddiseases.BurleighDoddsSciencePublishing,Cambridge,UK.ISBN:9781786760166.Monaco,T.A.,S.P.Hardegree,M.Pellant,andC.S.Brown.2016.AssessingRestorationandManagementNeedsforEcosystemsInvadedbyExoticAnnualBromusSpecies.Pp.339-370in:EXOTICBROME-GRASSESINARIDANDSEMIARIDECOSYSTEMSOFTHEWESTERNUS:CAUSES,CONSEQUENCES,ANDMANAGEMENTIMPLICATIONS.SpringerSeriesonEnvironmentalManagement.SN0172-6161.Monaco,T.A.,J.M.Mangold,B.A.Mealor,R.D.Mealor,andC.S.Brown.2017.DownyBromeControlandImpactsonPerennialGrassAbundance:ASystematicReviewSpanning64Years.RANGELANDECOLOGY&MANAGEMENT70:396-404.RefereedjournalarticlesAcimovic,S.G.,C.L.Harmon,S.Bec,S.Wyka,K.Broders,andJ.J.Doccola.2016.FirstReportofDiplodiacorticolaCausingDeclineofRedOak(Quercusrubra)TreesinMaine.PLANTDISEASE100:649-650.Boraks,A.,andK.Broders.2016.Populationgeneticdiversityoftherarehardwoodbutternut(Juglanscinerea)inthenortheasternUSA.TREEGENETICS&GENOMES12:43.Broders,K.2016.TheBiovigilante:Monitoringthreatstoplanthealthinaneraofglobalizationandclimatechange.CANADIANJOURNALOFPLANTPATHOLOGY39:90-91.Brunharo,C.,E.Patterson,D.Carrijo,M.deMelo,M.Nicolai,T.Gaines,S.Nissen,andP.Christoffoleti.2016.Confirmationandmechanismofglyphosateresistanceintallwindmillgrass(Chloriselata)fromBrazil.PESTMANAGEMENTSCIENCE72:1758-1764.Busi,R.,T.Gaines,andS.Powles.2017.PhoratecanreverseP450metabolism-basedherbicideresistanceinLoliumrigidum.PESTMANAGEMENTSCIENCE73:410-417.Carbonari,C.,D.Latorre,G.Gomes,E.Velini,D.Owens,Z.Q.Pan,andF.Dayan.ResistancetoglufosinateisproportionaltophosphinothricinacetyltransferaseexpressionandactivityinLibertyLink(R)andWideStrike(R)cotton.PLANTA243:925-933.Charkowski,A.2016.OpportunisticPathogensofTerrestrialPlants.RasputinEffect:WhenCommensalsandSymbiontsBecomeParasitic.AdvancesinEnvironmentalMicrobiology3:147-168.Cockrell,D.M.,R.J.Griffin-Nolan,T.A.Rand,N.Altilmisani,P.J.OdeandF.B.Peairs.2017.Hostplantsofthewheatstemsawfly(Hymenoptera:Cephidae).EnvironmentalEntomology46:847-854.

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Correa,E.,F.Dayan,D.Owens,A.Rimando,andS.Duke.2016.Glyphosate-ResistantandConventionalCanola(BrassicanapusL.)ResponsestoGlyphosateandAminomethylphosphonicAcid(AMPA)Treatment.JOURNALOFAGRICULTURALANDFOODCHEMISTRY64:3508-3513.Douglass,C.,S.Nissen,andA.Kniss.2016.EfficacyandenvironmentalfateofimazapyrfromdirectedhelicopterapplicationstargetingTamarixspeciesinfestationsinColorado.PESTMANAGEMENTSCIENCE72:379-387.Douglass,C.,S.Nissen,P.Meiman,andA.Kniss.2016.ImpactsofImazapyrandTriclopyrSoilResiduesontheGrowthofSeveralRestorationSpecies.RANGELANDECOLOGY&MANAGEMENT69:199-205.Fulladolsa,A.,S.Jansky,D.Halterman,andA.Charkowski.2016.DevelopmentofmolecularmarkerstightlylinkedtoPotatovirusYresistancegeneRychcinadiploidpotatopopulation.PHYTOPATHOLOGY106(12):14.Gaines,T.,A.Barker,E.Patterson,P.Westra,E.Westra,R.Wilson,P.Jha,V.Kumar,andA.Kniss.2016.EPSPSGeneCopyNumberandWhole-PlantGlyphosateResistanceLevelinKochiascoparia.PLOSONE11:e0168295.Glenn,A.,C.Davis,M.Gao,S.Gold,T.Mitchell,R.Proctor,J.Stewart,andM.Snook.2016.TwoHorizontallyTransferredXenobioticResistanceGeneClustersAssociatedwithDetoxificationofBenzoxazolinonesbyFusariumSpecies.PLOSONE11:e0147486.HarveyJ,P.Ode,M.Malcicka,andR.Gols.2016.Short-termseasonalhabitatfacilitationbyaninsectherbivore.BasicandAppliedEcology.http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.baae.2016.03.005Iriarte,G.,I.Hale,K.Broders.2017.Miningthemicrobiomesofcropwildprogenitorsforco-evolvedbeneficialmicrobes.CANADIANJOURNALOFPLANTPATHOLOGY39:99-100.Jansky,S.,A.Charkowski,etal.2016.ReinventingPotatoasaDiploidInbredLine-BasedCrop.CROPSCIENCE56:1412-1422.Jessup,J.,P.Ode,andM.Balgopal.2016.Competitionforlimitingresources:quantitativereasoninginevolutionaryecology.AmericanBiologyTeacher78:300-309.KaplanI.J.Carrillo,M.Garvey,andP.Ode.2016.Indirectplant-parasitoidinteractionsmediatedbychangesinherbivorephysiology.CurrentOpinioninInsectScience14:112-119.Kaser,J.andP.Ode.2016.Hiddenrisksandbenefitsofnaturalenemy-mediatedindirecteffects.CurrentOpinioninInsectScience14:105-111.Kessler,K.,M.deFigueiredo,S.Nissen,T.Gaines,P.Westra,R.VanAcker,C.Hall,D.Robinson,N.Soltani,andP.Sikkema.2016.HalosulfuronAbsorption,Translocation,andMetabolisminWhiteandAdzukiBean.WEEDSCIENCE64:705-711.Killeen,D.,L.Larsen,F.Dayan,K.Gordon,N.Perry,andJ.vanKlink.2016.Nortriketones:AntimicrobialTrimethylatedAcylphloroglucinolsfromManuka(Leptospermumscoparium).JOURNALOFNATURALPRODUCTS79:564-569.Klopfenstein,N.,J.Stewartetal.2016.InsightsintothephylogenyofNorthernHemisphereArmillaria:Neighbor-netandBayesiananalysesoftranslationelongationfactor1-alphagenesequences.MYCOLOGIA109:75-91.Kolb,T.,C.Fettig,M.Ayres,B.Bentz,J.Hicke,R.Mathiasen,J.Stewart,andA.Weed.2016.Observedand

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anticipatedimpactsofdroughtonforestinsectsanddiseasesintheUnitedStates.FORESTECOLOGYANDMANAGEMENT380:321-334.Kupper,A.,E.Borgato,E.Patterson,A.Netto,M.Nicolai,S.deCarvalho,S.Nissen,T.Gaines,andP.Christoffoleti.2016.MultipleResistancetoGlyphosateandAcetolactateSynthaseInhibitorsinPalmerAmaranth(Amaranthuspalmeri)IdentifiedinBrazil.WEEDSCIENCE65:317-326.LaPierre,K.J.,D.M.Blumenthal,C.S.Brown,J.A.Klein,andM.D.Smith.2016.DriversofVariationinAbovegroundNetPrimaryProductivityandPlantCommunityCompositionDifferAcrossaBroadPrecipitationGradient.ECOSYSTEMSAB19:521-533.Lesieur,V.,J-F.Martin,D.K.Weaver,K.A.Hoelmer,D.R.Smith,W.L.Morrill,N.Kadiri,F.B.Peairs,D.M.Cockrell,T.L.Randolph,D.K.Waters,andM-C.Bon.2016.Phylogeographyofthewheatstemsawfly,CephuscinctusNorton(Hymenoptera:Cephidae):Implicationsforpestmanagement.PLoSONE11(12):e0168370.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168370.Lestina,J.,M.Cook,S.Kumar,J.Morisette,P.J.Ode,andF.B.Peairs.2016.MODISimageryimprovespestriskassessment:acasestudyofwheatstemsawfly(Cephuscinctus,Hymenoptera:Cephidae)inColorado,USA.DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvw095EnvironmentalEntomology45:1343-1351.Merrill,S.C.andF.B.Peairs.2016.Temperaturevariabilityisakeycomponentinaccuratelyforecastingtheeffectsofclimatechangeonpestphenology.PestManagementScience.doi:10.1002Monty,A.L.Maebe,G.Mahy,andC.S.Brown.2016.DiasporeheteromorphismintheinvasiveBromustectorumL.(Poaceae):Sterilefloretsincreasedispersalpropensityanddistance.FLORAAB224:7-13.OdeP.,J.Harvey,M.Reichelt,J.Gershenzon.andR.Gols.2016.Differentialinductionofplantchemicaldefensesbyparasitizedandunparasitizedherbivores:consequencesforreciprocal,multitrophicinteractions.Oikos.http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1111/oik.03076OdeP.andG.Heimpel.2016.Communitieswithoutparasitoids?CurrentOpinioninInsectSciencehttp://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.cois.2016.03.006.Oliveira,M.,A.Jhala,T.Gaines,S.Irmak,K.Amundsen,J.Scott,andS.Knezevic.2017.ConfirmationandControlofHPPD-InhibitingHerbicide-ResistantWaterhemp(Amaranthustuberculatus)inNebraska.WEEDTECHNOLOGY31:67-79.Paschke,M.W.,P.Meiman,W.H.Romme,andC.S.Brown.2016.DriversofVariationinAbovegroundNetPrimaryProductivityandPlantCommunityCompositionDifferAcrossaBroadPrecipitationGradient.Ecosystems19:521-533.Patil,C.,C.Calvayrac,Y.X.Zhou,S.Romdhane,M.Salvia,J.Cooper,F.Dayan,andC.Bertrand2016.EnvironmentalMetabolicFootprinting:Anovelapplicationtostudytheimpactofanaturalandasyntheticbeta-triketoneherbicideinsoil.SCIENCEOFTHETOTALENVIRONMENT566:552-558.Patterson,E.,M.Fleming,K.Kessler,S.Nissen,andT.Gaines.2016.AKASPGenotypingMethodtoIdentifyNorthernWatermilfoil,EurasianWatermilfoil,andTheirInterspecificHybrids.FRONTIERSINPLANTSCIENCE8:752.Powles,S.,andT.Gaines.2016.ExploringthePotentialforaRegulatoryChangetoEncourageDiversityinHerbicideUse.WEEDSCIENCE64:649-654.Ritter,S.,C.Hoffman,S.Ex,andJ.Stewart.2016.Impactsoflodgepolepinedwarfmistletoe(Arceuthobiumamericanum)infestationonstandstructureandfuelloadinlodgepolepinedominatedforestsincentralColorado.BOTANY95:307-321.

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Romdhane,S.,M.Devers-Lamrani,L.Barthelmebs,C.Calvayrac,C.Bertrand,J.Cooper,F.Dayan,andF.Martin-Laurent.2016.EcotoxicologicalImpactoftheBioherbicideLeptospermoneontheMicrobialCommunityofTwoArableSoils.FRONTIERSINMICROBIOLOGY7:775.Rubio,I.,C.Guerin,R.Schaub,andA.Charkowski.2016.ThedltlocuscontributestovirulenceinthenecrotrophicpathogenPectobacteriumcarotovorum.PHYTOPATHOLOGY106(12):157.Sarangi,D.,Tyre,A.,E.Patterson,T.Gaines,S.Irmak,S.Knezevic,J.Lindquist,andA.Jhala.2017.Pollen-mediatedgeneflowfromglyphosate-resistantcommonwaterhemp(AmaranthusrudisSauer):consequencesforthedispersalofresistancegenes.SCIENTIFICREPORTS7:44913.Schuelke,T.A.,A.Westbrook,K.Broders,K.Woeste,andM.D.MacManes.2016.DenovogenomeassemblyofGeosmithiamorbida,thecausalagentofthousandcankersdisease.PEERJ4:e1952.Sebastian,D.,S.Nissen,S.J.Sebastian,andK.Beck.2016.SeedBankDepletion:TheKeytoLong-TermDownyBrome(BromustectorumL.)Management.RANGELANDECOLOGY&MANAGEMENT70:477-483.Sebastian,D.,S.Nissen,andJ.Rodrigues.2016.Pre-emergenceControlofSixInvasiveWinterAnnualGrasseswithImazapicandIndaziflam.INVASIVEPLANTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT9:308-316.Sebastian,D.,J.Sebastian,S.Nissen,andK.Beck.2016.APotentialNewHerbicideforInvasiveAnnualGrassControlonRangeland.2016.RANGELANDECOLOGY&MANAGEMENT69:195-198.Sebastian,D.,S.Nissen,J.Sebastian,P.Meiman,andK.Beck.2016.PreemergenceControlofNineInvasiveWeedswithAminocyclopyrachlor,Aminopyralid,andIndaziflamINVASIVEPLANTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT10:99-109.Sitz,R.A.,E.Luna,J.Caballero,N.Tisserat,W.Cranshaw,andJ.Stewart.2016.VirulenceofGeneticallyDistinctGeosmithiamorbidaIsolatestoBlackWalnutandTheirResponsetoCoinoculationwithFusariumsolani.PlantDisease101:116-120.Sundin,G.,N.Wang,A.Charkowski,L.Castiblanco,H.Jia,andY.Zhao.PerspectivesontheTransitionFromBacterialPhytopathogenGenomicsStudiestoApplicationsEnhancingDiseaseManagement:FromPromisetoPractice.2016.PHYTOPATHOLOGY106:1071-1082.Thomas-Sharma,S.,A.Abdurahman,S.Ali,J.Andrade-Piedra,S.Bao,A.Charkowski,D.Crook,M.Kadian,P.Kromann,P.Struik,L.Torrance,K.Garrett,andG.Forbes.2016.Seeddegenerationinpotato:theneedforanintegratedseedhealthstrategytomitigatetheproblemindevelopingcountries.PLANTPATHOLOGY65:3-16.Travaini,M..G.Sosa,E.Ceccarelli,H.Walter,C.Cantrell,N.Carrillo,F.Dayan,K.Meepagala,andS.Duke.2016.KhellinandVisnagin,FuranochromonesfromAmmivisnaga(L.)Lam.,asPotentialBioherbicides.JOURNALOFAGRICULTURALANDFOODCHEMISTRY64:9475-9487.Tuttle,G.M.,GKatz,J.Friedman,andA.P.Norton.2016.LocalEnvironmentalContextConditionstheImpactofRussianOliveinaHeterogeneousRiparianEcosystem.INVASIVEPLANTSCIENCEANDMANAGEMENT9:272-289.Wang,Y.,A.Charkowski,C.Zeng,T.Zhu,H.Wang,andH.Chen.2016.PhylogeneticandMorphologicalIdentificationoftheNovelPathogenofRheumpalmatumLeafSpotinGansu,China.MYCOBIOLOGY44:93-98.West,A.M.,S.Kumar,C.S.Brown,T.J.Stohlgren,andJ.Bromberg.2016.FieldvalidationofaninvasivespeciesMaxentmodel.EcologicalInformatics36:126-134.

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Wyka,S.A.,C.Smith,I.A.Munck,B.N.Rock,B.L.Ziniti,andK.Broders.2017.EmergenceofwhitepineneedledamageinthenortheasternUnitedStatesisassociatedwithchangesinpathogenpressureinresponsetoclimatechange.GLOBALCHANGEBIOLOGY23:394-405.Wyka,S.A.andK.Broders.2016.ThenewfamilySeptorioideaceae,withintheBotryosphaerialesandSeptorioidesstrobiasanewspeciesassociatedwithneedledefoliationofPinusstrobusintheUnitedStates.FUNGALBIOLOGY120.1030-1040.TechnicalreportsPeairs,F.B.,J.B.Rudolph,T.L.Randolph,andD.Cockrell.2016.2015Coloradofieldcropinsectmanagementresearchanddemonstrationtrials.ColoradoStateUniv.Agric.Exp.Sta.Tech.Rep.TR16-13,28pp.Peairs,F.B.,J.B.Rudolph,T.L.Randolph,andD.Cockrell.2016.2014Coloradofieldcropinsectmanagementresearchanddemonstrationtrials.ColoradoStateUniv.Agric.Exp.Sta.Tech.Rep.TR16-12,41pp.ExtensionPeairs,F.B.2017.DevelopmentofintegratedpestmanagementapproachesforRussianwheataphidinColorado,USA.Pp.243-248in:GRDCGrainsResearchUpdate,Adelaide,Australia.February7-8,2017.2016GoldenPlainsAgriculturalHandbook,Vol.XIII.CSUExtension,GoldenPlainsArea.Pressreleasesongrasshoppersinrange,alfalfaweevil,Russianwheataphid,striperust,Europeancornborer,westernbeancutwormandsunflowerheadpests.IPMrelatedgrantsandcontractsBroders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"DevelopmentofIntegratedManagementofSilverScurf-AreaII",ColoradoPotatoAdministrativeCommittee,DomesticNon-Profit(otherthanDomesticFoundations),$10,000.00Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"InvestigationsintotheEcologyandEpidemiologyofBarleyPathogensintheCentralPlains",AmericanMaltingBarleyAssociation,Inc.,$2,000.00,Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"SurveytoDetermineDiversity,IncidenceandSeverityofCornPathogensinColorado",ColoradoCornAdministrativeCommittee,$31,500.00Broders,K.D.(PI),Grant,"APredictiveModeltoIncreaseAdoptionofIPMofaMite-VirusDiseaseComplexinWheat",UniversityofNebraska,$117,792.00Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"ComparativeGenomicsofMintPathogenicVerticilliumDahliaeIsolates",AgriculturalResearchFoundation,$5,500.00Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"PlantPathology-WheatPlantPathologyResearchandExtensionProgram",ColoradoWheatAdministrativeCommittee,$17,860.00,Broders,K.D.(PI),Contract,"PlantPathology-WheatPlantPathologyResearchandExtensionProgram",ColoradoWheatAdministrativeCommittee,$89,300.00Byrne,P.F.,Broders,K.D.,Grant,"Exploringthemicrobiomeofroot,rhizosphere,andleafofwheatanditsrelatives",ColoradoWheatResearchFoundation,ColoradoStateUniversity,$13,020.00Dayan,F.E.(PI),Grant,"AnalysisofPesticideResiduesandtheirMetabolitesinSugarBeet,RelevantWeedsandSoils",WesternSugarCooperative,$5,000.00,Active.(start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).

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Dayan,F.andS.Nissen.January1,2016-December31,2016.AquaticWeedManagementProgram.SePROCorporation.$10,000.Gaines,T.A.(PI),Dayan,F.E.(CoPI),CooperativeAgreement,"GenomicApproachestoStudyMetabolicResistanceinDicots",BayerCompany,$89,451.00,Active.(sub:March11,2015,start:November3,2015,end:November2,2018).Dayan,F.E.(CoPI),Grant,"DevelopingaRapidMarkerforaNovelFormofGlyphosateResistanceinKochia",WesternSugarCooperative,$12,000.00,Active.(sub:January19,2016,start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Contract,"DevelopNewOvertheTopGrassHerbicideResistanceTraitsinSorghumusingMutagenesis",UnitedSorghumCheckoffProgram,$30,000.00,Active.(sub:February23,2016,start:March15,2016,end:March15,2021).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Westra,P.,Contract,"EvaluateDicambaFormulationsforControlofMultipleKochiaAccessionsfromtheCentralGreatPlainsandCanada",BASFCorporation,$164,115.00,Active.(sub:June20,2014,start:May1,2014,end:April30,2018).Gaines,T.(PI),Westra,P.(CoPI),CooperativeAgreement,"DevelopNovelTraitsinSunflowerUsingMutagenesis",BASFCorporation,$222,905.00,(sub:June1,2014,start:February1,2015,end:January30,2018).Gaines,T.andP.Westra.March15,2016-March15,2021.DevelopNewOvertheTopGrassHerbicideResistanceTraitsinSorghumusingMutagenesis.ColoradoSorghumProducers&UnitedSorghumCheckoffProgram.$150000.Gaines,T.andP.Westra.February20,2014-January,2017.AddressingPlantGrowthRegulatorResistanceRisks–KeySpeciesintheEnlistSystemandKochiaintheCentralGreatPlainsandWesternCanada.DowAgroSciencesLLC.$180,000.Gaines,T.andP.Westra.June1,2015-May31,2016.UseofMutagenesistoDevelopNewSorghumResistancetoGrassandBroadleafHerbicidestoAidintheExpansionofSustainableSorghumProduction.ColoradoSorghumProducers.$15000.Gaines,T.A.(PI),Westra,P.(CoPI),CooperativeAgreement,"MolecularBasisforGlyphosateResistanceanditsNovelRapidNecrosisResponseinGiantRagweed",BayerCompany,$186,376.00,Active.(sub:September4,2014,start:January30,2015,end:January29,2018).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Contract,"DevelopNovelTraitsinSunflowerUsingMutagenesis",BASFCorporation,$261,907.00,Active.(sub:July30,2014,start:October1,2014,end:September30,2017).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Grant,"DevelopingaRapidMarkerforaNovelFormofGlyphosateResistanceinKochia",WesternSugarCooperative,$12,000.00,Active.(sub:January19,2016,start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Contract,"WeedScienceHerbicideResistantWeedManagementinWinterWheat",ColoradoWheatAdministrativeCommittee,$30,000.00,Active.(sub:July20,2015,start:July1,2015,end:June30,2016).Gaines,T.A.(PI),Westra,P.(CoPI),Nissen,S.J.(CoPI),Kniss,A.R.(CoPI),Grant,"EPSPSGeneAmplificationinControllingGlyphosateResistantKochiaResearch",WesternSugarCooperative,$12,000.00,Active.(sub:

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February24,2015,start:January1,2015,end:December31,2015).Gaines,T.A.(CoPI),Grant,"AnalysisofPesticideResiduesandtheirMetabolitesinSugarBeet,RelevantWeedsandSoils",WesternSugarCooperative,$5,000.00,Active.(start:January1,2016,end:December31,2016).Hoffman,C.,M.Falkowski,S.Ex,JEStewart,McIntireStennis(2016-2017),“EstablishmentofalargescalepermanentforestdynamicsplottocharacterizeforesthealthandresiliencyinColorado”$25,00Holtzer,T.O.(PI),Jahn,C.E.(CoPI),Norton,A.P.(CoPI),Other,"DevelopingaBiologicalControlStrategyforCanadathistle",RonaldW.MillerandDianeDisneyMillerResearch,Education,andEngagementProject,$118,917.00,Funded.(start:August15,2014,end:August14,2017).Jahn,C.andJ.Stewart.USDA-SpecialtyCropBlockGrantProgramColorado,(2017-2019),“ManagingpotatosoilhealththroughcroprotationlengthanddiversityforincreasedeconomicgaininColorado.”,$90,799Lang,J.,K.BrodersandJ.Leach.February1,2016,January31,2017.June1,2016-May31,2017.Developmentofmoleculardiagnosticsforanemergingbacterialdiseaseofmaize.USDA-APHIS.$39247.Nissen,S.J.(PI),Gaines,T.A.(CoPI),Thum,R.(CoPI),Grant,"ExploringthePhysiologicalBasisof2,4-DToleranceinNorthernWatermilfoilxEurasianWatermilfoilHybrids",AquaticPlantManagementSociety,$40,000.00,Active.(sub:April15,2014,start:January1,2015,end:December31,2016).Nissen,S.J.(PI),Contract,"ImprovingRoadsideWeedManagementThroughSiteSpecificRe-Vegetation,TrainingandIntraAgencyCooperation",ColoradoDepartmentofTransportation,StateofColorado,$43,848.00,Active.(sub:March27,2015,start:April8,2015,end:December31,2017)Nissen,S.J.(PI),Contract,"EvaluationofWeedControlofBAS820ABH",BASFCorporation,$4,422.00,Active.(sub:June10,2016,start:March10,2016,end:December31,2016).Nissen,S.J.(PI),Grant,"ExtendingtheDurationofAnnual,Biennial,andPerennialWeedControlwithEsplanadeTankMixes",JeffersonCounty,Colorado,$15,100.00,Active.(sub:April29,2016,start:May24,2016,end:December15,2016).Nissen,S.J.(PI),Contract,"2015-2016WeedSeedlingIdentificationBookletandAssociatedWorkshop",TamariskCoalition,$7,375.00,Active.(sub:May22,2015,start:June22,2015,end:May31,2016).Nissen,S.andT.Holzer.June1,2014-August20,2017.WeedManagementattheBlueCreekRanch.RonaldW.MillerandDianeDisneyMillerResearch,Education,andEngagementProject.$357,776.Nissen,S.July01,2016-June30,2017.High-ThroughputGenotypingofMyriophyllumspp.UsingaKASPAssay.$48,413.Norton,A.P.(PI),"DevelopingMassRearingStrategiesforRhinusaLinariaeandMecinusJanthinus",USDA-USFS-ForestResearch,Federal,$24,800.00,Active.(sub:November6,2015,start:April1,2016,end:March30,2017).Norton,A.P.(PI),"SouthPlattePhreatophyteSurvey",ColoradoWaterConservationBoard,StateofColorado,$99,733.00,Active.(sub:March19,2015,start:April2,2015,end:December31,2016).Norton,A.P.(PI),CooperativeAgreement,"DevelopmentofaDatabase:BiocontrolAgentsofInsectPests

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ReleasedintheUS",USDA-APHIS-AnimalPlantHealthInspSrvc,Federal,$55,998.00,Active.(sub:June25,2015,start:September30,2015,end:September29,2016).Norton,A.P.(PI),Contract,"CAPS:CollectionandRedistributionofBiologicalControlInsectsfortheControlofInvasiveToadflaxSpecies(Linariaspp.)",ColoradoDepartmentofAgriculture,StateofColorado,$15,962.00,Active.(sub:July10,2015,start:March1,2015,end:February29,2016).Norton,A.P.(CoPI),Jamieson,M.(PI),Bowers,D.(CoPI),Grant,"ImpactsofHerbaceousBioenergyProductionSystemsonBeeCommunities:ImplicationsforPollinatorDeclinesandPollinatorConservation",USDA-NIFA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture,Federal,$499,998.00,Funded.(start:March1,2013,end:February28,2016).Ode,P.andG.Heimpel.March1,2014,April30,2017.CausesandconsequencesofcompetitivedisplacementinCotesiaparasitoids.USDAAFRIFoundational.$453,177.Stewart,J.SpecialtyCropBlockGrantProgramColorado,ReallocatedFunds(2016),“DevelopingChemicalStrategiesforManagingCytosporaCankerinPeachOrchardsinColorado”,$18,201.Stewart,J.andK.Burns.USDAFHP.EvaluationMonitoring(2016-2017),PIStewart,coPIBurns,K.“MonitoringlimberpinehealthintheRockyMountains”$90,464Westra,P.(PI),Grant,"AgronomicPracticesandGeneticMechanismsLeadingtoEvolutionandSpreadofGlyphosateResistanceinKochia",USDA-NIFA-NationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture,Federal,$500,000.00,Active.(sub:June8,2011,start:March1,2012,end:December31,2016).

WERA1017–AnnualreportforHawaiiStatewideIPMproject

MarkG.Wright,DepartmentofPlantandEnvironmentalProtectionSciences,UniversityofHawaiiatManoa

markwrig@hawaii.edu

WithcontributionsfromIPMextensionfacultyaslistedbelow

August2017WERA10172016-17ReportforHawaii

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AndreaKawabata(UniversityofHawaiiCTAHR)ANNUALREPORT–7/1/16-6/30/17IPMinSpecialtyCrop(coffee,tropicalfruitandmacadamianut)ProductionAgricultureActivityOutputsandShort-termOutcomes:

• 28outreacheventswithcoffeeberryborerIPMinformation(workshops,seminars,fielddays,conferences,expos,etc.)

• 2outreacheventsforIPMofbeepestsandbee-keeping(workshop)• 1outreacheventforIPMoffruitfliesinanorchardsetting(workshop)• IPMAdvisories(freee-mailandmailnewsletterswithadviceonpestactivityandIPM

recommendations)o Coffee,TropicalFruitsandMacadamiaNut(12deliveredin2016-2017)o Averageabout1,160subscriptionseacho Content:IPMeducationalevents,agriculturalannouncements,farmandculturalpractice

advisories(pest,disease,propagation,fertilization,etc.)o 37archivedadvisories

• Onlinesourcesofinformationo http://hawaiicoffee.weebly.com/o Content:CBBIPM,agriculturaleventsandannouncements,predatorsofCBB,coffeepests

anddiseases,publicationsandpresentationso 600viewsperweeko http://ctahrmacadamia.weebly.com/o 100viewsperweeko Content:Cropculturalinformation,pestsanddiseases,cropresearch,foodsafety

• StrongcollaborationwithUSDAARSDKIPBARCandHDOA;majorfundingfromaUSDAARS,HDOAandCTAHR

• AppliedResearcho FloatingOuttheTrash–aninvestigationintothepost-harvesttreatmentoffloating

harvestedcoffeetoreduceCBBdamagedberriesandbeanso TheLong-termResponsesofCoffeeRootstockstoRoot-knotNematodeinKona–an

investigationintotheeffectofrootstocksonnematoderesistance,yield,andtreehealthof‘Typica’sciongraftedonto8rootstocks.Yearonestudy.

Impacts:CBBandCoffee

• 604coffeegrowersdirectlyeducated• 4,000coffeegrowersandcommunityindirectlyeducatedviaeducationalbooths• 2016coffeeberryborersurvey(n=80)

o 81%ofgrowershaveadoptedfieldsanitationtocontrolCBBinthefield;anincreasefrom71%in2014-15

o 77%ofgrowersuseasamplingmethodbasedonthe30TreesSamplingMethodforCBBMonitoring

o 95%ofgrowershaveadoptedsprayingBeauveriabassianasprayevery2-4weekstocontrolCBBinthefield

o 68%ofgrowersreceiveCBBIPMinformationfromUHCTAHR,includingthehawaiicoffee.weebly.comwebsite.

• Coffeeeventevaluations(n=422)

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o 93%ofrespondentsincreasedtheirknowledgeandunderstandingofCBBIPMandothertopicspresented

o 92%ofrespondentslearnedatleastonethingthatwasapplicabletotheiroperationorwork.

• BeeandBee-keepingeventevaluations(n=19)o 92%ofparticipantsfeltthepresentationincreasedtheirknowledgeandunderstandingof

thetopicspresentedandfeltmoreinformed.o 92%ofparticipantsfelttheywouldlikelystarttheirownapiaryfollowingtheworkshops.o 85%ofparticipantslearnedatleast3thingsfromtheworkshop.

Honors,AwardsandSkills

• NationalAssociationforCountyAgriculturalAgents(NACAA)NationalFinalistforWebsite/OnlineContentCommunicationsAward–Plaqueand$250

o Forhawaiicoffee.weebly.com• HawaiiAssociationforCountyAgriculturalAgentsselectionforNACAA(national)Communications

AwardforWebsite/OnlineContent(2017)o Forhawaiicoffee.weebly.com

GrantsCho,A.H.,M.Wright,andA.M.Kawabata.CanopymodificationformacadamiafeltedcoccidmanagementinmacadamianutorchardsinHawaii.WesternIntegratedPestManagementCenter.(03/01/2016-02/28/2017).$27,282.Kawabata,A.M.andA.H.Cho.Hands-ontrainingfortropicalfruit,nutandorchardcropproducersonsustainablefarmingtechniquesandpractices.UHCTAHRExtensionSupplemental.(10/01/2016-09/30/2017).$25,000.Leung,P.S.,A.M.KawabataandS.TNakamoto.Area-widemitigationandmanagementforcoffeeberryborercontrol-economicanalysis.USDA-ARSPacificBasinAgriculturalResearchCenter.(09/01/2016-08/31/2017).$50,000.Kawabata,A.M.Area-widemitigationandmanagementforcoffeeberryborercontrol-outreachandeducation.USDA-ARSPacificBasinAgriculturalResearchCenter.(09/01/2016-08/31/2017).$53,021.PUBLICATIONSPeer-reviewedExtensionPublications

Kawabata,A.M.,S.T.Nakamoto,andR.T.Curtiss.2017.RecomendacionesparaelmanejointegradodeplagadelabrocadelcaféenHawái2016.Honolulu(HI):UniversityofHawaii.25p.(InsectPestsSeries;IP-41_Spanish).

KawabataA.M.,S.T.Nakamoto,andR.T.Curtiss.2017.RecommendationsforcoffeeberryborerintegratedpestmanagementinHawaii2016.Honolulu(HI):UniversityofHawaii.24p.(InsectPestsSeries;IP-41).

Kawabata,A.M.,S.T.Nakamoto,R.T.CurtissandR.I.Carruthers(editors).2016.Proceedings:2016coffeeberryborersummitandconference.Honolulu(HI):UniversityofHawaii.23p.(InsectPestsSeries).

Kawabata,A.M.,P.Follett,M.Wright,E.BrillandR.T.Curtiss.2016.Anintroductiontothesquare-neckedgrainbeetleasapredatorofcoffeeberryborerinHawaii.Honolulu(HI):UniversityofHawaii.4p.(InsectPestsSeries;IP-40).

ConferencePapersandPresentations

Kawabata,A.,E.BrillandP.Follett.2016.“Augmentingfieldpopulationsofflatbarkbeetles:AnadditionaltoolforCBBIPMinHawai‘i”presentedbyBrillat2016NACAAWesternRegion

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AnnualMeetingandProfessionalImprovementConference,Kona,Hawaii.27October2016(PosterPresentation).

Follett,P.A.,A.M.KawabataandE.Brill.2016.“FlatbarkbeetlepredatorsofthescolytinepestcoffeeberryborerinHawaiicoffee”presentedbyFollettatXXVInternationalCongressofEntomology,Orlando,Florida.27September2016(PosterPresentation).

ReportPeriod: July1,2016toJune30,2017Project: WesternIntegratedPestManagementCenterRegionalCommentsCoordinatorfortheAmerican-

affiliatedPacificIslandsProjectsummary:TheRegionalCommentsCoordinator(RCC)servesasthepointofcontactforregulatoryandotherfederalinformationrequeststothePacificislandterritoriesandHawai‘i.TheRCCcontactspertinentstakeholdersinHawai‘iandtheseterritoriesandassemblesrequestedinformationdeliversittotheWesternIntegratedPestManagementCenter(WIPMC)and/orotherrequestorsintheUSDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA),theUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andotherfederalagenciesasdirectedbytheWIPMCDirector.ResponsibilitiesoftheRCCwillinclude:contactpertinentstakeholderswithintheAPIaboutpendingregulatoryactionsonpesticides;collectandcompileinputfromstakeholdersandsubmitaresponsetotherequestingagency(e.g.,USDA,EPA,etc.);workwithandkeeptheWIPMCapprisedoftheRCC'sactivities;andcooperatewithotherRCCswithintheWesternRegionasappropriate.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AreaAddressed:ProductionAgricultureIPM

Activity1:CommentCoordinationfortheAmericanPacificOutputs:

CommentssubmittedtodocketatRegulations.govfortheregistrationreviewsof:-Sulfonylureaherbicides

CommentsprovidedtoUSDAOfficeofPestManagementPolicyrequestsforinformationforregistrationreviews:

-useandbenefitsofcarbaryl-ethoprop.Feedbackindicatedethopropisnolongerneededbybananagrowers

PotentialOutcomes:-Carbarylwillremainasausefulpestmanagementtoolforvegetablegrowersandgolfcourseturfmanagers.-ThesulfonylureaherbicidesusedinturfandlandscapesandpastureandrangelandinHawai‘iwillremainasusefultoolsforpestmanagersofthesesites.

Activity2:AssistingandcooperatingwiththeworkoftheCenterintheAmericanPacificIslands.Outputs:

ContributedinformationonthefitnesstoanIPMprogramforIR-4projectrequests:-glufosinateforweedcontrolforbanana,coffee,papayaandtropicalfruit(inediblepeel)-fluopyramforcontrolofblacksigatokadiseaseinbanana

PotentialOutcomes:-Growersofcoffeeandtropicalfruitswillhavealternativetoparaquattocontrolglyphosate-resistantweeds.-Registrationofafungicideforcontrolofblacksigatokadiseaseforbananagrowers

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AreaAddressed:TurfgrassandLandscapePestManagement(Z.ChengLab)(July01,2016toJune30,2017)Activity1:ExtensioneducationtogreenindustryinHawaiiOutputs:8extensionseminarsand/orworkshop/fielddaytovariousstakeholdergroupsreachingover220peopleList:Cheng,Z.Managementofcoconutrhinocerosbeetleandlobatelacscale,twonewinvasivelandscapepestsinHawaii.2017CropProductionServicesAnnualSeminarandTradeShow.May12,2017.Honolulu,HI.Cheng,Z.Turf/OrnamentalPestsandControlinHawaii.2017DepartmentofDefense(DoD)PesticideApplicatorTrainingProgram.May01,2017.Honolulu,HI.Cheng,Z.andN.Nagata.AnemerginglandscapepestonMaui–lobatelacscale:state-widesurveyandcontrol.2017MauiLandscapePest/ManagementSeminarandFieldDay.March30,2017.Kahului,HI.Cheng,Z.ManagementofseveralnewinvasivelandscapepestsinHawaii:Ficusstemandleafgallwaspsandcoconutrhinocerosbeetle.2017MauiLandscapePest/ManagementSeminarandFieldDay.March30,2017.Kahului,HI.Cheng,Z.Managementofcoconutrhinocerosbeetleandlobatelacscale,twonewlandscapepestsinHawaii.14thAnnualLandscapeIndustryCouncilofHawaii(LICH)GreenIndustryConferenceandTradeShow.October06,2016.Honolulu,HI.Cheng,Z.ManagementofsomeimportantlandscapeandturfgrasspestsinHawaii.2016DepartmentofDefense(DoD)PesticideApplicatorTrainingProgram.August15,2016.Honolulu,HI.Cheng,Z.ManagementofnewinvasivelandscapepestsinHawaii.2016KauaiLandscapeConference.July14,2016.Lihue,HI.Cheng,Z.Turfgrassmaintenanceandpestmanagement.2016KauaiLandscapeConference.July14,2016.Lihue,HI.-Coordinate“TurfgrassColumn”ofLandscapeHawaii,aprofessionalmagazinepublishedbyLICH-Sitevisitsforpestevaluationsandcontrolrecommendationsatgolfcourses,landscapesites,gardens,privateresidences,etc.-Appliedfieldtrials-Diagnosisofturfandlandscapepestsamplesforstakeholders.Short-termOutcomes:-Evaluationsofmyseminars/workshop/fielddaydemonstrateasubstantialincreaseinskillsandknowledgeinpestsandtheircontrolcovered-~136peoplereceivedHDOAPesticideCEUsthroughmyseminarsImpacts:-Manytreesaresavedfrombeingcutdown-Arboristsareusingmyrecommendations(lowriskmethod)totreatandprotecttreesinHawaii’surbanlandscapes-Improvedknowledgeofpestcontroloperatorstoexplorealternativestopesticides,suchaspotentialbiologicalcontrolagents

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Activity2:MasterGardenerTrainingProgramOutputs:4trainingcoursesonlawnsandturfgrassmanagementacross4majorislandsinHawaiireachingover100MasterGardenertraineesList:Cheng,Z.TurfgrassLawnsandManagement.2017KauaiMasterGardenerTrainingProgram.May03,2017.DistantlypresentedtoattendeesinLihue,HI.Cheng,Z.TurfgrassLawnsandManagement.2017OahuMasterGardenerTrainingProgram.April28,2017.Waimanalo,HI.Cheng,Z.TurfgrassLawnsandManagement.2017MauiMasterGardenerTrainingProgram.April12,2017.Kahului,HI.Cheng,Z.TurfgrassLawnsandManagement.2017EastHawaiiMasterGardenerTrainingProgram.February27,2017.Hilo,HI.Short-termOutcomes:-Evaluationsoftrainingcoursesdemonstrateasubstantialincreaseinskillsandknowledgeinturfgrassandlawns.Impacts:-ManytraineesareusingtheturfmanagementpracticesItaughtintheirowngardens,includingdeepwateringandthatchcontrolActivity3.HostedWERA011(WesternRegionalTurfgrassResearchgroup)meetinginJuly2016inHonolulu(MultistateActivity)Outputs:WERA011meetingandannualreportShort-termOutcomes:-exchangeofinformationandknowledgeonturfgrassresearch/extension/educationamongwesternstates/territory-potentialmulti-statecollaborationprojectsonturgrass.PublicationsPeer-reviewed:Bhandari,B.P.,andZ.Cheng.2017.Lobatelacscale,ParatachardinapseudolobataKundoandGullan,inHawaii’surbanlandscape:hostsandmanagement.InternationalJournalofTropicalInsectScience.InPress.Li,J.,Y.-C.Zhao,G.-D.Ren,andZ.Cheng.2017.TaxonomicstudyonspecimensofthegenusMicrencaustesdepositedintheBerniceP.BishopMuseum(Coleoptera,Erotylidae).ZooKeys,645:27-35.Moore,A.,R.Quitugua,I.Iriarte,M.Melzer,S.Watanabe,Z.Cheng,andJ.M.Barnes.2016.Movementof

PackagedSoilProductsasaDispersalPathwayforCoconutRhinocerosBeetle,Oryctesrhinoceros(Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae)andOtherInvasiveSpecies.ProceedingsoftheHawaiianEntomologicalSociety,48:21-22.

Extension:Cheng,Z.2017.CurrentandrecentresearchprojectsinTurfgrassandLandscapepestmanagementLabatUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.LandscapeHawaii,July/August2017:24-26.

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DeFrank,J.,Z.Cheng,andA.J.Lindsey.2017.ResearchupdateonBermudagrasstreatment.LandscapeHawaii,May/June2017:16-17.Cheng,Z.2017.Fritfly:AchallengingturfgrasspestinHawaii.LandscapeHawaii,March/April2017:28.Cheng,Z.,andJ.DeFrank.2016.Suppressingbermudagrassinseashorepaspalumturf.LandscapeHawaii,September/October2016:30.AreaAddressed:Productionagriculture:TropicalfruitandnutIPM(MarkG.Wright)Activity1:Appliedresearch–macadamianuts,macadamiafeltedcoccidOutputs:

1. DescribedbiologyofEriococcusironsidei,macadamiafeltedcoccid.MFC.2. ConductedfieldtrialsoninsectgrowthregulatorsformanagementMFC3. InvestigateeffectsofcanopymanagementinorchardsonMFCandnaturalenemies.4. Identifiedeffectivepredatorspresentwithinorchards.5. ConductedresearchoneconomicinjurylevelforMFC.6. InvestigatedsoilnutrientandmoistureeffectsonMFCseverity.7. PresentedfindingsonMFCbiologyandmanagementatindustrymeetings(2)8. DevelopedaninformationpamphletonMFCfordisseminationtotheindustry.

Short-termOutcomes

• approximately45attendeesofmeetingsobtainedupdatesonMFCsampling,biology,naturalenemiesandmanagement.

Activity2:Coffee–coffeeberryborermanagement.Outputs:

1. Conductedstate-widesurveysforcoffeeberryborer(CBB),Hypothenemushampei.2. Developedreduced-effortsamplingprocedureforfieldmonitoring,includingsamplingintensity,and

apotentialimprovedmeansofassessingactualbeetledensitybyagitationtocausethemtoexitcoffeeberries.

3. Presentedfindingsatcoffeeindustrymeetings(2)andregularCBBarea-widemanagementmeetings,whichincludeindustryrepresentatives.

4. ExtensionagentsledmyAndreaKawabatapresentedmultipleworkshopstocoffeegrowers.

Short-termOutcomes:Publisheddataonsamplingintensityreductionoptions,showinghowequallyaccuratesamplingcanbeconductedwithreducedlabor,comparedwiththecurrentprocedure.ImprovedunderstandingofCBBbiologyandmanagementamongcoffeegrowers.Activity3:Invasivespecies–general.Outputs:

1. Publishedpapersonbiocontrolriskassessmentandbiocontrolagentevolution.2. ContinuedbiocontrolimpactmonitoringonErythrinagallwaspnaturalenemies.3. ContinuedmonitoringnaiothripsonendemicMyoprum.4. ConductedpesticidetrialsfornaiothripsonMyoprum,andscreenedgerm-plasmaccessionsfor

resistancetothethrips.5. PresentedfindingatStatewideinvasivespeciesworkshopandotherland-managermeetingsin

Hawaii.Impacts:DemonstratedeffectivebiologicalcontrolofErythrinagallwaspIdentifiedpotentiallyeffectiveinsecticidesfornaiothripsmanagement.ImprovedcommunicationandcollaborationamongIPMresearchers,CooperativeExtensionpersonnelandpartnerorganizationsinHawaii.

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SurveyednewinfestationsofCBBstatewide–providedupdatedinformationondistributionandmadeinputsonstaterulesforquarantineofcoffeeformovementamongislands.Recentpublications:1. Guitierrez,R.,Zarders,D.,Pulakkatu-Thodi,I,Mollenido,J.,Yalemar,J.,Wright,M.G.,Cho,A.2017.

MacadamiafeltedcoccidEriococcusironsidei(Hemiptera;Eriococcidae)description,monitoringandcontrol.CTAHR-CESpamphlet.

2. Pulakkatu-thodi,I.,Guitierrez,R.&Wright,M.G.2017.ComparisonofsamplingintensitytoestimateinfestationsofcoffeeberryboreronHawaiiisland.(Inpress:ProceedingsoftheHawaiianEntomologicalSociety).

3. Wright,M.G.&Bennett,G.B.2017.Evolutionofbiologicalcontrolagentsfollowingintroductiontonewenvironments.BioControl,DOI10.1007/s10526-017-9830-z(invited.)

4. Kaufman,L.V.&Wright,M.G.2017.Assessingprobabilisticriskassessmentapproachesforinsectbiologicalcontrolintroductions.Insects(Inpress,SpecialIssueBiologicalControlofInvertebratePests.)

5. Zarders,D.R.&Wright,M.G.2016.Macadamiafeltedcoccid,Eriococcusironsidei:biologyandlifecycleinHawaii.ProceedingsoftheHawaiianEntomologicalSociety48:51-55.

RandallT.HamasakiCTAHR:PEPS:CountyExtensionAgentAreaaddressed:ProductionAgricultureActivities:Organized/ReportedundermyExtensionPlanofWorktitled"CommercialEdibleCropsExtension"Obj.DiamondbackMothInsecticideResistanceManagementProgram:Background:Thediamondbackmoth(DBM)isamajorpestofcrucifers(cropssuchasheadcabbage,Chinesecabbage,broccoli,bokchoyandwatercress).Thecruciferindustrywasvaluedat$7millioninHawaii(HawaiiAgriculturalStatisticsService,2011).Thispestisnotoriousworldwideforitsresistancetomanyclassesofpesticides.Pastexperiencehasshownthatwheninsecticidesarenotusedinasoundinsecticiderotationschedule,resistantDBMareselectedandcontrolfailuresresult,causingmassivecroplosses.WhatwasonceaneffectiveinsecticideforDBMisrendereduselessuntilitnotusedformonths,andtheDBMisrepopulatedbysusceptibleindividuals.Hence,theDBMInsecticideResistanceManagementProgramwasdevelopedattheCTAHRinordertoenablegrowerstomanagetheDBMeffectivelybyrotatinginsecticidechemistriesonanareawidebasis.Outputs:

• Annualworkshop• Areawideinsecticiderotationschedule• Twice/yearinsecticideresistancescreening

Short-termoutcomes:• Educationalworkshop:participantslearnedaboutthebasicsofthediamondbackmoth:howto

identifythevariousinsectstages,itslifecycle,distribution,host-plants,andthedamageitdoestocrops.Theyalsolearnedabouttheintegratedpestmanagementofthediamondbackmoth,includinghost-plantresistance,pesticides,insecticideresistancemanagement,howsprayconcentrationcanaffectcontrolandresistancemanagement,theimportanceofspraycoverage.

• 2016DiamondbackmothmanagementplanfortheBigIsland:Thecrucifercropgrowersappliedenvironmentallyfriendlypesticidesinacoordinated,area-widebasis.Theprogramrotatedinsecticidesfrom6modeofactiongroupsinordertohelpmanagetheriskofselectingforresistanceinthediamondbackmoth.

• Insecticideresistancescreening:conductedinJuneandNovember2016showednoevidenceforinsecticideresistanceselection—agoodsignthattheprogramwasworking!

Impacts:• Helpedtopreservetheeffectivenessofinsecticidesandenabledgrowerstoachievetheiryieldgoals

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• Waimeacrucifergrowerswereabletoproducesafe,healthycrops,whilepreservingtheeffectivenessofimportantenvironmentallyfriendlyinsecticides

• Therewere7farmsthatfollowedtheresistancemanagementprogram.Obj.“FarmDoctor”:Background:Thebasisofthe"FarmDoctor"programistohelpgrowerswhentheyareinneedandhaveaskedforassistance.Althoughthisisoftenareactive,one-on-oneapproach,thereisagoodchanceoflearningandadoptionbecauseaclientindireneedisatavery"teachablemoment."Newpestsanddiseasescanbedetectedearlybyhavingaprofessionalrespondingtothesecallsforhelpbyfarmersencounteringsomethingoutoftheordinary.TheagentworkedcloselywiththeAgriculturalDiagnosticServiceCenterforthelaboratorytestingofsamples.OccasionallyotherpersonnelfromCTAHR,HawaiiDepartmentofAgricultureandtheUSDAmayberequired.Outputs:

• The"FarmDoctor"programreachedavariedaudiencerangingfromhighlyexperiencedgrowerstobeginningfarmerswithlittleexperienceandoftentimesnoagriculturalbackgroundortraining.

• Establishedfarmersfrequentlyrequestedassistancewithpestidentificationandmanagementwhilebeginningfarmersofteninquiredaboutgeneralcropculture,sourcesofinformation,sourcesofservicessuchassoiltesting,agcredit,etc.

• Atotalof120direct(facetoface)interactionssuchasthroughfarm/officevisitconsultationsand392indirectinteractionssuchasthroughemailandtelephoneconsultationswereconducted.

Short-termoutcomes:• Sod-BustingCaterpillars:Thearticle“ManagementofCaterpillarPestsinHawaiiPastures”byMarkS.

ThorneandRandallT.HamasakiwaspublishedinAugust2016inresponsetosevereoutbreaksoflawnarmywormandgrasswebwormsinpasturesontheBigIslandandotherislands.CTAHR’sMealaniResearchStationwasnotsparedfromthedestruction.Nearlyathirdofthestation’spaddockswereaffectedinSeptember2015.Historyshowsthattheseoutbreakshavebeenoccurringforsometimeandtheyhavehaddevastatingconsequencesforpastureproductivity.Theintentofthedocumentwastoprovideinformationaboutthecaterpillarpests,includingwhatyoushoulddoifyoufindthesepestscausingdamageinyourpastures.Thearticlediscussespestidentification,pestbiology,pastureassessmentandmonitoring,integratedpestmanagementoptions,naturalenemies,insecticidetreatment,andgrazingmanagement.ThearticlecanbeaccessedonlineattheCTAHRpublicationwebsite.

• Acolorfulassortmentofkaleproblems:Kalehasgainedmuchpopularityasahealthfoodinrecenttimes.WouldyoubelievethattheknownfarmgatevalueofHawaiigrownkaleexceeds$1millionperyear?Kaleusuallygrowswellbutsometimesproblemshaveoccurredandproducerssought“FarmDoctor”assistancetohelpthemidentifyandfindoutaboutmanagementoptionsforthefollowing:blackspot(Alternariabrassicae),blackrot(Xanthomonascampestris),whiteleafspot(Mycosphaerellasp.),powderymildew(Erisyphesp.),downymildew(Hyaloperonosporaparasitica),Alternariabrassicicola,Leptosphaerulinaprobablymaculans,Rhizoctoniasolani,greengardenlooper(Chrysodeixiseriosoma),cabbageaphid(Brevicorynebrassicae)andgardenfleahopper(Halticusbractatus).

Impacts:• Therewasahighdegreeoflearningandadoptionthroughthesecloseinteractions.Insomeinstances,

thegrowerbeingabletoidentifyandmanageaproductionpreventedlossesinthethousandsofdollars.

• NewStateRecord:DownymildewPeronosporamesembryanthemiwasfoundonheartsandflowerplantsontheIslandofHawaii.

• Identificationpending:Powderymildewofmulberry(probablenewstaterecord).• NewStateandUSRecord:Asterococcussp.prob.yunnanensisBorchsenius(Hemiptera:Ceroccidae)

onIndianhawthorninWaimea,IslandofHawaii.

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Obj.OutreachProgramforFruitFlyPestManagement:Outputs:

• Individualizedcooperatortraining• Cooperatorsurvey• EasyAs1,2,3StarterKit

Short-termoutcomes:• Therewere34cooperatingprogramparticipantswithatotalareaof132.5acres.• Asaresultoftraining,theparticipantswereabletomakeinformeddecisionsformanagingfruitflies

intheirfarmorgarden.Thesepracticesresultedindecreasedpestinfestationandcropdamagelevels.Manyparticipantshaveusingthesepracticesovermanyyears.

Impacts:• Cooperatorswereabletoproduceapples,avocado,banana,cantaloupe,cherry,coffee,cucumber,

eggplant,fig,grape,grapefruit,gourd,jaboticaba,lemon,lychee,mango,mountainapple,nectarine,orange,papaya,peach,pepper,persimmon,pomegranate,plum,pumpkin,sapote,starfruit,soursop,squash,tangelo,tangerine,tomatoandwatermelon.

Obj.UseofBiofungicide(Bacillussubtillus)toSupressClubrootonCabbage:Background:HeadcabbagewasthetopvolumeproducingvegetablecropinHawaiiin2014,yielding6.67millionpounds,andhavingafarmgatevalueof$3.4milliondollars.IncreasedproductionofChinesecabbageandmustardcabbagewerealsoobserved(NASS,2015).AmajordiseaseaffectingtheproductionofheadcabbageaswellasothercruciferouscropsisClubroot,causedbythesoilborneplasmosiophorid(fungus-like)pathogen,Plasmodiophorabrassicae.Plantroothairsandcortexbecomeinfectedwiththepathogenwhichleadstothecharacteristicclubbingsymptomandsubsequentwilting.TheoverallobjectiveofthisprojectistoimprovetheeconomicandenvironmentalsustainabilityofcabbageproductioninWaimea,Hawaii.Specifically,weproposeto:1)conductanon-farmtrialtoevaluatetheeffectivenessofthebiofungicide,Bacillussubtilis(Serenade®AZO)and2)toeducateandinformgrowersaboutthediseaseanditsmanagement.Outputs:

• Demonstrationfieldtrial• Workshopforgrowers

Short-termoutcomes:• Pending.

Impacts:• Pending.

2017Publications:

Green,K.,M.Chikh-Ali,R.Hamasaki,M.J.Melzer,A.Karasev.2017.PotatovirusY(PVY)isolatesfromPhysalisperuvianaareunabletosystemicallyinfectpotatoorpepperandformadistinctnewlineagewithinthePVYcstraingroup.Phytopathology,(ja).Hamasaki,RandallT.,AndreaM.KawabataandStuartT.Nakamoto.2017.InsectandMitePestsofBlueberriesinHawaii.IP-42.CollegeofTropicalAgricultureandHumanResources,UniversityofHawaiiatManoa.https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/IP-42.pdfMiyasaka,SusanC.,RandallT.Hamasaki,andRussellT.Nagata.2017.ReflectiveGuidetoGrowingOlivesforOilProductioninHawai‘i.NPH-16.CollegeofTropicalAgricultureandHumanResources,UniversityofHawaiiatManoa.https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/NPH-16.pdf

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WERA1017–AnnualReportforNewMexicoStatewideIPMProgram

AshleyB.Bennett,DepartmentofExtensionPlantSciences,NewMexicoStateUniversityabb@nmsu.eud

WithcontributionsfromIPMextensionfacultyandstaffincluding:

Dr.AshleyBennettDr.CarolSutherland

Dr.LeslieBeckDr.JanePierce

Dr.StephanieWalkerKellyWhiteJasonFrench

August2017NewMexicoIPMImpacts:7-1-2016to6-30-2017AreaAddressed:UrbanandCommunityIPMActivity1:MasterGardenerTrainingOutputs:

• Presentationsonbeneficialinsectconservation–19• PresentationsonbeneficialandpestinsectID–19• PresentationsoninsectpestID–20• PresentationsonWeedIPM–9• Presentationsonbackyardvegetableproduction–19• Presentationsonplantdiseasesandthediagnosticprocess-15

Short-termOutcomes

• 100%ofprogramsreached• 100%ofattendeesindicatedtheirknowledgeofIPMincreased• 100%ofpeopleattendingpresentationsreportedtheylearnedanIPMpracticetheycouldimplement• 100%ofpeoplelearnedanIPMpracticethatwouldreducenon-targeteffectsonbeneficialinsects• Publications:

o Extensionpublications§ IPMforhomegardeners§ LawnCareforDiseaseControl§ TomatoSpottedWiltVirus§ IronChlorosis§ RhizosphaeraNeedleCastofSpruce

o Extensiononline§ TheNMSUPlantDiagnosticClinicisusingsocialmedia(blog,Facebook,Twitter,

InstagramandPinterest)todisseminatetimelyinformationonpestdiagnosticstothepublic.AnalyticsforonlyFacebookindicatethatourmaterialsreachedover189,000individualsin2016.

Impacts:

• ImprovedknowledgeofIPMpracticesandincreaseduseofalternativepestcontrolstrategies• Increasedknowledgeofbeneficialinsectconservation

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• TheMasterGardenerprogramprovides55,067volunteerhourseachyeartocommunityprojectstotaling$2,832,862eachyeartothestateofNewMexico

Activity2:GardeningandresidentiallandscapesOutputs:

• IDWalkso 7beneficialinsectwalkso 5insectpestIDwalkso 6weedIDwalks

• IDworkshopso 5plantclinicswereconductedatfarmermarketso 1insectpestclinicatafieldday

• Presentationso PollinatorConservation–6o InsectExpo–1o WeedIdentificationandManagement-4

• Consultationso Residentialvisitsforweedidandmanagement-5

• Displayso Drawersofpinnedspecimens:insectpestsandbeneficialinsectso Posters:insectpestsandbeneficialinsectso Pottedspecimensofcommonweedso Commonweed/plantidentificationtoolsandbooks

Short-termOutcomes:• 100%ofpeopleattendingpresentationonpollinatorconservationreportedthey

learnedatleastonenewpracticetheycouldimplement• 100%ofpeoplereportlearningbenefitsfrominteractivedisplays• 100%ofpeoplereportincreasedknowledgefromdisplays• 100%ofpeoplereportincreasedknowledgeonpestid• Grants:ApocketguidetoNewMexico’sTreePests

Impacts:

• ImprovedknowledgeofpollinatorIPMstrategies• Increasedknowledgeofhabitatandnestingneedsforpollinatorconservation• Increasedknowledgeofweedidentificationstrategies• IncreasedknowledgeonweedmanagementIPMstrategies• Indicationofachangeinpastweedmanagementtechniquesbasedonpresentedinformation

AreaAddressed:IPMSupportforPestDiagnosticFacilitiesThePlantDiagnosticClinicatNewMexicoStateUniversityreceivedSTAR-DaccreditationthroughtheNationalPlantDiagnosticClinicin2016.TheclinicalsoservesasasupportlabfortheNationalPlantDiagnosticNetworkandparticipatesinavarietyoflocal,regionalandnationalpestsurveys.InJune2016,clinicpersonnelconductedajointNPDNCertifiedFirstDetectorTrainingandfielddiagnostictroubleshootingworkshop.Fifty-onenew"firstdetectors"werecertifiedthroughthistraining.Beginningin2013,pestmanagementspecialistsfromthePlantDiagnosticClinichavebeenconductingPlantClinicsatgrower’smarketsaroundNewMexico.Thereareover70grower’smarketsinthestatewithover1,000producerparticipants.Thisindustry,withavalueofover$8million,isthelargestoutletforlocallygrownproduceinthestate.Onaverage,5PlantClinicshavebeenconductedeachyearwithover1,200clientelecontactsmade.Theseclinicsprovideanopportunityforsmall-scalegrowersandhomegardenersto

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meetthespecialistsandaskquestionsregardingplantproductionandpestmanagement.Throughtheinformationprovidedattheseclinics,wearehelpingtosustainthisvital,freshmarketproduceindustry.Activity1:PestdiagnosticsthroughNMSUfor2016Outputs:

• Collectivelyprocessed1,541insect,weed,anddiseasesampleso 787insectsampleswereidentifiedandIPMrecommendationreturnedo 212weedsampleswereidentifiedandIPMrecommendationreturnedo 542plantsampleswereprocessedfordiseasedetectionandIPMrecommendationreturned

Short-termOutcomes:

• TheNMSUPlantDiagnosticClinicrespondstorequestsforpestIDandmanagementrecommendationsinatimelymanner–over99%ofsamplessubmittedreceiveadiagnosiswithrecommendationswithin5workingdays

• Accurateidentificationofpestspreventstheuseofinappropriatecontroltactics,particularlypesticides,whichcanbecostlyandtimeconsuming,andmayposeriskstopeopleandtheenvironment

• BetweenJuly1,2016andJune30,2017,12newdiseases(host-pathogencombinations)wereidentifiedinthestateofNewMexico

Impacts:

• IncreasedimplementationofIPMpracticesthroughaccuratepestIDandearlydetection• Earlypestdetectionprovidesanopportunityforeradicationofsomepests• Earlydetectionprovidesagreateropportunityforeffectivepestmanagement• EarlydetectionandstepstowarderadicationofstemandbulbnematodeongarlicwillprotectsNew

Mexico’s$48milliononionindustry• Theidentificationofanewbacterialpathogeninpecans,whichcanresultinupto16%croploss,and

thesubsequenteducationofproducersmayhelpprotectNewMexico’sover$200millionpecanindustryfromapotentiallossofupto$32million.

Activity2:PesticideTrainingtogrowersThePesticideSafetyEducationProgram(PSEP)atNewMexicoStateUniversitypromotestheresponsibleuseofpesticidesthrougheducationalresourcesandtraining.Trainingcoversabroadrangeofhumansafetyandenvironmentalissuesforastatewidetargetaudienceofapproximately2,800privateapplicators,2,200commercialapplicators,and120pesticidedealers.ThisisacollaborativeeffortwiththeNewMexicoCooperativeExtensionService(NMSU—CES),NewMexicoDepartmentofAgriculture(NMDA),USDANationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculture(USDA—NIFA),andtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Outputs:

• 21pesticidetrainingworkshopsacrossthestate• 11CEUworkshopsacrossthestate.

Short-termOutcomes:

• Workshopevaluationsindicatethat98%ofparticipantslearnedanewskillthatwillassistthemwhenapplyingpesticides,

• Workshopevaluationsindicate75%ofparticipantslearnedanewpestorplantmanagementpracticethatwilldecreasepesticideuse.

• 83%ofattendeesindicatedtheylearnedanewIPMtactictheycouldimplement• 70%respondedthistrainingmadethemawareIPMpracticestoprotectpollinators• 70%respondedthistrainingmadethemawareofIPMpracticestoincreasetheefficacyofherbicide

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Impacts:• Throughrecertifying350currentpesticideapplicatorsandtraining150newlicenseholderswithan

averageannualsalaryof$34,570,thisprogramaddedormaintainedover$17,000,000toNewMexico’seconomy.

• Improvedhealthandsafetyofapplicatorsduetoreducedpesticideexposure• Reductionofoverallpesticideuseduetochangesinstructuraldesign• ImprovedknowledgeofIPMstrategiesanduseofalternativecontroltacticstopesticides• Improvedawarenessofherbicideresistanceandmanagementfactorstopreventthedevelopment

andspreadofherbicideresistantweeds• ProvidedContinuingEducationCreditsforpesticideapplicators.

AreaAddressed:IPMinSpecialtyCropsActivity1:VegetableproductionandIPMtrainingOutputs:

• Presentationsonplantdiseases–2• Presentationsonorganicproduction–3• Fieldwalksingrowerfields–3• 2Fielddays• 2conferencesorganizedandsupportbyNMSUExtension

o ChileConferenceo SustainableAgConference

Short-termOutcomes:

• 100%ofattendeesrequestedmorefieldIDandfieldwalks• 100%ofattendeesreportincreaseinweedidentification• 100%ofattendeesreportincreaseinIPMmanagementstrategiesforweeds

Impacts:

• Improvedknowledgeofpestidentificationingrowerfields• Improvedknowledgeofmanagementstrategiesbasedonpestidentificationandbiology• Improvedknowledgeofcropmanagementtoaideinpestmanagement

Activity2:PecanIPMOutputs:

• PresentationsonpecanIPM–3• Sitevisitsincommercialorchards–5• Publication–1

Impacts:

• BiologicalcontrolofPecanNutCasebearercouldsaveupto$1.6Million/yearAreaAddressed:IPMonRecreationalLands(parks,golfcourses,naturalareas)Activity1:TrainingonIPMinparksOutputs:

• Presentationsonplantdiseases–1• PresentationonIPMpractices–12• WorkshopsonIPMfortreesandturf–9• WorkshoponmosquitoIPM–1

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• PestofTrees:collegecampusdiagnosticwalk-5Outcomes:

• Treecareplanwasdraftedfortwocollegecampuses• Adjustmentsweremadetopestmanagementpracticestohelpprotecttreesandotherdesirable

ornamentalplants• 7newcountyrecordsfornewinsectpestsresultingfromworkshopsandwalks

Impacts:

• IncreaseduseofIPMtocontrolmosquitos• Greaterdiagnosticskillsbyrecreationallandmanagers• Improvedabilitytoidentifycharacteristicsofherbicidedamagetodesirableornamentalsandtrees• Improvedmanagementtechniquestocontrolpestswhileprotectingoffsiteornamentals• Improvedidentificationofinsectandweedpestsonrecreationallands• Improvedunderstandingofhowpropertymanagementcanimpactpestinfestationsandinjury

AreaAddressed:IPMimplementationforAgronomicCropsActivity1:IPMTrainingandSupportforAgronomicCropsincludingalfalfa,cotton,cornandchileOutputs:

• Publications–9• Presentations–25• Fieldwalksingrowerfields-5• SitevisittopistachioorchardsandchilefieldsforpestIDandIPMrecommendation-22

Short-termOutcomes:

• Increasedawarenessofpestpopulationsinmultiplecroppingsystems• GreaterawarenessofIPMstrategiesinmultiplecroppingsystems• ImprovedunderstandingofagriculturalproductioninNM• Publications

o EffectsonclimatechangeonpistachioproductioninNMo Managingweedsinalfalfa

Impacts:

Cottono Seedtreatmentssave$2.7Million/yearinlossesfromthrips

AlfalfaHayo Biologicalcontrolofalfalfaweevilbyreintroductionofparasitoidscansaveover$1.2

Million/year

Sorghumo Sugarcaneaphidbiocontrolandplantresistancecansaveupto$4.6Million/yearinNew

Mexicoand$20MillioninadjacentTexasCounties.

• Impactstomultiplecroppingsystems–Farmersspent$14billiondollarsin2016onweedcontrolalone

AreaAddressed:IPMImplementationforAnimalAgricultureActivity1:IPMforsaltcedaronrangelands

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Outputs:

• SitevisitstolocatesaltcedarandassesspopulationsofDiorhabdaspp.=11• Presentation–5• Displays:

o Posters–2o Insectspecimens-2

Outcomes

• 80%ofsitevisitsresultedinconfirmingDiorhabdapopulationsImpacts:

• ImprovedunderstandingofIPMstrategiesusingthebiologicalcontrolagent,Diorhabda• Increasedacceptanceofusingabiocontrolagenttocontrolsaltcedar

WERA1017NevadaIntegratedPestManagementPrograms

IPMinUrbanCommunitiesActivity1:IPMtrainingfortheGreenIndustry

• GreenIndustryTraining,8classes,alldiscussIPM.Averageattendanceofeachclasswas40people;323participantsattendedthe8classes;5classesalsoofferedPesticideApplicatorsCEUs.Thesearethepeoplewhoworkinnurseriesandwithlandscapeservices.TheyincreaseourabilitytogetIPMmessagesoutintotheUrbanCommunities.Inpostprogramevaluations,theparticipantsfeeltheyincreasedtheirknowledgelevelandthattheylearnedsomethingtheycanpassontotheirclients.

• WebinarswithUtahStateUniversity.o AvoidingandremedyingAbioticInjuryofTrees,MarionMurray,USU,225peopleviewing

initialwebinar,postedonYouTube.o ManagingTreesduringDroughtConditions,HeidiKratsch,UNRCooperativeExtension,237

peopleviewinginitialwebinar,postedonYouTube.

Activity2:IPMtrainingforMasterGardeners.• MasterGardenerclasses,18-3hourclasses,30newparticipants,5-10perclassexistingMGsalso

participatedineachclass.Postseriessurveysindicated75%ofparticipantsfelttheylearned“alot”or“agreatdeal”fromtheclassesonpesticidesafetyandIPM,lowerriskpesticideproducts,insectpestsandplantdiseases.

• AdvancedMasterGardenerTrainings,11trainingsoffered,alldiscussedIPM,160participants.• MasterGardenersanswerquestionsfromthegeneralpublicinourHorticulturalOffice,fromwalk-

ins,phonecallsandemails.Theyalsoanswerquestionsandprovideinformationtothegeneralpublicathomeshows,fielddayandatothercommunityevents.EducatingourMasterGardenersincreasesourabilitytogetIPMmessagesoutintotheUrbanCommunities.

Activity3:IPMTrainingforGeneralPublic.• GardeninginNevadaLectureSeries,BartleyRanch,8lectures,430participants.• GrowYourOwnNevadafalllectureseries,liveinReno,offeredviavideoto9othersites,8total

lectures,only5discussedIPM,1offeredCUEs,230IPM-relatedparticipants(42participantsontheprogramthatofferedCEUs).

• GrowYourOwnNevadaSpring2017lectureseries,8classes,alldiscussedIPM,610participants.• Newspaperarticlesin3newspapersinWesternNevada.Over20articleswerepublished,fora

combinedpotentialreadershipofover1,500,000people.

Activity4:IPMPublications.• AGreenIndustryProfessional’sGuidetoIntegratedPestmanagement(IPM),inpress.• AHomeowner’sGuidetoIntegratedPestManagement(IPM),inpress.

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• NevadaNuisanceWeedFieldGuide,inpress.• HeidiKratsch,JoAnneSkelly,GeorgeHill,&SusanDonaldson.(2017).UsingClusterAnalysisto

TargetEducationalMessagestoConsumers.JournalofExtension55(1)Article1FEA1.Availableat:https://www.joe.org/joe/2017february/a1.php.

• HeidiKratsch,WendyHansonMazet,&MarcelFernandoSchaerer(2016).ComoPodarlosARBOLES(HowtoPruneTREES).UniversityofNevadaCooperativeExtensionFactSheet-16-06.http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/sl/2016/fs1606.pdf

• HeidiKratsch,WendyHansonMazet,&MarcelFernandoSchaerer(2016).ComoPlantarARBOLES(HowtoPlantTrees).UniversityofNevadaCooperativeExtensionFactSheet016-05.http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/ho/2016/fs1605.pdf

• HeidiKratsch,WendyHansonMazet,&MarcelSchaerer.(2017).ComoMantenerSaludableelCESPED(HowtoMaintainHealthyLAWNS).UniversityofNevadaCooperativeExtensionFactSheet-17-03.(notuponthewebyet)

• Previouspublicationsdistributedto12nurseriesin5counties,WashoeCountyPublicLibrariesand7UniversityofNevadaCooperativeExtensionoffices

Activity5:IPMPublicServiceAnnouncements.• TVPublicServiceAnnouncements,JuneandJuly,1152spots.• RadioPublicServiceAnnouncementsonKUNR,JuneandJuly,133spots.• Hitstoourwebsite,www.manageNVpests.info,DOUBLEDin2015and2016whenthePSAwere

running.

Activity6:IPMWebsite• Hitstothewebsite,www.manageNVpests.info,fromJuly1,2016toJune30,2017were338,559,with

totalvisitorcountof32,938.• Siteisaugmentedandupdatedasneeded.Newspaperarticlesareaddedtothesiteasanarchiveand

forusebythosevisitingthewebsite.

Activity7:IPMretrospectivesurvey• ThesurveydoesnotcloseuntiltheendofJuly.Thesurveyconsistedofanumberofquestions

regardingIPMpracticesinthehomelandscapeandquestionsdesignedtoseeifoureducationalcampaignisreachingthecommunity.Thesurveywassenttohomegardeners,MasterGardeners,GreenIndustryprofessionals,PesticideApplicators,4-HprogramparentsandotherpeoplewhohaveattendedaUNCEprograminthelast2-3years.

• Whenasked“whichofthefollowingpracticesdoyoufollowinyouryard(selectallthatapply)”,thefollowingbreakdownoccurred(491respondents):

o IReadthelabelbeforepurchasingorusingapesticide 71%o Isetmylawnmowertomowat3inches 57%o Iadjustthetimingofpesticidespraystoprotectpollinators 36%

andbeneficialinsectso Iapplypestcontrolproductonlywhenpestsarecausing 59%

significantdamageo Imonitorregularlyforpestsinmylandscape 59%o Itrytopreventpestproblemsinmylandscapebykeeping 77%

myplantshealthyo Ionlyusepesticidesonmylandscapewhenother 60%

strategieshavenotworked• Inonequestion,weaskaboutthedifferentmediacampaignmessageswehavebeenbroadcasting.85

to95percentofthoseresponding(533atthiswriting)indicatedtheyhadheardourfivemessages.Whenqueriedwheretheyheardthemessages,theresponsesfellintothefollowingbreakdown(participantscouldchoosemorethanone):

o Ontheradio 18%

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o Ontelevision 19%o FromaclassIattended 64%o Onawebsite 60%o OnFacebookorothersocialmedia 7%o OnYouTube 4%o Inawebinar 7%o Inanewspaperormagazine 34%o FromaMasterGardener 31%o Idon’tremember 12%o Other 14%

IPMforPesticideApplicatorsActivity1:IPMforPesticideApplicators

• 2StatewidetrainingsofferedforPesticideApplicator,90participants(3and4CEUsoffered,respectively)

• 1CultivatorWorkshop,RenoandLasVegas,56participants,7CEUs• NevadaLandscapeAssociationConference,Pesticide-IPMtrack,337participants,8CEUs• ElkoWeedSummit,55participants,8CEUs• WeedWarriorTraining,3sites,45participants,9CEUs.Participantsaverageda5weedincreasein

theabilitytoidentifyweedsfromthe20discussedbeforeandafterattendingthetraining.• GreenIndustrytraining,8classes,220participants,4classesofferedPSEPCEUs,alldiscussedIPM

IPMinAgricultureOutputs• Factsheets

o Orangesulphurbutterflyo Monarchbutterflyo Tomatohornworm

• EightworkshopsorpresentationsthroughoutthestateonAlfalfaIPM• FourworkshopsorpresentationsonirrigationandhowtoutilizeitinanIPMprogram• OnepresentationonalternativecropoptionsforNevada,Nevada’sIR-4program,usingcrested

wheatgrassasanIPMstrategy,IPMstrategiestoprotectpollinatorsandlowwateruse/highvaluecroppinginNevada.

• Summarypublicationof2012and2014IntegratedPestManagementstakeholdersurveys• Publicationonsmallscaleproductionofcoolweathercropsinunheatedgreenhouses

Short-termOutcomes

• ImprovedknowledgeofthebestpracticesforIPMtechniquesinNevada• ImprovedunderstandingofstakeholderIPMknowledgegaps,typicallyusedtechniques,and

needs• ShiftinstakeholderIPMtechniques,includingincreasedusedofcertainpreventativeand

physicalpestcontroltechniques,andabroaderrangeofculturaltechniques,between2012and2014

• AcceptanceofIPMtechniquesduetocontinuedtrustbetweenproducersandourprogram• BeginningtodevelopanIPMprogramforarmywormsinTeff

Impacts• Changeinagriculturallandmanagementtechniqueswithmorecommonuseandeasier

acceptanceofIPMtechniquesIPMonRecreationalLands

Outputs• RevisionofNevadaWeedManagementPlanandassociatedliterature

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• Twopresentations,aboothandontheplanningcommitteeforthe2015NevadaWeedManagementConferenceandassistedannuallywithtwoothersmallernoxiousweedworkshopstheElkoWeedExtravaganzaandTri-countyWeedsannualconference

• Seventeenotherworkshopsorpresentationsonnoxiousweedsstatewideduringthelastfundingcycle

• MemberonNevadaWeedManagementAssociationBoard• Assistedwithplanningthe2017NevadaWeedManagementConferenceinconjunctionwith

NIASMAtobeheldinRenoinfallof2017• WeedverificationsforEDDMapSandNevadaDepartmentofAgricultureShort-termOutcomes• ImprovedknowledgeofrecreationallandsmanagersaboutIPMtechniques,equipmentand

pesticideuse,noxiousweedidentificationandreportingandnewlyinvadingweeds• ImprovedunderstandingofstakeholderIPMknowledgegaps,typicallyusedtechniques,and

needs• ShiftinstakeholderIPMtechniques,includingincreasedusedofcertainpreventativeand

physicalpestcontroltechniques,andabroaderrangeofculturaltechniques,between2012and2014

• IdentificationofneedsbeyondeducationaloutreachthatsloworpreventIPMtechniquesfrombeingeffectiveinNevada

• RevisedNevadaStateNoxiousWeedPlanwithoutreachflyerImpacts• TargetingnewlyinvadingweedspeciessoonerandraisingawarenessofIPMandearlydetection

andrapidresponsestrategies• Adoptionofhigher-levelIPMstrategiesbyrecreationallandmanagers• UpdatedacriticaldocumentforchangingnoxiousweedmanagementinNevada• Servingastheprimaryeducationalsourcefornoxiousweedidentification

WERA1017–2017briefreport,OregonSelectedhighlightsfromEIP2016

Areaaddressed:IPMandpesticideriskmanagementinspecialtycropsActivities:MiddleRoguepesticidestewardshippartnershipOutputs:3workshopsforfarmersandagriculturalprofessionals,andan“IPMfestival”withmorningconferenceandatourofasmallgrainfarm,apearfarmandavineyard.Numerousoutputsweredeveloped:alocalclimateguidethatreportedthecategoriesofdriftoccurringindifferentseasons;apesticideriskanalysisforcompoundsofconcernintheMiddleRoguewatershed,includingseasonalusepatterns;anIPMguidelinethatconnectedIPMpracticeswithwaterqualitymanagementgoals.Short-termOutcomes:IncreasedunderstandingofpesticideuseprofileandsourcesofcompoundsofconcernforMiddleRoguehayandforagecrops,pomefruitandwine-grapefarmers,andrightofwayandmunicipalpesticideusers;peertopeerexchangeofinformationonpesticideapplicationpractices,IPMimplementationandpesticideriskmitigation.Impacts:Over24,145acresofagriculturalland,62%offarmerstookriskintoaccountinpesticideselection,59%changedapplicationpracticestoreducetheriskofpesticideentryintosurfacewaters,65%usedweatherforecastingtodeterminethetimingandlocationofpesticideapplications.

Areaaddressed:Agro-ecologyandconservationbiologicalcontrol

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Activities:Christmastreefarmerconservationbiologicalcontrol,EasternOregontrainingoftrainerscourse,functionalagro-biodiversitysummit

Outputs:GuidestoinsectaryplantselectionandplantingconfigurationsonChristmasTreefarmsandforEasternOregonagriculture;biologically-basedIPMguidelinesforChristmastreeaphidsandDouglasFirNeedleMidge;videointerviewsassociatedwithChristmasTreeworkshopandsummithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm85boLJLkA&t=7sandhttp://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/embracing-functional-agricultural-biodiversity-to-tap-into-nature-s-services/Short-termOutcomes:SignificantknowledgeandskillincreasesinCBCpractices,theecologicalservicesprovidedbybeneficialinsects,theselectionofappropriateinsectaryplants,andincreasedawarenessofthelocationoflocalresourcestosupportagro-ecologyinEandWOregonImpacts:ForLowRiskChristmasTreeIPMAdoption:50%ofChristmasTreefarmersusedon-lineweatherforecaststodeterminespraytiming;79%adjustedspraytimingbasedupontheweather;58%adjustedapplicationstoprotectsensitivesites;83%offarmersincreasedscoutingforpests;30%offarmersusedlesschlorpyrifos;and48%offarmersreducedaphicideuse.Areaaddressed:IPMinSchoolsActivity:BuildSchoolIPMCoordinators’andGroundsStaff’sCapacitytoImplementIPMandTrainSchoolStaffby1)ConductingonedemonstrationplotonschoolgroundstosupportannualturfandlandscapeIPMtrainingand2)TrainIPMCoordinators(IPMCs)fromK-12publicschooldistrictsandgroundsleadsatannualturfandlandscapeworkshops.Outputs:KeyschoolIPMcoordinator/groundsleadsweresurveyedtodeterminethe10planttypestobeusedinthedemonstrationplot.Surveyrespondentswereeducatedaboutcharacteristicsof16plants,whichincludedadiscussionandQ&A,thenaskedtopicktheirfavorite5.Respondentsweregiventheopportunitytoaddplantstothelist.ItwasdecidedtoestablishtwodemonstrationplotsonOSUpropertythathavecharacteristicssimilartotypicalschoolgrounds.Factorsbeingevaluatedincludetheestablishmentrate,droughttolerance,weedsuppression,mowingtolerance,andvisualqualityofvariousgroundcoversandgrassesinalowmaintenancesituation.Visualqualityanduniformityratingsarebeingdonebygroundsstaff,atleastbiannually.TheworkshoptookplaceinAugust,2016.Therewere55participantsfrom23schooldistrictsandtwocommunitycolleges.ParticipantsassessedthefactorsmentionedaboveandreceivedtrainingonsustainableIPMforschoolgroundsandIPMforannualbluegrasswithinsportsfieldsfromtheOSUTurfteam.

Short-termOutcomes:The10plantschosenwere:Creepingredfescue(FestucarubraL.ssprubra),Chewingsfescue(FestucarubraL.spp.commutata),Colonialbentgrass(AgrostistenuisSibth),Dwarfperiwinkle(Vincaminor),Bearberrycotoneaster(Cotoneasterdammeri),Wintercreeper(Euonymusfortunei),Creepingjuniper(Juniperushorizontalis),Greencarpet(Herniariaglabra),Caucasianstonecrop(Sedumspurium),andPointreyesceanothus(Ceanothusgloriosus).Afterdataanalysisfromdemonstrationplots,differencesinpercentplantcoverageandweedcoverwereobserved.FromMay2015toJanuary2016,colonialbentgrass,chewingsfescue,andstrongredfescuehadthehighestpercentofplantcoverageamongallgroundcovers(83%,76%and74%,respectively).ThenextclosestgroundcoverwasSedumspuriumwhichprovided51.8%groundcover.Fromtheretheplantsdropoffinplantcoverage,andincreaseinweedcoverage.Atworkshopeventevaluationresults:38oftheparticipantsresponded.100%learnednewthingstheywillputintopracticeattheirschools.Impacts:toreportedatconclusionofgrant

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Listanygrants,contracts,and/orotherresourcesobtainedbyoneormoreprojectmembersasaresultoftheproject'sactivities.Includetherecipients,fundingsource,amountawardedandtermifapplicable:

Publications:Donald,C.E.,Scott,R.P.,Blaustein,K.,Halbleib,M.L.,Sarr,M.,Jepson,P.C.,Anderson,K.A.(2016)SiliconewristbandsdetectindividualpesticideexposuresinWestAfrica.RoyalSocietyOpenScience,Published17thAugust,2016:DOI:10.1098/rsos.160433Gould,M.,A.Kowalewski,J.LambrinosandT.Stock.2016.“Low-maintenancegroundcoversforOregonschools”.DiggermagazineJuly2016.Gould,M.,A.Kowalewski,T.Stock,andJ.Lambrinos.2016.2016.LowMaintenanceGroundCoversforPacificNorthwestMunicipalities.Peer-reviewedabstract.ASA-CSSA-SSSAInternationalMeeting.Phoenix,AZ.November7,2016.Phoenix,AZ.Halbleib,M.L.,Jepson,P.C.(2016)Adaptive,learner-centerededucation:atoolkitforextension.EM9144,OregonStateExtensionService.

WERA-10172016-17UtahStateReport

MarionMurrayandDianeAlston,UtahStateUniversity(USU)ANNUALREPORT1stAreaAddressed:IPMinSpecialtyCrops(fruit,vegetable,nursery)ActivityOutputsandShort-termOutcomes:

• IPMAdvisories(freee-mailnewsletterswithadviceonpestactivityandIPMrecommendationstailoredtocommercialandhomegardenproducers)

o Fruits,Vegetables,LandscapeOrnamentals,Turf(25advisoriesdeliveredin2016)o Subscriptions(asofJuly2017):10,210forfruit,9,630forvegetable,6,680forlandscape,and

6,560forturfo SubscriptionratesareupfromJuly2016by23and20%forfruitandvegetableadvisories,

respectivelyo Content:scoutingbyIPMstaffandvolunteers;reportsfromgrowerso 375archivedadvisories(since2003)

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o Updatedadvisoryformattoablogstyletomakeitmoreuser-friendly(https://pestadvisories.usu.edu/)

• UtahTRAPs(TemperatureResourceandAlertsforPests,awebandmobileapppestmanagementtool)

o Accessto77weatherstations(added1neworchardweatherstationin2016)o 12insectanddiseasemodels(fruit,ornamental,fieldcrops;added1newpestmodelin

2016)o Funding:grants,growersupport,collaborationwiththeUtahClimateCenter

• UtahPestsQuarterlyNewslettero 4issuespublishedin2016o Updatedthenewsletterformato 7,800newslettersubscriberso Contentincludescurrentpestmanagementinformationforspecialtyandfieldcrops,

commercialandhomelandscapes,andcommunityandhomegardens;invasivepestupdates,guest-authoredarticles,quarterlyphotos,andnationalIPMupdates

• 2016VegetableProductionGuideo 9USUauthorsin4disciplineso 11chapters:Cucurbits,Brassicas,Solanaceous,Sweetcorn,Onion,coveringproduction

issues,soil/nutrient/watermanagement,IPM,andpesticidesafetyo Funding:SpecialtyCropBlockGrantandUSUExtensiono 450copiesdistributedtogrowers,plusfreePDFavailableonIPMwebsiteo Interactiveguidewebsitedevelopedin2016(http://vegetableguide.usu.edu/)

• InvasiveFruitPestGuideo 5authorsfromUSUandUtahDepartmentofAgricultureandFoodcoveringbrownrot,plum

poxvirus,spottedwingdrosophila,brownmarmoratedstinkbug,plumcurculio,velvetlonghornedbeetle,andJapanesebeetle

o Funding:SpecialtyCropBlockGranto 700copiesdistributedtogrowersandforsaleonUSUExtensionwebsite,plusfreePDF

availableonIPMwebsite• IntermountainTreeFruitProductionGuide(http://intermountainfruit.org/),collaborativeguide

withUSU,ColoradoStateUniversity,andUniversityofIdahoo Newpesticiderecommendationtablestiedtodatabasetoallowforautomaticupdateso Addedcustomizedpesticidesearchwhereresultsshowmodeofactionand

pollinator/beneficialtoxicityratings• FruitPestFinderMobileApp(freeappforfruitPestidentificationandIPMrecommendations;

AndroidandAppleplatforms)o Updatesincludeadditionofconventionalandorganicproductlistingsforbothcommercial

andresidentialusers• GreenhouseBiocontrolGuide

o Agreenhouseguidetobeneficialarthropodsandthepeststheytargetwasdevelopedin2016-17(https://utahpests.usu.edu/files/pubs/greenhousebio-USU.pdf)

o Funding:UtahDepartmentofAgricultureUSDASpecialtyCropBlockGrant• NewFactSheetsonSpecialtyCropPests

o 3newfactsheetsin2016-17:brownmarmoratedstinkbuginUtah,spidermitesinraspberry,andcaterpillarpestsofbrassicavegetables

• RefereedResearchPublicationso 4researcharticlesin2016-17onfruitandvegetableIPM

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• LeveragedGrantFundingo $292,805inleveragedgrantfundingonspecialtycroppestmanagemento $473,636inpendinggrantfundingforfutureIPMresearchandextensionprogramming

• NewandEmergingPestso Pearsawfly,HoplocampabrevisfoundincommercialandbackyardsitessouthofSaltLake

City,nativetoIranandEuropeo Sequoiapitchmoth,Synanthedonsequoiae:killingpinesinSaltLakeCityarea,moresevere

ofapestthaninthepast• AppliedResearch

o SurveyofpotentialwildfruithostsforspottedwingdrosophilahasfoundSWDpopulationscanbehighinnativeripariansites(canyons)oftheIntermountainWest(collaborationwithUniversityofIdaho)

o Evaluatinglow-toxicityinsecticides(diamides)forcontrolofwesterncherryfruitflyo Testinganewcodlingmothbiofixoptionbasedonsitelatitudeandelevationvs.firsttrap

captureoftheseasonbyfield-checkingthisinsects’phenologyinUtaho Evaluationoftheinfluenceofpotassiumfertilizersourcesandratesinbulbonionon

attractionofplantstoonionthripsandspreadofIrisyellowspotviruso Evaluationofbiocharforenhancedvegetableproduction(tomatoandmelon)andprotection

fromroot-rottingpathogenso Surveyofvegetablecropsfornewandemergingpathogenandarthropodpests

Impacts:• UtahTRAPswebsiteandAdvisories(fall2016surveywith18%responserate;nextsurveyscheduled

forfall2018)o 100%plantocontinuesubscriptiono 87%useUtahTRAPsandadvisoriesasmainpestmanagementresourceso ChangesinIPMpracticessince2014:

§ thenumberofpeoplethatcarefullymonitorforpestsincreasedby23%§ thenumberthathangpheromonetrapsincreasedby40%§ theuseofdegreedaytoolsincreasedby10%§ thenumberofpeoplethatsprayduringbloomdecreasedby18%§ thenumberofpeoplereportinggreateryieldsbyfollowingtheadvisory

recommendationsincreasedby3%§ thenumberofpeoplereportingthattheyusefewerbroad-spectrumpesticides

increasedby7%o IPMself-assessmentsince2014:

§ Forcommercialfruitandvegetablesubscribers,thosethatlabeledthemselvesas“noIPM”decreasedby78%(from14%to4%),andthosethatconsideredthemselves“highIPM”practitionersincreasedby78%(from5%to9%).

o Economicimpact:§ Althoughpesticidecostsareincreasing,18%ofcommercialspecialtycropgrowers

inthe2016IPMadvisoriessurveyreportedanincreaseinprofits(78%reportednochange)UtahTRAPsapp:

o Asurveyofappusersshowsthattheappishelping93%ofuserstoimprovetheirpestmanagementpracticesduetoimprovedtiming.

2ndAreaAddressed:IPMinCommunities(landscape,marketandhomegarden)ActivityOutputsandShort-termOutcomes:

• Communitygardens,smallacreagefarms,organicfarms,municipallandscapes

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o 15presentationstocommunitystakeholderso Over75organicproducers,25extensionagents,and500communitystakeholdersreceived

traininginIPMpracticesforsmall-scalefarmandgardenproductiono Conducted4workshopstotrainMasterGardenersinIPMandearlydetectionofinvasive

pests(FirstDetectorTraining)o 19call-inradioprogramsincludedIPMandsustainablepestmanagementinformation

• CollaborationwithUtahUrbanandSmallFarmsConference,organizedbyUSUExtensionandmultiplecommunitypartners;majorfundingcomesfromaUSDANRCSRiskManagementAgencygrant

o TheUtahIPMProgramprovidesextensiveinputintoconferenceplanningandimplementation;fourIPMpresentationsweredeliveredreachingnearly100smallacreagestakeholders;ahands-onIPMtrainingsessioninFebruary2017targetedbeginningandorganicsmallfarmproducers

• InterpretativeIPMsignageo TwointerpretativeIPMsignsweredeployedatkeypublicgardenfacilitiesin2016:Utah

StateUniversityBotanicalCenterinKaysville,andWheelerHistoricFarminSaltLakeCityo SignswerepositionedneargardensdemonstratingIPMtechniqueso Officialvisitationnumbersarenotavailable,buteachsitereceivesanestimated50-200

visitorsperweekendduringthegrowingseasono IncollaborationwiththeCooperativeAgriculturalPestSurveyProgram,anew

interpretativesignisunderdevelopmentthatteachesabouthowhumanshelpspreadinvasivespecies

o TheinvasivespeciesinterpretativesignwillbeplacedinthesametwogardenlocationsastheIPMsignbyfall2017,andperhapsinanadditionalcommunitygardensite

Impacts:• Forthecommercialgreenindustrysubscribers,thosethatdescribedthemselvesas“noIPM”

decreasedby63%from2014to2016(11%to4%).Thosethatconsideredthemselves“highIPM”practitionersincreasedby33%(6%to8%).

• ReductioninoverallpesticideuseduetoeducationonIPMalternativestopreventandreducepestpressure

• Changeinselectionofbroad-spectrum,highertoxicitypesticidestothosewithnarrower-spectrum,lowertoxicity

• Conservationofbeneficialarthropodsthatassistwithbiologicalcontrol• EducationoforganicproducersinIPMtechniques,e.g.,preventivepesttacticstoreduceapplication

oforganicpesticides• EducationofyouthandnovicestakeholdersinIPMpractices• GreaterawarenessoftheIPMconceptandhowitcanhelpimprovecommunityhorticulture

3rdAreaAddressed:SchoolIPMActivityOutputsandShort-termOutcomes:

• HelpingpublicandprivateschoolstransitiontoIPMtomeetUtah’s“IPMinSchools”statelaw• PestIDHandbook(printandwebsite)incollaborationwithColoradoStateUniversity

(http://utahpests.usu.edu/schoolipm/pest-id-guide/index)• 9hands-onIPMtrainingsessionsforschoolpersonnel,applicators,andUtahDepartmentofHealth

inspectorswereconductedduring2016• 16UtahPestPressfactsheetsonindoorandstructuralpestsarenowavailableinEnglishand

SpanishlanguagesforuseinSchoolIPMtraining(http://utahpests.usu.edu/schoolipm/fact-sheets)

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Impacts:• Improvedhealthofstudentsandstaffduetoreducedindoorpesticideexposure• Reductionofoverallpesticideuseduetochangesinstructuraldesignandpestmanagementplans• ImprovedknowledgeofschoolcustodialstaffinIPMtechniquesandhowtoexplorealternativesto

pesticides4thAreaAddressed:IPMinAgriculturalCrops(fieldandforagecrops)

• IPMToolstoManageTownsend’sGroundSquirrels(Spermophilustownsendiimollis)inIrrigatedCropGroundwasa3-yearprojectfundedjointlybyUSUIPMProgramandWesternSustainableAgricultureandEducation(WSARE).TheawardrecipientwasagricultureagentinBeaverCounty,Utah.

o Resultsshowedthattubetrapsweremosteffectiveinreducingpopulations;treatinggroundsquirrelburrowsearlierthanconventionalmethodswasmoresuccessful;earlytreatmentwithcabbage+zincphosphidewasmosteffective

o Presentedresultsatthe2017BeaverCountycropschool(90participants);2016PesticideTraininginRichfield,Utah(120participants);2017IFACropSchoolinCedarCity(54participants);planstopresentatthe2018VertebratePestConferenceinNorthernCalifornia.

• Impacts:o Commercialproducersweretrainedineffectivetrappingpracticesforatenaciouspestof

alfalfa,theTownsend’sgroundsquirrelo EducationofnovicestakeholdersinIPMpractices

PRIMARYLINKAGESINTERNALTOWERA1017

• Publicationcollaborationso IntermountainTreeFruitProductionGuide(intermountainfruit.org),collaborativeguide

withUtahStateUniversity,ColoradoStateUniversity,andUniversityofIdahoo SchoolIPMPestIDHandbook(printandwebsite),collaborationwithColoradoState

University• Appliedresearchcollaboration

o Surveyofpotentialwildfruithostsforspottedwingdrosophila(collaborationwithUniversityofIdaho)

• TrainingonpesticideriskreductioncollaborationwithOSU,WERA-1017andWIPMCo Dr.PaulJepsonandKatieMurray,OregonStateUniversity,areleadingatrainingprogramon

pesticideriskreductionformembersofWERA-1017andtheWesternIPMCenter;UtahIPMpersonnelparticipatedinmonthlyconferencecallsin2016-17andwillattendtheWesternPesticideRiskReductionProjectWorkshopheldinconjunctionwiththeWERA-1017meetinginJuly,2017,inIrvine,CA

PRIMARYLINKAGESTOEXTERNALGROUPS

• CommunityIPM:o Strongcollaborationswithmultiplecounty-basedextensionfacultyinCache,DavisandSalt

LakeCounties(organicstakeholdertrainings,IPMandinvasivepestinterpretativesignsinpublicgardens,biocharresearchproject)

o Non-profitcommunitygardenorganizations(staffandpublictraining,pestmonitoringsites)• SchoolIPM:

o TheUSUSchoolIPMAssociatecoordinatesandcollaborateswiththeUtahSchoolIPMCoalition,schooldistrictadministrators,andtheUtahDepartmentofHealthtoprovide

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trainingandoutreacheducationproductstostimulateimplementationofIPMinUtah’sschools

• Invasivepestsurvey:strongcollaborationsbetweentheUtahIPMProgramandtheUtahCooperativeAgriculturalPestSurveyProgram,responsibleforsurveillanceofinvasivepestsinthestate;weco-organizeextensionin-serviceandpublicstakeholdertrainingsandco-produceoutreachpublications(e.g.,UtahFruitInvasivePestGuide,invasivepestinterpretativesign)

• UtahPlantPestDiagnosticLab(UPPDL):theIPMProgramcoordinateswiththeUPPDLondiagnostics,trainings,developmentofIPMrecommendations,andoutreachpublications(manyfactsheets,thequarterlyUtahPestsnewsletter,andotherextensionpublicationsandonlinecontentareco-producedbystafffromtheIPMProgramandUPPDL)

• UtahDepartmentofAgricultureandFood:theUtahIPMProgramcoordinatesandcollaboratesonnumerousdiagnosticandtrainingactivitieseachyear,e.g.,accurateidentificationofSequoiapitchmoth,pesticideapplicatortrainingworkshops,etc.

• USDANaturalResourcesConservationService(NRCS):theUtahIPMProgramcoordinatesandcollaborateswithUtahNRCSfieldagronomistsonoutreachtrainingsessions,suchasvegetablegrowertwilightmeetingsandtheUtahTreeFruitTour

GRANTSUSDANIFASpecialtyCropResearchInitiative(PD:JimWalgenbach,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity)Alston,D.(PI)andL.Spears($122,380forUSU)ManagementofbrownmarmoratedstinkbuginU.S.specialtycropsSep2016–Aug2021UtahDepartmentofAgricultureandFood–UtahSpecialtyCropBlockGrantProgramAlston,D.(PI)andM.Murray($25,425)ImprovingcodlingmothmanagementbygettingabetterBiofixJan2016–Jun2018USUExtensionGrantProgramMurray,M.($10,000)ImprovingdeliveryofpestmanagementrecommendationsforUtahfruitgrowersJune30,2016–July1,2017.UtahAgriculturalExperimentStationSeedGrantProgramAlston,D.(PI)andL.Spears($55,000)Brownmarmoratedstinkbug:planthostutilizationindiverseurban-agriculturallandscapesandpromotingbiologicalcontrolMay2016–May2018USDAiPIPESpears,L.,C.Nischwitz,andD.Alston($80,000)UtahiPIPEvegetablepestprogramApril1,2017–February29,2019USDANIFACPPMEIPMurray,M(PI)andD.Alston($439,489)CoordinatingIPMsuccessesinUtah’scrops,communitiesandschoolsOctober1,2017–September30,2020(Pending)

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UtahDepartmentofAgricultureandFood–UtahSpecialtyCropBlockGrantProgramAlston,D.(PI)andL.Spears($34,137)Brownmarmoratedstinkbug:newinvasivepestinUtah’sfruitindustryOctober1,2017–September30,2020(Pending)PUBLICATIONSJournalArticles(Peer-reviewed)Tebeau,A.S.,D.G.Alston,C.Ransom,J.Reeve,andC.M.Culumber.2017.Effectsoffloorvegetationandfertilitymanagementonweedbiomassanddiversityinorganicpeachorchards.WeedTechnology31(3):404-415.Buckland,K.R.,D.G.Alston,J.R.Reeve,C.NischwitzandD.Drost.2017.TrapcropsinoniontoreduceonionthripsandIrisyellowspotvirus.SouthwesternEntomologist42(1):73-90.Hunter,B.,G.Cardon,S.Olsen,D.AlstonandDMcAvoy.2017.Preliminaryscreeningoftheeffectofbiocharpropertiesandsoilincorporationrateonlettucegrowthtoguideresearchandeducatethepublicthroughextension.JournalofAgriculturalExtensionandRuralDevelopment9(1):1-4.Reeve,J.,M.Culumber,B.Black,C.Ransom,A.TebeauandD.Alston.2017.EstablishingorganicandintegratedpeachorchardsinUtah.ScientiaHorticulturae214:242-251.ExtensionBook(Peer-reviewed)Murray,M.2017.GreenhousebiocontrolinUtah:beneficialinsectsandthepeststheytarget.UtahStateUniversityExtensionIPMProgram,LoganUT(94pp.)https://utahpests.usu.edu/files/pubs/greenhousebio-USU.pdfExtensionFactSheets(http://utahpests.usu.edu/factsheets/index)Holthouse,M.C.,D.G.Alston,L.R.Spears,andE.Petrizzo.2017.BrownmarmoratedstinkbuginUtah.ENT-144-17.UtahStateUniversityExtensionandUtahPlantPestDiagnosticLaboratory,Logan,UT(8pp.).http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2785&context=extension_curallAlston,D.2017.Spidermitesinraspberry.ENT-183-17.UtahStateUniversityExtensionandUtahPlantPestDiagnosticLaboratory,Logan,UT(3pp.).http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2769&context=extension_curallCannon,C.,B.Bunn,D.Alston,andM.Murray.2016.Caterpillarpestsofbrassicavegetables.ENT-181-16.UtahStateUniversityExtensionandUtahPlantPestDiagnosticLaboratory,Logan,UT(6pp.).http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2617&context=extension_curallExtensionNewsletters(http://utahpests.usu.edu/utah-pest-news/index)UtahPestsNewsquarterlynewsletter,M.MurrayandC.Cannon,editors

§ Fourissuesannually(fall,summer,spring,winter)§ ArticlesontimelypestmanagementtopicswithgreatemphasisonthepracticeofIPM§ Thenewsletterhas7,800subscribers(asofJuly2017),andisdistributedtothenationalUSDApest

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UniversityofWyomingExtensionEntomologyAccomplishments(alsoknownas“Outputs”)bycalendardateandtypefortherequestedperiodof1July2016–30Jun2017(AreaAddressedinBold)ProductionAgricultureIPMHelpedorganizeandalsopresentedatthe13thannualEntomologyPublicHealthIPMOrganized,promoted,andpresentedalarvalmosquitoIPMTrainingcourseinconjunctionwithCityofLaramieandtheWyomingDepartmentofHealthformosquitoabatementpersonnelonMay24-25,2016inLaramiefor18attendees.CommunityIPMPresentedaFEWarrenAFBkidsprogram19JUL2016over40childrenattended.Cheyenne,WY. CommunityIPM“MothingEvent”eventfortheBiodiversityInstituteheld25JUL2016.LaramieTrainDepotPark.Over100peopleattended. CommunityIPMAdvancedMasterGardenertrainingforLeroyJonson10AUG2016for8studentsinWheatland,Wyoming.CommunityIPMPresentedattheUSDA-APHIS_PPQCAPs’D.A.R.T.meeting25AUG2016for22people.Pinedale,WY.CommunityIPMProvidedentomologystationatLaramieRiversConservationDistrictProgram(LRCD)atCurtGowdyStateParkSeptember7thand8th2016forapproximately120children–(5ththrough8thgrade)Allday,bothdays.CommunityIPMLRCDProgramSeptember13th,2016atTableoftheWildernessaboveCentennialforaInsects(3rdand4thgraders)approximately140children-allday).outsideofCentennial,WY.CommunityIPMLRCDProgramSeptember22nd,2016atCurtGowdySPforInsectHabitat(1stgraders,approximately30).PublicHealthIPMAttendedandpresentedattheWyomingMosquitoManagementMeeting27and28Sep2016on“ZikaVirus,theKnownandUnknown”for50people.Thermopolis,Wyoming.ProductionAgricultureIPMCattleParasiteIPMmeetingAlbanyCountyExtensionOfficeinLaramie,2to4PM,WY29Sep2016for11people.AlbanyCo.Fairgroundsbldg.ProductionAgricultureIPMExtensionEntomologyUpdateattheWeed&PestfallconferenceCodyWYNov.1–Nov.3,2016forapproximately60people.Cody,WY.ProductionAgricultureIPMSEWyomingBeefProductionConventionNovember22,2016Torrington,WyomingCattleLiceIPM-15people.Torrington,WY.ProductionAgricultureIPMProgressiveRancherForumpresentationinCasper,WY5DEC2016“CattleParasiteIssues”for12peopleintheaudience.Casper,WY.PublicHealthIPMCommercialPesticideApplicatorsCertificationCourse,HouseholdandInstitutionalPestssubjectmatter,December13th,20163:45-5:15PM.AlbanyCountyFairgroundsforapprox.60peopleinLaramie,WY.ProductionAgricultureIPMAttendedandchairedtheNationalGrasshopperManagementBoardmeetingheldonFeb.6-8,2017Denver,COCommunityIPMPresentedMasterGardenerprogrambasic3hourintroductiontoentomologytrainingsat:Cheyenne,WY15Feb2017for14people;18Feb2017inLaramie,WYfor9people;4Apr2017inWheatland,WYfor12people;6Apr2017inGillette,WYfor14people.ProductionAgricultureIPMPresentedatCommercialPesticideapplicatorlicensetrainingcourseinFarson,WYoninsectidentificationresourcesfor30peopleon6Jun2017CommunityEvents:CommunityIPMAttendedaboothandpresentedattheLanderValleyGardenExpoinLanderWY8Apr2017,approximately30peopleattended45minutepresentationongardenpestIPM.Estimated1000peopleattendedtheeventintotal.AttendedadisplaytableattheLaramieRiversConservationDistrictExpoheldinLaramie,WYon15Apr2017.Estimated200peopleattendedtheevent.MannedaninformationanddisplaytableattheWYTerritorialPark,Laramie,onApr.22,2017(Over600peopleattendedtheevent,Ihadanestimated300peoplestopbymyexhibitsEntomologyactivityforaCubScoutdaycampheldBurlinton,WYforapprox.120youthon17Jun2017Webinar:CommunityIPMPlants,PestsandPathogenswebinarforWyomingMasterGardenerprograms.Laramie,WY.July27,August24,andSeptember14,2016withHilgert,C,K.Panter,W.Stump,andA.LatchininskyOutcomesforour“Outputs”

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Withsomeactivitiesthereisnoopportunitytomeasure“Outcomes”.However,onecansafelyassumethatexposuretoIPMtrainingwillresultinsomeincreaseinknowledgeversusnoexposureatall.Thisisapositiveresult.WiththeMasterGardenerbasictrainingactivitiesthereispostcourseevaluationandthereisuniversalpositivefeedbackthatourentomologytrainingisusefulandpertinenttothestudents.Communityandyouthactivitiesprovideawaytoreachanaudiencethatmaynotknowanythingaboutinsectsandhelpprovidethemwithfactbasedbasistoformtheirfutureoutlookoninsectsandpestmanagement.Publications:Schell,S.P.,2016.Large-ScaleGrasshopperInfestationsonNorthAmericanRangelandandCrops.In:Shroder,J.F.,Sivanpillai,R.(Eds.),BiologicalandEnvironmentalHazards,Risks,andDisasters.Elsevier,pp.45–61.2016.“PromotingPollinatorsonYourPlace–AWyomingGuide”byJenniferS.Thompson;ScottP.Schell;JacelynDowney;andJeffreyMichaelEdwardsUniversityofWyomingExtensionPublication,2017.IntegratedPestManagementHelpsControlCattleLice.ScottSchellandDr.DerekScasta.WyomingLivestockRoundupVol.28,No.32Dec.10,2016Page42016.“Don’tletparasitesvexyourchickens”ScottSchellBarnyards&BackyardsFeb.19,2017JeffEdwardsPesticideapplicatortrainingDate Event Location12/15/2016 InitialTrainingForCommercialApplicators Laramie

January-March2017 PrivateApplicatorTraining

8Educatorsrunningtrainingprogramsatapproximately20locationsstatewide

31-May-17 WeedandPestSeasonalWorkerTraining Gillette31-May-17 WeedandPestSeasonalWorkerTraining Wheatland6-Jun-17 WeedandPestSeasonalWorkerTraining Farson7-Jun-17 WeedandPestSeasonalWorkerTraining Riverton

IntegratedpestmanagementisincludedinallcoretrainingmaterialforthePesticideapplicatortrainingprogramJohnConnettWyomingschoolIPMWebhttp://www.uwyo.edu/IPM• ConductedSchoolIntegratedPestManagement(IPM)andpestpreventiontrainingworkshopsandseminarsforschoolfacilitiesoperators,countyandstateemployees,groundskeepers,andpesticideapplicators• PresentedSchoolIPMtrainingportionoftheUWEntomologyShortCourse• CooperatedwithnationalandregionalIPMcoordinators,ColoradoIPMCoalition,WDA,andEPAtoestablishIPMinandaroundfacilities• WrotetechnicalbulletinsforIPMaroundschoolspertainingtomice,bedbugs,turfmanagement,filthfliesthatincludeonlysafeoptionsthatarefocusedonprevention• Conductedintegratedpestmanagementinspectionsandevaluationsofschoolfacilities• ContributedtothebiannualWindRiverTribalHealthFair• AssistedwithIPMprogramgrantwritingandbudgeting• RedesignedandmaintainedrobustwebsiteforWyomingSchoolIPMmaterial• TaughttheuseofPICOL(PesticideInformationCenterOnline)forschools• ContinuedtodevelopchaptersforaWyomingSchoolIPMHandbook• EditednewtrainingmaterialforthecoremanualforWyomingStatePesticideApplicatorsmanual• ProvidedphoneandemailIPMsupportforvariousschooldistrict,pestcontrolcontractor,andWyominghealthdepartmentpersonnel• Vettedtrainingmaterialsforthe“IPestManager”SchoolIPMresourcedatabase• CooperatingonagrantwithDawnGougeUniversityofArizonaandJanetHurleyofTexasA&MandwillassistindevelopingnationalSIPMrodentcontroltrainingifthegrantisfunded

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• ParticipatingintheSchoolIPM2020SteeringCommitteeandtheWesternSchoolIPMWorkingGroup• WyomingdesignatefortheWERA1017(WesternRegionMulti-stateIPMteam)meetings• StrategizingwithWesternSchoolIPMWorkingGrouptoimplementandassistwiththestatewidedistancedeliveryinWyomingof“StopSchoolPests”-ANationalIPMStandardTrainingandCertificateProgramforlearninglessonsforallschoolcommunitystakeholdergroupsincluding:schooladministrators,facilitymanagers,pestmanagementprofessionals/schoolIPMcoordinators,landscapeandgroundsstaff,custodians,maintenancestaff,nurses,foodservicestaffandteachers• WorkingwithlocalschooldistrictpersonnelonwaystoimprovetheirIPMpractices• TheongoingmouseIPMprogramthatweestablishedinUW,CollegeofAgriculture,PlantSciencedepartmenthasbeensuccessfulandverywellreceivedforoveroneyear• WorkingwiththeWyomingAthleticsLandscapingandFacilitiestodevelopanIPMprogramfortheirfieldsandareasadjacenttofacilitiesincluding,safe,legal,costsaving,andsustainablesolutionsforweedandpestmanagement• TrainingbulletinsrelatingIPMstrategiesatschoolsforyellowjackets,paperwasps,andvolesareinprogress• SeveralschoolshaveexpressedinterestinmeprovidingsometrainingtothecustodianandschoolnursesandIplantoutilizetheStopSchoolPestsIPMtrainingmaterialsandPowerPoints.LinktoStopSchoolPestshttps://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/StopSchoolPests.html• WyomingschoolIPMoutreach,trainingandacceptanceisstillmovinginapositivedirection.WehavedistrictsadoptingmoreIPMpractices.Fiveofthelargestdistrictsendeavortonotuseanypesticideswhentherearenon-pesticidealterativesolutions.Arecentmouseinfestationinanelementaryschoolproblemwassolvedbyfollowingthebasicsofcleanup,reducingclutterandexclusion.ThedistrictfollowedtheirIPMpolicyandthestudent’shealthwasatthetopofprioritieswhentheproblemwasdiscovered.Aswithmostissues,wetrainedthemaintenancestaffandteachershowtopreventandmonitormoresuccessfully.• Thereisanincreaseinthenumberofdistrictscallingtofindoutthesafestwaytodealwithissues.TheincreaseincallsispartlyduetoschoolIPMtrainingthathasrecentlybeenincorporatedintotrainingforpesticideapplicators,teachers,andextensionpersonnel.TherealsoseemstobeanincreasingawarenessofIPMthroughsynergywithsocialmediaofWyominglandmanagementagencies.• TwokeypointstocurrentpestmanagementinWyomingareourschoolsettingandbudget.Thesettingforourschoolsisgenerallylesspests,andcleanerschoolsthaninthemorepopulatedareasoftheUnitedStates.Thebudgetforthestateisinacrisis.Thisisanotherreasonthatschoolpersonnelreachoutforhelpwithpestissues.Schoolandmunicipalbudgetshavebeencutdrastically.Wyomingstateschooldistrictshadtheirbudgetreducedby$34million.Thebudgetsformaintenancearealsorunningout.Linktobudgetnewshttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/term/budget-cutsTheUniversitybudget(onlyoneuniversityinWY)isalsohithardwith$40millionlessthisyearand369lessjobs.https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/05/15/37-jobs-will-be-eliminated-university-wyomingAfterarecentvisitswithaschooldistrictsaboutbedbugswewereabletosharetheStopPestsprogramwiththemtosolveissuesatpubicassistedhousing.http://www.stoppests.org/InourfutureschoolIPMworkshops,WewillcontinuetomakesureparticipantsareawareoftheStopSchoolPestsprogramthathasfreeIPMcertificationforallschoolcommunitystakeholdergroupsincludingschooladministrators,facilitymanagers,pestmanagementprofessionals/schoolIPMcoordinators,landscapeandgroundsstaff,custodians,maintenancestaff,nurses,foodservicestaff,andteachers.http://articles.extension.org/pages/73468/self-paced-learning-page-for-urban-ipmWeareplanningasurveyofalldistrictsthatwillelucidatehowwellIPMhasbeentaught,receivedandimplementedaroundthestatesinceourfirstsurveyinNovember2009.WearealsoplanningtodesignIPMinfographicsforuseintrainingandcontentdevelopment.PotentialInfographicIPMTopicsinclude:IPM&Sanitation,IPMreducingpesticideexposure,IPM&whatitis,BenefitsofIPM,StepstoIPM,KeycomponentsofIPM,PestIdentification,IPM&prevention,TypesofMonitoringinIPM&importanceofMonitoring,ControlOptionswithIPM,PreventativeControl,MechanicalControl,CulturalControl,ChemicalControl,BiologicalControl,RepellantsinIPM,WeedlifecyclesandbiologyinIPM,Insectlifecyclesand

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biologyinIPM,DiseaselifecyclesandbiologyinIPM,PesticideformulationsinIPM,Leasttoxicapplicationsexplained,ExclusionofPests,Sealing,Perimeterstrategies,Inspection,Maintenance,Plantsat2feetfrombuildings,Growturfvarietiesthatareverycompetitive,Irrigationormowingforthemostcompletiveturf,Keepallstructuralwoodatleast12inchesabovethesoil,Repairingwaterleaksinplumbingandgutters,Vacuumsbig&smallinIPM,Clutterandpestharborage,Preventweedsandweedseeds,Checkincomingproducttoavoidintroducingpestsandeggs,Storeboxesoffthefloorandawayfromwall,Lightingaroundfacilities,Educationofbuildingoccupants,Actionthresholds,ImportanceofrecordkeepinginIPM,Trapping,Maps,Notification,Signs,EvaluationofIPM,IPMforms,IPMresources.BrianMealorAreaaddressed:RangelandsandNaturalEcosystemsActivities:WyomingRestorationChallenge(Educationaldemonstrationofintegratedmanagementandrestorationofcheatgrass)Outputs:• 1posterattheInternationalSocietyforRangeManagementAnnualMeeting• OngoingFacebookpoststo130+followers• 3popularpressmediaarticles• 1AgExperimentStationbulletin• 4presentationsregardingintegratedmanagementandrestorationaroundWYShort-termOutcomes:Increasedawarenessoftheissueofinvasiveannualgrassmanagement,managersresponsiblefor5countiesinWYgainedhands-onexperienceattemptingtorestorecheatgrass-dominatedrangelandwithmultiplemethodsImpacts:additionaloutreachmaterialsbeingdevelopedcurrentlythatwillbroadenthereachoftheprojectAreaaddresssed:RangelandsandNaturalEcosystemsActivities:NortheastWyomingInvasiveGrassesWorkingGroup(fillaprimaryroleintheorganizationdedicatedtoEarlyDetection/RapidResponseprogramfor2newinvasivegrassesintheregion(medusaheadandventenata))Outputs:• 13presentationsinavarietyofvenueswith>400peoplereacheddirectly• Developedinvasivegrassfieldidentificationguideanddistributed>400hardcopiesandunknownnumberonline• Developedfactsheetaboutspeciesimpactsandhowtoreportinfestations,whichwasdistributedto>1000peopleincludingALLBLMgrazingpermitteesinBuffaloFieldOfficeandALLrecipientsofmultipleconservationdistrictnewsletters• Developededucationalmaterialsfor"bootbrushstations"onhigh-traffic,publicly-accessiblestatelandsinthetargetarea• Contributedto,orwasinterviewedfor,newsandpopularpresspublications(8)• Hostedamedusaheadandventenatafieldtourandworkshopwith90+attendeesfrom5statesOutcomes:• Increasedawarenessofbothspeciesinthestateandregion,withmultiplenewreportsofpopulationsfromlandownersinthearearespondingtoouroutreachprogram• Implementationofsurveyandmappingprograminfocusgeography• Targetedareasweretreatedwithherbicidefall2016andmonitoredforefficacyin2017Impacts:• Strongcollaborativegroupinplacetodevelopstrategyfortheseproblematicinvasivespecies• IncreaseddiligenceinsearchandsurveyforthesespeciesinNEWyomingandsurroundingareas• OutreachprogramcontributingtoanincreasedunderstandingofthedistributionandseverityofthesespeciesthatwilldirectlyinformamanagementplanWyomingAgriculturalExperimentStation2017http://www.uwyo.edu/uwexpstn/_files/docs/2017-field-days-bulletin.pdfDerekScasta

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CattleLiceIPMCattleParasiteSpeciation,Prevalence,andEconomicLossSurveytoDirecttheDevelopmentofIPMPlanforWyomingandRegionalproducersDanTekielaCheatgrassIPMIPMImplementationinAgronomicCrops-APrimaryPriority-ProperIntegrationofBioherbicidesIntoanInvasiveAnnualGrassIPMProgramRandaJabourPromotingPollinatorsandAlfalfaWeevilIPMhttps://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/3064074/Ecology-and-Management-of-the-Alfalfa-Weevil