Source: CLEMSON UNIVERSITY submitted to NRP
CROP PROTECTION AND PEST MANAGEMENT EXTENSION IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1033009
Grant No.
2024-70006-43504
Cumulative Award Amt.
$227,296.00
Proposal No.
2024-03528
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2024
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2025
Grant Year
2024
Program Code
[EIP]- Extension Implementation Program
Recipient Organization
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
(N/A)
CLEMSON,SC 29634
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
The three-year Program objectives focus on the following Priority Areas: IPM Implementation in Agronomic & Specialty Crops, IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities, and IPM for Pollinator Health. The South Carolina CPPM-EIP will continue to address critical, stakeholder identified needs, and will build upon previous EIP Program activities to increase adoption of IPM practices. The goal of the statewide CPPM-EIP is to increase knowledge and capabilities of South Carolina producers and pest managers to adopt cost-effective and environmentally sound IPM practices, providing long-term solutions to key pest management issues. The EIP Coordination program will continue existing collaborations and develop new collaborative projects with South Carolina State University and with other institutions and stakeholder organizations, including with other regional EIP Programs and the Southern IPM Center. The proposed Program will strengthen statewide Extension IPM efforts by developing collaborative, inter- and trans-disciplinary training and demonstration and will address IPM Road Map recommendations to "improve the cost/benefit relationship when adopting IPM practices, and to reduce the potential human health risks and adverse environmental effects of related management strategies". The core program emphasis will be on Extension activities to transfer research-based recommendations and new knowledge to our stakeholders by combining a range of formal and informal training methods, including field demonstrations, and development of online and smartphone IPM tools.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
2162410113035%
2162410110235%
2162410114020%
2162410112010%
Knowledge Area
216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
2410 - Cross-commodity research--multiple crops;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology; 1120 - Nematology; 1102 - Mycology; 1140 - Weed science;
Goals / Objectives
The overarching goal of the SC CPPM EIP is to increase adoption of cost-effective and environmentally sound integrated pest management (IPM) practices, providing long-term solutions to critical pest management challenges. Coordinated Extension programming will aim to develop appropriate knowledge and competencies in producers and pest managers across the state, with the purpose of preventing excessive levels of pest damage, minimizing risks to the environment and to people, and reducing the evolution of resistance among target pests to pesticides. The objectives and activities outlined in this proposal address critical needs identified by a range of audiences including conventional, organic and limited resource farmers, agricultural consultants, commodity and NGO organizations, Extension agents and other agriculture professionals, and will build upon previous Extension IPM Program accomplishments to advance the adoption of IPM to a higher level (i.e. to increase confidence and competency in IPM practices among stakeholders that result in a reduction in reliance on pesticides). Statewide IPM training efforts will be coordinated and supported by the SC EIP by developing training and demonstration programs with inter- and trans-disciplinary emphases. The program will address recommendations outlined in the National IPM Road Map to promote practices that improve the cost/benefit relationship of adopting IPM practices, and to reduce the potential human health risks and adverse environmental effects of related management strategies. The objectives will focus on economically important IPM priority areas for South Carolina in (1) Agronomic and Specialty Crops, (2) Pollinator Health, and (3) Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities, with the latter being a new priority area in South Carolina for this cycle. The core program emphasis will be on Extension activities to transfer research-based recommendations and new knowledge to stakeholders by combining formal and informal training methods, including field demonstrations and experiential learning, and development of online and smartphone IPM tools.
Project Methods
Agronomic and Specialty Crop Priority AreaPeach IPM. Obj. 1). To assess safer products and their mixtures in-season for insect pest and disease control, the use of synthetic San Jose scale sex pheromone will be examined to disrupt mating as a chemical-free tactic. For thrips, we will evaluate diatomaceous earth and Beauveria bassiana. To select safer products against fungal diseases, we will use preliminary data and test our best-performing materials/mixtures.Obj. 2) Update and improve the MyIPM smartphone app content to support IPM implementation in SC and as a regional IPM tool. We will update and improve the popular MyIPM smartphone app content to encourage grower implementation of IPM practices. The success of the app requires the MyIPM Working Group to meet in person (or virtually as in 2020) to keep content updated.Vegetable IPM. Obj. 1). Provide training in sampling and diagnosis of key insects, diseases, and weeds.Hands-on training programs with growers and agents will focus on sampling and identifying pest and beneficial arthropods. A portable 'weed garden' with major weeds in SC will be utilized for training. Workshops on weed ID will be organized at vegetable field days.Obj. 2). Conduct demonstrations trials on insecticide efficacy, insect injury, and use of predator mites within an IPM program for cucurbits or leafy greens. A small plot trial of cucurbits or leafy greens will demonstrate the efficacy of a range of insecticides on key pests, injury, and insect communities. The use of predatory mites will be demonstrated.Obj. 3). Monitor cucurbit downy mildew using sentinel plots and assess sensitivity of cucurbit powdery mildew and downy mildew to fungicides, evaluate kale cultivars for susceptibility to Fusarium wilt. Sentinel plots of four cucurbit cultivars will be rated for powdery and downy mildew. Fungicide sensitivity assays will be done in spring or fall. 25kale cultivars will be screened for their reaction to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans.Obj. 4). Weed IPM demonstrations trials using cover crops, UAV drone for herbicide applications, herbicide symptomology plots, and the value of weed seed predators. Demonstration trials with cover crops as cultural practices to reduce weed pressure will be established. Herbicide symptomology plots will use 10 crop and weed species as a training tool. A UAV spray drone will allow agents to test their aerial application skills. The value of weed seed predation by granivorous insects will be highlighted using demonstration trials.Obj. 5). Provide in-field training in IPM strategies appropriate for limited resource, minority farmers. Stakeholders for the supplemental training with SCSU will primarily consist of limited resource and minority farmers with small, diversified farming operations. Participants will receive brassica transplants with training for recommended practices for key pests. During the season, a series of follow-up on-farm workshops will focus on pest ID and IPM strategies.Turfgrass and Ornamental Plant IPM Obj. To enhance current working website and smartphone application through expansion of pest profiles and management tools utilized by industry stakeholders in the turfgrass and ornamental plant industries. The website will be rolled out in year 1, and the team will identify new disease and arthropod pests to be included. Contents of the website and the app will be developed by graduate students with review from extension specialists.Corn, Cotton, Peanut, and SoybeanIPM Obj. 1). Conduct surveys and demonstration trials for insect pests as training tools. Pheromone traps will monitor bollworm and tobacco budworm. In-field cotton and soybean scouting workshops will be conducted each year. Corn demonstration trials will focus on efficacy of Bt corn for corn earworm and fall armyworm, and the importance of IRM. Extension programmingwill also focus onmanaging stink bugs in corn.Obj. 2). Conduct training programs and demonstration trials to highlight sustainable weed management practices in cotton and soybean. Weed management IPM demonstration trials will show how cover crops can reduce weed pressure in cotton and soybean, in addition to rotation of modes-of-action and soil residual herbicides. Weed populations and herbicide usage will emphasized at field days.Obj. 3). Develop an educational publication on how to implement short- and long-term nematode management programs in field crops. An educational bulletin will be developed on nematode management in agronomic crops based on IPM principles for whole farms. Management schemes will use real life results from over 350 fields in SC.Obj. 4). Conduct demonstration trials to facilitate early adoption of new peanut cultivars with improved resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus. On-farm demonstrations will allow farmers to see how cultivar selection in their region impacts TSWV incidence. Growers, agents, consultants, and industry reps will be able to view plots at field days.Obj. 5). Continue to develop and update the MyIPM for Row Crops smartphone app to deliver IPM recommendations for agronomic crop pests. This on-going work was initiated and funded in year 4 of the 2017-2021 SC EIP grant. With university specialists from 8 land-grant universities, we plan during this cycle to add and update existing sections.IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities Priority AreaObj. 1). Improve plant diagnostic, invasive pest identification, and noxious weed identification services at Clemson University DPI Labs by adding isothermal amplification capabilities. The team will review currently available isothermal amplification assays of plant pathogens and invasive pests and identify the most desired ones for SC. Assays will be evaluated using real diagnostic samples.Obj. 2). To build a new DPI Labs website to host information about the DPI Labs' specialty diagnostic testing services. A website for the DPI Labs will be designed.The priority of year 1 will be the design and creation of the website and the inclusion of available diagnostic information. In years 2 and 3, activities will focus on the development of comprehensive, plant diagnostics-related information.Obj. 3). Include additional fungicides/FRACs in the resistance testing panels for Botrytis and Colletotrichum. An improved method based on conidial germination will be used and the results will be photographed for analytical then promotional purposes.Obj. 4). Revise the testing protocol of Neopestalotiopsis rapid detection by adding a potential molecular method/bioassay to detect aggressive strains of N. rosae. A collection of Neopestalotiopsis isolates will be established. Proof-of-concept experiments will compare phenotypic and genotypic traits. Depending on results, a molecular method or a bioassay will be added to the diagnostic protocol of Neopestalotiopsis rapid detection.IPM For Pollinator Health Priority AreaObj. 1). Provide apiculture extension programs for beekeepers focusing on IPM strategies for honey bee pests and diseases to improve colony productivity and survival. Maintain working honey bee apiaries at the Clemson Pee Dee REC to support activities, including field days, in-service training,and testing/practicing various apiculture IPM strategies.Obj. 2). Implement programs to promote pollinator conservation and IPM strategies on farms, in managed forests, and across all land uses in South Carolina. Maintain pollinator habitat demonstration plots at the Pee Dee REC for training beekeepers, growers, agents, agency personnel, policy makers and other audiences.Obj. 3). Form the SC Pollinator Collaborative to optimize statewide synergies across public and private sectors. This collaborative will pull together stakeholders that are separately involved in pollinator conservation efforts to improve communication, partnerships, and synergy across public and private sectors.

Progress 09/01/24 to 08/31/25

Outputs
Target Audience:Target audiences include producers of the following commodities: peach, row crops, horticultural crops including vegetablesand ornamentals, commercial beekeepers and the general public. Target audiences also included landscape care professionals, arborists, Master Gardeners and home gardeners. Other training participants included Extension agents, crop consultants, agricultural industry representatives, and representatives from non-profit agricultural organizations and students. Undergraduate students were involved in the project and gained experience in IPM. Efforts were made to engage underserved audiences in the training programs including limited resource farmers, minority farmers with small, diversified farming operations. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Vegetable IPM: One undergraduate is being trained in culturing pathogens from diseased plants, using a microscope to recognize fungi, field disease identification, experimental design, and fungicide application at Clemson University Coastal Research and Education Center. IPM for Pest Diagnostics. An undergraduate student intern was hired in Spring 2025 and worked on a project to adapt a bioassay to detect aggressive strains of Neopestalotiopsis. Her work included the addition of a sanitation step in the protocol to minimize potential contaminants such as Botrytis and Rhizopus. Her work also included the identification of a false non-aggressive control strain. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Peach IPM: Results were presented through presentations at production meetings and the professional fruit workers meeting. See list of extension publications and presentations above. The MyIPM working group met in October 2024 to update the smartphone app. As of May 2025, the MyIPM for Fruit & Nut smartphone app has over 10,000 active users. Vegetable IPM: Results of vegetable disease management trials were disseminated to fellow scientists in 9 Extension blogs and 6 Extension presentations. Field demonstrations in vegetable weed management were used for 5 extension-presentations, in addition to approximately 5,000 unique views on Clemson vegetable weed site. A presentation was made to Master Gardener's on enhancing biological control of insect pests using cover crops. Training programs for limited resource and minority farmers were conducted in addition to regular farm visits to assist with IPM adoption. Turfgrass and Ornamental IPM: Given that the website has only recently been completed, dissemination of information on major arthropod pests and diseases of turfgrass and ornamental plants will begin soon, in addition to the smartphone app once it is completed. Agronomic Crop IPM: Presentations included grower meetings, field days, Certified Crop Advisor training sessions. Growers and other stakeholders were also reached using social media ('Clemson IPM' and 'Bugsdocisin' Twitter accounts), the Clemson Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter, updates to the SC Pest Management Handbook, a Land-Grant Press article, and other publications (Cotton Beltwide Proceedings and academic journals). Peanut IPM demonstrations trials have been set up and will be used this summer for training opportunities for Extension agents and stakeholders to evaluate cultivar susceptibility (e.g., tomato spotted wilt). IPM for Pollinator Health: Numerous presentations on honey bee colony management were made to local beekeeper associations. Apiaries were used for hands-on training programs and field days. Pollinator plots are now used as training tools at the Pee Dee REC. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?AGRONOMIC AND SPECIALTY CROP PRIORITY AREA Peach IPM Objectives: 1) Assess safer products and their mixtures in-season for insect pest and disease control We are evaluating safer products for green fruit rot management, including CaCl2 at 1,500 and 2,000 ppm with and without oil for scale control. Applications are being made and green fruit is examined for infections with Monilinia fructicola. We will investigate safer products for preharvest brown rot and mating disruption for peachtree borer and lesser peachtree borer at commercial peach orchards in SC, in addition to testing new lures for plum curculio. Objective 2) Update and improve the MyIPM smartphone app content to support IPM implementation in SC and as a regional IPM tool. We are updating pest and disease information between workshops as well. New research findings are constantly integrated via the authoring tool online. Vegetable IPM Objective 1) Provide training in sampling and diagnosis of key insects, diseases, and weeds Pathogens will be identified from vegetable samples submitted by growers or agents. Agents will be trained on insecticide use, identifying beneficial predators, and IPM. Objective 2) Conduct demonstrations trials on insecticide efficacy, insect injury, and use of predator mites within an IPM program for cucurbits or leafy greens. Insecticide demonstration trials in collard and sweet corn are underway and training programs will continue on this use of predatory mites for biological control of strawberry pests. Objective 3) Monitor cucurbit downy mildew using sentinel plots and assess sensitivity of cucurbit powdery mildew and downy mildew to fungicides, evaluate kale cultivars for susceptibility to Fusarium wilt. Powdery mildew and downy mildew fungicide sensitivity bioassays will be conducted. Kale cultivars will be screeded for susceptibility to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans. Objective 4) Weed IPM demonstrations trials using cover crops, UAV drone for herbicide applications, herbicide symptomology plots, and the value of weed seed predators. Weed seed predation studies are planned for 2025-2026. Objective 5) Provide in-field training in IPM strategies appropriate for limited resource, minority farmers. South Carolina State University collaborators will assist limited resource, minority farmers with adoption of vegetable IPM strategies via farm field days and grower meetings. Turfgrass and Ornamental Plant IPM Objective: 1) To enhance current working website (blogs.clemson.edu/tandoipm) and smartphone application (MyIPM T&O) through expansion of pest profiles and management tools utilized by industry stakeholders in the turfgrass and ornamental plant industries Work will continue to finalize the website and build the new MyIPM smartphone app. Agronomic Crops IPM Objectives 1) Conduct surveys and demonstration trials for insect pests as training tools. Demonstration plots will be established at RECs and grower fields for Bt corn plots, bollworm in cotton, cotton thrips plots, soybean insect management plots. Monitoring efforts will include bollworm, budworm, and corn leaf hopper, resistance to insecticides. Objective 2) Conduct training programs and demonstration trials to highlight sustainable weed management practices in cotton and soybean. Continue replicated weed management trials in cotton and soybean. Continue to test populations of annual ryegrass for glyphosate resistance and develop strategies for its management. Objectives 3) Develop an educational publication on how to implement short- and long-term nematode management programs in field crops. Work will continue on nematode management bulletins. Objective 4) Conduct demonstration trials to facilitate early adoption of new peanut cultivars with improved resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus. Observe on farm performance and discuss farmer's opinion, thoughts, and satisfaction regarding cultivar characteristics and their anticipation of continued future use of cultivar. Objective 5) Continue to develop and update the MyIPM for Row Crops smartphone app to deliver IPM recommendations for agronomic crop pests that will integrate recommendations for pests of row crops refined by objectives 1-4. Work will continue to edit new sections on cotton and soybean diseases, as well as development of a section on corn diseases. IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities PRIORITY AREA Objective: 1) Improve plant diagnostic, invasive pest identification, and noxious weed identification services at Clemson University DPI Labs by adding isothermal amplification capabilities. Purchase the AmpliFire Pro Isothermal Fluorometer when it becomes available. Test additional Pathogen Specific Kits aiming at improving the quality and shortening of turnaround time of our services. Identify priority pathogens and pests and develop custom assays using the AmplifyRP Discovery Kits. Objective 2) To build a new DPI Labs website to host information about the DPI Labs' specialty diagnostic testing services. Develop more promotional materials and post more content about DPI Labs specialty services onto our websites. Explore other online platforms (including social media) to host additional information, especially those that are limited by our current websites. Explore other web platforms for promoting other components of the EIP project by reposting IPM news, applications such as MyIPM, and factsheets such as those created by the T&O team. Objective 3) Include additional fungicides/FRACs in the resistance testing panels for Botrytis and Colletotrichum. Plan and discuss with Dr. Schnabel about revising and improving the current Botrytis fungicide-resistance testing protocol by adding additional fungicides/FRACs. Objective 4) Revise the testing protocol of Neopestalotiopsis rapid detection by adding a potential molecular method/bioassay to detect aggressive strains of N. rosae. An undergraduate student intern has been hired for Summer 2025. She will continue the development and adaptation of the bioassay under this objective. Continue to provide free Neopestalotiopsis rapid detection service for SC stakeholders. IPM For Pollinator Health PRIORITY AREA Objective 1) The Extension Apiculture and Pollinator Program will 1) provide apiculture extension programs for beekeepers focusing on IPM strategies for honey bee pests and diseases to improve colony productivity and survival The demonstration apiary at the Pee Dee REC will be used for workshops for a range of stakeholders. Training programs will be conducted across the state on various topics in apiculture. A honey bee disease survey will help to promote IPM practices. Objective 2) Implement programs to promote pollinator conservation and IPM strategies on farms, in managed forests, and across all land uses in South Carolina. Work will continue on managing pollinator habitat demonstration plots at the Pee Dee REC. Extension programs will be conducted on pollinator conservation for public audiences. Objective 3) Form the SC Pollinator Collaborative to optimize statewide synergies across public and private sectors. Efforts will continue in year 3 to be organize pollinator conservation across the state.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? AGRONOMIC AND SPECIALTY CROP PRIORITY AREA Peach IPM. Obj.: 1) Assess safer products and their mixtures in-season for insect pest and disease control 2) Update and improve the MyIPM smartphone app content to support IPM implementation in SC and as a regional IPM tool. Accomplishments: Obj. 1: Biological control agents Pseudomonas syringae and Bacillus subtilis were applied to peach trees at bloom and disease incidence and severity was recorded. Mating disruption was used in 3 orchards for peachtree borer and lesser peachtree borer. Obj. 2: A workshop was held on Oct. 8-9 at Clemson to update the MyIPM app. The workshop was attended by 12 specialists. We updated AIs, trade names, added pictures of diseases and pests, and added new information related to IPM. Vegetable IPM.Obj.: 1) Provide training in sampling and diagnosis of key insects, diseases, and weeds; 2) Conduct demonstrations trials on insecticide efficacy, insect injury, and use of predator mites within an IPM program for cucurbits or leafy greens; 3) Monitor cucurbit downy mildew using sentinel plots and assess sensitivity of cucurbit powdery mildew and downy mildew to fungicides, evaluate kale cultivars for susceptibility to Fusarium wilt. 4) Weed IPM demonstrations trials using cover crops, UAV drone for herbicide applications, herbicide symptomology plots, and the value of weed seed predators. 5) Provide in-field training in IPM strategies appropriate for limited resource, minority farmers. Accomplishments: Obj. 1: An interdisciplinary in-person lecture and field hands-on training on pesticide MOA was held for 6 members of the Clemson Horticulture Food Crops Team. Obj. 2: Insecticide demonstration trials in collard and sweet corn are underway. Predatory mites were demonstrated during in-person strawberry trainings. Outputs: 2 Ext. blogs, 1 Ext. publication, 4 Ext. presentations, 1 podcast interview. Obj. 3: Neither cyazofamid nor oxathiapiprolin showed reduced efficacy against cucurbit downy mildew clade 1 on butternut squash and clade 2 on pickling cucumber. Four of 22 kale cultivars were resistant to Fusarium yellows. Tuscan kale cultivars were more resistant than Siberian or curly kale cultivars. Outputs: 9 Extension blogs, 7 Extension publications, 6 Extension presentations during the time period. Obj. 4: In field demonstrations of herbicide symptoms and evaluation of extension agents' ability to identify herbicide symptoms due to drift and carryover were conducted. Field demonstrations of cover crop combinations on weed control were presented. Demonstrations of spray drone capabilities was conducted. Outputs: 5 extension presentations, 2 extension publications, ~5,000 unique views on Clemson vegetable weed website. Obj. 5: Training programs for limited resource and minority farmers were conducted in addition to regular farm visits to assist with IPM adoption. Turfgrass and Ornamental Plant IPM. Objective: 1) To enhance current working website (blogs.clemson.edu/tandoipm) and smartphone application (MyIPM T&O) through expansion of pest profiles and management tools utilized by industry stakeholders in the turfgrass and ornamental plant industries. Accomplishments: Obj. 1: Final updates are being made to launch clemson.blogs.edu/tandoipm. New pages are being added. Pest profile information housed on the IPM website has also been translated into a draft smart phone app that is currently under construction. Agronomic Crops IPM. Objectives: 1) Conduct surveys and demonstration trials for insect pests as training tools; 2) Conduct training programs and demonstration trials to highlight sustainable weed management practices in cotton and soybean; 3) Develop an educational publication on how to implement short- and long-term nematode management programs in field crops; 4) Conduct demonstration trials to facilitate early adoption of new peanut cultivars with improved resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus; 5) Continue to develop and update the MyIPM for Row Crops smartphone app to deliver IPM recommendations for agronomic crop pests that will integrate recommendations for pests of row crops refined by objectives 1-4. Accomplishments: Obj. 1: End-of-season data collection was conducted for on-going trials. Presentations included grower meetings, Certified Crop Advisor training sessions, and field days. Growers and other stakeholders were also reached using social media, newsletters, updates to the SC Pest Management Handbook, and a Land-Grant Press article. Obj. 2: 13 Extension presentations were made at grower meetings, field days, and training meetings based on 2024 in-field integrated weed management trials conducted in cotton and soybean at Edisto REC. In addition, 6 Extension publications were published. Obj. 3: Agents provided 300 nematode samples from growers, and results were communicated to agents/growers. Creation of 8 nematode management bulletins has begun. Obj. 4: Seed for demonstrations has been obtained and planted on farm. Discussions have begun for additional trials. Obj. 5: Drafts have been developed for new sections on cotton and soybean diseases, which need to be reviewed/edited by collaborators before being uploaded. IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities PRIORITY AREA Objectives: 1) Improve plant diagnostic, invasive pest identification, and noxious weed identification services at Clemson University DPI Labs by adding isothermal amplification capabilities; 2) To build a new DPI Labs website to host information about the DPI Labs' specialty diagnostic testing services; 3) Include additional fungicides/FRACs in the resistance testing panels for Botrytis and Colletotrichum; 4)Revise the testing protocol of Neopestalotiopsis rapid detection by adding a potential molecular method/bioassay to detect aggressive strains of N. rosae. Accomplishments: Obj. 1: An AmpliFire Pro Isothermal Fluorometer was identified as the most applicable. The "Pro" version should be available for purchase by June 2025. An AmplifyRP XRT Pathogen Specific Kit for BlScV (blueberry scorch virus) was tested in the lab using a qPCR instrument. Obj. 2: The new website for DPI Labs was launched. The Molecular Pathogen and Pest Detection (MPPD) Lab website hosts the information of most diagnostic services. We worked with the Clemson Regulatory Services Application Analyst and selected the most suitable format to present the information. Obj. 3: A Graduate Student Intern was hired and worked on a project to improve the previous protocol of Colletotrichum fungicide-resistance testing. The project was completed in Dec. 2024. This protocol was included in DPI Labs SOP book. Obj. 4: An undergraduate student intern was hired in Spring 2025 to work on a project to adapt a bioassay to detect aggressive strains of Neopestalotiopsis. This objective also includes providing SC stakeholders with 50 Neopestalotiopsis rapid detection samples for free. As of May 13, 2025, free services have been provided for 21 samples. IPM For Pollinator Health PRIORITY AREA Objectives: 1) The Extension Apiculture and Pollinator Program will 1) provide apiculture extension programs for beekeepers focusing on IPM strategies for honey bee pests and diseases to improve colony productivity and survival, 2) implement programs to promote pollinator conservation and IPM strategies on farms, in managed forests, and across all land uses in South Carolina, and 3) form the SC Pollinator Collaborative to optimize statewide synergies across public and private sectors. Accomplishments: Obj. 1: Numerous presentations on honey bee colony management were made to local beekeeper associations, including IPM in working bee hives. Obj. 2: Presentations were made on pollinator conservation at meetings. Pollinator plots with 6 management options are used at the Pee Dee REC as a training tool. Obj. 3: Efforts continued to optimize pollinator conservation efforts across the state.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Greene, J. K. 2025. Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter (Vol. 20, 5 Issues to date). Distributed weekly to various clientele (county agents, consultants, producers, etc.). Spring-Summer.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Greene, J. K. 2025. Soybean Insect Control, pp. 286-296. In South Carolina Pest Management Handbook. https://www.clemson.edu/extension/agronomy/_files/pest-management-handbook-clemson-extension.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Greene, J. K. 2025. Cotton Insect Management, pp. 111-125. In South Carolina Pest Management Handbook. https://www.clemson.edu/extension/agronomy/_files/pest-management-handbook-clemson-extension.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Reay-Jones, F.P.F. 2025. Corn Insect Management, pp. 50-69. In South Carolina Pest Management Handbook. https://www.clemson.edu/extension/agronomy/_files/pest-management-handbook-clemson-extension.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Reay-Jones, F.P.F. 2025. Grant Sorghum Insect Management, pp. 193-200. In South Carolina Pest Management Handbook. https://www.clemson.edu/extension/agronomy/_files/pest-management-handbook-clemson-extension.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Marshall M. 2025. Weed control in peanut, pp. 26-42. South Carolina Peanut Money-maker Production Guide. EC-588.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Marshall M. 2025. Weed control in field corn, pp. 19-50. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Marshall M. 2025. Weed control in cotton, pp. 85-110. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Marshall M. 2025. Weed control in forage legumes, pp. 136-145. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Marshall M. 2025. Weed control in small grains, pp. 237-244. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Reay-Jones FPF. 2025. Insect control in field corn, pp. 51-69. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Reay-Jones FPF. 2025. Insect control in grain sorghum, pp. 193-200. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Greene JK. 2025. Insect control in cotton, pp. 111-125. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Greene JK. 2025. Insect control in soybean, pp. 286-296. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Marshall M. 2025. Weed control in grass forages, pp. 146-164. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Marshall M. 2025. Weed control in grain sorghum, pp. 184-192. South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Blaauw, B., Brannen, P., Lockwood, D., Schhnabel, G., and Ritchie, D. (Eds.) 2025 Southeastern Peach, Nectarine and Plum Pest Management and Culture Guide. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. (Bulletin 1171).
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: A website (blogs.clemson.edu/tandoipm) is operational and receiving continuous updates using the WordPress engine software licensed by Clemson University. Co-principal investigator, Dr. Roberts, is currently working with the personnel to get all information updated regularly for profiles currently managed on the website.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Mueller, J. D. 2025. Corn Disease Control. Pp. 70  80. IN 2025 South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Mueller, J. D. 2025. Corn Nematode Control. Pp. 81  85. IN 2025 South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Mueller, J. D. 2025. Cotton Disease Control. Pp. 126  131. IN 2025 South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Mueller, J. D. 2025. Cotton Nematode Control. Pp. 132  135. IN 2025 South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Mueller, J. D. and Anco, D. 2025. Peanut Nematode Control. Pp. 235  236. IN 2025 South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Mueller, J. D. 2025. Soybean Disease Control. Pp. 297  302. IN 2025 South Carolina Pest Management Handbook.
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