Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: Pesticide applicators, Pest Control Advisors (PCAs), growers, agricultural industry representatives, the nursery and landscape industry, public school staff (some are certified applicators), pest management professionals, representatives from numerous tribes and tribal organizations, racial and ethnic minorities that work in agricultural and urban sectors. Changes/Problems: Activities for 9/1/2012 through 8/30/13 were previously reported on final report for PSEP 2011. For PSEP 2012, we operated under a one-year no-cost extension. This Final Report covers activities from 9/1/2013 through 8/30/14. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? With support from this program, Mike Wierda was able to attend the N.E. Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training Workshop and the American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators Workshop (September 15-20th). At these meetings, Mike was able to network w/ lots of people and gain knowledge and familiarity with PSEP in different states, get more involved in PSEP nationwide, and meet university, state and federal employees involved in PSEP. Mike Wierda has also become an active member of the PSEP National Stakeholder Team and is involved in regular conference calls and document development with pesticide safety educators, government officials, and industry professionals nationwide. Additionally Mike Wierda is working with a team that will review and update the Arizona Office of Pest Management’s (OPM) structural pest control category exams and study materials (expected completion of September 2015). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Mechanisms to disseminate information include workshops, field days, demonstrations, cooperative extension meetings, educational presentations, websites, webinars, online videos, pest management advisories, smart phone updates, radio broadcasts, trade publications, extension publications, reports, one-on-one consultations, scientific publications, presentations and symposia, short courses. An important topic presented at meetings and field days across the state was the issue of glyphosate resistant Palmer amaranth and best management practices to prevent the spread of resistance. This continues to be a major focus of Dr. Bill McCloskey’s Extension program. We reached over 1,320 participants via 108 face-to-face meetings, including licensed Pest Control Advisors (PCAs), growers, agricultural industry representatives, pesticide applicators, state and federal agencies and pesticide regulators, nursery and landscape industry, 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. A total of 252 AZ Dept. of Ag CEUs, 69 CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation CEUs and 106 other CEUs were delivered as a result of these efforts. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Note: Activities for 9/1/2012 through 8/30/13 were previously reported on final report for PSEP 2011. For PSEP 2012, we operated under a one-year no-cost extension. This Final Report covers activities from 9/1/2013 through 8/30/14. The primary focus of our program is to support safe and effective pesticide use by certified applicators and other professionals (working in agricultural and urban settings) by providing Extension education on pesticide use and integrated pest management that supports recertification of applicators and other licensed professionals who make or influence pest management decisions. In Arizona, a professional industry of licensed Pest Control Advisors (PCAs) write management recommendations for growers. Along with private and commercial applicators, this is an important target audience of our program. We also reach growers, the nursery and landscape industry, public school staff (some are certified applicators), pest management professionals, representatives from numerous tribes and tribal organizations, racial and ethnic minorities that work in agricultural and urban sectors. Pesticide Safety Education Programs developed by faculty are coordinated through a subcommittee of the Arizona Pest Management Center, which is responsible for overall statewide planning and implementation of pesticide safety training in coordination with the State Lead Agency, Arizona Department of Agriculture. Teams of Cooperative Extension faculty (Specialists and Agents) develop and deploy training materials, demonstrations and workshops for pesticide applicators in close coordination with the State Lead Agency, to avoid duplication and ensure complimentary programming. Training needs for both private and commercial applicators are addressed, as well as training for PCAs and other professional pest managers who work with pesticides or make pesticide recommendations in agricultural or non-agricultural settings. Funds from this program, leveraged with other resources, help support costs of personnel, travel and training materials. Because of limited resources, in the past we did not have a position dedicated exclusively to pesticide safety training. This grant term, Ellsworth and Fournier secured additional leveraged funding to support an Assistant in Extension for Pesticide Safety. In addition to PSEP, funding sources include the PSEP Improvement and Modernization Initiative (PSEP-IMI), our institutional Extension IPM grant (USDA-NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management, Extension Implementation Program [EIP]), industry gifts, and a small one-time investment by our institution’s Cooperative Extension program. This leverage has made it possible to employ a full-time position dedicated to pesticide safety education in Arizona for the first time in nearly a decade! The additional responsibilities that accompany these other funding sources are complimentary to the goals of the PSEP program, and include better integration of pesticide safety with IPM extension programs (EIP) and working with stakeholders in Arizona to develop paths to a sustainable PSEP program (PSEP-IMI). In March 2014, a Search Committee headed by Peter Ellsworth, State Pesticide and IPM Coordinator, and comprised of 3 additional university cooperative extension faculty members, a representative from Arizona Department of Agriculture (SLA) who coordinates pesticide safety training, and two stakeholders representing Arizona agriculture was formed. The search committee developed a position announcement, which was approved by the university. The position was advertised in late April. Committee members reviewed and narrowed candidates and interviews were held in mid-June for the top candidates. Dr. Mike Wierda was offered the position and began on July 21. Since July 21 an Advisory Committee (AC) chaired by Mike Wierda has been formed. The AC met and reviewed a list of possible members for a Stakeholders Advisory Team (SAT). The SAT will review state laws and university policies that impact funding opportunities, assess legislative and other funding opportunities and AZ needs in relation to PSE, assess current and potential use of online and distance education, and develop a business plan. The ultimate goal of the AC and SAT are to establishing a sustainable PSEP. Mike has also become an active member of the National Stakeholder Team for Pesticide Safety Education Program Funding. Mike is also working with a team that will review and update the Arizona Office of Pest Management’s (OPM) structural pest control category exams and study materials (expected completion of September 2015). Dr. Pedro Andrade and collaborators created a potable Spray Table in 2012 for use in pesticide trainings. The table allows for live demonstrations of sprayer fundamentals, technologies and techniques in classroom settings, including droplet size and distribution, drift control, nozzle technology, boom height effect on spray pattern, and more. This has proven to be a highly effective training tool. Over the past year, it was used at meetings to train agricultural applicators and turf and ornamental applicators.
Publications
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2013
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Abstracts
Vandervoet T., P.C. Ellsworth, S.E. Naranjo. 2013. Integrating Biological Control into Management Decisions for Whitefly in Cotton. USDA ARS Arid Lands Agricultural Research Center. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, November 09, 2013. (Poster)
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2014
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Fournier A.J., W.A. Dixon II, P.C. Ellsworth, J.C. Palumbo, J. Peterson, G. Christian, D. Hall. 2014. IPM Trends: Two Decades of Arizona Pesticide Use Data. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Tucson, AZ. April 08, 2014.
Guzy M., W.A. Dixon II, A.J. Fournier, P. Jepson, P.C. Ellsworth. 2014. Historical Pesticide Use and Risk in AZ Lettuce. Integrated Plant Protection Center Oregon State University. ESA Pacific Branch Meeting, Tucson, AZ. April 08, 2014.(Presentation
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Extension Publications
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. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2013DecemberAZSchoolIPMNewsletter.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 I School Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter November 2013. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2013NovemberAZSchoolIPMNewsletter.pdf
Li S., D.H. Gouge, S. Nair, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker, K. Umeda, D.M. Kopec. 2013. Human Scabies School Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter October 2013. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2013OctoberAZSchoolIPMNewsletter.pdf
Li S., D.H. Gouge, S. Nair, A.J. Fournier, U.K. Schuch, P.B. Baker, K. Umeda, D.M. Kopec. 2013. Head Lice School Integrated Pest Management IPM Newsletter September 2013. Newsletter. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2013SepAZSchoolIPMNewsletter.pdf
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Extension Publications
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
McCloskey W.B. 2014. Status of Herbicide Resistant Palmer Amaranth in Arizona. https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/Status%20of%20Herbicide%20Resistant%20Palmer%20Amaranth%20in%20Arizona_IPM%20Short%20July%202014.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
Palumbo J.C. 2014. Impact of Bagrada Bug Infestations on Desert Cole Crops. Vegetable IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 5 No. 11 https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/061114%20Bagrada%20Bug%20Survey_2014_Report.pdf
Palumbo J.C. 2014. Trends in Insecticide Usage on Arizona Lettuce. VIPM Update. University of Arizona Arizona Pest Management Center. Vol. 5 No. 11
Palumbo J.C. 2014. Lettuce Insect Losses and Insecticide Use Summary 2004-2013. Vegetable IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 5 No. 8 https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/041614%20Lettuce%20Losses_Insecticide%20Usage%20Surveys_%209%20yr%20summary.pdf
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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
Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. 2014. Acibenzolar Use in the Desert Southwest. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Acibenzolar.pdf
Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. 2014. Quinoxyfen Use in the Desert Southwest. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Qunoxyfen.pdf
Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. 2014. Imazalil Use in Arizona. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Imazalil.pdf
Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. 2014. Fenamidone Use in the Desert Southwest. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Fenamidone_Use_in_Desert_Southwest.pdf
Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. 2014. Thiophanatemethyl Use in the Desert Southwest. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Thiophanate_methyl_Use_in_Desert_Southwest.pdf
Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. 2014. Pyraclostrobin Use in the Desert Southwest. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center.
http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Pyraclostrobin_Response.pdf
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Popular press and trade publications
Blake C. 2014. Glyphosate resistant Palmer amaranth confirmed in Marana Ariz., Western Farm Press. http://m.westernfarmpress.com/miscellaneous/glyphosate-resistant-palmer-amaranth-confirmed-marana-ariz?eid=forward
Elliot S. 2014. Pest Loss Survey in Cotton Quantifies IPM the Benefits IPM Brings to Growers. Western IPM Center. http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2014/01/pest-loss-survey-in-cotton-quantifies.html
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