Source: UNIV OF MINNESOTA submitted to
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COORDINATION 2013/16
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
TERMINATED
Funding Source
3D GRANT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1001030
Grant No.
2013-41534-21066
Project No.
MIN-XA-E02
Proposal No.
2013-04106
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
QQIPM
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2013
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2015
Grant Year
2013
Project Director
Durgan, B.
Recipient Organization
UNIV OF MINNESOTA
(N/A)
ST PAUL,MN 55108
Performing Department
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Non Technical Summary
The University of Minnesota Extension Center for Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences (EFANS) is a national leader in Integrated Pest management, developing low-risk, effective approaches in all areas of pest management. UMN IPM programs are effective, relevant and responsive and greatly impact Minnesota's and the nation's economy, environment, and health. With this eIPM Coordination application, UMN IPM proposes to advance its IPM Program coordination and development in the following areas: IPM Implementation for Agronomic Crops to improve the safety, profitability and sustainability of corn, soybean and small grain production. IPM Implementation for Consumers/Urban Environments to improve the safety and sustainability of Urban non-commercial food production. IPM Implementation for Specialty Crops to improve the safety, profitability and sustainability of sugarbeet, seed potato and small fruit production. IPM Training and Implementation in Housing to improve the safety and sustainability of pest management in public housing. IPM Education for Pesticide Applicators, including Pesticide Applicator Training and implementation of annual state wide IPM Adoption surveys. The UMN EFANS IPM Program is a major participant in a well-established, coordinated core of programming delivered by UMN EFANS and integrated across disciplines and regions. Its extensive communication network and strong working relationships with stakeholders, including commodity groups, individuals, state agencies and out-of-state collaborators, will serve to insure successful implementation of this eIPM proposal. The UMN EFANS IPM Program team strongly believes its proposed and continued efforts in these program areas will greatly benefit Minnesota and supports all three goals of the National IPM Roadmap.
Animal Health Component
0%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
2161510113010%
2111820113010%
2131549114010%
2161510114010%
2121510116010%
2161820114010%
2161820116010%
2161549116010%
2161310113010%
2161129113010%
Knowledge Area
211 - Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants; 212 - Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants; 216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems; 213 - Weeds Affecting Plants;

Subject Of Investigation
1549 - Wheat, general/other; 1129 - Berries and cane fruits, general/other; 1310 - Potato; 1510 - Corn; 1820 - Soybean;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology; 1160 - Pathology; 1140 - Weed science;
Goals / Objectives
The goals and critical needs of the UMN EFANS IPM Program are to provide current and relevant pest management information that results in the safe and economical production of agricultural and food products while decreasing environmental and public health impacts. IPM in Agronomic Crops: (Roadmap Goal: i) Minimize adverse environmental effects from pests and related management strategies ii) Improve the cost benefit analyses when adopting IPM practices) Focus is on Minnesota's major economic crops, corn, soybean and small grains: - Consult with stakeholders to establish state Extension needs and priorities - Develop and deliver IPM at UMN EFANS Extension events targeted at producers and agricultural professionals - Develop and deliver Extension programming addressing corn rootworm resistance to Bt traits in single and multi-trait corn varieties - Develop and deliver information on scouting and management of disease in corn such as Goss's Wilt. - Assess and deliver information on the geographic distribution and management of synthetic pyrethroid resistance in soybean aphid - Assess and deliver information on the distribution and management of Soybean Cyst nematode in Minnesota - Develop and deliver information on the management of plant pathogens and fungicide resistance in small grains - Develop and deliver information on herbicide resistance in all three cropping systems - Continue to develop, refine and conduct the annual IPM Adoption Survey IPM Implementation for Consumers/Urban Environments (Roadmap goals: :i) Improve profitability through adoption of IPM practices, ii) Reduce potential human health risks from pests and related management strategies, iii) Minimize adverse environmental effects from pests and the use of IPM practices): - Develop and deliver IPM information in Master Gardener program events - Develop and deliver IPM information for the Fruit and Vegetable First Detector Program for urban communities - Develop and deliver information on pest management and invasive pests threatening non-commercial urban food production IPM Implementation for Specialty Crops (Roadmap goals - i) Minimize adverse environmental effects from pests and related management strategies ii) Improve the economic benefits related to the adoption of IPM practices). Focus Includes sugarbeet, potatoes (for seed), and fruits and vegetables crops (Spotted Wing Drosophila); high value and high input crops - Refine sample effort to improve economic benefit and resolution of pest distribution - Provide management options for invasive pests - Organize and deliver IPM programming via grower and ag professional events, standard and digital communication and additional outreach methodologies IPM Training and Implementation in Housing (Roadmap goals - i) Reduce potential human health risks from pests and related management stategies, ii) Minimize adverse environmental effects from pests and the use of IPM practices): - Establish working group with cooperators in Minneapolis and New York City - Conduct surveys of public housing and communicate with PHAs and tenants to assess needs - Develop and disseminate training on establishing physical barriers to pest re-infestation (website) IPM Education for Pesticide Applicators (Roadmap goals - i) Reduce potential human health risks from pests and related management strategies, ii) Minimize adverse environmental effects from pests and the use of IPM practices): - Develop and deliver IPM programming at UMN EFANS Pesticide Applicator Training events - Continue to assist in developing, refining and conducting the annual IPM Adoption Survey
Project Methods
IPM Implementation for Agronomic Crops - Interaction with client groups to obtain input for programming - Demonstration of applied research to generate Extension information base - Extension events: e.g. Cropping Colleges, Best of the Best, Barriers to Bushels - Print/Electronic publication: listservs (e.g. MN Crop E-News), produce and maintain IPM based website material, regular within season newsletters - develop Extension coordination positions for IPM of specific pests systems IPM Implementation in Communities - Develop and deliver IPM curriculum for the UMN EFANS Master Gardener programs. - Develop and deliver 2 training webinars for the UMN EFANS Master Gardener Program including information on Japanese Beetle and Spotted Wing Drosophila - Develop and deliver an expanded Fruit and Vegetable First Detector workshops incorporating 30 minute training sessions on both spotted wing drosophila and brown marmorated stink bug - Continue to develop and revise existing UMN EFANS wesites, "What's wrong with my Plant" and "What insect is this?" IPM Implementation for Specialty Crops - Interaction with client groups to obtain input for programming - Demonstration of applied research/demo to generate Extension information base - Extension events: e.g. International Cropping Expo, Twilight Tour, Internation. Sugarbeet Inst., Upper Midwest Reg Fruit & Veg Growers Conf., - Print/Electronic publication: listserves (e.g. MN Crop E-News), IPM based website material (e.g. VegEdge.umn.edu, AphidAlert.blogspot.com), regular newsletters - study barriers to IPM adoption IPM Training and Implementation in Housing - Establish a working group in MN and NYC, evaluate barriers to pest exclusion - Conduct onsite surveys of pest exclusion - Construct website (planned to be blockthepest.umn.edu) to distribute educational material, instructional task sheets and video to encourage pest proofing and compartmentalization of buildings for the purposes of pest prevention. - Use website to train apartment staff how to conduct exclusion repair. IPM Education for Pesticide Applicators - Interaction with client groups to obtain input for programming - Develop programming to educate on the safe and environmentally responsible use of pesticides - Develop survey tools to assess adoption of IPM tactics and pesticide state use - Extension events: e.g. Pesticide Applicator Training - Print/Electronic publication: listserves (e.g. MN Crop E-News), produce and maintain IPM based website material, regular within season newsletters, conduct and evaluate surveys

Progress 09/01/13 to 08/31/15

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience is diverse, including: agric. crop consultants, industry agronomists (primarily field crops; corn, soybean, small grains, alfalfa), consultants for potato IPM, and producers of field crops, potato and specialty fruit/veg. crops. In addition, a diverse array of Bed Bug clientele have been served in terms of the general public and the pest control industry; these clientele are reached via a web site with facct sheets in 6 languages and the Bed Bug hotline (phone and email); the audience also includes residents in New York City and New Orleans, LA. Changes/Problems:One change in 2015, included a change in program leadership with Dr. Bill Hutchison (Ext. Entomology) accepting the role of MN IPM Coordinator, in transition from Dr. Jeff Gunsolus (Ext. Agronomy). Hutchison contact: hutch002@umn.edu What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The IPM funding does not allow for professional development. However, these resource opportunities are provided by Extension and participating departments. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?During 2015, and compared to 2013-2014, numerous winter educational meetings, along with hands-on field days were organized to deliver new research-based IPM information to multiple audiences. Major events included the Dec.2013 and 2014 Crop Pest Mgmt. Short Course & MCPR Trade Show (Mpls.; 1,473 attending, an increase of 12% over 2013)), the January 2015 Research Update for Ag Professionals (419, across 6 locations), and numerous Field Days, including those organized by IPM Specialists, Fritz Breitenbach (SE, Minn.), and Bruce Potter (SW, Minn.). Also, the July 2015 Field School for Ag Professionals (ca. 115) is conducted by several campus Extension Faculty. Each of these events received very good to excellent ratings for content and quality teaching. Finally, considerable IPM updates are delivered each year at Pesticide Applic. Training (PAT) sessions (in 2014 this included 1,341 responses for several meetings). Detailed analysis of the survey data is not yet complete, and will continue. See also IPM Web use statistics (UPVs), under accomplishments. For the Bed Bug program, detailed audience analysis and web use data is also underway. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We plan to increase the visibility of the statewide IPM Program, by providing a central, attractive, and functional web presence that effectively connects the several programs, including: field crops, speciality crops and the bed bug program (next version to be completed by Dec. 2015). By bringing this information together it will be easier to track updates and new IPM impacts across all areas. We will continue to make progress in developing one or more publicaitons from the long-term IPM Assessment project, with over 10 years of data on farmer perceptions and IPM practices across southern Minnesota. The IPM funding will continue to be leveraged effectively, to launch numerous additonal grants in all pest areas, to greatly expand the impact of the program. Also, several resources at the NCR and other regional IPM centers will be accessed to improve the IPM impact assessment process.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? During the past two years (given the Sept. 2013 start, and extension to Aug.2015), several goals were achieved, with the broad support of collaborating Extension campus and field faculty working together, to deliver research-based IPM programs at field days, and educaitonal meetings. Accomplishments are documented for Objectives 1-2, including, IPM in Agronomic Crops, and IPM Training and Implementation in Housing. 1) IPM-Agronomic Crops: Significant progress was made by our lead MN IPM Extension Specialists (Bruce Potter; Fritz Breitenbach), working in collaboration with several campus-based faculty. These include new research-based IPM for: a) Soybean aphid, putative pyrethroid resistance, and stink bug damage assessment in soybean (Potter & Koch), b) Corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn (Ostlie. Potter), c) Aphid-Alert maintained for the potato/soybean industry in NW Minn.(MacRae), d) progress made to develop an IPM program for spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in fruit crops, and assess overwintering potential (Hutchison, Philips & colleagues), and e) a collaborative early-warning black cutworm network for southern/central Minn. (Potter). Also, a comprehenseive Weed IPM and glyphosate resistance mgmt. programming continued via applied research and demo. trials at field days throughout MN (Gunsolus, Brietenbach, Behnken). Progress was also made in assessing varietal resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN), and Gross's Wilt (Malvick, Potter). Usefulness of the IPM information was measured by Unique Page Views (UPV) to key Extension Crops Team web sites, for this reporting period, as well as the number of attendees at educaitonal meetings/field days. For Crop IPM, the following page views suggest a high demand for IPM information: a) Weed-mgmt (40,752), b) Crop-diseases (13,467), c) Corn/pest-mgmt. (12,179), d) Small-grains pest mgmt (4,723), and e) soybean/pest mgmt (2,205). For the major pest categories (all crops combined), activity included: a) IPM-Insects (15 articles; 5,862 UPVs), b) IPM-Weeds (12 articles; 4,480), and c) IPMDiseases (7 articles; 1,748). Usefulness of the Agronomic IPM information at winter meetings/field days, is summarized below regarding dissemination. Several IPM videos were also produced in 2014-2015; popular videos included the illustration of sampling and economic threshold use for soybean aphid (Potter). IPM education is also a key element of the Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) program that our IPM Specialists collaborate with (e.g., Breitenbach). Data generated from PAT sessions, across southern MN in 2014 (and 2013 for comparison) indicate this program is having a significant impact on increasing the knowledge of farmers about IPM and that farmers plan to continue or increase use of IPM practices on their farm as a result of the program. For example, 87% and 92% of the farmers surveyed in 2013 (786 responses) and 2014 (859 responses), respectively, indicated that as a result of attending the workshop, they were somewhat to very likely to continue or increase their use of crop rotation for CRW management. Also, 85% and 96% of the farmers surveyed in 2013 (n,426) and 2014 (n,818), respectively, indicated they were somewhat to very likely to monitor pests and base treatments on threshold levels. And, 92% of the farmers surveyed in 2014 (n,1007) indicated that they were somewhat to very likely utilize UMN research-based information in pest management decisions. Additional PPAT Surveys were useful for understanding the severity of the glyphosate resistance in Minnesota. The question: "Does glyphosate perform as well for you today as when you first used it"? In 2014 (n,610) 87% of farmers said "no" and in 2013 (n,1035), 76% said "no". The response in 2013-2014 reflected a substantial increase over 2011 (n,374) when 54 % said "no". 2) MN Bed Bug Program: Accomplishments for the Bed Bug IPM Program (Kells) include: a) progress in establishing barriers to BB in both MN and New York City, with several industry and Housing professional collaborators, b) conducting onsite surveys for pest exclusion, and c) continued development of a new web site to use for training aparatment complex staff. Excellent progress was made with IPM training and implementation in housing this past year and, while developments have caused some slight alterations to the core plan, outputs and the outcomes support what we had originally proposed. All changes were minor and did not alter from the work as originally proposed. During this last year two working groups were set up under a core initiative group called SCOPE (Scientific Coalition On Pest Exclusion). The first working group focusses on pest exclusion in Multi-Family Housing (SCOPE-MFH) and the second group is to look at issues of pest exclusion in Industrial and Commercial food handling structures (IC-SCOPE). Relative to the project, Kells is a co-PI on SCOPE-MHF which is supported out of Cornell University (Gangloff-Kaufmann is lead PI for the NEIPM Grant). Kells is lead PI for the ICSCOPE (through an NCIPM Grant). The decision to split the work in this way was logistical in how we perceived the groups would be accepted by the IPM Centers: NC being more agricultural and industrial in nature, while NE had a greater concern for housing. Nevertheless, both groups work closely together and core members work on both housing and industrial and commercial interests. Other outputs and outcomes were developed during this period. Through the SCOPE groups, we conducted several visits to avariety of sites including the low-income/ public assisted housing in New York City (NYCHA) and several commercial sites. These visits helped the development of a universal on-site survey form that can be used to survey pest exclusion issues and discuss logistics relative to training staff how to conduct exclusion repair. In addition to our meetings and these onsite visits, a Facebook page, Twitter account, and new website were established. The website links to an interest form to allow people to sign up to themailing list so we can keep them apprised of events and updates. Currently, there are ~61 persons following Facebook or twitter accounts and 110 people on our mailing list. In the future, thissite will be used to deliver information that we develop as this project progresses. Numerous in-person training meetings and conferences were attended/organized where pest exclusion was a topic presented, in addition to IPM of pests in residential and structural habitats. The following is a shortlist of those meetings in Minnesota (i.e., does not include the entire reach of the project): Minnesota Structural IPM meeting, included ca. 1100 attendees in a 2-day meeting and two presentations pertained to exclusion practices in commercial and non-commercial pest management; 71% of attendees were either satisfied or very satisfied with the information that they received. While the following topics dealt primarily with bed bugs, prevention and exclusion was a part of the training: a) Between July2014 and June 2015 we reached 532 individuals and community leaders: 87 were members of the Karen Community,163 were affiliated with Tribal Communities and 282 were members of, worked with or represented other disadvantaged communities; and b) Between July 2014-June 2015 thesite bedbugs.umn.edu, logged 684,889 sessions-- representing a 10.8% increase over the previous period (2013), 2,735 of these sessions werefrom MN- a 41.3% increase over the previous period.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Hesler, L.S., M.V. Chiozza, M.E. ONeal, G.C. MacIntosh, K.J. Tillman, D.I Chandrasena, N.A. Tinsley, S.R. Cianzio, A.J. Costamagna, E. Cullen, C.D. DiFonzo, B.D. Potter, D.W. Ragsdale, et al. 2013. Entomol. Experimentalis et Applicata. 147(3):201-.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: McCarville, M.T., M.E. O'Neal, B.D. Potter, K.J. Tilmon, E.M Cullen, B.P. McCornack, et al. 2014. One gene versus two: a regional study on the efficacy of single gene versus pyramided resistance for soybean aphid management. J. Econ. Entomol. 107: 1680-.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hodgson, E.W., R. Wright, M. Gray, T. Hunt, K. Ostlie & D. Andow. 2015. Farmer responses to resistance issues in corn rootworm to Bt corn: Qualitative analysis of focus groups. Journal of Extension. 53(2): (April issue, www.joe.org).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Koch, R.L., Z. Sezen, P.M. Porter, D.W. Ragsdale, K.A.G. Wyckhuys and G.E. Heimpel. 2015. On-farm evaluation of a fall-seeded rye cover crop for suppression of soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on soybean. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 17(2): 239-246.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Koch, R.L. and T. Pahs. 2015. Species composition and abundance of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Minnesota field corn. Environ. Entomol. 44(2): 233-238.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Koch, R.L. and T. Pahs. 2014. Species composition, abundance, and seasonal dynamics of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Minnesota soybean fields. Environ. Entomol. 43(4): 883-888.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Asplen, M.K., G. Anfora, A. Biondi, D.-S. Choi, D. Chu, K.M. Daane, P. Gibert, A.P. Gutierrez, K.M. Hoelmer, W.D. Hutchison, R. Isaacs, Z.-L. Jiang, Z. K�rp�ti, M.T. Kimura, M. Pascual, C.R. Philips, et al. 2015. Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities. J. Pest Science, 88: 469-494, DOI:10.1007/s10340-015-0681-z
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2015 Citation: Burkness, E.C., T.M. Cira, S.E. Moser & W.D. Hutchison. 2015. Bt Maize seed mixtures for Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Larval Movement, development, and survival on Non-transgenic maize. J. Econ. Entomol. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov253
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: UMN Extension Applied Weed Management Reports. 2013-2014. http://appliedweeds.cfans.umn.edu/research-reports/2014
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2015 Citation: Behnken, L.M., F. Breitenbach, R. Miller, D. Nicolai, L. Stahl. 2015 IPM Assessment. University of Minnesota Extension. 235 pp.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Crops Team for Weed, Insect and Disease IPM, UMN Extension, 2015. http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/crops/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Gunsolus, J. et al. 2014. Crops Team Reports & IPM Assessment. http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/crops-research/south/2014/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Potter,B. 2015. Southwest Research & Outreach Center-Pest Mgmt (News & Reports). http://swroc.cfans.umn.edu/ResearchandOutreach/PestManagement/index.htm