Source: UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA submitted to NRP
FY2009 EIPM-CS COORDINATION PROJECT, CA (UC): IPM FOR CALIFORNIA`S COMMUNITIES AND AGRICULTURE
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
3D GRANT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0218458
Grant No.
2009-41534-05495
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
2009-00607
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Aug 1, 2009
Project End Date
Sep 30, 2010
Grant Year
2009
Program Code
[QQIPM]- Extension Integrated Pest Management - Coordination
Recipient Organization
UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA
1111 FRANKLIN STREET, 6TH FLOOR
OAKLAND,CA 94607-5201
Performing Department
Cooperative Extension
Non Technical Summary
California has more than 36 million residents, about 12.5% of the population of the United States, and 3 of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. The state grows more than half of the nation's fruits, nuts, and vegetables, many of which are produced only in California. More than 350 commercial crops are grown in the state, with cash receipts from farm marketing rose to a record high of $31.8 billion in 2004, representing 13.2% of the U.S. total?more than the second and third producing states combined. There were 77,000 farms and ranches (26.7 million acres) in California in 2004, with an average farm size of 347 acres and average farm sales of $413,000. Developing and delivering pest management information to meet the needs of such a large, complex, and diverse environment is a challenge. For nearly 30 years, University of California?s Statewide Integrated Pest Management (UC IPM) Program has helped to develop a network that supports pest management research, incorporates research results into relevant and practical products, and delivers these products to constituents as part of IPM programs, including a large national and international audience. Through the close interaction with stakeholders, teams are formed to prioritize key IPM issues, identify gaps in research and extension, develop and deliver information, knowledge, and practices through workshops, field meetings, hands-on demonstrations, and web-based outreach. Short- and intermediate-term outcomes will be measured using audience survey, knowledge acquisition methodology, web-based survey instruments, interviews and product use patterns. Long-term impacts may be measured using Pesticide Use Reporting, water and air quality monitoring via partnerships with other public agencies. UC IPM programs have always targeted the goals represented by the National IPM Roadmap. Our current activities focus on the development and delivery of economic and environmentally sound IPM systems to limit human and environmental risks caused by pest management activities. This has required a close partnership with water boards, water coalitions, CDPR, and USDA NRCS, local municipalities, water agencies, and the UC Master Gardener Program. Smith-Lever 3(d) IPM funding has been an important part of the resource base to support the development and delivery of IPM in California. We are proposing work in areas of emphasis that represent agriculture (agronomic and high value specialty crops), conservation partnerships, recreational areas and parks, and urban and consumers.
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
2161199113010%
2161199114010%
2161599113010%
2161599114010%
2161219113010%
2161219114010%
2161499113010%
2161499114010%
2162199113010%
2162199114010%
Knowledge Area
216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
1499 - Vegetables, general/other; 2199 - Ornamentals and turf, general/other; 1199 - Deciduous and small fruits, general/other; 1599 - Grain crops, general/other; 1219 - Edible tree nuts, general/other;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology; 1140 - Weed science;
Goals / Objectives
The goal of this project is to deliver reduced-risk pest management information to pest control consultants, farmers, commodity groups, public agencies, consumers, and other pest managers using a coordinated system of professional writers and programmers to support an established network of Cooperative Extension IPM and county farm advisors/specialists. Outputs: Activities: Annual plan of activities for UC IPM program. Crop team analyses of research priorities and priorities for outreach materials. Development and testing of evaluation prototypes using interactive audience response systems. Events: Field and classroom meetings related to IPM in agriculture held throughout California. Field demonstrations of IPM practices for growers. Training programs for NRCS, Cooperative Extension, and other staff. Hands-on demonstrations for professional landscapers. Regional training programs for UC Master Gardeners to help them better answer consumer pest questions and protect water quality and the environment. Services: Coordination of IPM activities in University of California. Coordination among California participants and regional and national IPM representatives. Products: UC IPM Web site (www.ipm.ucdavis.edu). UC IPM annual report of activities and successes. Major revisions of online Pest Management Guideline publications for agricultural crops. Online year-round IPM programs for dry bean, lettuce, and sweet cherry. Completed draft of Integrated Pest Management for Rice manual. Completed manuscript of Integrated Pest Management for Citrus for use by NRCS staff. Protocol for evaluating training programs and other outreach techniques. New or revised Pest Note online pest management publications for park and landscape professionals and for consumers. Outreach materials for management of Argentine ant, including a video, short answer publications and web information. Dissemination: Dissemination will be through field meetings, classroom training, including lectures and hands-on activities (as listed under outputs). Outreach will be to University of California Cooperative Extension personnel, Natural Resources Conservation Service staff, growers, consumers, Master Gardeners, pest management professionals, and others who advise on and conduct pest management programs.
Project Methods
We will conduct the project using: in-field demonstrations, coupled with meetings to present information; hands-on training sessions and classroom lectures for pest management practitioners; availability of self-service resources online and in print, including video presentations. Depending on the activity, we will conduct web-based surveys of users to identify usability of educational materials; conduct surveys of audience pre- and post-training knowledge; use interactive audience response system from Turning Technologies to assess customer satisfaction, usefulness, intention to change practices, and follow-up learning and adoption of practices to evaluate training; interview participants individually; monitor changes in pesticide use (type and frequency) data collected through Dept of Pesticide Regulation.

Progress 08/01/09 to 09/30/10

Outputs
OUTPUTS: Results from the 2009 EIPM project have been disseminated to interested agriculture and urban communities through UC IPM highlights annual report; UC IPM website that was visited by more than 50,000 visitors a day and more than 2.2 million pages downloaded during 2009; conducting comprehensive workshops, IPM meetings, and training sessions across California for agriculture and urban communities; utilized UC extension meetings to disseminated EIPM results and products; and developed web based IPM interactive tools and training. Specific outputs include: - Revised information about UC IPM and its resources for the Web. - Seven IPM crop manuals with major revisions and new dry bean, lettuce, and cherry year-round IPM programs were posted on UC IPM website. - Completed revisions of IPM for Rice and IPM for Citrus books. - Conducted Almond PMA II comprehensive workshop that illustrate utilizing Year-round-IPM programs to mange pests. In addition, many IPM meetings were conducted by UC IPM advisors to disseminate 2009 EIPM products to growers, PCA, and consultants. - Conducted three regional trainings for California Master Gardeners in Davis, Fresno and Riverside. 200 Master Gardeners from 38 counties were trained in advance IPM techniques. Topics were: Landscape Pest Identification, Managing the Argentine Ant, Navigating the UC IPM Home and Garden pages to solve pest problems. - New Quick Tips produced in English for Bark Beetles, Common Garden Spiders, Mistletoe, Beneficial Predators, Least Toxic Insecticides, Weed Control Using Herbicides (View Quick Tips at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/QT/index.html) - Revised Quick Tips for Gophers, Ground Squirrels, Rats, Snails and Slugs, Weeds in Landscapes, Garden Chemicals: Safe Use & Disposal, Lawn Watering - Fifteen new or revised Quick Tips prepared in Spanish. - A online video on Managing Argentine Ants Around the Home, emphasizing least toxic methods was posted on the UC IPM web site at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7411.html - Quip Tips bulletin have been distributed over the last 12 months to University of California Cooperative Extension offices and Master Gardeners (154,500 English, 51, 4000 Spanish). Additional cards were distributed by other programs including special versions for CA DPR's IPM for Schools program and HUD. PARTICIPANTS: - Besides EIPM project leaders, Walt Bentley, Chris Greer, Eric Natwick, Gene Miyao, Brenna Aegerter, Mark Bolda (crop team leaders) - Partner organizations: Community Alliance with Family Farmers; Almond Pest Management Alliance II; Canning Peach Pest Management Alliance; Natural Resources Conservation Service. - UC IPM Urban & Community Program staff and UC IPM leaders, UC IPM advisors and affiliates especially Cheryl Wilen and Steve Swain - Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator Pam Geisel plus county Master Gardener coordinators in 38 counties - John Klotz and Mike Rust, Entomology Department, UCR, for development of ant management educational materials - Authors of Pest Notes include faculty, CE Specialists and UCCE advisors with expertise in pest sciences and environmental horticulture - UC IPM Urban and Community Advisory Team including Kassim Al-Khatib, UC IPM Director; Mary Louise Flint, Associate Director, UC Statewide IPM Program; Joyce Fox Strand, UC Statewide IPM Program; Stacy Carlson, Agricultural Commissioner, Marin County; Nita Davidson, Department of Pesticide Regulation; Dave Fujino, Director, Urban Horticulture Center, UC Davis; Chris Geiger, IPM Program Manager, Dept of the Environment, City of San Francisco; Geisel, Pam; UC Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator; Annie Joseph, Consultant to Retail Stores, Our Water Our World; Vernard Lewis, UC Berkeley, Urban Pest Management Center; Tunyalee Martin, UC Statewide IPM Program; Rick Melnicoe, Director, Western Regional IPM Program; Donald Reierson, UC Riverside, Urban Pest Management Center; Steve Sanguinetti, UC Master Gardener, San Joaquin County and licensed landscape QAL; Steve Swain, UCCE Marin County; Dave Tamayo, Sacramento County Storm water Program and California Storm water Quality Association; Darren Van Steenwyk, Clark Pest Control, Lodi; Cheryl Wilen, UC Statewide IPM Program, San Diego; Karey Windbiel-Rojas, UC Statewide IPM Program. TARGET AUDIENCES: California growers and crop consultants Homeowners, gardeners, public agencies, landscape professionals and the general public. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.

Impacts
New information about IPM methods in crops, including impact of pesticide choice on water and air quality, was available and delivered to growers for use in decision making. Combined surveys from meetings showed that UC IPM materials supplied information users needed and more than 80% intended to use what they learned. In addition, a follow up survey of attendees at our Master Gardener Advanced IPM Training showed that almost all participating Master Gardener Programs used the training materials to educate other Master Gardeners in their counties or the general public about IPM after the training. As a result, thousands of Californian's have been educated locally using these materials.

Publications

  • University of California Statewide IPM Program. 2009. UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines (by crop). www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG.
  • University of California Statewide IPM Program. 2010. UC IPM 2009 Highlights Annual Report. www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/highlights.
  • Four new Pest Notes (Bats; Black Widow and Other Widow Spiders; Brooms; Palm Diseases in the Landscape) and 20 revisions (Anthracnose; Apple and Pear Scab; Carpenter Ants; Dodder; Eucalyptus Longhorned Borers; Ground Squirrel; Mosquitoes; Nutsedge; Pocket Gophers; Poison Oak; Rabbits; Silverfish and Firebrats; Snails and Slugs; Spotted Spurge and Other Spurges; Walnut Husk Fly; Wood Wasps and Horntails; Bordeaux Mixture; Creeping Woodsorrel and Bermuda Buttercup; Voles; and Windscorpions). We now have 149 Pest Note titles. Also in 2009, we introduced color photo format for Pest Note PDFs, which is very popular with authors. See the Pest Notes at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PDF/PESTNOTES/index.html
  • Six new Quick Tips as described above plus revisions of 8 and 9 translated into Spanish. 2010