THE ARIZONA PEST MANAGEMENT CENTER: ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR IPM PRACTICE IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

• Sponsoring Institution: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Project Status: COMPLETE
• Funding Source: 3D GRANT
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0222965
• Grant No.: 2010-41534-21710
• Cumulative Award Amt.: $525,000.00
• Proposal No.: 2010-01546
• Project Start Date: Sep 1, 2010
• Project End Date: Aug 31, 2014
• Grant Year: 2012
• Program Code: [QQIPM]- Extension Integrated Pest Management - Coordination

Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
888 N EUCLID AVE
TUCSON,AZ 85719-4824

Performing Department
Maricopa Ag Center

Non Technical Summary
Arizona is characterized by extremely productive irrigated agricultural lands, unique flora and fauna, extreme and sensitive environments, and large urban centers made-up of transplanted people and cultures. In 2008, agricultural receipts totaled over $3.5 billion. Our diverse stakeholders require information on the safe and effective management of pests including ways to reduce risks to human health and the environment while sustaining economically viable industry in our state. At the University of Arizona, we have limited and shrinking human and fiscal resources available to address these needs. Through our reorganization of IPM efforts, coordinated under the Arizona Pest Management Center, we have developed an effective mechanism to leverage and maximize the impact of our limited resources. The APMC was formed in response to stakeholders' demands for greater transparency, engagement and relevance, and more state-based investment in IPM. With the formation of the APMC, we are well positioned to strengthen and expand our capacity to support IPM implementation in agricultural, natural and urban environments and to systematically measure the economic and environmental impacts of our programs. The APMC provides proven support for stakeholder engagement, needs assessment, strategic planning, outreach and evaluation of IPM in all our systems. It is a structure that both our faculty and partner organizations have embraced. Our goal is to create a working environment in which the science and implementation of IPM can thrive in Arizona. Our coordinated IPM program includes areas of emphasis in agronomic crops, high value crops, school IPM, housing IPM and consumer / urban IPM. In each of these areas, we identify stakeholder needs and priorities, collaborate to develop extension programs based on applied research and science-based information, deliver information to clientele through multiple channels and methods, and evaluate the adoption and impact of those IPM programs using in-house tools including annual stakeholder surveys and a pesticide use reporting database. In the past, we have used these tools to estimate that, in cotton alone since 1995 over $200 million has been saved in arthropod control costs and associated yield loss. Anticipated impacts of this one-year project include $10 million saved in pesticide use and yield loss in cotton. We also anticipate greater adoption of reduced-risk technologies in agricultural and urban sectors. This includes increased adoption of improved tree management practices by homeowners and landscape professionals, eliminating a significant portion of un-needed pesticide use, saving money for homeowners, and improving aesthetic quality of targeted neighborhoods. The expected impact of our overall efforts is increased implementation of IPM in all areas of emphasis and the environmental, economic and human health benefits that flow from that.

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
216	1499	1130	20%
216	1710	1140	20%
216	1640	1160	20%
216	2199	1160	20%
216	6099	1130	20%

Knowledge Area
216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
1499 - Vegetables, general/other; 1640 - Alfalfa; 2199 - Ornamentals and turf, general/other; 6099 - People and communities, general/other; 1710 - Upland cotton;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology; 1160 - Pathology; 1140 - Weed science;

Keywords

integrated pest management

arizona

arizona pest management center

collaboration

cotton

lettuce

melons

vegetables

alfalfa

high input high value ipm

pest losses

agronomic crops

ipm in schools

turf

commercial urban horticulture

stakeholder engagement

cooperative extension

ipm assessment

cross commodity ipm

Goals / Objectives
Our goal is to create a working environment in which the science and implementation of IPM can thrive in Arizona. The expected outcome of our overall efforts is increased implementation of IPM in all program areas and the environmental, economic and human health benefits that flow from that. Expected outputs by area of emphasis. (1) Coordination: significantly leveraged resources for IPM; improved communication and coordination of programs and partnerships; improved documentation of outcomes; and transparency. (2) Collaboration: stakeholder-informed regulatory decision-making that considers real world concerns of pest managers in diverse environments; a pesticide use reporting database that will support IPM assessment goals. (3) Agronomic: Improved implementation of IPM outreach for agronomic crops; delivery of at least 30 CEUs to clientele; at least two field days and two desert agricultural conference presentations per year; 1 high priority extension publication per year. (4) High Value Crops: 3 meetings annually dedicated to stakeholder engagement; 3 program planning meetings; 3 IPM demonstration workshops / field tours in Yuma County each year; over 50 CEUs conveyed annually; VegE_IPM Update newsletter delivered biweekly throughout growing seasons; 3 Pest Losses workshops annually statewide (for lettuce and melons); new and revised Extension publications including at least one IPM Series publication; updated Practical IPM Guidelines; a new series of IPM Reference Guides (2-3 pp. each, at least 1 per year) in print and PDF format; and a new series of pesticide & IPM fact sheets (at least 1 per year). (5) Consumer / Urban IPM: Enhanced extension program planning and implementation of IPM programs for managed landscapes; 6 or more educational presentations annually to landscape and horticulture industry professionals statewide; 10 annual presentations to Master Gardeners and homeowners; 3 Cooperative Extension bulletins per year; articles for trade journals, newspapers and delivery of several radio spots in selected counties highlighting IPM strategies and tree health issues for homeowners; one user-friendly website for reporting of tree problems which will evolve over the grant term to include a database of common problems and FAQ section. (6 & 7) IPM in Schools and IPM in Housing: improved program planning and coordination; implementation of IPM training program with City of Phoenix to improve professionalism of Phoenix-based pest management providers; one multi-family (public) housing workshop to include training on bed bugs; continued collaboration with colleagues in other western states to support implementation of school IPM programs.

Project Methods
The Arizona Pest Management Center (APMC) is the coordinating mechanism for these activities. The IPM Coordinator (Ellsworth), IPM Program Manager (Fournier) and a multidisciplinary IPM Coordinating Committee will allocate resources, plan and coordinate all IPM activities. The IPM Coordinator has statewide responsibility for all IPM programs, manages resources, convenes the IPM Coordinating Committee, and submits federal reports. The IPM Program Manager manages the daily APMC activities, including communication and faculty support for needs assessment activities, proposal development and program evaluation. He also coordinates in-state and multi-state collaborations. The APMC is organized into "focal areas" that reflect both our internal strengths and priority needs as determined through stakeholder engagement. Within each focal area, program teams actively develop, manage, support and implement our IPM programs. Our methods for implementing the objectives of this grant can be generalized across emphasis areas as consisting of 4 types of activities: stakeholder engagement, program development (including translational research), program delivery through outreach and education, and program evaluation. Various methods will be used across each type of activity. An example of stakeholder engagement is the Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment program in which we will conduct PCA surveys in workshop environment to quantify pest losses and pest management needs and practices in key crops. However, stakeholder engagement occurs across all emphasis areas and includes open discussion at meetings, advisory groups and committees, focus groups, participatory research, pest management strategic plans and informal dialog with stakeholders. Program development includes applied research activities engaged in by specialists and agents to develop science-based solutions to stakeholder needs. Development of specific program outputs is facilitated through internal working groups that meet regularly to share research results and plan program outputs. Program delivery occurs through diverse outreach and education mechanisms, including Extension publications, IPM guidelines, fact sheets, newsletters, trade and popular press articles, online publications and informational websites, face-to-face workshops, meetings and short courses, hands-on demonstrations conducted in urban, agricultural or natural settings, and efforts are magnified through volunteer education (e.g., Master Gardeners). Program evaluation and IPM assessment is a major focal area for the APMC. In the area of high-value IPM, we engage stakeholders in a crop pest losses and impact assessment process in several workshops each year that help us identify IPM program impacts. We also have the capacity to do extensive agricultural IPM assessment through a statewide pesticide use reporting database that can identify changes in pest management practices and behaviors over time. In all other emphasis areas, the APMC provides resources and expertise to support IPM program evaluation through surveys, pre-and-post measurements, and other methodologies as appropriate to each area.

Progress 09/01/10 to 08/31/14

Outputs
Target Audience: Pest Control Advisors (PCAs), growers, agricultural industry representatives, pesticide applicators, state and federal agencies and pesticide regulators, nursery and landscape industry, Master Gardeners, homeowners, public school staff, non-governmental organizations, pest management professionals, representatives from numerous tribes and tribal organizations, racial and ethnic minorities that work in agricultural and urban sectors. Changes/Problems: The loss of Assistant in Extension, Brian Stevens, in July 2012 affected our progress in Year 3 for community IPM emphasis areas (schools, public housing and urban IPM). A major focus of our Community IPM Team, the School IPM Inside and Out implementation program, was delayed while we conducted a search for a replacement. Dr. Shaku Nair assumed this position in July 2013 and has worked with the Community IPM Team to regain momentum in our “School IPM Inside and Out” implementation program, as reported herein. We were operating under a no-cost extension during this past term (through 8/31/14) specifically to complete objectives related to these emphasis areas. Extension IPM work by our other teams in the areas of agronomic crops and specialty crops IPM, for the period from Sept. 2013 through Aug 2014, were completed under year 1 of a separate grant project, # ARZT-3007040-E53-503 and are not included in this Final Report. Outputs and impacts for these teams represented in this report are for Years 1 to 3 of this grant. (Please see Progress Report for # ARZT-3007040-E53-503.) What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Across all program areas, reached over 9,700 participants in over 190 Extension meetings, workshops, field days, demonstrations and conferences, including licensed Pest Control Advisors (PCAs), growers, agricultural industry representatives, pesticide applicators, state and federal agencies and pesticide regulators, nursery and landscape industry, Master Gardeners, homeowners, public school staff, non-governmental organizations, pest management professionals, representatives from numerous tribes and tribal organizations, racial and ethnic minorities that work in agricultural and urban sectors. This included organizing four annual Southwest Ag Summits, reaching approximately 3,200 participants with primarily vegetable crop and pest management information. Delivered over 600 continuing education units (CEUs, all types) for agricultural and non-agricultural programs. Published 143 IPM related Extension publications and newsletters, including 32 field crops IPM shorts (11 in Spanish) and 75 Veg IPM Updates, as well as 22 journal articles and 15 abstracts, 20 published reports, one agricultural pest control manual to support pest control advisor (PCA) certification, and an extensive cotton pest manual for the APHIS Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) project. Contributed to about 40 articles per year to Western Farm Press, several articles for UA News and other media outlets, and conducted several radio interviews. Produced over 50 educational IPM videos for various audiences. Maintained and expanded Extension Plant Pathology website with descriptions, pictures and prevention and control information for over 195 plant diseases that occur in Arizona on over 50 crops and plants. Organized Third Annual International Lygus Symposium in Scottsdale, AZ October 2012, where scientists from several counties delivered over 20 presentations, 10 posters and 1 workshop. Presented research and Extension work at professional meetings and conferences including at least 22 presentations and 11 posters at 12 professional meetings. In Year 3 of this grant, employed a 0.50 FTE Graduate Assistant in Entomology and Insect Science that specialized in arthropod diagnostics, responding to pest-related inquiries from clientele in agricultural and urban pest management programs. This student, Christopher Bibbs, is now pursuing a Ph.D. at University of Florida. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Workshops, field days, demonstrations, cooperative extension meetings, educational presentations, training manuals, websites, blogs, webinars, online videos, Smart phone updates, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, newsletters, trade publications, extension publications, reports, stakeholder dialog sessions, needs assessments, crop pest losses surveys, informal discussion groups, one-on-one consultations, scientific publications, presentations and symposia, Master Gardener training and volunteer program, short courses. IPM Guidelines and pesticide and IPM fact sheets were delivered to over 450 plus stakeholders as PDF links to biweekly Vegetable IPM Updates, delivered by smart phone and website, then further distributed to over 10,000 readers via Western Farm Press and other media. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Obj. 1: Measuring and communicating environmental, economic and social impacts of IPM is key to recruiting and leveraging support for our IPM programs, and to maximizing future impacts. Our IPM programs are planned and implemented by interdisciplinary teams of the Arizona Pest Management Center (APMC) and address agricultural, natural and urban settings. Each team (Agronomic Crops IPM, Vegetable Crops IPM, Community IPM and IPM Assessment) employs an Assistant in Extension that is leveraged at least 50% with other resources. The addition of these key positions has increased Extension outputs and our ability to document outcomes and impacts of IPM programs. Our programs are highly leveraged to maximize impacts. For example, in FY 2010 we secured about $1.1 million in grants (>$900K federal) and other resources to support IPM research and outreach (in FY 2012, $937,550 was leveraged). Our investments in IPM assessment have increased our capacity to document program impacts. Dedicated faculty develop evaluation data for all program areas, showing dramatic impacts that save growers money, protect human and environmental health, & save/create jobs in Arizona. Obj. 2: Provided stakeholder input to regulatory decision making via at least 12 official pesticide information request reports during grant term (http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/Arid_SWPMC_Info_Requests.html). Hired full time assistant in Extension (50% funded through EIPM) to develop and improve APMC pesticide use database in collaboration with stakeholder advisory committee and regulatory partners. Now contains 23 years of data, nearly 1 million records, and routinely informs program planning, research, IPM assessment and pesticide regulatory questions. Obj. 3: The Agronomic IPM Team greatly exceeded the committed number of annual outputs, (see Products section). During the third term, much effort was invested to develop a “Natural Enemies of the Southwest” field guide (Brown et al. 2013), leveraged by a Western IPM Center grant. Collaborating authors from AZ, CA, NM and Texas worked on the 71pp guide includes hundreds of photos and descriptions of key beneficial insects in SW field crops. Cotton IPM impacts: Arizona leads the world in cotton yield per acre (>1550 lbs.), nearly twice the U.S. average, contributing 9,000 jobs and $700 million to Arizona’s economy in 2011. Reductions in control costs & yield losses to arthropods have saved cotton growers more than $388,000,000 since 1996. Growers reduced their need to spray by 88% (only 1.5 times / season), their costs by 81%, and the amount of insecticides used by 77%, equivalent to applying less than a can of soda on an entire football field in one year. By 2011, 76% of all cotton insecticides used were selective, meaning they are safer to use and help preserve beneficial insects in the cotton system. Arizona cotton growers have reduced broadly toxic insecticides by 74% compared to pre- 2005 levels. Our cotton IPM program, including adoption of Bt cotton and whitefly-specific insect growth regulators since 1996 and a selective Lygus feeding inhibitor since 2006, has reduced risks to human health and the environment by eliminating over 1.16 million pounds of insecticide active ingredient annually, down 90% compared to 1995. The cotton IPM plans developed in Arizona have been exported for use in California, Texas, Australia, Latin America and northern Mexico. In the border region of Mexico (pop. 1M), 30,000 ha of cotton has often been subject to broadly toxic pesticide use, affecting over 15,000 agricultural workers; implementation of the Arizona IPM program resulted in a 51%, 30–40%, and 34% reduction in broadly toxic insecticides, all insecticides, and their costs, respectively, saving over $1.6M in 2012 alone. Obj. 4: The Vegetable IPM Team greatly exceeded the committed number of annual outputs (see Products section). Major efforts including several leveraged research grants are assisting with development of effective IPM strategies for cole crops, where invasive bagrada bug has been an issue. In a project leveraged by a USDA-AMS Specialty Crop Block Grant, we collaborated with partners from Oregon State University to conduct a risk analysis of 21 years of Arizona lettuce pesticide use data. Using the Pesticide Risk Mitigation Engine (ipmPRiME), we showed dramatic reductions in both risk levels associated with pesticide use and the areas to which those risk scores applied. Vegetable IPM Impacts: Arizona growers are one of the leading producers of fresh-market vegetables in the U.S., producing fresh vegetables and melons at an estimated farm gate value of over $900M annually creating $2.5 billion of economic output; this includes over 90% of all fresh lettuce consumed in the U.S. in the winter, valued at over 3.2M in the 2009–2010 season. Broad-spectrum insecticide use in lettuce has declined 72% from a high of over 10 sprays (1995) to less than 2.4 sprays over recent years (2009–2011). Use of safer, reduced-risk insecticides have increased 14-fold over the same period. Safety to aquatic & other organisms has been progressively and significantly improved by 80% over the last 21 years. Obj. 5,6,7: The Community IPM Team exceeded the committed number of annual outputs in most categories for these emphasis areas (see Products section). Our community IPM programs were reorganized, and stakeholder priorities reassessed this grant term. Assistant in Extension, Dr. Shaku Nair (since July 2013) coordinates the multidisciplinary team, which has improved efficiency and focus of all community IPM programs. As part of our school IPM program, the team conducted initial and follow-up IPM assessments at 6 schools in 5 school districts. Our IPM program at Metro Tech High School in Phoenix received national coverage and a visit by three EPA administrators including Jim Jones, assistant administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention on April 2, 2014. Through an EPA School IPM grant, the team is leading a collaboration of national partners to develop and carry out a pilot standardized school IPM training and certification program in eight states and four tribes, with materials developed available to schools nationwide. Dr. Nair is developing a handbook on pests in community environments through a Western IPM Center grant, which will be available in 2015. The Commercial Horticulture Landscape Management website addresses common questions on tree health (http://extension.arizona.edu/commercial-horticulture-landscape-management), although a database of common tree problems is yet to be developed. Community IPM Impacts: School IPM is currently practiced in 44 school districts in Arizona, including some of the largest districts in the state. Pest incident reports in the schools practicing IPM have dropped by 85 percent, overall pest incidences by an average of 78 percent and pesticide use by 71 percent. The Mesa Unified School District, one of the largest in the state, now trains 100 percent of its custodial and maintenance staff annually on IPM. 374 units at a large public housing site were renovated in 2011 according to our IPM guidelines, eliminating ongoing problems with German cockroaches and bed bugs. Families were returned to pest-free homes, enjoying a greatly increased quality of life while breaking the cycle of pest re-infestation.

Publications

• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2011 Citation: Popular Press & Trade Blake, C. 2011. (Ellsworth, P.C., contributor). Gaming simulation to improve lygus control in cotton. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/gaming-simulation-improve-lygus-control-cotton. June 9, 2011. Blake, C. 2011. (Ellsworth, P.C., contributor). Arizonans celebrate state centennial, cotton industry. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/blog/arizonans-celebrate-state-centennial-cotton-industry. June 15, 2011. Blake, C. 2011. (Matheron, M., contributor). Repeat of lettuce drop epidemic unlikely this winter. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/vegetables/repeat-lettuce-drop-epidemic-unlikely-winter. Sept 23, 2011. Blake, C. 2011. (Palumbo, J., contributor). Finding solutions to Bagrada bug control in the West. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/vegetables/finding-solutions-bagrada-bug-control-west. Sept 29, 2011. Blake, C. 2011. (Fournier, A., contributor). IPM delivers monumental gains in Arizona agriculture. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/ipm-delivers-monumental-gains-arizona-agriculture. Oct 10, 2011. Brown, L.M., T. Vandervoet, P.C. Ellsworth, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Assassin Bugs: Top of the Food Web. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/assassin-bugs-help-keep-pests-check. Aug 25, 2011. Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2011. Drapetis Fly: Natural Whitefly Enemy in Cotton. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/drapetis-fly-natural-whitefly-enemy-cotton. July 5, 2011. Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, and S. Naranjo. 2011. $1-Plus Cotton: New Insect Thresholds? Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/1-plus-cotton-new-insect-thresholds. July 5, 2011. Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, X. Li, J. Palumbo, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Keeping Cotton a Green Crop. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/keeping-cotton-green-crop. July 25, 2011. Ellsworth , P.C. & A. Fournier. 2011. Highlights of IPM Activities in the West: Accomplishments, Outcomes, Impacts, and Plans, Part II, Arizona. The Western Front newsletter, Western IPM Center. http://www.wripmc.org/Newsletter/October%202011%20PDF%20for%20posting.pdf. October 2011. Farm Press Staff. 2011. (Palumbo, J., contributor). Producers warned against Bagrada bug complancency. Western Farm Press. Gallery. http://westernfarmpress.com/vegetables/producers-warned-against-bagrada-bug-complancency. Sept 27, 2011. Fournier, A. & P.C. Ellsworth. 2011. The Arizona Pest Management Center: Advancing Agricultural IPM in the Desert Southwest. U.S. EPA PESPWire newsletter. http://www.epa.gov/pesp/news/pesp/pespwire_summer2011.pdf. Summer 2011. McCloskey, W. and L.M. Brown. 2011. Increasing the Activity of Glyphosate. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/management/increasing-activity-glyphosate. June 19, 2011. Mostafa, A., L.M. Brown, P.C. Ellsworth, and V. Barlow. 2011. Egyptian alfalfa weevil in desert-grown alfalfa. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/alfalfa/egyptian-alfalfa-weevil-desert-grown-alfalfa. Dec 28, 2011. Mostafa, A., L.M. Brown, P.C. Ellsworth, S. Naranjo and V. Barlow. 2011. Untangling the Web about Spiders in Arizona Fields. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/untangling-web-about-spiders-arizona-fields. Aug 1, 2011. Norton, R., G. Wang, and S. Loper. 2011. Cotton Defoliation is All About the Timing. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/cotton-defoliation-all-about-timing. Sept 7, 2011. OBrien, D. 2011. (Ellsworth, P.C. and S. Naranjo contributors). Cotton growers reducing whiteflies with green alternatives. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/cotton-growers-reducing-whiteflies-green-alternatives. Dec 12, 2011. Truncated for length
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2012 Citation: Popular Press & Trade Blake C. 2012. Softer insecticides reduce pests in winter vegetables. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/vegetables/softer-insecticides-reduce-pests-winter-vegetables Blake, C. 2012. Research advances reduce lygus damage in cotton. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/research-advances-reduce-lygus-damage-cotton Blake, C. 2012. Arizona cotton industry awaits glyphosate-resistance test results., Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/arizona-cotton-industry-awaits-glyphosate-resistance-test-results Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2012. Pale-Striped Flea Beetles in Young Cotton Stands. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/pale-striped-flea-beetle-young-cotton-stands. May 8, 2012. Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2012. Anatomy of a Cotton Sweep. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/anatomy-sweep-cotton-insects. July 2, 2012. Farm Press Staff. 2012. (Olsen, M., contributor). Survey to look for Fusarium wilt Race 4 in Arizona cotton. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/survey-look-fusarium-wilt-race-4-arizona-cotton. March 9, 2012. Ellsworth, P., L. Brown, G. Castro & S. Naranjo. 2012. Measure cotton whiteflies in seven minutes, seven steps. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/measure-cotton-whiteflies-seven-minutes-seven-steps Ellsworth, P., L. Brown & A. Mostafa. 2012. Brown stink bug strategy in Arizona cotton fields. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/brown-stink-bug-strategy-arizona-cotton-fields Fitzenberger J. 2012. Award to UA, Others Marks Morrill Act 150th Anniversary. University of Arizona, UA News. http://uanews.org/node/47978 Gouge, D. & J. Brown. 2012. Invasive Species Group Develops Coordination Guidelines. http://www.wripmc.org/Western_IPM_Center_Fall_Newsletter_2103.pdf McCloskey W., Ayman Mostafa, & Peter Ellsworth. 2012. Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth suspected in Arizona cotton. Western Farm Press Daily. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/glyphosate-resistant-palmer-amaranth-suspected-arizona-cotton?NL=WFP-01&Issue=WFP-01_20120731_WFP-01_788&YM_RID=`email`&YM_MID=`mmid` Stolte, D. 2012. Arizona Pest Management Center earns EPA award. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/arizona-pest-management-center-earns-epa-award. April 27, 2012.
• Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Mostfa, A. 2013. Created a new blog to facilitate timely communication of crop and pest management information on central Arizona field crops to clientele. http://arizonaag.com/ Over 40 blog entries since launching in June 2013.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Popular Press & Trade Blais, S. 2013. Strange bedfellows: Parasites under the sheets a summer hazard. City of Maricopa. (magazine) http://www.inmaricopa.com/uploads/MAG%20ARCHIVE/eInMaricopaSummer013.pdf Blake, C. 2013. Glyphosate resistance changes Arizona cotton industry. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/glyphosate-resistance-changes-arizona-cotton-industry Bowen K. 2013. No Silver Bullet to prevent spread of Asian citrus psyllid., Yuma Sun. http://www.yumasun.com/articles/citrus-88927-hlb-trees.html#ixzz2b7H2msO9 Brown, L., A. Mostafa, A. Fournier, & P. Ellsworth. 2013. Aphid identification in desert-grown alfalfa. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/alfalfa/aphid-identification-desert-grown-alfalfa Fournier A. & S. Elliot. 2013. Arizona's Vegetable IPM Updates. Western IPM Center blog. http://www.ipmwest.blogspot.com/ Karen Bowen. 2013. No Silver Bullet to prevent spread of Asian citrus psyllid. Yuma Sun. http://www.yumasun.com/articles/citrus-88927-hlb-trees.html#ixzz2b7H2msO9 McCloskey, W. & Lydia Brown. 2013. Preplant, pre-emergence dinitroaniline herbicides in cotton. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/preplant-pre-emergence-dinitroaniline-herbicides-cotton Olsen M., R. Norton, M. McClure & L. Brown. 2013. 6 steps to sample soil for root-knot nematodes. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/6-steps-sample-soil-root-knot-nematodes?NL=WFP-01&Issue=WFP-01_20130627_WFP-01_518&YM_RID=[e-mail]&YM_MID=1405171&sfvc4enews=42 Smith, R. 2013. Superweeds a growing nightmare for agriculture. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/management/superweeds-growing-nightmare-agriculture
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Popular Press & Trade Anonymous 2014. UA Pest Control Experts to Create Nationwide Guidelines for Schools. http://uanews.org/story/ua-pest-control-experts-to-create-nationwide-guidelines-for-schools Anonymous 2014. PESPWire article: EPA Awards School Integrated Pest Management Grants. US EPA. http://www.epa.gov/pestwise/news/pesp/pespwire-2014-04.pdf#page=1 Anonymous 2014. Managing bed bugs without harmful pesticides. The Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ1l2I2duD8 : http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2014/04/new-video-shows-how-to-manage-bed-bugs.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IpmWest+%28IPM+West%29 Baker P.B. 2014. Termites on STEM Journals TV show on Cox Channel 7 Arizona. Cox Channel 7 Arizona. http://www.cox7.com/stem-journals/termite-home-invasion Gouge D.H. 2014. School Smart IPM: The Sensible Way to Work the Bugs Out. National Parent Teacher Association. http://onevoice.pta.org/?p=4231 Gouge D.H., A.J. Fournier, S. Nair, P.C. Ellsworth, S. Li, K. Umeda. 2014. UA News Media Advisory: UA Pest Control Experts to Create Nationwide Guidelines for Schools. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://uanews.org/story/ua-pest-control-experts-to-create-nationwide-guidelines-for-schools
• Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Fournier, A., P.C. Ellsworth, J. Palumbo. 2013 (updated). Arid Southwest IPM Network website. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/Arid_SWPMC_Info_Requests.html.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Reports Anonymous 2014. Research-Based Integrated Pest Management IPM Programs Impact People Communities and the Economy of Arizona. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/APMC%20Impact%20narrativep1-4_4-29-14.pdf
• Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2012 Citation: Carriere, Y., C. Ellers-Kirk, K. Hartfield, G. Larocque, B. Degain, P. Dutilleul, T. J. Dennehy, S. E. March, D. W. Crowder, X. Li, P. C. Ellsworth, S. E. Naranjo, J. C. Palumbo, A. Fournier, L. Antilla & B. E. Tabashnik. 2012. Large-scale, spatially explicit test of the refuge strategy for delaying insecticide resistance. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA) 109: 775-780. Carriere, Y., P. B. Goodell, C. Ellers-Kirk, G. Larocque, P. Dutilleul, S. E. Naranjo and P. C. Ellsworth. 2012. Effects of Local and Landscape Factors on Population Dynamics of a Cotton Pest. PLoS ONE 7(6): e39862. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039862. Ghidiu G., T. Kuhar, J.C. Palumbo, D. Schuster. 2012. Drip Chemigation of Insecticides as a Pest Management Tool in Vegetable Production. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. Vol. 3 No. 3, E1-E5. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/IPM10022 Li, X. C., B. A. Degain, V. S. Harpold, P. G. Marcon, R. L. Nichols, A. J. Fournier, S. E. Naranjo, J. C. Palumbo, & P. C. Ellsworth. 2012. Baseline susceptibilities of B- and Q- biotype Bemisia tabaci to anthranilic diamides in Arizona. Pest Manage. Sci. 68: 83-91. Tabashnik, B.E., S. Morin, G.C. Unnithan, A.J. Yelich, C. Ellers-Kirk, V.S. Harpold, M.S. Sisterson, P.C. Ellsworth, T.J. Dennehy, L. Antilla, L. Liesner, M. Whitlow, R.T. Staten, J.A. Fabrick, X. Li, and Y. Carriere. 2012. Sustained Susceptibility of Pink Bollworm to Bt Cotton in the United States. GM Crops 3:3, 1-7. http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/gmcrops/TabashnikGMC3-3.pdf
• Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2010 Citation: Dillard, A. 2010. Mulch Matters. Southwest Trees and Turf. Vol 17(8):1, 10. Naranjo, S.E. and P. C. Ellsworth. 2010. Fourteen years of Bt cotton advances IPM in Arizona. Southwest. Entomol. 35: 437-444. Richards, T. J., P. C. Ellsworth, R. Tronstad and S. E. Naranjo. 2010. Market-based instruments for the optimal control of invasive species: Bemisia tabaci in Arizona. J. Agric. Resource Econ. 35: 349-367. Tabashnik, B. E., M. S. Sisterson, P. C. Ellsworth, T. J. Dennehy, L. Antilla, L. Liesner, M. Whitlow, R. T Staten, J. A. Fabrick, G. C. Unnithan, A. J. Yelich, C. Ellers-Kirk, V. S. Harpold, X. Li and Y. Carri�re. 2010. Suppressing resistance to Bt cotton with sterile insect releases. Nature Biotechnology: 28(12): 1304-1307 (+ online methods & supplementary information, 10 pp.).
• Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2011 Citation: Naranjo, S.E., P.C. Ellsworth, D.A. Dierig. 2011. Impact of Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) on damage, yield and quality of a new oil-seed crop, Lesquerella fendleri. J. Econ. Entomol. 104(5): 1575-1583; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/EC11089
• Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Asiimwe P., Naranjo S.E., Ellsworth P.C. 2013. Relative influence of plant quality and natural enemies on the seasonal dynamics of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in cotton. J Econ Entomol. Vol. 106 No. 3, 1260-73. http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/53471000/Asiimwe%20et%20al%20JEE2013.pdf Braman S.K., S. Nair, E. Carr. 2013. Influence of temperature CO2 concentration and species on survival and development of lace bugs. Journal of Entomological Science. Vol. 48 No. 3, 14. Crowder D., P.C. Ellsworth, S.E. Naranjo, B.E. Tabashnik, Y. Carri�re. 2013. Modeling resistance to juvenile hormone analogs: linking evolution ecology and management In Juvenile Hormones and Juvenoids: Modeling Biological Effects and Environmental Fate J Devillers, ed. Book Chapter. CRC Press Boca Rato., 99-126. Cui, J., Li, S., Zhao, P. & Zou, F. 2013. Flight Capacity of Adult Culex pipiens pallens (Diptera: Culicidae) in Relation to Gender and Day-Age . Journal of Medical Entomology. Vol. 50 No. (5), 1055-1058. Huang, T., Reed, D., Perring, T., & Palumbo, J. Diel Activity and behaviour of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on desert cole crops. 2013 Journal of Economic Entomology. Vol. 106 No. 4, 1726-1738. doi: 10.1603/EC13048 http://esa.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jee/2013/00000106/00000004/art00027 Matheron, M.E. & M. Porchas. 2013. Efficacy of Fungicides and Rotational Programs for Management of Powdery Mildew on Cantaloupe. The American Phytopathological Society. Vol. 97 No. 2, 196-200. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-04-12-0370-RE http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1094/PDIS-04-12-0370-RE Matheron, M. E., & Porchas, M. 2013. Inhibition of stem canker growth by fungicides on pepper plants inoculated with Phytophthora capsici, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. Vol. 7:V072, 1. doi: 10.1094/PDMR07 http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/PDMR/volume7/abstracts/V072.asp Matheron, M. E., & Porchas, M. 2013. Comparison of fungicides for management of Sclerotinia lettuce drop, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. Vol. 7:V073, 1-2. doi: 10.1094/PDMR07 Matheron, M. E., & Porchas, M. 2013. Evaluation of fungicides for management of powdery mildew on lettuce, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. Vol. 7:V074, 1-2. doi: 10.1094/PDMR07 http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/reports/2013/V074.pdf Matheron, M. E., & Porchas, M. 2013. Assessment of fungicides for management of powdery mildew on muskmelon, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. Vol. 7:V107, 1-2. doi: 10.1094/PDMR07 http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/reports/2013/V107.pdf
• Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Braman S., B. Schwartz, W.W. Hanna, S. Nair. 2014. Evaluation of Chinese centipedegrasses and other turfgrass species and cultivars for potential resistance to two-lined spittlebug Prosapia bicincta Say. Journal of Entomological Science. Vol. 49 No. 2, 19. Hurley J., T.A. Green, D.H. Gouge, Z.T. Bruns, T. Stock, L. Braband, K. Murray, C. Westinghouse, S.T. Ratcliffe, D. Pehlman, L. Crane. 2014. Regulating Pesticide Use in United States Schools. American Entomologist. Vol. 60 No. 2, 105-115.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2010 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C., J. Palumbo, A. Fournier, X. Li, S. Naranjo. 2010. Whitefly Management: Multi-Crop Systems. IRAC Symposium, Understanding and Capitalizing on Agricultural Biodiversity in IPM/IRM, Entomological Society of America, San Diego, CA. 12/14/10 (invited). (Published, annotated presentation.) http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/10ESA_IRAC_Bemisia7Flo.pdf
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2011 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C., S. Li, B. Tabashnik, J. Holloway, R. Humphries. 2011. Pink bollworm efficacy dynamics in TwinlinkTM cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference Proceedings, National Cotton Council. Richardson, J.M., B.A. Castro, J.D. Thomas, P.C. Ellsworth, L.D. Godfrey & D.L. Kerns. 2011. TransformTM: field performance against Lygus Hesperus in cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference Proceedings, National Cotton Council.
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2012 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, and W. Dixon. 2012. Measuring Up! Involving Stakeholders in Assessment of an Industrys IPM Revolution. University of Arizona, Department of Entomology & Arizona Pest Management Center. 7th International IPM Symposium, Memphis, TN, March 27-29, 2012. (Poster). Also presented: 3rd International Lygus Symposium, Scottdale, AZ. October 28  31, 2012. Ellsworth, P.C., A. Fournier, W. Dixon, J.C. Palumbo, K. Umeda and J. Peterson. 2012. Enhancing Capacity for IPM Practice and Assessment in Arizona. An extended abstract for NIFA IPM Programs: Legacy and Impacts Mini-Symposium, 7th International IPM Symposium, Memphis, TN, March 27-29, 2012. Ellsworth P. C., S.E. Naranjo, A. Fournier, L. Brown, & W. Dixon. Successful Lygus Management as a Stabilizing Element of Cotton IPM in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 3rd International Lygus Symposium, Scottdale, AZ. October 28  31, 2012. (Presentation) Ellsworth P. C., P. B. Goodell, A. Fournier, L. Brown, D.L. Kerns, & M.N. Parajulee. The Lygus Simulation Training Environment, An interactive workshop & discussion. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 3rd International Lygus Symposium, Scottdale, AZ. October 28  31, 2012. (Workshop) Fournier, A., Ellsworth, P.C., W. Dixon, J, Palumbo and J. Peterson 2012. 20 years of agricultural pesticide use data reveal dramatic reduction in broad-spectrum insecticides. University of Arizona, Department of Entomology & Arizona Pest Management Center. 7th International IPM Symposium, Memphis, TN, March 27-29, 2012. (Poster)
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Brown L., P. Ellsworth, A. Fournier, W. McCloskey, & W. Dixon. Measuring up! Involving Stakeholders in Assessment of an Industry's IPM Revolution. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, TX. January 07, 2013. (Poster) http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/2012/EllsworthMemphisPoster.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., X. Li, T. Dennehy, J. Palumbo, S. Castle, N. Prabhaker, R. Nichols. 2013. Is Monitoring Susceptibility of Bemisia tabaci to Insecticides Useful to Management? First International Whitefly Symposium, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece. May 23, 2013. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/2013/13BSBBlytheMACvF.pdf Kopec, D. 2013. New grasses for new times: Breeding native grasses in the southwest for potential turfgrass use. Proceedings: Rutgers 22nd Annual Turfgrass Research Symposium p. 20-21, Rutgers University. McCloskey W.B. 2013. Recognizing and Diagnosing Herbicide Injury Symptoms. Western Pecan Growers Association. Western Pecan Growers Association annual meeting, Las Cruces, NM. March 05, 2013. (Presentation) McCloskey W.B., Brown L.M. 2013. Glyphosate resistant Palmer amaranth in Arizona. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences. Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, TX. January 07, 2013. (Presentation) Naranjo, S.E., P.C. Ellsworth, T. Vandervoet. 2013. Integrating Biological Control into Management Decisions for Bemisia in Cotton. USDA ARS Arid Lands Agricultural Research Center. First International Whitefly Symposium, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, May 23, 2013. (Key Note Presentation)
• Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C. Making Sense of Genetically Modified Crops. Presented at the Arizona Highlands Garden Conference, Miami, AZ. November 2013. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/2013/13GMOsNTOsBt.pdf D.H. Gouge. Edutainment: Education With a Smile. Entomology Society of America Pacific Branch Meeting, Tucson, AZ. April 08, 2014. (Presentation)
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2012 Citation: Extension Publications Brown, L.M., T. Vandervoet, P.C. Ellsworth, & S. Naranjo. 2012. Assassin Bugs Top of the Food Web. Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ZelusShortvFc.pdf Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2012. Pale-Striped Flea Beetles in Young Cotton Stands. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/FleaBeetleShort.pdf Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2012. Anatomy of a Cotton Sweep. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/SweepsAnatomyv2c.pdf Spanish Translation: http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/SweepsAnatomyv2cSpanish.pdf Ellsworth P.C. & L. Brown. 2012. Frequently Asked Questions: Brown Stink Bugs. 1p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/BSB_FAQlo.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, G. Castro, and S. Naranjo. 2012. In 7 Minutes or Less. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/WhiteflySamplingShort.pdf Spanish Translation: http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/WhiteflySamplingSpanishvF.pdf Ellsworth P.C., L. Brown & A. Mostafa. 2012. Under the Radar, Deep in the Canopy Brown Stink Bugs in Arizona Cotton. Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/BrownStinkBugShortvF.pdf Spanish translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/BrownStinkBugShortSpanish.pdf Ellsworth P.C., L. Brown & S. Naranjo. 2012. To Stop or Not to Stop, That is the Question A Guide to Terminating Lygus Controls. Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/LygusTerminationShortvF.pdf Spanish translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/LygusTerminationShortvFSpanish.pdf Gouge, D. H., C. Olson, A. Fournier and P. Baker. Working the Bugs Out, Bed Bug Control: What Landlords and Tenants in Multi-Family Housing Need to Know in Arizona. May 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1563, pp6. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1563.pdf Gouge D.H., U. Schuch, D. Kopec, P. Baker, K. Umeda & B. Stevens. 2012. Integrated Pest Management Works Inside and Outside School Buildings. Extension Bulletin. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Publication no. AZ1579 2 pp. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1579.pdf Matheron, M.E. and M. Porchas. 2012. Comparison of fungicides for management of powdery mildew on muskmelon, 2011. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol 3, No. 9, May 2, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. McCloskey, W., P. Andrade-Sanchez, and L.M. Brown. 2012. Nozzles and Droplets: What do the Colors Mean? Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ColorsofNozzles_Droplets.pdf McCloskey W.B., A. Mostafa, & P.C. Ellsworth. 2012. An Impending Disaster for Arizona Cotton? Glyphosate Resistant Palmer Amaranth. Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ResistantPalmerShort.pdf Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Seed Corn Maggot. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3, No. 2, Jan 25, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. (Example: one of over 20 updates published). http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/more/insect36.html. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resourcefile/resource/marcop/Seed%20corn%20maggot.pdf Truncated for length
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Extension Publications Andrade-Sanchez P. & J. T. Heun. 2013. Operation of Yield Monitors in Central Arizona: Grains and Cotton (2013). 4 p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1598.pdf Brown L., A. Mostafa, A. Fournier & P. Ellsworth. 2013. Insect Pests of Desert-Grown Alfalfa: Alfalfa Aphid Complex. Field Crops IPM Short. 1p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/AlfalfaAphidDiagnostics.pdf Ellsworth P.C. & L. Brown. 2013. Landscape Influences on Lygus Bugs in Western Cotton. Plant Management Network. Webinar (recorded). Plant Management Network. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/Cotton/LygusBugs/ Ellsworth P.C. & L. Brown. 2013. Stink bugs in cotton, alfalfa, and other Arizona crops. ArizonaAg Blog Entry. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://arizonaag.com/2013/07/17/stink-bugs-in-cotton-alfalfa-and-other-arizona-crops/ Ellsworth P.C. & L. Brown. 2013. Frequently Asked Questions: Brown Stink Bugs. ArizonaAg Blog Entry. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://arizonaag.com/2013/07/02/frequently-asked-questions-brown-stink-bugs/ Kopec, D., Gilbert, J., Pessarakli, M., Sanchez, E. & Kilmer, D.A. 2013. Fairway overseeding trials 2012-2013. Cactus Clippings: Cactus and Pine GCSA Newsletter. Cactus and Pine GCSA. No. July-September 6-8. http://www2.cybergolf.com/sites/images/1177/Cactus-Clippings-2013-Jul-Sep.pdf Li, S., Gouge, D.H., & Fournier, A. 2013. School Integrated Pest Management (in Chinese). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Publication no. AZ1579C http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1579C.pdf Li S., D.H. Gouge, A.J. Fournier, S. Nair, P.B. Baker, C. Olson. 2013. Mosquitoes. Publication no. az1221 http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1221.pdf Li S., D.H. Gouge, S. Nair, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker, K. Umeda, D.M. Kopec. 2013. Rodents Management Part II. School Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter December 2013. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. (Example: one of 10 newsletters published this year). http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2013DecemberAZSchoolIPMNewsletter.pdf McCloskey W. & L. Brown. 2013. Preplant and Preemergence Dinitroaniline Herbicides in Cotton. Field Crops IPM Short. 1p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/DNA_Herbicides.pdf Olsen M., R. Norton, M. McClure & L. Brown. 2013. Sampling Soil for Root Knot Nematode. Field Crops IPM Short. 1p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/RKNsampling.pdf Ottman M., & A. Mostafa. 2013. Summer Slump in Alfalfa. Arizona Agriculture blog entry. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://arizonaag.com/2013/07/16/summer-slump-in-alfalfa/ Palumbo J.C. 2013. Bagrada Bug Management Tips for the Low Desert. VIPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 4 No. 16. (Example: one of over 20 updates produced this year). http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/082113%20Bagrada%20Efficacy%202013.pdf T. Stock, R.Corrigan & D.H. Gouge. 2013. Integrated Pest Management of the House Mouse in Schools. Extension publication. Oregon State University. Publication no. EM 9062 http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/38106/em9062.pdf Truncated for length
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2010 Citation: Extension Publications 2010 Bealmear. S. R. 2010. Whitefly Pest Control Survey of Homeowners and Ornamental Plants. In Proceedings, 2010 American Society for Horticultural Science, 143:139. Palm Desert, CA. August, 2010. Bealmear, S. R. 2010. Fungus Gnat Integrated Pest Management. Fact Sheet. University of University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Publication AZ1531. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1531.pdf Bealmear, S.R. 2010. IPM for the Home Gardener. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Publication AZ1521 http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1521.pdf Ellsworth, P.C. When is Done is done? Making late season insect control decisions. 2010. Presented at Late Season Production Meeting, Parker, AZ. 8/13/10. (Published, annotated presentation.) http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/10Parker_LT_decisionsvF2lo.pdf Ellsworth, P.C. 2010. Lygus in Cotton No. 4: Chemical Control Termination Guidelines (Draft). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Circular (peer reviewed), 2 pp. Available at: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/DRAFT_LT_guide2-pg.pdf Fournier, A., P.C. Ellsworth, R. Gibson, R. Norton, K. Nolte, S. Wang, E. Taylor and L. Masters. 2010. Agronomic Crops IPM Needs Assessment, Preliminary Data and Report. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/agronomic_ipm.html. Gouge, D.H. 2010. School Pest Press: August 2010 Issue, featuring Head Lice, in English and in Spanish. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. (IPM Newsletter for School Personnel). http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Septemberbedbugs.pdf http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/AZ_August_HeadLice_2010_Spanish.pdf Gouge, D.H. 2010. School Pest Press: September 2010 Issue, featuring Bed Bugs, in English. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. (IPM Newsletter for School Personnel). http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Septemberbedbugs.pdf Gouge, D.H. 2010. School Pest Press: October 2010 Issue, featuring Mice and Rats, in English. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. (IPM Newsletter for School Personnel). http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/October_mice_and_rats.pdf Gouge, D.H. 2010. School Pest Press: December 2010 Issue, featuring Pigeons in English. UA Cooperative Extension. (IPM Newsletter for School Personnel). http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Pigeons_at_School.pdf Kelly, J. 2010. Diagnosing Problems of Roses in the Landscape. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Publication AZ1528 http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1528.pdf Palumbo, J.C. 2010. Broccoli, Fall 2010. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 2, No. 17, Aug 24, 2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resourcefile/resource/marcop/Whitefly%20Control%20Chart_Fall%202011(090711).pdf
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2011 Citation: Extension Publications Asiimwe, P., L.M. Brown, T. Vandervoet, P.C. Ellsworth, and S. Naranjo. 2011. jee-AH-kor-is, Big-eyed Bugs Have Big Appetite for Pests. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/GeocorisShortvFc.pdf Spanish translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/GeocorisShortvFcSpanish.pdf Brown, L.M. and P.C. Ellsworth. 2011. Drapetis: A Natural Enemy. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/DrapetisvF.pdf Spanish Translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/DrapetisvFspanishvF.pdf Brown, L.M., S. Li., P.C. Ellsworth, M. Sullivan and T. Molet. 2011. Cotton Commodity-Based Survey Reference. USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program. 155 pp. http://caps.ceris.purdue.edu/cotton_reference. Brown, L.M., T. Vandervoet, P.C. Ellsworth, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Assassin Bugs: Top of the Food Web. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ZelusShortvFc.pdf Spanish Translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ZelusShortvFcSpanish.pdf Chambers, K., D. Gouge, T. Green, J. Hurley, T. Stock, Z. Bruns, M. Shour, C. Foss, F. Graham, K. Murray and S. Glick. 2011. Coalition Operating Manual. IPM Institute of North America. pp6. http://www.ipminstitute.org/school_ipm_2015/IPM_coalition_manual.pdf Chambers, K., T. Green, D.H. Gouge, J. Hurley, T. Stock, Z. Bruns, M. Shour, C. Foss, F. Graham, K. Murray, L. Braband, S. Glick, and M. Anderson. 2011. The Business Case For Integrated Pest Management in Schools: Cutting Costs and Increasing Benefits. IPM Institute of North America. http://www.ipminstitute.org/school_ipm_2015/ipm_business_case.pdf Ellsworth, P.C. 2011. Cotton IPM: A Quiet Revolution Reduces Costs, Losses and Risks for Arizonas Cotton Growers. University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Impact Report. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/CottonIPM2011_Impacts.pdf. Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, X. Li, J. Palumbo, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Keeping Cotton Green! Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/SelectiveChemicalControlsvF.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, and S. Naranjo. 2011. $1+ Cotton? New Thresholds? Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/NewThresholdsVF.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., A. Mostafa, L.M. Brown, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Soft-bodied Collops Likes Soft Bodies. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/CollopsVFlo.pdf Gouge, D. H. and C. Olson. 2011. Scorpions. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1223, pp6. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1223.pdf (Revision) Gouge, D. H. and C. Olson. 2011. Choosing a Bug Repellent. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1311, pp5. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1311.pdf (Revision) McCloskey, W. and L.M. Brown. 2011. Considering Roundup ReadyTM Alfalfa. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/RR-alfalfaShortF.pdf Palumbo, J.C. 2011. Impact of Bagrada Bug on Desert Cole Crops in 2010. University of Arizona Vegetable IPM Update, Vol 2, No. 13. June 29, 2011. (Example: one of over 20 updates published). http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/more/insect36.html. Truncated for Length
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Extension Publications Ellsworth, P.C. Making Sense of Genetically Modified Crops. Presented at the Arizona Highlands Garden Conference, Miami, AZ. November 2013. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/2013/13GMOsNTOsBt.pdf Gouge D.H., S. Li, T. Stock, S. Bryks, C. Foss, A. Romero, D.J. Young, A. Code. 2014. Bed Bugs. Publication no. az1625 http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1625.pdf Li S., D.H. Gouge, S. Nair, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker, K. Umeda, D.M. Kopec. 2014. Start a new year with clutter control School Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter February 2014. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2014FebruaryAZSchoolIPMNewsletter.pdf Li S., D.H. Gouge, S. Nair, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker, K. Umeda, D.M. Kopec. 2014. School Smart IPM and Avitrol Label Revisions School Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter May 2014. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2014MayAZschoolIPMNewsletter.pdf Li S., D.H. Gouge, S. Nair, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker, K. Umeda, D.M. Kopec. 2014. Rabies School and Home Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter July 2014. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2014JulyAZSchool&HomeIPMNewsletter.pdf Li S., D.H. Gouge, S. Nair, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker, K. Umeda, D.M. Kopec. 2014. The Scoop on Scorpions School and Home Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter June 2014. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2014JuneAZschoolIPMNewsletter.pdf Li S., D.H. Gouge, S. Nair, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker, K. Umeda, D.M. Kopec. 2014. EPA Awarded Three Grants to Facilitate IPM in Schools School Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter April 2014. Newsletter. University of Arizona. Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2014AprilAZschoolIPMNewsletter.pdf Li S., D.H. Gouge, S. Nair, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker, K. Umeda, D.M. Kopec. 2014. Poison Prevention and IPM in Schools School Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter March 2014. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2014MarchAZSchoolIPMNewsletter.pdf Li S., S. Nair, D.M. Kopec, K. Umeda, D.H. Gouge, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker. 2014. Healthy Turf for a Healthy Environment School and Home Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter August 2014. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2014AugustAZSchoolandhomeIPMNewsletter.pdf Nair S., D.H. Gouge, S. Li, K. Umeda, A.J. Fournier, P.C. Ellsworth, U.K. Schuch, D.M. Kopec, P.B. Baker. 2014. Integrated Pest Management Works Inside and Outside School Buildings. Publication no. az1579 http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1579-2014.pdf
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2010 Citation: Reports Brown, P.W., P.C. Ellsworth, M. Olsen, J. Silvertooth, R. Tronstad. 2010. Stub Cotton Production in Arizona. A Review and Feasibility Study. An invited analysis by the Arizona Cotton Growers Association. 29 pp. Ellsworth P.C. 2010. Spirotetramat Use In Arizona. University of Arizona Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/09EPA_Spirotetramat_Use_In_ArizonavF.pdf Ellsworth, P.C. Pink Bollworm Control Costs & Value of Bt Technologies to AZ Cotton Growers. 2010. Report to AZ Cotton Growers Association & reprinted in ACGA newsletter, and submitted to Monsanto Company, 4 pp. Ellsworth P.C., R.. Farmer, A.J. Fournier. 2010. Thiodicarb Use In Arizona., University of Arizona Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/10EPAThiodicarbUseAZvF.pdf Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. 2010. Response to Dimethoate Reregistration Review. University of Arizona Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Dimethoate_Response_3-1-10.pdf Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. 2010. Maneb Tolerance Revocation  Proposed Rule Response. University of Arizona Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Maneb_Response_APMC_7-23-10.pdf
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2011 Citation: Reports Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. 2011. Prodiamine Use in Arizona., University of Arizona Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Prodaimine_Response.pdf Fournier A.J., M.W. Olsen, P.C. Ellsworth. 2011. Chloroneb Use in the Desert Southwest. University of Arizona Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Chloroneb_Response_9-29-11.pdf
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2012 Citation: Reports Ellsworth, P.C., A. Fournier, W. Dixon & J. Palumbo. 2012. Buprofezin Use In Arizona. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/12EPABuprofezinUseInArizonavF.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., X. Li, Y. Carriere, L. Brown, R.L. Nichols. 2012. Whitefly & Brown Stink Bug Risk Assessment. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/presentations/2012/12ThreatAnalysisvF.pdf Fournier A.J., D.H. Gouge, P.C. Ellsworth. 2012. Malathion for Public Health Use. University of Arizona Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Malathion_Public_Health_Response_2-13-12.pdf
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Reports Ellsworth P.C. 2013. Sulfoxaflor Impacts on Arizona Agriculture. University of Arizona Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Sulfoxaflor_APMC_2-12-13.pdf Fournier, A., P.C. Ellsworth, W. Dixon. 2013. Malathion Use in the Desert Southwest. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Malathion_Public_Health_Response_2-13-12.pdf

Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/13

Outputs
Target Audience: Pest Control Advisors (PCAs), growers, agricultural industry representatives, pesticide applicators, state and federal agencies and pesticide regulators, nursery and landscape industry, Master Gardeners, homeowners, public school staff, non-governmental organizations, pest management professionals, representatives from numerous tribes and tribal organizations, racial and ethnic minorities that work in agricultural and urban sectors. Changes/Problems: The loss of Assistant in Extension, Brian Stevens, in July 2012 affected both our rate of expending funds and progress with a major focus of our Community IPM Team: the School IPM Inside and Out implementation program. We have been granted a no-cost extension and are on track both with expending funds, and with our new Assistant in Extension, Dr. Shaku Nair as a central resource for the Community Team. We have re-established relationships with former pilot program school districts and engaged other school districts as well. Our team has a new focus, energy and optimism to accomplish identified objectives. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Across all program areas, reached over 5,100 participants in 87 meetings, delivered over 260 continuing education credits to pest managers, applicators and other end-users. Published 44 IPM related Extension publications, including 17 field crops IPM shorts (8 in Spanish) and 26 Veg IPM Updates, as well as 6 journal articles and 6 abstracts. Contributed to 41 articles to Western Farm Press, several articles for UA News and other media outlets, and a radio interview for Easy Organic Gardener radio show. Delivered 1 workshop, 4 presentations and 2 posters at 3 professional meetings. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Workshops, field days, demonstrations, cooperative extension meetings, educational presentations, training manuals, websites, webinars, online videos, smart phone updates, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, newsletters, trade publications, extension publications, reports, stakeholder dialog sessions, needs assessments, crop pest losses surveys, informal discussion groups, one-on-one consultations, scientific publications, presentations and symposia, Master Gardener training and volunteer program, short courses. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? We are in a no-cost extension until August 30, 2014. We have met (and exceeded) most of the identified objectives across most areas of emphasis. Because of the loss of Community IPM Assistant in Extension (AiE), Brian Stevens in July 2012, much of our focus will be on re-establishing the School IPM Inside and Out implementation program with new AiE Shaku Nair.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Coordination, Collaboration & IPM Assessment. Our Extension IPM programs are heavily leveraged. We estimate $937,550 in federal grants, commodity funding and leveraged support from UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for this reporting period. Each of our teams (Agronomic Crops IPM, Vegetable Crops IPM, Community IPM and IPM Assessment) employ an Assistant in Extension that is leveraged at least 50% with other resources. The addition of these key positions has paid dividends in terms of Extension outputs and our ability to track outcomes and impacts of IPM programs. In addition, employment of a 0.50 FTE graduate assistantship in arthropod diagnostics had improved our ability and turn-around time for responding to pest-related inquiries from clientele in agricultural and urban pest management programs. As noted under “Other Products” we have expanded our APMC Pesticide Use Database and other database to increase our capacity for IPM assessment. These data, as well as data from Crop Pest Losses surveys leveraged through a Western IPM Center Signature program and input from stakeholders facilitate responses to 5 federal pesticide information requests, providing stakeholder input to inform regulatory decision-making with real world concerns of pest managers in diverse environments. We held 6 Crop Pest Losses workshops, collecting data from pest control advisors to measurefuture changesingrowerIPM behaviorsand the impacts of our IPM programs. In a project leveraged by a USDA-AMS Specialty Crop Block Grant, we collaborated with Paul Jepson and Michael Guzy from Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center to conduct a risk analysis of 21 years of Arizona lettuce pesticide use data. Using the Pesticide Risk Mitigation Engine (PRiME), we showed dramatic reductions in both risk levels associated with pesticide use and the areas to which those risk scores applied (8 risk indices such as avian acute toxicity were included in the analysis). The Agronomic Crops IPM Team published 9 original “Field Crops IPM Shorts” plus 8 Spanish translations to address timely topics, including insect, weed and crop management issues. The team held 4 Cotton Pest Management Field Tours for clientele, industry and administrators focusing on whitefly, Lygus bug and mite management and new trials for product performance against brown stink bug; held 6 additional field-based “tent talks” and 6 demonstrations in grower’s fields for agronomic crops. Continued reduced risk cotton IPM program in Mexicali, Mexico, reaching hundreds of growers and consultants (leveraged through EPA Border IPM project). We have focused new research and outreach efforts on brown stink bug (BSB), a native insect and previously occasional pest which has become a significant threat to our low-input reduced risk cotton IPM system since the 2012 season. We held 2 important and much-appreciated extension programs in Blythe, CA and Maricopa AZ that featured Dr. Phillip Roberts from University of Georgia, an expert in BSB management. Field trials were conducted at Maricopa Ag Center and in farmer’s fields. Conducted a risk analysis for Arizona Cotton Growers Association for brown stink bug and whitefly resistance. Impact: Cotton growers saved 388$ million in reduced insecticide use and improved yields between 1996-2012. Vegetable IPM Team continued biweekly insect, weed and disease management Veg IPM Update advisories, delivering 26 IPM updates this period to over 450 end-users via web, email, smart phone and in audio file format. All updates were also re-published by Western Farm Press and other mass media, reaching over 10,000 readers. Produced 40 new vegetable IPM videos, posted to the web (http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/videos.html). Organized 3 on-farm research demonstrations with grower cooperators. Team members published 6 journal articles related to vegetable pest management. Major efforts including several leveraged research grants are assisting with development of effective IPM strategies for cole crops. Organized the Southwest Ag Summit, reaching 817 participants with primarily vegetable crop and pest management information. The Community IPM Team is back on track with new Assistant in Extension, Dr. Shaku Nair, hired on July 1, 2013. Despite this position being vacant since July 2012, team members produced 13 Extension publications and 1 radio broadcast related to community IPM. Delivered over 45 trainings and educational presentations to clientele, including one professional conference (Desert Hort Conference) targeting school personnel, turf managers and parks and rec personnel, provided over 80 CEUs to over 3,600 people. We have begun to re-establish the momentum of the “School IPM Inside and Out” implementation program, in which we work intensely with a few school districts to implement pilot IPM programs.

Publications

• Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Asiimwe P., Naranjo S.E., Ellsworth P.C. 2013. Relative influence of plant quality and natural enemies on the seasonal dynamics of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in cotton. J Econ Entomol. Vol. 106 No. 3, 1260-73. http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/53471000/Asiimwe%20et%20al%20JEE2013.pdf Cui, J., Li, S., Zhao, P. & Zou, F. 2013. Flight Capacity of Adult Culex pipiens pallens (Diptera: Culicidae) in Relation to Gender and Day-Age . Journal of Medical Entomology. Vol. 50 No. (5), 1055-1058. Huang, T., Reed, D., Perring, T., & Palumbo, J. Diel Activity and behaviour of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on desert cole crops. 2013 Journal of Economic Entomology. Vol. 106 No. 4, 1726-1738. doi: 10.1603/EC13048 http://esa.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jee/2013/00000106/00000004/art00027 Matheron, M.E. & M. Porchas. 2013. Efficacy of Fungicides and Rotational Programs for Management of Powdery Mildew on Cantaloupe. The American Phytopathological Society. Vol. 97 No. 2, 196-200. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-04-12-0370-RE http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1094/PDIS-04-12-0370-RE Matheron, M. E., & Porchas, M. 2013. Inhibition of stem canker growth by fungicides on pepper plants inoculated with Phytophthora capsici, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. Vol. 7:V072, 1. doi: 10.1094/PDMR07 http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/PDMR/volume7/abstracts/V072.asp Matheron, M. E., & Porchas, M. 2013. Comparison of fungicides for management of Sclerotinia lettuce drop, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. Vol. 7:V073, 1-2. doi: 10.1094/PDMR07 Matheron, M. E., & Porchas, M. 2013. Evaluation of fungicides for management of powdery mildew on lettuce, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. Vol. 7:V074, 1-2. doi: 10.1094/PDMR07 http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/reports/2013/V074.pdf Matheron, M. E., & Porchas, M. 2013. Assessment of fungicides for management of powdery mildew on muskmelon, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. Vol. 7:V107, 1-2. doi: 10.1094/PDMR07 http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/trial/pdmr/reports/2013/V107.pdf
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2012 Citation: Abstracts Ellsworth P. C., S.E. Naranjo, A. Fournier, L. Brown, & W. Dixon. Successful Lygus Management as a Stabilizing Element of Cotton IPM in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 3rd International Lygus Symposium, Scottdale, AZ. October 28  31, 2012. (Presentation) Ellsworth P. C., L. Brown, A. Fournier, & W. Dixon. Measuring up! Involving stakeholders in assessment of an industry's IPM revolution. University of Arizona, Department of Entomology & Arizona Pest Management Center. 3rd International Lygus Symposium, Scottdale, AZ. October 28  31, 2012. (Poster) Ellsworth P. C., P. B. Goodell, A. Fournier, L. Brown, D.L. Kerns, & M.N. Parajulee. The Lygus Simulation Training Environment, An interactive workshop & discussion. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 3rd International Lygus Symposium, Scottdale, AZ. October 28  31, 2012. (Workshop)
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2012 Citation: Extension Publications Brown L., P.C. Ellsworth. 2012. Drapetis: Un Enemigo Natural. Field Crops IPM Short (Spanish translation). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/DrapetisvFspanishvF.pdf Brown, L.M., T. Vandervoet, P.C. Ellsworth, & S. Naranjo. 2012. Assassin Bugs Top of the Food Web. Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ZelusShortvFc.pdf Ellsworth P.C., L. Brown, Castro, & G., S. Naranjo. 2012. In 7 Minutes or Less! Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/WhiteflySamplingShort.pdf Spanish translation: http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/WhiteflySamplingSpanishvF.pdf Ellsworth P.C., L. Brown, A. Fournier, X. Li, J. Palumbo & S. Naranjo. 2012. �Manteniendo Verde al Algod�n!. Field Crops IPM Short (Spanish translation). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/SelectiveChemicalControlsvFSpanish.pdf Ellsworth P.C., L. Brown & A. Mostafa. 2012. Under the Radar, Deep in the Canopy Brown Stink Bugs in Arizona Cotton. Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/BrownStinkBugShortvF.pdf Spanish translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/BrownStinkBugShortSpanish.pdf Ellsworth P.C., L. Brown & S. Naranjo. 2012. To Stop or Not to Stop, That is the Question A Guide to Terminating Lygus Controls. Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/LygusTerminationShortvF.pdf Spanish translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/LygusTerminationShortvFSpanish.pdf Ellsworth P.C., L. Brown & S. Naranjo. 2012. Being Selective! Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/KeyChemistryShortvF.pdf Spanish translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/KeyChemistryShortvFSpanish.pdf Ellsworth P.C., A. Mostafa, L. Brown & S. Naranjo. 2012. Collops de Cuerpo Blando. Field Crops IPM Short (Spanish translation). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/CollopsVFSpanish.pdf Gouge D.H., U. Schuch, D. Kopec, P. Baker, K. Umeda & B. Stevens. 2012. Integrated Pest Management Works Inside and Outside School Buildings. Extension Bulletin. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Publication no. AZ1579 2 pp. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1579.pdf McCloskey W.B., A. Mostafa, & P.C. Ellsworth. 2012. An Impending Disaster for Arizona Cotton? Glyphosate Resistant Palmer Amaranth. Field Crops IPM Short. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ResistantPalmerShort.pdf Mostafa A., L. Brown, P.C. Ellsworth, V. Barlow & S. Naranjo. 2012. Desenredando la Telara�a... �Ara�as en los Campos de Arizona!. Field Crops IPM Short (Spanish). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 1p. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/SpidersWebsvFcSpanishvF.pdf Palumbo J.C. 2012. Insect Management on Desert Produce and Melons: Pests at Stand Establishment. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3 No. 15. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Stevens B., D. Gouge, P. Baker, & K. Umeda. 2012. Preventing and Treating Bed Bugs: What You Need to Know. Bulletin. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Publication no. AZ1580 2. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1580.pdf
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Abstracts Brown L., P. Ellsworth, A. Fournier, W. McCloskey, & W. Dixon. Measuring up! Involving Stakeholders in Assessment of an Industry's IPM Revolution. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. 2013 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, TX. January 07, 2013. (Poster) http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/2012/EllsworthMemphisPoster.pdf McCloskey W.B., Brown L.M. 2013. Glyphosate resistant Palmer amaranth in Arizona. Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences. Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, TX. January 07, 2013. (Presentation) McCloskey W.B.. 2013. Recognizing and Diagnosing Herbicide Injury Symptoms. Western Pecan Growers Association. Western Pecan Growers Association annual meeting, Las Cruces, NM. March 05, 2013. (presentation) Naranjo, S.E., P.C. Ellsworth, T. Vandervoet. 2013. Integrating Biological Control into Management Decisions for Bemisia in Cotton. USDA ARS Arid Lands Agricultural Research Center. First International Whitefly Symposium, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece. (Key Note Presentation)
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Extension Publications Andrade-Sanchez P., & J. T. Heun. 2013. Operation of Yield Monitors in Central Arizona: Grains and Cotton (2013). 4 p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1598.pdf Brown L., A. Mostafa, A. Fournier, & P. Ellsworth. 2013. Insect Pests of Desert-Grown Alfalfa: Alfalfa Aphid Complex. Field Crops IPM Short. 1p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/AlfalfaAphidDiagnostics.pdf Ellsworth P.C., & L. Brown. 2013. Landscape Influences on Lygus Bugs in Western Cotton. Plant Management Network. Webinar (recorded). Plant Management Network. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/Cotton/LygusBugs/ Ellsworth P.C., & L. Brown. 2013. Frequently Asked Questions: Brown Stink Bugs. 1p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/BSB_FAQlo.pdf Ellsworth P.C., & L. Brown. 2013. Stink bugs in cotton, alfalfa, and other Arizona crops. ArizonaAg Blog Entry. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://arizonaag.com/2013/07/17/stink-bugs-in-cotton-alfalfa-and-other-arizona-crops/ Ellsworth P.C., & L. Brown. 2013. Frequently Asked Questions: Brown Stink Bugs. ArizonaAg Blog Entry. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://arizonaag.com/2013/07/02/frequently-asked-questions-brown-stink-bugs/ Kopec, D. 2013. New grasses for new times: Breeding native grasses in the southwest for potential turfgrass use., Proceedings: Rutgers 22nd Annual Turfgrass Research Symposium p. 20-21, Rutgers University. Kopec, D., Gilbert, J., Pessarakli, M., Sanchez, E. & Kilmer, D.A. 2013. Fairway overseeding trials 2012-2013. Cactus Clippings: Cactus and Pine GCSA Newsletter. Cactus and Pine GCSA. No. July-September 6-8. http://www2.cybergolf.com/sites/images/1177/Cactus-Clippings-2013-Jul-Sep.pdf Li, S., Gouge, D.H., & Fournier, A. 2013. School Integrated Pest Management (in Chinese). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Publication no. AZ1579C http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1579C.pdf Li, S., Gouge, D.H., Fournier, A., Schuch, U., Baker, P., Umeda, K., & Kopec, D. 2013. School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Newsletter - July 2013. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/westernschoolIPM.html (Example: 6 published) McCloskey W. & L. Brown. 2013. Preplant and Preemergence Dinitroaniline Herbicides in Cotton. Field Crops IPM Short. 1p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/DNA_Herbicides.pdf Olsen M., R. Norton, M. McClure & L. Brown. 2013. Sampling Soil for Root Knot Nematode. Field Crops IPM Short. 1p. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/RKNsampling.pdf Ottman M., & A. Mostafa. 2013. Summer Slump in Alfalfa. Arizona Agriculture blog entry. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://arizonaag.com/2013/07/16/summer-slump-in-alfalfa/ Palumbo J.C. 2013. Bagrada Bug Management Tips for the Low Desert. VIPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 4 No. 16, 1-2. (Example: over 20 published) T. Stock, R.Corrigan & D.H. Gouge. 2013. Integrated Pest Management of the House Mouse in Schools. Extension publication. Oregon State University. Publication no. EM 9062 http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/38106/em9062.pdf
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2012 Citation: Reports Ellsworth, P.C., A. Fournier, W. Dixon & J. Palumbo. 2012. Buprofezin Use In Arizona. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/12EPABuprofezinUseInArizonavF.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., X. Li, Y. Carriere, L. Brown, R.L. Nichols. 2012. Whitefly & Brown Stink Bug Risk Assessment. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center.
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Reports Fournier, A., P.C. Ellsworth, W. Dixon. 2013. Malathion Use in the Desert Southwest. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Malathion_Public_Health_Response_2-13-12.pdf
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2012 Citation: Media Publications Blake C. 2012. Softer insecticides reduce pests in winter vegetables. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/vegetables/softer-insecticides-reduce-pests-winter-vegetables (example: over 40 articles published in Western Farm Press during reporting term, including bi-weekly Veg IPM Updates)
• Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Media Publications Blais, S. 2013. Strange bedfellows: Parasites under the sheets a summer hazard. City of Maricopa. (magazine) http://www.inmaricopa.com/uploads/MAG%20ARCHIVE/eInMaricopaSummer013.pdf Dawn Gouge & Judy Brown. 2013. Invasive Species Group Develops Coordination Guidelines. The Western Front, Western IPM Center Newsletter, Fall 2013. http://www.wripmc.org/Western_IPM_Center_Fall_Newsletter_2103.pdf Fournier A. & S. Elliot. 2013. Arizona's Vegetable IPM Updates. Western IPM Center blog. http://www.ipmwest.blogspot.com/ Karen Bowen. 2013. No Silver Bullet to prevent spread of Asian citrus psyllid. Yuma Sun. http://www.yumasun.com/articles/citrus-88927-hlb-trees.html#ixzz2b7H2msO9

Progress 09/01/11 to 08/31/12

Outputs
OUTPUTS: Coordination, Collaboration & IPM Assessment. After successful leveraged cluster hire of six personnel in Y1, formed multidisciplinary Leadership Teams to direct Assistants in Extension (AiE) working in Agronomic Crops, Vegetable Crops, Community IPM and IPM Assessment. Provided AiEs with training in needs assessment, grant writing, and technical elements of IPM. We expanded and improved the APMC Pesticide Use Database, adding capacity to document pounds of active ingredient for measuring program impacts. We responded to 17 pesticide information requests and contributed IPM assessment data to 8 Extension presentations, 2 Extension publications, 1 published abstract and 2 posters presented at the International IPM Symposium. Held 6 Crop Pest Losses workshops, collecting data from pest control advisors to measure future changes in grower IPM behaviors and the impacts of our IPM programs. Agronomic Crops IPM Team developed "Field Crops IPM Shorts" to address timely topics, including insect, weed and crop management issues. This period, the team published 21 Field Crops IPM Shorts, plus 6 translated into Spanish; held 5 Cotton Pest Management Field Tours for clientele, industry and administrators focusing on whitefly, Lygus bug and mite management and control product performance; held 6 additional "tent talks", field days or demonstrations in grower's fields for agronomic crops. Conducted reduced risk cotton IPM program in Mexicali, Mexico, reaching hundreds of growers and consultants. Vegetable IPM Team continued biweekly insect, weed and disease management advisors, delivering 27 IPM updates (June 2011 - June 2012) to over 450 end-users via web, email, smart phone and in audio file format (since May 2012). All updates were published by Western Farm Press and other mass media, reaching over 10,000 readers. Produced 13 new vegetable IPM videos, posted to the web. Organized 6 on-farm research demonstrations with grower cooperators. Community IPM Team piloted "School IPM Inside and Out" program at 6 public schools, supporting IPM implementation for indoors, landscape and turf management. Developed blog with urban pest information (45 posts and 3,351 visits). Produced 12 Extension publications and 11 videos related to community IPM. Conducted 5 trainings and one professional conference (Desert Hort Conference) targeting school personnel, turf managers and parks and rec personnel, providing 54 CEUs to about 550 people. Across all program areas, trained over 3,000 IPM end users at over 45 meetings, conferences and workshops, delivering over 225 continuing education credits (various programs). Published at least 61 pest management related Extension publications, including 27 field crops IPM shorts and 28 Veg IPM Updates, as well as 5 journal articles, 3 abstracts and an extensive cotton pest manual for the APHIS Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) project. Contributed to 49 articles to Western Farm Press, several articles for UA News and other media outlets, and a radio interview for MrsGreensworld.com. Delivered 8 presentations and 3 posters at the International IPM Symposium. PARTICIPANTS: Principle Investigators: Peter C. Ellsworth, IPM Specialist & State IPM Coordinator, convenes IPM Coordinating Committee, leads Agronomic IPM Leadership Team, conducts cotton IPM program. Al Fournier, IPM Program Manager, manages the APMC. Develops tools to quantify outcomes and impacts of IPM programs. Paul Baker, Extension Entomologist, member, Community IPM Leadership Team. Dawn Gouge, Extension Entomologist, member, Community IPM Leadership Team. Ayman Mostafa, entomologist and Area County Agent specializing in IPM for agricultural crops, member, Agronomic IPM Leadership Team. Stacey Bealmer, entomologist and Yuma County Agent specializing in IPM for urban horticulture, including Master Gardener programs. Ursula Schuch, Urban Horticulture Specialist, member, Community IPM Leadership Team. William McCloskey, Extension Weed, member, Agronomic IPM Leadership Team. Other Individuals [paid more than 160 hours on grant]: Lydia Brown, Assistant in Extension, Agronomic Crops IPM Wayne Dixon, Assistant in Extension, IPM Assessment Bryan Stevens, Assistant in Extension, Community IPM Theresa Smith, Web Assistant Partner Organizations, Collaborators and Contacts: John Palumbo, High Value Vegetable IPM Team Leader, Department of Entomology, UA Kai Umeda, IPM on Recreational Lands Team Leader (Turf), Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, UA David Kopec, Turf Specialist, Contributes to Community IPM Team, Department of Plant Science, UA Rick Melnicoe, Director, Western IPM Center and member, IPM Coordinating Committee Tess Grasswitz, Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist, New Mexico State University Vonny Barlow, Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, Riverside County Jay Davison, Area Specialist, University of Nevada Reno Jack Peterson, Arizona Department of Agriculture, Environmental Services Division Training or Professional Development: Across all program areas, presented training opportunities to over 3,000 attendees at over 45 meetings, conferences and workshops, delivering over 225 continuing education credits (various programs). TARGET AUDIENCES: Target Audiences: Pest Control Advisors (PCAs), growers, agricultural industry representatives, pesticide applicators, state and federal agencies and pesticide regulators, nursery and landscape industry, Master Gardeners, homeowners, public school staff, non-governmental organizations, pest management professionals, representatives from numerous tribes and tribal organizations, racial and ethnic minorities that work in agricultural and urban sectors. Efforts: Workshops, field days, demonstrations, cooperative extension meetings, educational presentations, training manuals, websites, online videos, smart phone updates, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, newsletters, trade publications, extension publications, reports, stakeholder dialog sessions, needs assessments, crop pest losses surveys, informal discussion groups, one-on-one consultations, scientific publications, presentations and symposia, Master Gardener training and volunteer program, short courses. Actual Reporting Period Covered: June 1 2011 - June 30 2012. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.

Impacts
Coordination and Collaboration. Significantly leveraged resources to accomplish EIPM program goals. This period, secured over $850,000 in grants and resources related to IPM research and outreach. This included over $211,000 in federal grants plus $53,660 in Western IPM Center grants, over $191,000 in state grants, and nearly $284,000 in other resources. The APMC Pesticide Use Database has improved responses to information requests and documentation of extension program outcomes and impacts. Cumulative cotton, lettuce and melon pest losses survey data have been used to generate impressive impact statements (below). Outputs from the Agronomic Crops IPM Team are distributed via email lists, Western Farm Press (print and online), Western Agri-Radio Network and other media, often reaching over 20,000 readers. Long term impacts of cotton IPM: Based on pesticide use data, reductions in pounds active ingredient applied on all lettuces, comparing 1990-95 use levels to 2006-11. Pyrethroids reduced 83%, carbamates 89%, OP's 85%, endosulfan 25%, 80% reduction overall in broad spectrums, 76% reduction in all insecticide AI's. These reductions were accompanied by a steady increase in use of reduced risk products, which now outnumber broad-spectrum sprays by more than two to one. Cotton Pest Losses data reveal that the last 5 years have shown the lowest insecticide use in cotton on record (32 years), at just 1.5 sprays season-long, reducing insecticide loads on the environment by more than 1.6 million pounds of active ingredient annually and saving growers over $10 million annually in combined control costs and yield savings. The Vegetable Crops IPM Team distributed 81 biweekly pest advisories (27 each for insect, weed and disease management) to several hundred email and smartphone subscribers. Most updates are further distributed via Western Farm Press (print and online), Western Agri-Radio Network and other media, reaching over 20,000 readers. Long term impacts of lettuce IPM: Based on pesticide use data, reductions in pounds active ingredient applied on all lettuces, comparing 1991-95 use levels to 2009-11. Pyrethroids reduced 55%, carbamates 90%, OP's 93%, endosulfan 96%, 88% reduction overall in broad spectrums, 82% reduction in all insecticide AI's. These reductions were accompanied by a steady increase in adoption of reduced risk alternatives. Results from 6 years of Lettuce Pest Losses surveys show that 1) costs associated with spray applications and management fees have increased steadily, 2) western flower thrips has become an important economic pest in fall and spring lettuce, and 3) the use of older, broadly toxic insecticides has dropped significantly, whereas use of the newer, reduced-risk chemistries continues to increase. In March 2012, APMC agricultural and community IPM Programs were awarded the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program Gold Tier Shining Star Award for accomplishments in implementing IPM. Interview with MrsGreensworld.com reached about 3,600 (live and streaming).

Publications

• Gouge, D. H., C. Olson, A. Fournier and P. Baker. Working the Bugs Out, Bed Bug Control: What Landlords and Tenants in Multi-Family Housing Need to Know in Arizona. May 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1563, pp6. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1563.pdf
• Matheron, M.E. and M. Porchas. 2012. Comparison of fungicides for management of powdery mildew on muskmelon, 2011. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol 3, No. 9, May 2, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• McCloskey, W., P. Andrade-Sanchez, and L.M. Brown. 2012. Nozzles and Droplets: What do the Colors Mean Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ColorsofNozzles_Droplets.pdf
• Wang, G., R. Norton and S. Loper. 2011. Choosing Harvest Aid Chemicals. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/HarvestAid2vF.pdf
• Young, K. 2012. There's Something Bugging Me Or Is There University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1396, pp3. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1396.pdf (Revised)
• Young, K. 2012. Managing Spurge in the Landscape, Garden and Turf. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1572, pp3. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1572.pdf
• Farm Press Staff. 2011. (Palumbo, J., contributor). Producers warned against Bagrada bug complancency. Western Farm Press. Gallery. http://westernfarmpress.com/vegetables/producers-warned-against-bagra da-bug-complancency. Sept 27, 2011.
• Farm Press Staff. 2011 - 2012. (Palumbo, J., M. Matheron, B.Tickes and M. Pena, contributors). Arizona Veg IPM Updates (featured bi-weekly). Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/vegetables. 28 updates from 6/1/11 - 6/30/12.
• Fournier, A. & P.C. Ellsworth. 2011. The Arizona Pest Management Center: Advancing Agricultural IPM in the Desert Southwest. U.S. EPA PESPWire newsletter. http://www.epa.gov/pesp/news/pesp/pespwire_summer2011.pdf. Summer 2011.
• Mostafa, A., L.M. Brown, P.C. Ellsworth, S. Naranjo and V. Barlow. 2011. Untangling the Web about Spiders in Arizona Fields. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/untangling-web-about-spiders-arizo na-fields. Aug 1, 2011.
• Norton, R., G. Wang, and S. Loper. 2011. Cotton Defoliation is All About the Timing. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/cotton-defoliation-all-about-timin g. Sept 7, 2011.
• O'Brien, D. 2011. (Ellsworth, P.C. and S. Naranjo contributors). Cotton growers reducing whiteflies with green alternatives. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/cotton-growers-reducing-whiteflies -green-alternatives. Dec 12, 2011.
• McCloskey, W. and L.M. Brown. 2011. Increasing the Activity of Glyphosate. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/management/increasing-activity-glyphosate . June 19, 2011.
• Mostafa, A., L.M. Brown, P.C. Ellsworth, and V. Barlow. 2011. Egyptian alfalfa weevil in desert-grown alfalfa. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/alfalfa/egyptian-alfalfa-weevil-desert-gr own-alfalfa. Dec 28, 2011.
• Stocks, S. 2011. Brown marmorated stinkbug isn't the only stinkbug making the news. First Detector Network News, National Plant Diagnostic Network, Volume 6, Number 6. http://www.sepdn.org/webfm_send/263. June 2011.
• Stolte, D. 2012. Arizona Pest Management Center earns EPA award. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/arizona-pest-management-center-ear ns-epa-award. April 27, 2012.
• Wang, G. and R. Norton. 2011. Cotton management with plant growth regulators. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/cotton-management-plant-growth-reg ulators. Aug 1, 2011.
• Wang, G., R. Norton and S. Loper. 2011. Keys to Choosing Harvest Aid Chemicals. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/keys-choosing-cotton-harvest-aid-c hemicals. Sept 8, 2011.
• Carriere, Y., C.Ellers-Kirk, K. Hartfield, G. Larocque, B. Degain, P. Dutilleul, T. J. Dennehy, S. E. March, D. W. Crowder, X. Li, P. C. Ellsworth, S. E. Naranjo, J. C. Palumbo, A. Fournier, L. Antilla & B. E. Tabashnik. 2012. Large-scale, spatially explicit test of the refuge strategy for delaying insecticide resistance. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA) 109: 775-780.
• Carriere, Y., P. B. Goodell, C. Ellers-Kirk, G. Larocque, P. Dutilleul, S. E. Naranjo and P. C. Ellsworth. 2012. Effects of Local and Landscape Factors on Population Dynamics of a Cotton Pest. PLoS ONE 7(6): e39862. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039862.
• Li, X. C., B. A. Degain, V. S. Harpold, P. G. Marcon, R. L. Nichols, A. J. Fournier, S. E. Naranjo, J. C. Palumbo, & P. C. Ellsworth. 2012. Baseline susceptibilities of B- and Q- biotype Bemisia tabaci to anthranilic diamides in Arizona. Pest Manage. Sci. 68: 83-91.
• Naranjo, S.E., P.C. Ellsworth, D.A. Dierig. 2011. Impact of Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) on damage, yield and quality of a new oil-seed crop, Lesquerella fendleri. J. Econ. Entomol. 104(5): 1575-1583; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/EC11089.
• Tabashnik, B.E., S. Morin, G.C. Unnithan, A.J. Yelich, C. Ellers-Kirk, V.S. Harpold, M.S. Sisterson, P.C. Ellsworth, T.J. Dennehy, L. Antilla, L. Liesner, M. Whitlow, R.T. Staten, J.A. Fabrick, X. Li, and Y. Carriere. 2012. Sustained Susceptibility of Pink Bollworm to Bt Cotton in the United States. GM Crops 3:3, 1-7. http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/gmcrops/TabashnikGMC3-3.pdf
• Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, and W. Dixon. 2012. Measuring Up! Involving Stakeholders in Assessment of an Industry's IPM Revolution. University of Arizona, Department of Entomology & Arizona Pest Management Center. 7th International IPM Symposium, Memphis, TN, March 27-29, 2012. (Poster)
• Fournier, A., Ellsworth, P.C., W. Dixon, J, Palumbo and J. Peterson 2012. 20 years of agricultural pesticide use data reveal dramatic reduction in broad-spectrum insecticides. University of Arizona, Department of Entomology & Arizona Pest Management Center. 7th International IPM Symposium, Memphis, TN, March 27-29, 2012. (Poster)
• Ellsworth, P.C., A. Fournier, W. Dixon, J.C. Palumbo, K. Umeda and J. Peterson. 2012. Enhancing Capacity for IPM Practice and Assessment in Arizona. An extended abstract for NIFA IPM Programs: Legacy and Impacts Mini-Symposium, 7th International IPM Symposium, Memphis, TN, March 27-29, 2012.
• Asiimwe, P., L.M. Brown, T. Vandervoet, P.C. Ellsworth, and S. Naranjo. 2011. jee-AH-kor-is, Big-eyed Bugs Have Big Appetite for Pests. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/GeocorisShortvFc.pdf Spanish translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/GeocorisShortvFcSpanish.pdf
• McCloskey, W. and L.M. Brown. 2011. Considering Roundup ReadyTM Alfalfa. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/RR-alfalfaShortF.pdf
• McCloskey, W. and L.M. Brown. 2011. Increasing Glyphosate Activity. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/GlyphosatevF.pdf
• Mostafa, A., L.M. Brown, P.C. Ellsworth, and V. Barlow. 2011. Insect Pests of Desert-Grown Alfalfa: Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/EAW_ShortFc.pdf
• Mostafa, A., L.M. Brown, P.C. Ellsworth, V. Barlow, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Untangling the Web... Spiders in Arizona Fields. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/SpidersWebsvFc.pdf Spanish Translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/SpidersWebsvFcSpanishvF.pdf
• Nischwitz, C and M. Olsen. 2011. Beet Curly Top Disease (Curtoviruses) in Spinach and Table Beets in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1552, pp4. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/diseases/az1552.pdf
• Norton, R., G. Wang, and S. Loper. 2011. It's All About Timing. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/DefoliationTimingvFc.pdf
• Norton, R., G. Wang, and S. Loper. 2012. Defoliation Timing for Arizona Cotton. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1561, pp2. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1561.pdf
• Olsen, M., C. Nischwitz and R. Norton. 2011. Effects of seed treatment fungicides and seed vigor on cotton seedling stand and yield in southeastern Arizona in 2009 and 2010. Cotton Research and Outreach Report, 2010-2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1548/az1548c.pdf
• Olsen, M., M. Matheron, M. McClure and Z. Xiong 2011. Diseases of Citrus in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1154, pp10. http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/diseases/az1154.pdf (Revised)
• Palumbo, J. C. 2011. 2011 Spring Melon CYSDV Survey. University of Arizona Vegetable IPM Update, Vol 2, No. 12. June 15, 2011. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/more/insect31.html.
• Palumbo, J.C. 2011. Impact of Bagrada Bug on Desert Cole Crops in 2010. University of Arizona Vegetable IPM Update, Vol 2, No. 13. June 29, 2011. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/more/insect36.html.
• Palumbo, J.C. 2011. Knockdown and Residual Control of Bagrada Bugs with Foliar Insecticides: Greenhouse Evaluations. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 2, No. 17, Aug 24, 2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Knockdown%20and%20Residual%20Control%20%20of%2 0Bagrada_Greenhouse%20(2)082411.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2011. Control of Bagrada Bugs with Foliar Insecticides on Desert Broccoli, Fall 2010. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 2, No. 17, Aug 24, 2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Whitefly%20Control%20Chart_Fall%202011(090711) .pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2011. Whitefly Management in Leafy Vegetables, Cole Crops and Melons. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 2, No. 18, Sep 7, 2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Whitefly%20Control%20Chart_Fall%202011(090711) .pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2011. Insecticide Pre-mixtures for Arizona Vegetables and Melons Labeled Rate Equivalents. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 2, No. 19, Sep 21, 2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Insecticide%20Pre-mixtures_Desert%20Veg_Melons %20092111.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2011. Knockdown and Residual Control of Lepidopterous Larvae on Head Lettuce, Fall 2010. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 2, No. 20, Oct 5, 2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Lep%20Larvae%20Efficacy%20Trial_%202010.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2011. Lepidopterous Larvae Management in Desert Produce Crops. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 2, No. 20, Oct 5, 2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Lep%20Control%20Chart_Oct%205_2011.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2011. Aphid ID Tool. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 2, No. 23, Nov 16, 2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Aphid%20ID_2011%20(2)111611.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Seed Corn Maggot. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3, No. 2, Jan 25, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Seed%20corn%20maggot.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Aphid Management in Desert Leafy Vegetables and Cole Crops. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3, No. 3, Feb 8, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Aphid%20Control%20Chart_2012.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Thrips Management in Desert Leafy Vegetables - 2012. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3, No. 4, Feb 22, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Thrips%20Control%20Chart_2012.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Whitefly Management in Desert Melons. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol 3, No. 8, Apr 18, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Whitefly%20Control%20_2012.pdf
• Barlow, V., M. Pena, B. Tickes. 2011. Ditch-bank Weed Management Using Select Herbicides. Postings from the Palo Verde (Extension newsletter). University of California Cooperative Extension, Riverside. http://ceriverside.ucdavis.edu/newsletters/Postings_from_the_Palo_Ver de_Valley40138.pdf October, 2011.
• Brown, L.M., S. Li., P.C. Ellsworth, M. Sullivan and T. Molet. 2011. Cotton Commodity-Based Survey Reference. USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program. 155 pp. http://caps.ceris.purdue.edu/cotton_reference.
• Brown, L.M. and P.C. Ellsworth. 2011. Drapetis: A Natural Enemy. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/DrapetisvF.pdf Spanish Translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/DrapetisvFspanishvF.pdf
• Brown, L.M., T. Vandervoet, P.C. Ellsworth, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Assassin Bugs: Top of the Food Web. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ZelusShortvFc.pdf Spanish Translation: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/ZelusShortvFcSpanish.pdf
• Chambers, K., D. Gouge, T. Green, J. Hurley, T. Stock, Z. Bruns, M. Shour, C. Foss, F. Graham, K. Murray and S. Glick. 2011. Coalition Operating Manual. IPM Institute of North America. pp6. http://www.ipminstitute.org/school_ipm_2015/IPM_coalition_manual.pdf
• Chambers, K., T. Green, D.H. Gouge, J. Hurley, T. Stock, Z. Bruns, M. Shour, C. Foss, F. Graham, K. Murray, L. Braband, S. Glick, and M. Anderson. 2011. The Business Case For Integrated Pest Management in Schools: Cutting Costs and Increasing Benefits. IPM Institute of North America. http://www.ipminstitute.org/school_ipm_2015/ipm_business_case.pdf
• DeGomez, T. and B. Loomis. 2011. Firewood and Bark Beetles in the southwest. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1370, pp2. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1223.pdf (Revision)
• Ellsworth, P.C. 2011. Cotton IPM: A Quiet Revolution Reduces Costs, Losses and Risks for Arizona's Cotton Growers. University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Impact Report. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/CottonIPM2011_Impacts.pdf.
• Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2012. Pale-Striped Flea Beetles in Young Cotton Stands. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/FleaBeetleShort.pdf
• Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2012. Anatomy of a Cotton Sweep. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/SweepsAnatomyv2c.pdf Spanish Translation: http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/SweepsAnatomyv2cSpanish.pdf
• Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, G. Castro, and S. Naranjo. 2012. In 7 Minutes or Less. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/WhiteflySamplingShort.pdf Spanish Translation: http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/WhiteflySamplingSpanishvF.pdf
• Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, X. Li, J. Palumbo, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Keeping Cotton Green! Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/SelectiveChemicalControlsvF. pdf
• Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, and S. Naranjo. 2011. $1+ Cotton New Thresholds Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/NewThresholdsVF.pdf
• Ellsworth, P.C., A. Fournier and T.D. Smith. 2007 (revised 02/10). Based on Ellsworth, P.C. and J.S. Jones. 2000. Arizona Cotton Insect Losses. Publ. No. AZ1183. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cooperative Extension, Tucson, Arizona. URL: http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/insects/cil/cil.html.
• Ellsworth, P.C., A. Mostafa, L.M. Brown, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Soft-bodied Collops Likes Soft Bodies. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/CollopsVFlo.pdf
• Gouge, D.H., T. Green, K. Chambers, J. Hurley, T. Stock, M. Shour, C. Foss, L. Braband, F. Graham, K. Murray, S. Glick, Z. Bruns and M. Anderson. 2011. Reducing Your Child's Asthma using Integrated Pest Management: A Practical Home Guide for Parents. IPM Institute of North America. http://www.ipminstitute.org/school_ipm_2015/ipm_asthma_document.pdf
• Gouge, D. H. and C. Olson. 2011. Scorpions. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1223, pp6. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1223.pdf (Revision) Gouge, D. H. and C. Olson. 2011. Choosing a Bug Repellent. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1311, pp5. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1311.pdf (Revision)
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Insect Management on Desert Vegetables and Melons: Whiteflies. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol 3, No. 8, Apr 18, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Whiteflies_2012.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Interactions between Insects and Weeds in Vegetable Crops. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol 3, No. 9, May 2, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/Insect%20and%20Weed%20Interactions%20(2)%20050 212.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Insecticide Use on Arizona Head Lettuce. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3, No. 10, May 16, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/2012_Lettuce%20Crop%20Losses%20Summary%20Data% 20051612.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Impact of the Bagrada Bug on Desert Cole Crops: A Survey of PCA/Growers in 2010 and 2011. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3, No. 11, May 30, 2011. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/053012%20Bagrada%20Bug%20Survey_2012_Report.pd f
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. 2011- 2012 Spring Melon CYSDV Survey. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3, No. 12, June 13, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/061312%20CYSDV_Spg%202012.pdf
• Palumbo, J.C. 2012. Evaluation of Tank Mixtures as Alternatives to Endosulfan for Control of Sweetpotato Whiteflies in Spring Melons, 2012. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3, No. 13, June 27, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/062712%20Evaluation%20of%20Insecticide%20Tank% 20Mixtures.pdf
• Pena, M., J.C. Palumbo, M. Matheron, B. Tickes, K. Nolte. 2010 - 2012. Vegetable IPM Updates. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. (Biweekly IPM advisories.) http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/advisories.html
• Schalau, J. 2011. Cypress Bark Beetles. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1316, pp6. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1316.pdf (Revision)
• Schalau, J. 2011. Pinyon Needle Scale. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1315, pp6. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1315.pdf (Revision)
• Schalau, J. 2011. Seiridium Canker of Cypress Trees in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1557, pp3. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/diseases/az1557.pdf
• Tickes, B. 2012. Maximizing the Use of Glyphosate. Vegetable IPM Update, Vol. 3, No. 13, June 27, 2012. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resour cefile/resource/marcop/062512%20Maximizing%20the%20Use%20of%20Glyphos ate.pdf
• Blake, C. 2011. (Ellsworth, P.C., contributor). Gaming simulation to improve lygus control in cotton. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/gaming-simulation-improve-lygus-co ntrol-cotton. June 9, 2011.
• Blake, C. 2011. (Ellsworth, P.C., contributor). Arizonans celebrate state centennial, cotton industry. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/blog/arizonans-celebrate-state-centennial -cotton-industry. June 15, 2011.
• Blake, C. 2011. (Matheron, M., contributor). Repeat of lettuce drop epidemic unlikely this winter. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/vegetables/repeat-lettuce-drop-epidemic-u nlikely-winter. Sept 23, 2011.
• Blake, C. 2011. (Palumbo, J., contributor). Finding solutions to Bagrada bug control in the West. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/vegetables/finding-solutions-bagrada-bug- control-west. Sept 29, 2011.
• Blake, C. 2011. (Fournier, A., contributor). IPM delivers monumental gains in Arizona agriculture. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/ipm-delivers-monumental-gains-ariz ona-agriculture. Oct 10, 2011.
• Brown, L.M., T. Vandervoet, P.C. Ellsworth, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Assassin Bugs: Top of the Food Web. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/assassin-bugs-help-keep-pests-chec k. Aug 25, 2011.
• Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2011. Drapetis Fly: Natural Whitefly Enemy in Cotton. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/drapetis-fly-natural-whitefly-enem y-cotton. July 5, 2011.
• Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2012. Pale-Striped Flea Beetles in Young Cotton Stands. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/pale-striped-flea-beetle-young-cot ton-stands. May 8, 2012.
• Ellsworth, P.C. and L.M. Brown. 2012. Anatomy of a Cotton Sweep. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/anatomy-sweep-cotton-insects. July 2, 2012.
• Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, and S. Naranjo. 2011. $1-Plus Cotton: New Insect Thresholds Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/1-plus-cotton-new-insect-threshold s. July 5, 2011.
• Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, A. Fournier, X. Li, J. Palumbo, and S. Naranjo. 2011. Keeping Cotton a Green Crop. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/keeping-cotton-green-crop. July 25, 2011.
• Ellsworth , P.C. & A. Fournier. 2011. Highlights of IPM Activities in the West: Accomplishments, Outcomes, Impacts, and Plans, Part 2, Arizona. The Western Front newsletter, Western IPM Center. http://www.wripmc.org/Newsletter/October%202011%20PDF%20for%20posting .pdf. October 2011.
• Farm Press Staff. 2012. (Olsen, M., contributor). Survey to look for Fusarium wilt Race 4 in Arizona cotton. Western Farm Press. http://westernfarmpress.com/cotton/survey-look-fusarium-wilt-race-4-a rizona-cotton. March 9, 2012.
• Wang, G. and R. Norton. 2011. Working with High Cotton. Arizona Pest Management Center Field Crops IPM Shorts, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/PGRsvF.pdf
• Wang, G. and R. Norton. 2011. Commercially Available Cotton Height-Controlling PGRs in Arizona. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension AZ1555, pp2. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1555.pdf

Progress 09/01/10 to 08/31/11

Outputs
OUTPUTS: Coordination and Collaboration. Began implementing a strategic vision for Extension IPM developed by the stakeholder IPM Coordinating Committee. Concluded successful leveraged cluster hire (2 County Agents and 4 Assistants in Extension) to expand statewide IPM program impacts and deliver IPM information to end-users. Multidisciplinary Leadership Teams direct the new Assistants in Extension working in Agronomic Crops IPM, Vegetable Crops IPM, Community IPM and IPM Assessment. Continued work on a historical Arizona pesticide use database in partnership with Arizona Department of Agriculture and used it to respond to federal pesticide information requests and to document extension program outcomes and impacts. Program Areas of Emphasis. The Agronomic Crops IPM Leadership Team reviewed a statewide IPM needs assessment for field crops and developed a logic model to guide program planning. We engaged agricultural and community IPM stakeholders to identify needs and priorities and to solicit program feedback, including program evaluations measuring adoption and intended adoption of IPM programs. Continued Vegetable IPM Updates, delivering 15 biweekly updates (Sept 2010 - May 2011) to over 450 end-users via web, email and smart phone. Updates have been distributed by Western Farm Press and the Western Agri-Radio Network, reaching over 1,000 subscribers. Produced 14 vegetable IPM videos to date and created video archive webpage. Organized 6 on-farm research demonstrations with grower cooperators, including 4 herbicide trial demos for melons and broccoli, 2 large translational research projects on aphid control and on monitoring the use of reduced risk insecticides. Held a Cotton Pest Management Field Tour focusing on whitefly, Lygus bug and mite management and control product performance. Held 6 Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment workshops, collecting data from pest control advisors and other stakeholders on sampling practices, pest thresholds, yield losses, pesticide use and profitability to measure future changes in grower IPM behaviors and the impacts of our educational efforts. Presented educational information to over 700 end-users at over 35 meetings, conferences and workshops, delivering over 60 continuing education credits. Delivered 11 presentations at scientific and industry conferences. Published 4 IPM Newsletters for schools personnel. Maintained regular contributions to the popular and agricultural press. Recent stories covered sampling and identifying natural enemies in cotton (Western Farm Press), whitefly and Lygus management (Western Farm Press), the impact of our IPM programs (UA News), sustainable agriculture (Project SAGE) and successful adoption of Bt cotton technologies in Arizona (PBS). Maintained and expanded Extension Plant Pathology website with descriptions, pictures and prevention and control information for over 195 plant diseases that occur in Arizona on over 50 crops and plants. Published 7 Extension publications, 5 journal articles, 3 abstracts or proceedings, 4 newsletters, 3 reports, and one agricultural pest control manual for pest control advisors. Delivered 6 soil fumigant workshops to 100 end-users. PARTICIPANTS: PIs: Peter C. Ellsworth, IPM Specialist & State IPM Coordinator, convenes IPM Coordinating Committee, leads Agronomic IPM Leadership Team and conducts an extension program in cotton IPM. Al Fournier, IPM Program Manager, manages the daily activities of the APMC. Develops tools to quantify outcomes and impacts of IPM programs. Paul Baker, Extension Entomologist, specializes in urban/structural pest management and contributes to the Community IPM Leadership Team. Dawn Gouge, Extension Entomologist, specializes in IPM in sensitive environments and contributes to the Community IPM Leadership Team. Ayman Mostafa is an entomologist and Area County Agent specializing in IPM for agricultural crops, and contributes to the Agronomic IPM Leadership Team. Stacey Bealmer is an entomologist and Yuma County Agent specializing in IPM for urban horticulture, including Master Gardener programs. Ursula Schuch, Environmental Horticulture Specialist, specializes in arid ornamental plants and contributes to the Community IPM Leadership Team. William McCloskey is Extension Weed Specialist working in agricultural and tree crops statewide, and contributes to the Agronomic IPM Leadership Team. Other Individuals: Marco Pena - Coordinates Extension efforts of the Vegetable IPM Team. Partner Organizations, Collaborators and Contacts: John Palumbo, High Value Vegetable IPM Team Leader, Department of Entomology, UA Kai Umeda, IPM on Recreational Lands Team Leader (Turf), Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, UA Lin Evans, Arizona Crop Protection Association representative, IPM Coordinating Committee Rick Melnicoe, Director, Western IPM Center and member, IPM Coordinating Committee Pat Clay, FMD Specialist, Valent USA Corporation and member, IPM Coordinating Committee Tess Grasswitz, Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist, New Mexico State University Eric Natwick, Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension Jay Davison, Area Specialist, University of Nevada Reno Jack Peterson, Arizona Department of Agriculture, Environmental Services Division Training or Professional Development: Across all program areas, presented training opportunities to over 700 end-users at over 35 meetings, conferences and workshops, delivering over 90 continuing education credits. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target Audiences: Pest Control Advisors (PCAs), growers, agricultural industry representatives, pesticide applicators, State and Federal agencies and pesticide regulators, nursery and landscape industry, Master Gardeners, homeowners, public school staff, non-governmental organizations, pest management professionals, representatives from numerous tribes and tribal organizations, racial and ethnic minorities that work in agricultural and urban sectors. Efforts: Workshops, field days, demonstrations, cooperative extension meetings, educational presentations, training manuals, websites, online videos, smart phone updates, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, newsletters, trade publications, extension publications, reports, stakeholder dialog sessions, needs assessments, crop pest losses surveys, informal discussion groups, one-on-one consultations, scientific publications, presentations and symposia, Master Gardener training and volunteer program, short courses. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.

Impacts
Coordination and Collaboration. We significantly leveraged resources to accomplish EIPM program goals. For FY 2010, secured $1.1 million in competitive grants and other resources related to IPM research and outreach. This included over $900,000 in federal grants, $37,200 in Western IPM Center grants, $98,000 in state grants, and nearly $60,000 in other resources. The historical pesticide use database has improved responses to information requests and documentation of extension program outcomes and impacts. (http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/IPMAssessment_2011Impacts.pdf). Collaborative responses to federal information requests included critical analyses of stakeholder use and concerns regarding pesticide registration issues and stakeholder input on EPA priorities. Data we developed influenced the extended phase out of endosulfan in certain crops. Agronomic Crops IPM. The Agronomic IPM Leadership Team reviewed results from an IPM needs assessment for field crops and developed a logic model for program activities and impacts. The Team is planning for expansion of applied research and outreach to address priority IPM needs in alfalfa, wheat and corn. High Value Vegetable IPM. Increased attendance at educational meetings and 220% increase in listserv membership for Veg IPM updates (from 172 in Dec 2009 to 385 in Dec 2010). Two regional agricultural publications, Western Farm Press, and Western Agri-Radio Network have distributed certain Veg IPM Updates to well over 1000 subscribers. High Value Cotton IPM. Reached over 120 end users with IPM information and influenced over 50 scientists worldwide through invited seminars, published papers, proceedings, and abstracts. A report we developed for Arizona Cotton Growers Association resulted in lower technology fees for Bt cotton to Arizona growers in 2011, with an estimated savings of $5 per acre or ca. $1.2M in 2011 alone. Cotton insecticide usage continues at historically low levels at an average 1.5 sprays for all arthropod pests over the last 6 years, reducing insecticide loads on the environment by over 1.6 million lbs ai annually and saving growers over $10 million annually. We have seen rapid adoption of a new reduced-risk insecticides and a reduction in broad-spectrum sprays for management of Lygus in cotton. In 2006, 0% all Lygus-targeted insecticides were Carbine, a selective feeding inhibitor. This grew to ca. 52% in 2007, ca. 75% in 2008, ca. 81% in 2009. By 2010, 88% of all cotton insecticides used were either fully (61%) or partially (27%) selective. Clients credit the cotton IPM research & outreach program for this rapid change over. More info available at http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/CottonIPM-2011_impacts.pdf Other IPM programs. Through workshop evaluations, we measured significant increases in clientele knowledge of IPM principles and practices as a result of training. Typically, over 90% of participants indicated that they would adopt at least one new practice as a result of Extension education programs. We re-engaged local school districts on IPM and bed bug monitoring and remediation practices, preventing school fumigation for bed bugs and saving one site over $15,000.

Publications

• Bealmear. S. R. 2010. Whitefly Pest Control Survey of Homeowners and Ornamental Plants. In Proceedings, 2010 American Society for Horticultural Science, 143:139. Palm Desert, CA. August, 2010.
• Bealmear, S. R. 2010. Fungus Gnat Integrated Pest Management. Fact Sheet. University of University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Publication AZ1531. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1531.pdf
• Bealmear, S.R. 2010. IPM for the Home Gardener. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Publication AZ1521 http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1521.pdf
• Brown, P.W., P.C. Ellsworth, M. Olsen, J. Silvertooth, R. Tronstad. 2010. Stub Cotton Production in Arizona. A Review and Feasibility Study. An invited analysis by the Arizona Cotton Growers Association. 29 pp.
• Dillard, A. 2010. Mulch Matters. Southwest Trees and Turf. Vol 17(8):1, 10.
• Ellsworth, P.C. When is "Done is done" Making late season insect control decisions. 2010. Presented at Late Season Production Meeting, Parker, AZ. 8/13/10. (Published, annotated presentation.) http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/10Parker_LT_decisionsvF2lo. pdf
• Ellsworth, P.C. 2010. Section IIA, Invertebrates: Insect Management on Cotton (pp. IIA1-IIA69). In Arizona PCA Study Manual. Preparatory materials for the Arizona Pest Control Advisor License, ed. by Fournier A., Peterson J. & Reding J., Arizona Crop Protection Association, 574 pp.
• Ellsworth, P.C. 2010. Lygus in Cotton No. 4: Chemical Control Termination Guidelines (Draft). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Circular (peer reviewed), 2 pp. Available at: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/DRAFT_LT_guide2-pg.pdf
• Ellsworth, P.C. Pink Bollworm Control Costs & Value of Bt Technologies to AZ Cotton Growers. 2010. Report to AZ Cotton Growers Association & reprinted in ACGA newsletter, and submitted to Monsanto Company, 4 pp.
• Ellsworth, P.C., S. Li, B. Tabashnik, J. Holloway, R. Humphries. 2011. Pink bollworm efficacy dynamics in TwinlinkTM cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference Proceedings, National Cotton Council, in press.
• Ellsworth, P.C., J. Palumbo, A. Fournier, X. Li, S. Naranjo. 2010. Whitefly Management: Multi-Crop Systems. IRAC Symposium, "Understanding and Capitalizing on Agricultural Biodiversity in IPM/IRM", Entomological Society of America, San Diego, CA. 12/14/10 (invited). (Published, annotated presentation.) http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/10ESA_IRAC_Bemisia7Flo.pdf
• Fournier, A., P.C. Ellsworth, J. Palumbo. 2010. Arid Southwest IPM Network website. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/Arid_SWPMC_Info_Requests.html.
• Fournier, A., P.C. Ellsworth, R. Gibson, R. Norton, K. Nolte, S. Wang, E. Taylor and L. Masters. 2010. Agronomic Crops IPM Needs Assessment, Preliminary Data and Report. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/agronomic_ipm.html.
• Tabashnik, B. E., M. S. Sisterson, P. C. Ellsworth, T. J. Dennehy, L. Antilla, L. Liesner, M. Whitlow, R. T Staten, J. A. Fabrick, G. C. Unnithan, A. J. Yelich, C. Ellers-Kirk, V. S. Harpold, X. Li and Y. Carriere. 2010. Suppressing resistance to Bt cotton with sterile insect releases. Nature Biotechnology: 28(12): 1304-1307 (+ online methods & supplementary information, 10 pp.).
• Fournier, A., J. Peterson & J. Reding, eds. 2010. Arizona Pest Control Advisor Study Manual: Preparatory Materials for the Arizona Pest Control Advisors License. Arizona Crop Protection Association. (Peer Reviewed)
• Gouge, D.H. 2010. School Pest Press: August 2010 Issue, featuring Head Lice, in English and in Spanish. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. (IPM Newsletter for School Personnel). http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Septemberbedbugs.pdf http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/AZ_August_HeadLice_2010_Spanish.pdf
• Gouge, D.H. 2010. School Pest Press: September 2010 Issue, featuring Bed Bugs, in English. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. (IPM Newsletter for School Personnel). http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Septemberbedbugs.pdf
• Gouge, D.H. 2010. School Pest Press: October 2010 Issue, featuring Mice and Rats, in English. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. (IPM Newsletter for School Personnel). http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/October_mice_and_rats.pdf
• Gouge, D.H. 2010. School Pest Press: December 2010 Issue, featuring Pigeons in English. UA Cooperative Extension. (IPM Newsletter for School Personnel). http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Pigeons_at_School.pdf
• Kelly, J. 2010. Diagnosing Problems of Roses in the Landscape. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Publication AZ1528 http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1528.pdf
• Naranjo, S.E. and P. C. Ellsworth. 2010. Fourteen years of Bt cotton advances IPM in Arizona. Southwest. Entomol. 35: 437-444.
• Olsen, M.W. 2011. True Mistletoes. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Publication AZ1308 (revised). http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/diseases/az1308.pdf
• Olsen, M.W. 2011. Verticillium Wilt. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Publication AZ1034 (revised). http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1034.pdf
• Pena, M., J.C. Palumbo, M. Matheron, B. Tickes, K. Nolte. 2010. Vegetable IPM Updates. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. (Biweekly IPM advisories.) http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/advisories.html
• Richards, T. J., P. C. Ellsworth, R. Tronstad and S. E. Naranjo. 2010. Market-based instruments for the optimal control of invasive species: Bemisia tabaci in Arizona. J. Agric. Resource Econ. 35: 349-367.
• Richardson, J.M., B.A. Castro, J.D. Thomas, P.C. Ellsworth, L.D. Godfrey & D.L. Kerns. 2011. TransformTM: field performance against Lygus Hesperus in cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conference Proceedings, National Cotton Council, in press.
• Schuch, U.K. and J. J. Kelly. 2011. Selecting, Planting, and Staking Trees. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Publication AZ1402 (CD of 36 slides with notes, revised) http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/summary/az1402ndx.html