Source: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS submitted to NRP
A WESTERN IPM CENTER LED BY CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND ARIZONA
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1004344
Grant No.
2014-70006-22629
Cumulative Award Amt.
$4,000,000.00
Proposal No.
2014-07526
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2014
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2019
Grant Year
2017
Program Code
[RCP]- Regional Coordination Program Area
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
410 MRAK HALL
DAVIS,CA 95616-8671
Performing Department
Statewide IPM Program
Non Technical Summary
The Western IPM Center (the Center) will advance USDA's Research, Education, and Economics Action Plan and the goals of the National Roadmap for Integrated Pest Management. The Western Region comprises Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Pacific Island Territories of American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, and Northern Marianna Islands. Center management includes Director Jim Farrar and Associate Director Matt Baur, with Co-Directors Kassim Al-Khatib (University of California Davis), Peter Ellsworth (University of Arizona), and Paul Jepson (Oregon State University) providing leadership and guidance and with Al-Khatib as PI. The Center will bring together the expertise needed to successfully address high-priority pest-management issues confronting farmers, pest managers, communities, and others in the West. The Center will obtain ongoing stakeholder input on IPM needs and provide extensive regional coordination for addressing IPM priorities and integrating IPM research, extension, and education in the West. The Center will continue to facilitate partnerships among researchers, Extension specialists, stakeholders, and institutions by offering competitive grants to address stakeholder-identified needs; supporting intra- and inter-regional collaboration; and assessing and communicating impacts of IPM in the region. Center activities and programs will advance Roadmap goals to improve the benefits of IPM adoption and reduce risks to human health and the environment from pests and pest-management practices. Three food-security signature programs will support regional infrastructure for climate- and weather-based decision-support tools; assess crop pest losses and pest-management impacts; and improve responses to invasive species.
Animal Health Component
75%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
0%
Applied
75%
Developmental
25%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
2162410112010%
2162410113010%
2162410114010%
2162410116010%
2162410302010%
2160599302010%
7215320310010%
7112410115010%
1332410302010%
1335320302010%
Knowledge Area
133 - Pollution Prevention and Mitigation; 711 - Ensure Food Products Free of Harmful Chemicals, Including Residues from Agricultural and Other Sources; 216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems; 721 - Insects and Other Pests Affecting Humans;

Subject Of Investigation
0599 - Recreational resources, general/other; 5320 - Houses (human residences), furniture, household equipment, non-textile furnishings; 2410 - Cross-commodity research--multiple crops;

Field Of Science
1120 - Nematology; 1130 - Entomology and acarology; 1160 - Pathology; 3020 - Education; 1140 - Weed science; 1150 - Toxicology; 3100 - Management;
Goals / Objectives
The goals of the Center are to 1) improve the cost-benefit analyses when IPM practices are adopted; 2) reduce potential human health risks from pests and related management strategies; and 3) minimize adverse environmental impacts from pests and related management strategies.The seven priority objectives of the Center are 1) enhance the development and adoption of IPM; 2) promote intra-regional IPM collaboration and cooperation; 3) enhance and participate in inter-regional IPM collaboration and cooperation; 4) establish and maintain IPM information networks; 5) build and support IPM partnerships; 6) develop IPM signature food security programs; and 7) evaluate and communicate the impacts of IPM implementation.Objective 1: The Center issues a RFA for competitively funded grant projects that advance development and adoption of IPM practices and encourage participation among new collaborators. The grant categories in the RFA focus on early-stage concepts and on later-stage outreach and implementation in order to achieve the greatest impact with limited Center resources. The Center grant categories are Work Groups, Project Initiation, Outreach and Implementation, IPM Planning Documents and Special Issues. The categories do not include traditional IPM research projects, since agencies with greater resources are better able to fund research. The Center grant projects have played an important role in fulfilling the Center's goals and addressing its priorities, and the Center will continue these activities.Objective 2: In the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program, the Western IPM Center sees an opportunity to enhance its role in promoting intra-regional cooperation and collaboration, specifically by hosting a joint meeting of the project directors of USDA-NIFA's Applied Research and Development Program and Extension and Implementation Program grants. The Center will work with WERA 1017 leaders to develop, organize, and present a PD Workshop as a new meeting and a new opportunity for IPM researchers and extension scientists to gather, share and collaborate.The Center will continue to reach out to underserved and hard-to-reach populations that include Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, Alaska residents, Hispanic communities, and others. Our Advisory Committee includes the farm manager for a large tribal farm and a faculty member from a Hispanic-serving university with a college of agriculture. The Center will recruit a Pacific Islander representative to the committee. Committee members will collaborate in on-going needs assessments, priority setting, and any reassessment of Center activities that we undertake.Objective 3: The Center will continue to address stakeholder-identified, high-priority IPM problems and needs under NIFA's Global Food Security priority area and the National IPM Roadmap. The Center is conducting and proposing to continue three signature programs with outputs that can be applied to IPM situations in the other regions. The Center has and will continue collaborations with the other Regional IPM Centers on national issues and on signature programs in other regions that have bearing in the West. The four Regional IPM Centers will continue to meet three times a year to discuss regional IPM issues and coordinate nationally.Objective 4: We will maintain and expand our multistate information networks to provide regulatory agencies, policy makers, and pest managers with the on-the-ground, real-world pest management information they need to make relevant, science-based decisions. We will utilize the services of three regional Comment Coordinators to engage Extension IPM Coordinators, commodity groups, producers, other college and university scientists, state lead agencies, PSEP, IR-4, SARE, Tribal Nations, and other stakeholders at the national, regional, state, and local levels in providing information to develop responses to USDA and EPA information requests.Center staff will continue to participate in Western Region meetings, such as WERA-1017, Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, Western SARE, and Western Region IR-4 to maintain information networks with sibling programs. The Center will continue to improve methods of sharing information with stakeholders through our newsletter, blog, website, email, agricultural industry and popular press, and other methods.Objective 5: The Center will continue to partner with organizations within the West, such as Western Region IR-4, Western SARE, Western Plant Diagnostic Network, and western state IPM coordinators. The Director was recently asked to join the Western SARE Administrative Council. The Center will continue to participate in the annual WERA-1017, Western IR-4 state liaison representative, and National IPM Coordinating Committee meetings.The Center will maintain broad-based Advisory and Steering Committees to identify and prioritize IPM needs in the West. We will continue to participate in regional stakeholder meetings, such as commodity organizations, Association of Applied IPM Ecologists, California Specialty Crops Council, and Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference, to identify opportunities for new partnerships.The Center will continue to partner with national programs associated with pest management, including commodity organizations, SARE, IR-4, Pesticide Safety Education Programs, Forest Service, NRCS, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), EPA, National Plant Diagnostic Network, National Organic Standards Board and others.Objective 6: The Center will continue three signature programs: 1) climate and weather-based decision support tools, 2) crop pest losses and impact assessment, and 3) invasive species protocols for response. Center leadership and staff will be involved in directing these activities and the Center will provide contributing support to accomplish the objectives identified by each of the three signature programs. All three will foster new collaborations between and among individuals and agencies, and they will all support collaborations with the other Regional IPM Centers.Objective 7: The Western IPM Center has taken the approach that the best way to expand the effective use of IPM implementation evaluation is to increase the knowledge and use of evaluation techniques by IPM researchers broadly. Our Center's objective in this priority is to increase IPM project directors' knowledge of impact assessment methods so that they can plan and execute effective evaluations of their IPM projects. We have collaborators with significant impact assessment knowledge through the Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Signature Program and the IPM Adoption and Impacts Assessment Work Group. The Signature Program has developed survey tools and methods estimating pest impacts on yields and control costs and documenting pest management practices and the Work Group has developed a free, on-line toolkit to support evaluation of IPM projects.We also use a variety of narrative formats to communicate positive IPM outcomes to key stakeholders, funding organizations and policy makers. These include our monthly electronic newsletter, our annual report, an active blog at ipmwest.blogspot.com, a Twitter feed at twitter.com/IPMWest, and one-page flyers that highlight the Center, its funding, its impacts and its collaborations and partnerships. We maintain a website at www.wripmc.org, and publish other program-related communication pieces as needed.
Project Methods
The Leadership Team consists of a Director and an Associate Director funded by the grant and supported by three Co-Directors (including the PI) who are not funded by the grant. The grant will also support a regional communications coordinator and three regional comment coordinators.Director Jim Farrar provides overall leadership of the Center, with responsibility for its successful management and operations, including supervision of Center staff. He is responsible for collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to identify regional IPM objectives and formulate strategies to address these important IPM issues. He is responsible for communicating with the Advisory and Steering committees and representing the Center to other agencies at the state, regional, and national levels as a way to identify opportunities for collaboration. The Director oversees official responses to information requests prepared by regional Comment Coordinators and other state contacts. He will participate in all Regional IPM Center Directors' meetings. He reports to PI Al-Khatib.Associate Director Matt Baur will manage Center operations including administration of budgets and subawards, meeting planning, and other operational issues. He will manage the Center competitive grants programs, including working with leadership to develop RFAs, preparation and distribution of RFAs, support of the grant review panels, and serving as liaison with Center-funded projects. He will assist the Director with the Advisory and Steering Committees, develop the Center budget, and advise the Leadership and Advisory and Steering committees on issues related to funds allocation. He will participate in the Regional IPM Center Directors' meetings, and be the regional representative to the Regional IPM Center's Information Technology Committee.Principal Investigator and Co-Director Kassim Al-Khatib is PI on the overall grant and Co-Director of the Center. He is Director of the University of California Statewide IPM Program and IPM Coordinator for California. With the other Co-Directors, he will rotate membership on the National IPM Coordinating Committee, rotate participation in the Regional IPM Center Directors' meetings, and be involved in NIFA's planned review of the IPM Centers. Also, he will lead the signature program related to invasive species. As Co-Director, he will receive no salary through the grant.Co-Directors Paul Jepson (Professor and IPM Coordinator, Oregon State University) and Peter Ellsworth (Professor and IPM Coordinator, University of Arizona) will assist the Director to achieve the objectives of the Center but will receive no salary through the grant. Each will lead a signature program in an area of regional importance. They are members of WERA-1017 and will participate in the Center's Advisory Committee meetings. They will assist in program planning. They will rotate membership on the National IPM Coordinating Committee, rotate participation in the Regional IPM Center Directors' meetings, and will be involved in NIFA's planned review of IPM Centers.Communication Coordinator Steve Elliott will write, edit, design, and produce the Center newsletters and annual report. He will write, distribute and track press releases and manage the IPMWest blog and Twitter account. He will provide input to Center leadership about effective strategies and methods for communicating Center messages, accomplishments and success stories to stakeholders, agencies, funders and policy makers at state, regional and national levels. He will edit PMSPs as needed and maintain the Center web site. He will support Center leadership in meetings and provide administrative support for meetings by arranging venue contracts and travel reimbursements.Three Regional Comment Coordinators develop and maintain sub-regional networks to support the Center in gathering information for formal replies to USDA and US EPA information requests. The comment coordinators located at University of Arizona and University of Hawaii will continue. The Pacific Northwest coordinator recently retired and will be replaced. All three will participate in monthly staff conference calls and in the annual all-staff meeting. These positions are supported through subawards to their institutions.Advisory and Steering Committees. The Center has Advisory and Steering Committees with members currently serving staggered three-year terms. The Advisory Committee is a diverse group of stakeholders, including representatives from pesticide registrants, commodity associations, nonprofit organizations, large and small growers, research and Extension faculty, Extension IPM Coordinators, WERA-1017, Western SARE, Western Plant Diagnostic Network, Tribes, Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges, and non-land grant colleges of agriculture. The Steering Committee membership is a subset of the Advisory Committee and sets policy for the Center. The 3-year staggered terms of committee service to allow the Center to bring in new voices while maintaining continuity.The Advisory Committee meets in person annually to provide IPM updates from their individual perspectives and to suggest IPM priorities and areas for improvement. The Steering Committee is the policy-setting body of the Center and makes final recommendations to the Leadership Team on administrative and financial issues. It is responsible for gathering input from stakeholders, determining broad policy goals and priorities, and advising the Leadership Team on timely and effective Center management. Since the Steering Committee makes final recommendations to the Director about priorities to include in the Center competitive grants RFA, committee members are not eligible to apply for Center funding. Regular communication is maintained between Center staff and the Advisory Committee via e-mail, telephone calls, and teleconferences. The Steering Committee communicates by conference call and e-mail as needed to conduct business.Center Grant Program. The Center will continue the competitive grant programs. We will continue to seek input on the RFA from our Advisory Committee and interactions with stakeholders. The Steering Committee selects regional priorities to be included in RFAs for competitive funding. The Associate Director will write the RFA with input from Center leadership. The RFA will be distributed widely across western educational, extension, and research institutions, public agencies, and nongovernmental organizations through the Center web site, announcements in the Center newsletter, blog and Twitter feeds, and through a mailing list developed over the past 10 years. Grant applicants will be required to provide background information necessary to determine whether a conflict-of-interest exists when review panel members are selected. Multidisciplinary review panels will be convened to review the proposals, with all panel members are selected from outside the Western Region to ensure a fair decision-making process and to avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Proposals are evaluated against the set of scoring criteria and final funding decisions are based on the ranking of the review panel.A few awards will be noncompetitive. Awards for the continuation of information networks through comment coordinators in Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest and Arizona will not be competitive. Also, the Center may award up to $5,000 for special issues grants that address emerging issues requiring quick response and when other resources and not available. The Center leadership team will serve as ad hoc reviewers of the special issues proposals.

Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/19

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for the Western IPM Center are Western state, tribal and territory IPM programs; Western state IPM research and extension personnel; interest groups concerned with pest management and pesticide issues; agricultural commodity groups, growers and grower and ag-focused publications; urban pest management personnel; natural lands managers; and EPA, USDA, Federal Services and Western state agency personnel related to pest management and pesticide regulation. The other regional IPM Centers and national IPM community is also a target audience. The public is also a target audience. The Western IPM Center provides integrated pest management information to Western state IPM programs, which then provide the information to the public about how to practice integrated pest management. The Western IPM Center targets the public to explain why to practice IPM - the benefits and impacts of integrated pest management. Our goal is a healthier West with fewer pests. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Western IPM Center Grant Workshops: Health Impacts of Bed Bugs & German Cockroaches - Resident Survey Results and Research Findings; Bed Bug and German Cockroach Pest Management Programs - Experiences in Housing; Pesticide Risk - Discouraging Hazardous Chemical Use. April 19, 2017. Stop Pests in Housing Workshop, Maricopa, AZ. Gouge, D. H., S. Li, S. Nair. (56 participants) Health Impacts of Bed Bugs & German Cockroaches - Resident Survey Results and Research Findings; Bed Bug and German Cockroach Pest Management Programs - Experiences in Housing. May 16, 2017. Stop Pests in Housing Workshop, Phoenix, AZ. Gouge, D. H., S. Li, S. Nair. (66 participants) Common bed bug myths / what not to do. and Bed bug biology and identification. July 11, 2017. EPA's Bed Bug IPM Workshop for Region 9 Tribal Communities. Davis, CA. (23 management professionals within tribal communities) Introduction to Bed Bug Prevention and Integrated Pest Management. December 7, 2017. Wind River Family and Community Health Care, Wind River Indian Reservation, Riverton WY. Connett, J. F. (95 Health Care Professionals) Bed Bugs and In-home Care Workers. February 7, 2018. Pima Council on Aging, Tucson, AZ. Gouge, D. H. (45 participants) University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Bed Bug Workshop, February 21, 2018 (60 participants, 118 repository visits associated with this workshop): Biology and ecology of bed bugs; Becky Maguire, Washington State University Pesticide resistance in bed bugs; Shujuan Li, University of Arizona Nevada bed bug laws and pesticide regulations; Charles Moses, Nevada Department of Agriculture Large-scale field trial demonstrating ecological & economic benefits of IPM. Field day held on May 24, 2018 (16 participants) Bed Bug Biology and Management for Pest Management Professionals. January 9, 2017. Logan, UT. Davis, R.S. (100 pest management professionals) Bed Bug Biology and Management for Pest Management Professionals. February 1, 2017. Kaysville, UT. Davis, R.S. (300 pest management professionals) Overview of bed bug monitoring studies. February 21, 2017. Target Specialty Products' Visalia Workshop. Visalia, CA. Sutherland, A.M. (49 pest management professionals) Biology and Behavior of the Perfect Ectoparasite. March 22, 2017. Target Specialty Products. Gilbert, AZ. Gouge, D. H. (62 pest management professionals) An Introduction to Bed Bugs. April 3, 2017. Logan, UT. Guest Lecture; Economic Entomology. Davis, R.S. (25 USU student attendees) Two workshops on sampling for hop aphid, spider mites, and beneficial arthropods were delivered to growers and crop advisors in Oregon: June 1, 2018, Hubbard, OR, 35 participants and July 20, 2018, Woodburn, OR, 35 participants How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Western IPM Center personnel communicate with Western state IPM programs and their university communicators, Western state research and extension personnel, public interest groups, agricultural commodity groups, growers, agricultural press, urban pest management personnel, schools, natural and forested lands managers, EPA, USDA, other federal agencies, the other IPM Centers and the national IPM community in a variety of ways. We utilize a website, monthly newsletters, photo essays and videos. We make oral and poster presentations and participate in meetings. Our staff made presentations throughout the West and nationally. The Comment Coordinators have a network of stakeholders with which they communicate regarding information requests on pesticide related issues. Their outreach spans the West and keeps a wide range of scientists, extension educators and industry groups informed. Pesticide usage information, along with feedback on various products, alternatives, risks, and mitigations, is regularly communicated to USDA and EPA in the form of comprehensive, formal comments representing multiple industries. The Western IPM Center communicates with communities of interest through our Advisory Committee. We directly contact and work with government agencies, private sector organizations, tribes and academic institutions. The Western IPM Center developed a comprehensive annual report that highlighted the work of the Center. We disseminated this report to our partners and have also shared it with Members of Congress. Our grant projects and signature programs made oral presentations, published in trade journals and conducted field days. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? IPM DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION During the 2014-2018 phase of funding, the project resulted in 24 journal article, 273 conference papers/presentations, 229 extension type publications, 1 book, 26 websites, 48 newsletters, 28 videos, 2 audios, 8 survey instruments, and 84 workshops (3933 trained). These are part of the common measures the Regional IPM Centers are reporting on. The following section refer to results from the final year only. An online calculator successfully simulated a range of cost/benefit scenarios for IPM of medusahead on California rangeland and the demonstration effort coupled with the calculator has highlighted the major limitation economics poses to implementation of IPM on rangeland and for this pest and helped to identify ways to overcome these economic limitations. Validate the ability to visually identify specific pest and disease issues in each of the berry crops utilizing UAV technology. All pest/disease issues identified in the fields were visually identified in the aerial imagery. Different spectral bands (colors) appeared to be better at visually highlighting different pest and disease issues and this was variable depending on the pest/disease. Twenty-eight Arizona cotton PCA's/growers placed a value of $92/acre on conservation biological control. For context, a whitefly or Lygus application costs cotton growers between $24 and $28 and overall insect control costs average around $111/acre. The project "Novel control of the potato zebra chip pathogen and its psyllid vector using FANA antisense oligonucleotide gene silencing": identified at least five FANA products that reduced the pathogen and suppressed symptom development in infected potato plants, but did not find conclusive evidence that target mRNA was silenced; identified at least one FANA product that appeared to reduce pathogen titer in potato psyllids, but did not render the vector non-infective. Wyoming School Integrated Pest Management Outreach and Training: more than five school districts have adopted school IPM policies since this training began in 2017. This project assisted with delivery of "Stop School Pests" (Now called "The Pest Defense for Healthy Schools") - A National IPM Standard Training and Certificate Program for learning lessons (IPM Training For School Nurses to 3 schools via Zoom (September 2017, 8 Attendees). 302 total participants in formal training. 5,910 contacts in emails and phone calls. The project "Utah Tree Fruit IPM Practices Evaluation" developed an IPM scoring index for low, medium, and high use, and found that since 2010, the number of producers falling in the medium IPM category increased by 62%, and the number of producers falling in the high category more than tripled. Glyphosate application at tillering resulted in almost complete control of both target species. Glyphosate application at boot stage resulted in reductions in spikelet density of 10% (barbed goatgrass) and 47% (medusahead), relative to application at heading. Application at the boot stage resulted in an 82% reduction in number of seeds per barbed goatgrass spikelet, and we saw indications of positive interaction between grazing and glyphosate treatment in reducing numbers of seeds per spikelet. We found no effect of seeding on control for either invasive species. INTRA-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION We linked with Western SARE and Western IR-4 to expand availability and effectiveness of biopesticides. We published a joint paper with Western IR-4 on incorporating IPM into IR-4 decisions. We expanded our signature program in crop-pest losses to the Pacific Northwest in onion and cranberry. We documented intra-regional IPM successes. We promoted PMSPs regionally as a needs assessment for new extension personnel. INTER-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION We led efforts to develop a set of common measures for CPPM. We led a session on communication at the NIPMCC meeting. INFORMATION NETWORKS Our monthly e-newsletter reached more than 1,860 subscribers. Each issue averaged 1,843 opens and 922 clicks. Subscribers grew by 2.2% increase. We established information networks with regional Congressional staff and commodity commissions. Comment coordinators responded to over 40 requests for information from USDA and EPA. Comments have been cited by EPA and other universities. PARTNERSHIPS We maintained our relationship with other regional programs such as Western SARE, IR-4, Rural Development and others. We coordinate invasive pest priorities with the Western Plant Diagnostic Network and the Western Governors' Association. We maintain our relationship with Western tribal communities through our grant program and Advisory Committee. SIGNATURE PROGRAMS 1. IPM Network Coordination Six applications for ethaphon retained on turf because of comments from APMC (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098); OSU and AZ comments were cited in the cymoxanil decision document Comment from CA cited in EPA's response to comments on chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion (EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0167) EPA's decision to re-register sulfoxaflor in cotton relied heavily on comments from the WIPMC. Comments on EPA-HQ-2010-0889-0380, "Sulfoxaflor is a key, selective compound with detailed and rigorous research evaluations in Arizona cotton and vegetables showing that it's safe and effective use in Arizona agriculture. It provides for effective and selective control of Lygus bugs and Bemisia whiteflies in cotton as well as whiteflies and aphids in produce and cucurbits. The main crops in Arizona that would benefit from a sulfoxaflor registration include cotton, melons of all types, lettuces of all types and cole crops." U AZ, Docket # EPA-HQ-2010-0889-0007 "On average, growers will apply 4 applications (sometimes more under heavy pressure) during a crop season to control a complex of aphid species. Comments on EPA-HQ-2010-0889-0380, "Having access to a new class of chemistry without cross resistance to other classes is very important to minimizing downside risks of resistance and is also in the public's interest." US growers have requested FIFRA Section 18 Emergency Exemptions (section 18s) to use sulfoxaflor against pests that pose an urgent and nonroutine threat to their crops that would result in significant economic losses. The registered alternatives have lost their efficacy or there are no registered alternatives against a specific target pest, especially invasive pests. The US cotton growers have received section 18 authorizations to use sulfoxaflor against the Tarnished plant bug. Growers of sorghum in the US also demonstrated an urgent need to use sulfoxaflor under the section 18 provision against the invasive Sugarcane aphid 2. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Program Annual Pest Losses surveys are implemented in Arizona and southeastern California for cotton lettuce, and melons. A simplified version focused on pesticide use and target pests is implemented in alfalfa. Data from surveys have demonstrated dramatic reductions in insecticide use, shifts to reduced risk chemistries, and remarkable economic outcomes. The program has been adopted by crop industries in different states to assess impacts. We conducted surveys for onions (OR/ID), potatoes and cranberries (OR/WA), and hazelnut (OR). New sections emphasizing non-chemical control practices have been added to the surveys. 3. Pesticide Risk Management Design and conduct an annual pesticide risk management workshop for Western IPM state coordinators and other research or extension faculty, focused on pesticide risk communication and impact evaluation. Conduct a monthly online pesticide risk management workshop to provide Western Region IPM coordinators and practitioners continued capacity development and a forum for discussing pesticides that might pose risks and hazards. 4. Invasive Species This program continues to work with different workgroups and products such as the invasive species protocol guide.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Submitted 2018. Gonzalez M. A. and Romero, A., 2018. Effect of synergists on deltamethrin resistance in the common bed bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. In print.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Romero, A., Sutherland, A.M., Gouge, D.H., Spafford, H., Nair, S., Lewis, V., Choe, D-H., Li, S., and Young, D., 2017. Pest management strategies for bed bugs in multi-unit housing: a literature review on field studies. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 8(1): 13; 1-10, doi: 10.1093/jipm/pmx009.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Submitted 2019. Sherman, J., J.M. Burke, and D.H. Gent. Cooperation, and Coordination in Plant Disease Management. Phytopathology.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Submitted 2019. Gornish E, Roche L. 2019. Combination of grazing, glyphosate rate, and application timing to reduce Barbed Goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis L.) and Medusahead (Elymus caput-medusae L.) spikelet density and seed number. California Agriculture. In Review.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 04/17/2018. Ellsworth, P.C. Conservation Biological Control in Arizona Cotton. Xerces Society meeting. Tucson, AZ. 1.0 AZ CEUs. 25 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 05/09/2018. Ellsworth, P.C. New Research & Trends in Cotton Insect Control. Desert Agriculture Conference. Ft. McDowell, AZ. 0.6 AZ CEUs. 250 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 5/16-17/2018. Ellsworth, P.C. & A.J. Fournier. Arizona IPM Program Update. 2018 WERA-1017 Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. 26 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 5/18/2018. Ellsworth, P.C. Pesticide Risk Reduction in Cotton & Reducing Impacts on Non-Target Organisms. Pesticide Risk Reduction Workgroup meeting. Portland, OR. 22 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 05/24/2018. Ellsworth, P.C. Cotton IPM. Pest Management Training for Growers, Sponsored by Dow Mexico. Mexicali, Mexico. 80 participants. (2.5 hours)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 06/01/2018. Ellsworth, P.C. Doing No Harm: Cotton IPM, a Review of Insect Control Practices. Yuma Tent Talk. Yuma Agricultural Center, Yuma, AZ. 20 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 06/06/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., I. Bordini, S.E. Naranjo, A.J. Fournier. Hard and Soft Technologies Support Successful Insect Management in Cotton. Fifth Annual New Technologies Workshop. Maricopa Agricultural Center, Maricopa, AZ. 56 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 06/12/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., Cotton IPM Evening Seminar. Mexicali, Sonora, Mexico. 1.5 h; 100 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 06/12/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., Cotton IPM Field Workshops. Mexicali, Sonora, Mexico. 50 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 06/27/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., Cotton IPM Evening Seminar. El Oasis, Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. 50 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 06/28/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., Cotton IPM Field Workshops. El Oasis, Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. 30 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 06/28/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., N. Pier, I. Bordini. Insect IPM in Cotton. A Tumbling T Ranches, Goodyear, AZ. 27 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 07/25/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., I. Bordini, N. Pier. Cotton IPM Updates. John Walker's Farm, Casa Grande, AZ. 19 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 07/26/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., I. Bordini, N. Pier. Cotton IPM Update. Pacheco's Farm, Marana, AZ. 9 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 08/07/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., I. Bordini, N. Pier, S.E. Naranjo. Cotton IPM. Cotton Incorporated Tour, Maricopa, AZ. 6 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 10/03/2018. Ellsworth, P.C., I. Bordini, N. Pier. Bt Cotton and Insecticides for Lygus and Whiteflies and Their Impacts on Beneficials. Maricopa Agricultural Center, Maricopa, AZ. 71 participants. 1.6 AZ CEUs.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 01/10/2019. N. Pier., I. Bordini, P.C. Ellsworth. Measuring Biological Control for Whiteflies. Marana Health Clinic, Marana, AZ. 20 participants. 0.5 AZ CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. 01/15/2019. Ellsworth, P.C, N. Pier, I. Bordini, A.J. Fournier. Measuring Biocontrol of Whiteflies. Winter Field Crops Clinic. The Property, Casa Grande, AZ. 35 participants. 0.5 AZ CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. 01/16/2019. Ellsworth, P.C, N. Pier, I. Bordini, A.J. Fournier. Measuring Biocontrol of Whiteflies. Winter Field Crops Clinic. Elks Lodge, Buckeye, AZ. 37 participants. 0.5 AZ CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. 2/6/2019. N. Pier., I. Bordini, P.C. Ellsworth. Measuring (& Using!) Biological Control for Pest Management. Winter Field Crops Clinic. Southeastern Arizona Farm & Ranch Trade Show. Willcox Community Center, AZ. 0.6 AZ CEU's. 30 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. 2/8/2019. N. Pier., I. Bordini, P.C. Ellsworth. Measuring (& Using!) Biological Control for Pest Management. Farm Home Ranch Day. Eastern Arizona College Activity Center, Safford, AZ. 0.6 AZ CEU's. 35 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. 2/21/2019. I. Bordini., P.C. Ellsworth, N. Pier. Selective Insecticides and Biological Control for Pest Management. Southwest AG Summit. Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ. 0.8 CEUs. 8 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. Teller, N. 2019. Understanding and Mitigating Management-Associated Impacts to Plant Communities in Natural Areas. [Departmental Seminar] University of California, Riverside.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. Teller, N., E. Gornish, T. Bean and L. Larios. 2019. Competitive seeding in fire breaks to suppress postfire invasions in Coastal Sage Scrub. [Organized Symposium Presentation] Western Society of Weed Science, Denver, CO.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. Teller, N., E. Gornish, T. Bean and L. Larios. 2018. Competitive seeding in fire breaks to suppress postfire invasions in Coastal Sage Scrub. [Presentation] California Invasive Plant Council Symposium, Monterey, CA
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. Teller, N., E. Gornish, T. Bean and L. Larios. 2018. Targeting bulldozer lines for postfire competitive seeding at Chino Hills State Park. [Poster] Chaparral Symposium, Arcadia, CA
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. Young S. 2019. Using Cover Crops to Suppress Weeds in Wheat. NRCS Soil Health Workshops, Logan, Spanish Fork, Richfield, UT, February 19, 20, 21, 2019, respectively.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. Thiemann D, Young S. 2019. Using Cover Crops to Manage Kochia scoparia in Wheat Production Systems of the Western United States. Western Society of Weed Science annual meetings, Denver, CO, March 13, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. Young S, Creech E, Ransom C, Morishita D, Thiemann D. 2019. An Integrated Weed Management Approach for Controlling Kochia in Wheat Using Physical and Cultural Tactics. Western Society of Weed Science annual meetings, Denver, CO, March 13, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Presented 2019. James J. 2019. Low-cost IPM for medusahead and a cost-benefit analysis. Presented at the IPM Center sponsored symposium "IPM research in the West". 72nd meeting of the Western Society of Weed Science. March 11-14. Denver, Colorado. 45 participants. Western IPM Center support was acknowledged
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Integrated Pest ManagementA Simple Solution to Wicked Problem Pests in Elderly and Disabled Public Housing. March 20, 2018. 9th International IPM Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland. Gouge, D. H., S. Li, S. Nair, N. Pier.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Strategies for bed bug management in school and child care settings; Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona Strategies to reduce the spread of bed bug infestations; Pat Copps, Orkin Pest Control Inspection, monitoring, detection, and declaring a unit bed bug free; Shaku Nair, University of Arizona
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Strategies for bed bug control in hotels; Ryan Davis, Utah State University
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Dealing with bed bugs in a resource-limited setting; Leif Albertson, University of Alaska
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Introduction to Bed Bugs. April 3, 2018. City of Glendale In-service, Glendale, AZ. Gouge, D. H.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Communicating about bed bugs to diverse audiences using diverse tools. May 15, 2018. NEHA Enhancing Environmental Health Knowledge (EEK): Vectors and Public Health Pests Virtual Conference. Nair, S., S. Li and Dawn H. Gouge.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. James J, Ransom C, Mealor B, Hatler W. 2018. Invasive Winter Annual Grass Biology and Management. 7th National Grazing Lands Conference. December 2-5. Reno, Nevada. The Western IPM Center was acknowledged. Available at https://www.grazinglands.org/
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Implementation of Integrated Pest Management in Elderly/Disabled Public Housing Facilities. (poster presentation). May 16, 2018. NEHA Enhancing Environmental Health Knowledge (EEK): Vectors and Public Health Pests Virtual Conference. Li, S., Gouge, D.H., Nair, S. and Fournier, A.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Managing bed bugs with ongoing assessments and long-term contracts. May 22, 2018. National Conference on Urban Entomology. Research Triangle Park, NC. Andrew Sutherland (47 entomologists and pest management professionals)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Bed Bug Brunch and Learn - medical environments. September 12, 2018. Hospital In-service. St. Josephs Hospital, Tucson AZ. Gouge, D. H. (32 participants)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Hop Growers of Washington Board of Directors, March 2018, Yakima WA 12 participants
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Bed Bug Biology and Management for Low Income Residents. September 25, 2018. Provo, UT. Utah Environmental Health Association, fall meeting. Davis, R.S. (80 environmental health employees)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Integrated Pest ManagementA Simple Solution to Problem Pests in Elderly and Disabled Public Housing. November 14, 2018. Stop Pests in Housing Webinar. Gouge, D. H., S. Li, S. Nair. ( >700 participants)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Overcoming rangeland IPM adoption barriers: reducing costs and defining benefits (Jeremy James, 2018)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Washington Hop Commission Meeting, March 2018, Yakima WA, 16 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Hop Research Council Summer Meeting, July 24 2018, Prosser WA, 65 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. US Hop Industry Plant Protection Committee Meeting, July 2018, Prosser WA, 20 participants.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Hop Growers of Washington Board of Directors, October 2018, Yakima WA 12 participants.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Published 2019. Vandervoet, T., P.C. Ellsworth, L.M. Brown, A.J. Fournier, S.E. Naranjo. 2019. Making Whitefly and Predator Counts. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension IPM Short. https://cals.arizona.edu/crop/cotton/files/PredatorToPreyRatios.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Published 2018. Elliott, S.F., 2018, The Western Front  July issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa_lFEZhuMCUq?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Published 2018. Elliott, S.F., 2018, The Western Front  August issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa-rJN3ihuLwB?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Published 2018. Hunter, W B. 2018 Improving treatments targeting bacteria and arthropods in plants and animals. USDA ARS Office of the National Programs. 12-June 2018
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Published 2018. Summary of the 2017 fruit IPM survey, including graphs and tables. URL - http://utahpests.usu.edu/ipm/ou-files/veg-fruit-resources/res17-fruit-survey.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Published 2018. Impacts of firebreaks in Southern California Sage Lands. The Western IPM Center newsletter: http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/communities/the-impact-of-firebreaks-in-southern-california-sage-lands/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Published 2018. IPM use in Utahs tree fruit industry since 1996, including graphs and tables. URL - https://utahpests.usu.edu/ipm/ou-files/veg-fruit-resources/res17-fruit-industry-IPM.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Published 2018. 20+ Years of Tree Fruit IPM Impacts in Utah URL - https://utahpests.usu.edu/files/up-newsletter/2018/UtahPests-Newsletter-summer18.pdf
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. Hop Industry of Washington Annual Meeting, January 4 2019, Yakima, WA, 100 participants (3 presentations).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Presented 2018. American Hop Convention, January 23-25 2019, Monterey CA, 600 participants (2 presentations).
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Published 2019. Woods, JL, AE Iskra, DG James, and DH Gent. 2019. Natural Enemies of Two-Spotted Spider Mite and Hop Aphid on Hop. Oregon State University. https://www.usahops.org/img/blog_pdf/171.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Published 2019. Woods, JL, AE Iskra, DG James, and DH Gent. 2019. Promoting Conservation Biological Control of Spider Mites in Hops. Oregon State University. https://www.usahops.org/img/blog_pdf/172.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Published 2019. Ellsworth, P.C., N. Pier, A.J. Fournier, S.E. Naranjo, T. Vandervoet. 2019. Predator Thresholds. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension IPM Short. http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/PredatorThresholds.pdf
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliot, S. (ed.), 2018. Bed bug website and Work Group share knowledge. Western IPM Center Communities blog: //westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/communities/bed-bug-website-and-work-group-share-knowledge-and-resources/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sprute, K. (ed.), 2018. Bed bug website and Work Group share knowledge. NIFA Update, March 2018: http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDANIFA/bulletins/1e3c4fb
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Western IPM Bed Bug Work Group website online repository: http://westernbedbugipm.ucanr.edu
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Medusahead IPM calculator https://ucanr.shinyapps.io/medusahead_ipm/


Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for the Western IPM Center are Western state, tribal and territory IPM programs; Western state IPM research and extension personnel; interest groups concerned with pest management and pesticide issues; agricultural commodity groups, growers and grower and ag-focused publications; urban pest management personnel; natural lands managers; and EPA, USDA, Federal Services and Western state agency personnel related to pest management and pesticide regulation. The other regional IPM Centers and national IPM community is also a target audience. The public is also a target audience. The Western IPM Center provides integrated pest management information to Western state IPM programs, which then provide the information to the public about how to practice integrated pest management. The Western IPM Center targets the public to explain why to practice IPM - the benefits and impacts of integrated pest management. Our goal is a healthier West with fewer pests. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Crop Pest Loss Workshops: Ellsworth, P.C. 2017. New cotton insect management research & field tour. ISK Biosciences US personnel. 2.5 h. 25 participants. 11/29/17 NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth P.C. 2017. New Cotton Insect Management Research. The 7th Annual Central Arizona Farmer Field Day,Maricopa,AZ. 78 participants. 1 AZ CEU. 10/10/17NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth P.C. 2017. Cotton Insect Management Updates. Cotton Tent Talks Meeting,Marana,AZ. 20 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU. 08/23/17NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth P.C. Cotton Insect Management Updates. Cotton Tent Talks Meeting, Goodyear, AZ. 22 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU, 06 CCA. 7/11/17. NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth, P.C. 2017. The Transform Section 18 for Cotton: Status and Update. The 4th New Technologies for Arizona Field Crops Workshop, Maricopa,AZ. https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/agenda.pdf75 participants. 0.4 AZ CEU. 06/21/2017 NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth, P.C. 2017. Cotton IPM: Do No Harm! Mexicali Father's Day IPM Session, Mexicali, Mexico. 100 participants. 2 h. 06/14/2017 (Invited) NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth, P.C., B. Evancho. 2017. Cotton IPM: Do No Harm! IPM Field Day for PCA's in Training. Maricopa Agricultural Center, Maricopa, AZ. 8 participants, 5 h. 4 AZ CEUs. 08/17/2017. NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth, P.C., A. Fournier, K. Murray, P. Jepson, C. Bouska. 2017. Understanding cranberry pest losses & impacts. Cranberry Pest Losses & Impact Assessment Workshop, Oregon State University, Bandon, OR. 10 participants, 1.5 h, 03/01/2017 (Invited) NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth, P.C., A.J. Fournier, N. Pier. 2017. Cotton Pest Losses Workshop. Maricopa Agricultural Center, Maricopa, AZ. 4 AZ CEU's. 9 participants. 11/29/17 NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth, P.C., S.E. Naranjo. 2017. Australian cotton consultants hosted training and field tour. Maricopa Agricultural Center, Maricopa, AZ. 3 d, 4 participants. 08/21-08/23/2017. NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth, P.C., J. Palumbo, S.E. Naranjo. Brazilian scientist and soybean/cotton grower leadership hosted training and field tour, Maricopa Agricultural Center, Maricopa, AZ. 3 d. 4 participants. 09/05-07/2017. NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth P.C., J. Peterson. 2017. Section 18 Emergency Exemptions & Transform Use in Cotton. Desert Agriculture Conference,Chandler,AZ. 50 participants, 1 AZ CEU. 04/27/2017NIFA Support acknowledged Ellsworth, P.C., N. Pier. Pesticide resistance management. 2017. Arizona Vector Control Workshop, Phoenix, AZ. 200 participants, 0.5 CEU, 03/16/2017 (Invited) NIFA Support acknowledged Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. 2018. School IPM Outcomes and Registration Review. First Annual School IPM Conference, Phoenix, AZ. 66 participants. 1.0 AZ CEU. 4/17/18. NIFA Support acknowledged Fournier A.J. 2018. EPA Registration Review: What it means to You. Forage Workshop, Maricopa, AZ. 23 participants. 3/28/18. NIFA Support acknowledged Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. 2018. Supporting Arizona Industries: Pesticide use data and EPA Registration Review. Winter Field Crops Clinic, presented at 3 Arizona locations. 101 participants. 0.9 AZ CEU. Jan 2018. NIFA Support acknowledged Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. 2017. Pesticide use database supports registration and research needs. Pest Management and Pesticide Safety Seminar, presented at 2 Arizona locations. 135 participants. 3 AZ CEU. Nov 2017. NIFA Support acknowledged Fournier, A.J., W.A. Dixon II. 2017. IPM Assessment: What, Why and How. Arizona Pest Management Center, IPM Coordinating Committee. 24 participants. 8/30/17. NIFA Support acknowledged N. Pier, P.C. Ellsworth. Proactive Resistance Management of Whiteflies. The 4th New Technologies for Arizona Field Crops Workshop, Maricopa, AZ. June 21,2017. 89 participants. 0.3 AZ CEU. 6/21/17. NIFA Support acknowledged Vandervoet, T., P. C. Ellsworth. Using Beneficials in Whitefly Control Decision Making in Cotton. The 4th New Technologies for Arizona Field Crops Workshop,Maricopa,AZ.89 participants. 0.3 AZ CEU. 06/21/2017 NIFA Support acknowledged Western IPM Center Grant Workshops: Ken Frost. 2017. Barley yellow dwarf virus in grass grown for seed" at the OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Grass Seed Field Day. May 25, 2017. Hermiston, OR (52 attendees). NIFA support was acknowledged. Ken Frost. 2017. Diversity of Barley yellow dwarf virus in grass grown for seed" at the Columbia Basin Grass Seed Association, Inc. annual meeting. February 9, 2017. Hermiston, OR (~15 attendees). NIFA support was acknowledged Ken Frost. 2018. Diversity of Barley yellow dwarf virus in grass grown for seed - management implications" Central Oregon Farm Fair and Trade Show. February 8, 2018. Madras, OR (~50 attendees). NIFA support was acknowledged Rick Janssen 2018. "Invasive mussels: What you need to know." presented by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation and the Flathead Lake Biological Station in Polson, MT (KwaTaqNuk Resort) on February 6 2018, Kalispell MT (Flathead Valley Community College) on February 9, 2018, and Pablo MT (Salish Kootenai College) on February 15, 2018. NIFA support was acknowledged Van Sickle 2017. Plum, Prune PMSP meeting. April 19, 2017 in Sacramento California. 22 participants. NIFA support was acknowledged. Johnson 2017. Alfalfa Seed PMSP meeting. January 30-31, 2017 in Las Vegas NV. 43 participants. NIFA support was acknowledged. The six educational events as part of the Sudden Oak Death project (Brendan Twieg) in California reached a total of 234 participants. NIFA support was acknowledged. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Western IPM Center personnel communicate with Western state IPM programs and their university communicators, Western state research and extension personnel, public interest groups, agricultural commodity groups, growers, agricultural press, urban pest management personnel, schools, natural and forested lands managers, EPA, USDA, other federal agencies, the other IPM Centers and the national IPM community in a variety of ways. We utilize a website, monthly newsletters, photo essays and videos. We make oral and poster presentations and participate in meetings. Our staff made presentations throughout the West and nationally. The Comment Coordinators have a network of stakeholders with which they communicate regarding information requests on pesticide related issues. Their outreach spans the West and keeps a wide range of scientists, extension educators and industry groups informed. Pesticide usage information, along with feedback on various products, alternatives, risks, and mitigations, is regularly communicated to USDA and EPA in the form of comprehensive, formal comments representing multiple industries. The Western IPM Center communicates with communities of interest through our Advisory Committee. We directly contact and work with government agencies, private sector organizations, tribes and academic institutions. The Western IPM Center developed a comprehensive annual report that highlighted the work of the Center. We disseminated this report to our partners and have also shared it with Members of Congress. In October 2017, the Western IPM Center met with Congressional Staff to highlight IPM and serve as a resource for them. We published Pest Management Strategic Plans on prune, cranberry, onion, alfalfa seed and pulses. These plans communicate research, education and regulatory needs to federal agencies and other decision-makers. Our grant projects and signature programs made oral presentations, published in trade journals and conducted field days. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?To complete our milestones and achieve the goals of the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program, we will do the following. IPM DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION We will issue an RFA for projects that develop and disseminate IPM solutions. Grant projects will focus on areas which are often underfunded such as proof-of-concept research or outreach and implementation. Current grant projects will finish their work. We will continue to evaluate our grant program through a Project Director survey and by evaluating the contributions of the grants to the short-, medium- and long-term outcomes in our logic model. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. INTRA-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION Our signature and grant programs promote collaboration across disciplines and across the region. We will collaborate with state IPM coordinators via the regional multistate committee (WERA1017). We will conduct a CPPM PD workshop at WERA1017 and work with the WERA1017 chair and chair-elect to develop the annual WERA1017 report. We will survey state IPM coordinators to determine the current level of collaboration between states and ascertain the impact of WERA1017 on those collaborative efforts. We will reach out to current partners and identify new ones throughout the region. We will champion Western IPM needs and Western IPM successes. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. INTER-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION The Center will expand our signature programs and some grant programs to other regions. We will collaborate with the other Centers on their signature programs and large efforts. We will participate in joint projects with the other Centers and continue to lead on the Common Measures and Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts joint projects. We will participate in national school IPM and national organic IPM meetings. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. IPM INFORMATION NETWORKS We will maintain and improve our current networks to ensure that we are providing regulatory agencies, policy makers and others with the information they need to make science-based decisions. We will analyze our network to ensure that we have representation from all parts of the West and from all aspects of IPM. Our comment communicators will engage stakeholders and develop responses to information request on their behalf. We will participate in meetings of our sibling organizations such as WERA1017, Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, Western SARE, and Western Region IR-4. We will share "best IPM practices" from our region with others to promote the adoption of IPM throughout our region. We will use our newsletter and other outreach media to share information and champion Western priorities and successes. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. IPM PARTNERSHIPS The Center will partner with organizations throughout the West. These partnerships will serve to network and share information but also as an opportunity to participate in joint projects. We will develop white papers or collaborate on specific projects with other organizations. We will support the Western IR-4 Program by evaluating and helping others with IPM-fit statements for priority setting. We will serve on regional advisory committees and serve as proposal reviewers for sibling programs. We will maintain a broad Advisory Committee that is representative of our region. We will support national level IPM efforts such as the National IPM Coordinating Committee. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. IPM SIGNATURE FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS 1. Regional Infrastructure for Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools As a Signature Area USPEST.ORG will support underserved needs in the West, help with new model developments and add value to weather and climate data with quality assurance, forecasts, spatial interpolations, and web services, serving state- and local-level decision support systems. 2. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment This program will continue to support new regional groups and improve the crop pest loss surveys. 3. Protocols for Responding to Invasive Species This program will develop a new set of protocols for responding to new invasives. These three signature programs will continue to work together. The Center will seek additional funding to support these programs so we can bring new signature programs into the Center. We have met the other major milestones for these programs. If selected for funding again, the Center will retire the Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools Signature Program and develop new signature programs in risk management and network coordination. EVALUATION OF IPM IMPLEMENTATION The Center will support researchers and extension educators in the West so they can evaluate their programs. The Center will also support these researchers and extension educators as they extend their evaluation results to others. We will support the update of the Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts. We will participate in the development of common measures for CPPM. We will implement our own evaluation plan and report on the progress our Center has made towards meeting the goals of the National IPM Roadmap and CPPM. We will write papers based on evaluation of IPM in the West to complement previous papers on IPM adoption and the advancements in IPM based on Pest Management Strategic Plans. We will utilize our communication channels to highlight IPM evaluation results. We have met most of the other major milestones for this objective.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? IPM DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION Alfalfa seed PMSP led to a special report, a web story posted on our website, a photo essay and two videos. It leveraged $35,000 from Alfalfa Check-off program, $34,000 from Alfalfa Seed Commission, and $16,636 from Washington State Commission on Pesticide Registration. The team received the Entomology Team Award from the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America and was nominated for the national-level award for making substantial practical, on-the-ground progress in alfalfa seed IPM. University of Hawaii's, Alyssa Cho's project on macadamia nut felted coccid showed that canopy pruning reduced coccid numbers by half, increased predatory beetles 30-40% and parasitoids by 50-60%. Yield in pruned plots were not affected and nut quality was higher. Five students and two post-docs were trained. As a result of the project "Brown Stink Bug Management in an Established Cotton IPM Program: A Benefit-Cost Analysis" (Brown, AZ023), producers stopped spraying for brown stink bugs because the materials used for brown stink bug control devastated biological control organisms important for whitefly control. Costs associated with additional whitefly management was higher than the loss of bolls associated with stink bugs. Producers stopped treating stink bugs in cotton. INTRA-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION We linked with Western SARE and Western IR-4 to expand availability and effectiveness of biopesticides. We published a joint paper with Western IR-4 on incorporating IPM into IR-4 decisions. We expanded our signature program in crop-pest losses to the Pacific Northwest in onion and cranberry. We documented intra-regional IPM success stories. We promoted PMSPs regionally as a needs assessment for new extension personnel. We published 4 PMSPs to benefit producers. We nurtured a partnership between IR-4 and the US Forest Service. We hosted a regional tribal bed bug workshop. We expanded our reach to include NAISMA and Forest Entomologists. INTER-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION We led efforts to develop a set of common measures for CPPM. We led a session on communication at the NIPMCC meeting. International IPM Symposium: served on 3 committees, coordinated one mini-symposium, spoke at 2 mini-symposia, presented a poster and coordinated the evaluation workshop. Director reviewed NC State IPM program. We led development of a future CAST paper on IPM. We presented at the ACS meeting and wrote a chapter for an ACS book on pesticide data use. INFORMATION NETWORKS Comment coordinators responded to over 40 requests for information from USDA and EPA. Comments have been cited by EPA and other universities. Our monthly e-newsletter reached more than 1,800 monthly subscribers with a trackable opens rate of 29% and an average of 500 click-throughs in each issue. We established information networks with regional Congressional staff and commodity commissions. PARTNERSHIPS We maintained our relationship with other regional programs such as Western SARE, IR-4, Rural Development and others. The director participates in the Western IR-4 Liaison meetings and the Western IR-4 Coordinator is on our Advisory Committee. We developed a relationship with and outlined new programs to pursue with the next Western SARE leadership. We coordinate invasive pest priorities with the Western Plant Diagnostic Network and the Western Governors' Association. We maintain our relationship with Western tribal communities through our grant program and our Advisory Committee. SIGNATURE PROGRAMS 1. Regional Infrastructure for Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools Weather data and forecasts are linked to the models for over 29,000 locations. Partners are Washington State University, Montana State University, University of Utah Mesowest, OSU PRISM spatial climatology, University of California, Fox Weather, LLC, ipmPIPE, the National Weather Service, National Plant Diagnostic Network, USDA ARS, USDA NIFA, and USDA APHIS PPQ. The program collaborates with a Center-funded project on solarization (Parke), a DOD SERDP grant to improve phenology modeling for biological control of weeds (Grevstad), an APHIS PPQ Grant to develop guidance maps and models for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) program and an APHIS PPQ grant to mitigate boxwood blight. Program has produced new Western Region-focused degree-day and other weather driven mapping products such as "pest event maps" (mapping dates of key pest events including a forecast, rather than degree-days) for over 10 species such as gypsy moth, codling moth, false codling moth, light brown apple moth, and Spotted Wing Drosophila; these provide improved decision support for activities including CAPS and IPM monitoring and management programs. The program has 113+ phenology models, 25+ hourly driven models, 7-day high resolution forecasts and extended forecasts of up to 7 months. There were over 320,000 model runs including 150,000+ degree-day model runs, 141,000+ hourly driven models including plant disease risk models, and 3,000+ custom degree-day map production runs - a 3.2-fold increase since 2010. 2. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Program Annual Pest Losses surveys are implemented in Arizona and southeastern California for cotton lettuce, and melons. A simplified version focused on pesticide use and target pests is implemented in alfalfa. Data from these surveys have demonstrated dramatic reductions in insecticide use, shifts to reduced risk chemistries, and remarkable economic outcomes. The program has been adopted by crop industries in different states to assess impacts. We have conducted surveys for onions (OR/ID), potatoes and cranberries (OR/WA), and hazelnut (OR). As part of the re-envisioned process, new sections emphasizing non-chemical control practices have been added to the surveys. With support of survey data and the Arizona Pesticide Use Database, Ellsworth worked with Arizona Dept. of Ag. to submit a successful Section 18 for use of Transform for Lygus in cotton and sugarcane aphid in sorghum. 3. Protocols for Responding to Invasive Species in the West A previously funded work group on South American Palm Weevil has leveraged funding from FFAR ROAR. EVALUATION AND IPM IMPLEMENTATION Internal Center evaluation has documented the impact of the comments submitted to the Federal Register. In particular, our comment on ethephon resulted in a meeting between EPA and the industry and resulted in an adjustment to the label based on arid southwest conditions which differ from other regions. As noted above, the Center is a leader in evaluation at a national level. Also, in this year, we published a paper on IPM implementation by mosquito control districts.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Ellsworth, P., Naranjo, S. 2017. Implementing IPM in Cotton in Arizona & Mexico. Presented at the 14th International Symposium on the Biosafety of GMOs, Guadalajara, Mexico. 6/7/17. https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/2017/17ISBGMOGuadalajaravF1uplo.pdf
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A. J., A. Crump, P. C. Ellsworth, J. Farrar. 2017. Pesticide use data informs regulatory policies. Managing Pesticide Use and Use Data Symposium American Chemical Society Meeting, Washington, DC. 25 participants. 8/21/17.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. Elliott, S.F. October 2017. Invasives, IPM and the Western IPM Center. North American Invasive Species Management Association, Annual Conference. October 2017, Reno, Nevada
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F. USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Listening Session, October 2017, Sacramento, California
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F. National IPM Coordinating Committee, communication workshop, October 2017, Washington, D.C.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Coop, L. A. Fox, and P. Jepson. 2018. Weather and Climate driven models for IPM and invasive species management. Poster presented at 9th International IPM Symposium, Mar. 21, 2018, Baltimore, MD. Online at:
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F. UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, communication planning presentation, October 2017, Davis, California
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: UC Davis Aquatic Weeds Work group, communication planning presentation May 2018, Davis, California
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Bean, D., T. Dudley, F. Grevstad and L. Coop. 2018. How Two Generations Became Six: Evolving Photoperiod Cues and Shifting Temperature Regimes Alter the Life History and Phenology of Diorhabda carinulata, a Biocontrol Agent for Tamarix spp. Presented at the annual Riparian Restoration Conference, sponsored by the Tamarisk Coalition and the Water Center at Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO, Feb. 6, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Coop. L. 2017. Systems modeling of crop and insect development for agricultural decision support. Horticulture Dept. Seminar. Oct. 24, 2017. Corvallis, OR. Online at:
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2018 February Response to Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=BPR_3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2018 February Registration review: Human health and ecological risk assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CYM_02
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2018 February Proposed Interim Decision for mineral acids,including sulfuric acid http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=MINACID_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2018 February EPA's Registration Review for oryzalin http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=ORY_3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. 2018 February Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO synergist) on California crops http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=PBO_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2018 February Proposed Interim Decision for mineral acids,including sulfuric acid http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=SULFURIC_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2018 March Abamectin Registration Review: Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=AB_03
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 November Comments in Response to Registration Review Proposed Interim Decision: Spinosad http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=Spinosad_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 December Registration Review http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=COP_16
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2017 December Registration Review http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=DICHLO_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2018 March Piperonyl Butoxide Registration Review http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=PBO_02
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2018 March Pyriproxifen Registration Review http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=Pyriprox_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2018 April EPA Questions for USDA on the use and benefits of oxamyl on select crops http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=OXA_06
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Western IPM Center website. Relaunched as an accessible, responsive and machine-readable format. www.westernipm.org
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Coop, L., and D. Upper. 2018. Boxwood blight risk model app for Apple iPhones and iPads. Available at the Apple App Store [first version online May 31, 2018]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Coop, L., and D. Upper. 2018. Boxwood blight risk model app for Android phones. Available at the Google Play Store [first version online Apr. 12, 2018]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Pfender, W. F., L. B. Coop, D. Upper, J. McQueen. Grass Stem Rust Estimator - 2018 version. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online 2004]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Coop, L. 2017. Vapor Drift Risk Model: Predicting Thermal or Vapor Drift from Temperature and Dewpoint. Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online 2017]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Coop, L. B. 2017. US degree-day mapping calculator vII. New platform for online degree-day mapmaking. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online Nov. 8, 2017]
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Bean, D., Dudley, T. Grevstad, F. and Coop, L. 2017. Rapidly evolving responses to photoperiod cues allow phenology shifts and southward range expansion in Diorhabda carinulata, a biocontrol agent for Tamarix. An invited presentation for the symposium Tamarisk: from organism to landscape 14th Biennial Conference of Science and Management for the Colorado Plateau and Southwest Region, Flagstaff, AZ, Sept. 13, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Meland, M., O. Fr�ynes, L. Coop and C. Kaiser, 2017. Sweet cherry flower phenology in a mesic Nordic climate. Proceedings of the COST Cherry FA 1104 Working Group 2. Cherry phenology, modelling and climate change. Acta Horticulturae 1162, 19-22
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. A. Fox, G. Grove, and G. Cook. 2016. Medium and Extended Range Weather and Climate Forecasts Scaled and Teested for IPM Decision Support in US States. Poster presented at NW Climate Conference, Nov. 15, 2016, Stephenson, WA. Online at:
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Grevstad, F., Coop. L., D. Bean. 2016. Incorporating photoperiodism in insect phenology models with application for the biological control of weeds on DoD lands. Presentation at Dept. Of Defense, Sept. 14, 2016. Arlington, VA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop. L. W. Fox, A. Daly. 2016. Update on weather and climate data and models at USPEST.ORG. Presentation at Combined Weather Workgroup Meeting, Aug. 4, 2016. Tampa, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop. L. W. Fox, G. Grove, A. Dreves. 2016. Extended forecasts for IPM Decision Making. NIFA-CPPM-ARDP Grant Report at WERA-1017: Western Region IPM Coordinators Meeting. July 8, 2016. Boise, ID.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. Pest Management Strategic Plans as Needs Assessments. University of California, Plant Pathology Work Group. June 2017. Davis, CA
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. IPM Competitive Grants, the State of IPM Funding and the Use of Pest Management Strategic Plans as Needs Assessments. University of California Entomology Work Group. June 2017. Davis, CA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. Integrated Pest Management. Presented at the Napa Farmers Guild. July 2017. Napa, CA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. WERA1017 Meeting, Project Director Workshop and Western IPM Center Update. Presented at WERA1017 meeting. July 2017. Irvine, CA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. Western Integrated Pest Management Center. Presented to Western Region Joint Summer Meeting. Portland, OR. July 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. Logic models, theories of change and real life. University of California Davis Project Management Course. Davis, CA January 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. Baur, M.E., and Fournier, A. Workshop: Evaluation in IPM. International IPM Symposium. Baltimore MD. March 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. Regional and national IPM. California State University Chico. Integrated Pest Management Course. February 2018. Chico, CA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. Western Integrated Pest Management Center. Western Forest Insect Work Conference. March 2018. Denver, CO.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. WERA1017 meeting, project director workshop and Western IPM Center update. WERA1017 Meeting. Portland, OR. May 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. Resistance Management  the Human Side. International IPM Symposium. March 2018. Baltimore, MD.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. Resistance Management  the Human Side. International IPM Symposium. March 2018. Baltimore, MD.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. B., D. Upper, F. Funahashi, and J. Parke. 2016. Soil Solarization Program  for using transparent anti-condensation plastic film to manage two soil-borne plant pathogens: Phytophthora ramorum and P. pini, developed for nursery beds. Version 0.91. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online 2016]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. B., D. Upper, and N. Andrews. 2016. CROPTIME: phenology models to schedule vegetable plantings and harvests. Version 1.01. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online 2015]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L., D. Debrito, D. Upper. 2016. MyPest Page: Hourly Weather, Plant Disease Risk, and Degree-day/Phenology Models. Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site Publication E. 16-01-1: [first version online 2010]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. B. 2016. Online phenology degree-day models. New version with Extended Forecasts. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online 2015]
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, Pathways to the Next Generation of IPM, http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2018/05/pathways-to-next-generation-of-ipm.html
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. B. 2016. U. S. degree-day mapping calculator. Version 6.0. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site Publication E.16-03-1: [first version online 1998]
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Farrar, J.J., Ellsworth, P.C. Sisco, R. Horak, M.J., Baur, M.E., Crump, A. Fournier, A.J. Murray, M.K., Tarutani, C., Jepson, P. Dorschner, K. Regional IPM and IR-4 Collaboration: Assessing Pesticide Compatibility in an IPM Program. International IPM Symposium. Poster. Baltimore, MD. March 2018.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Coop, L. 2017. Cloudy, With A Chance of Insects. Scientia. May, 2017. http://www.scientia.global/dr-leonard-bryan-coop-cloudy-chance-insects/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, Learning to Manage  and Live with  Coyotes in Southern California, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/communities/learning-to-manage-and-live-with-coyotes-in-southern-california/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, Bed Bug Website and Work Group Share Knowledge and Resources, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/communities/bed-bug-website-and-work-group-share-knowledge-and-resources/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, IPM Helps Makes Golf Courses Green, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/natural-areas/ipm-helps-makes-golf-courses-green/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, Remembering Former Center Director Rick Melnicoe, http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2018/02/remembering-former-center-director-rick.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, Protecting a Long-Vanished Community with IPM, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/communities/protecting-a-long-vanished-community-with-ipm/
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. Discussant: Mini-symposium on Social and Economic Aspects of IPM. International IPM Symposium. March 2018. Baltimore, MD.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Crump, A. Integrated Pest Management. University of California Davis Agricultural Production Course. Davis, CA. May 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. USDA NIFA Listening Session Comment. Sacramento, CA November 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, School District Creates a Healthier Environment by Adopting IPM, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/communities/school-district-creates-a-healthier-environment-by-adopting-ipm/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, The Western Front  May issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa2hwKBiUABhK?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, The Western Front  April issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa-tF5_Lq9IGK?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, The Western Front  March issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa5UKrhjmWxhZ?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, The Western Front  February issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa6_roLFlapKe?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, The Western Front  January issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa2aL8gE8WnzS?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, Western Integrated Pest Management Center: Serving the American West, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/special-reports/center-overview-pdf/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, Western Integrated Pest Management Center 2017 Annual Report (poster), http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/annual-reports1/2017-annual-report-poster/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2018, Western Integrated Pest Management Center 2017 Annual Report (booklet), http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/annual-reports1/2017-annual-report/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Western IPM Center website (redesign), http://westernipm.org/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  December issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa-VyjCw5q4RO?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  November issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOawlFPZNaJCXb?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  October issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa__7ahjQ8-Mz?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  September issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa-WWUFzAmNVT?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  August issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa3noHw1ExJYl?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  July issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa5xgMcIVQAIF?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  June issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa2D_eDJzEe7i?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front Special Issue: Alfalfa Seed, Alkali Bees and IPM, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOazNvMSST8sNZ?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Five Tips for Scientists and Science Writers to Connect with Audiences, http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2017/06/five-tips-for-scientists-and-science.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Photo Essay, Invasive Nevada: Managing Pests on Land and Lake, https://ipmwest.exposure.co/invasive-nevada
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Photo Essay, Alfalfa Seed, Alkali Bees and IPM: Taking Pollinator Protection to a Higher Level, https://ipmwest.exposure.co/alfalfa-seed-alkali-bees-and-ipm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Photo Essay, America's Arctic Agriculture: Growing Crops, Managing Pests and Monitoring Invasives in Alaska, https://ipmwest.exposure.co/americas-arctic-agriculture
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Soil Solarization in the Pacific Northwest, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/soil-solarization-in-the-pacific-northwest/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Powdery Mildew Control in Oregon Hops: The (Pint) Glass is Half Full, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/powdery-mildew-control-in-oregon-hops-the-pint-glass-is-half-full/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Decoding Chemical Communications to Control Insects, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/decoding-chemical-communications-to-control-insects/,
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Tribal Bed Bug Workshop Dispels Myths, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/communities/tribal-bed-bug-workshop-dispels-myths/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, A Home-Grown Industry: Alaskan Peonies Fills a Global Gap, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/a-home-grown-industry-alaskan-peonies-fills-a-global-gap/
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2018 Citation: Frost K, et al. Oregon Seed Magazine. Accepted for publication.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Four (6 ft by 4 ft) signs (equivalent to the bumper stickers mentioned on the web site  dont move a mussel) were set up at four boat put-in areas around Flathead lake in Flathead County, MT, that are regulated by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Pest Management Strategic Plan - with special focus on pollinator protection - for alfalfa seed production in the Western United States. Published at ipmdata.ipmcenters.org.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: PMSP for Pulse Crops (chickpeas, lentils and dry peas) for the United States. Published at ipmdata.ipmcenters.org.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. CSKT Mussel Brochure. Available at http://csktnomussels.org/NewsResources/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: . Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Dont Move a Mussel Bumper Sticker. Available at http://csktnomussels.org/NewsResources/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. 100th Meridian Initiative Zap the Zebra Brochure. Available at http://csktnomussels.org/NewsResources/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: PMSP for Plum, Prune in California. Published at ipmdata.ipmcenters.org.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Twieg B et al. Information regarding sudden oak death and how to prevent human caused introduction that is relevant to the Karuk Tribe and the Mid Klamath region is available on the Mid Klamath Watershed Council website. Available at http://mkwc.org/programs/plants/sudden-oak-death/
  • Type: Other Status: Under Review Year Published: 2018 Citation: Twieg B et al. Management Plan: A draft strategy to manage sudden oak death was completed by the Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. 2017. Neonicotinoid Insecticide Use and Pollinator Protection in Several Crops and Recreational Turf in Arizona and New Mexico. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Neonicotinoids_July-2017_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, A. Mostafa, J. Sherman, R. Norton, W.A. Dixon II. 2017. Some Important Uses of Pyrethroids on Crops in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Pyrethroid_Comments_APMC_7-7-17VF.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., M. Matheron, W.A. Dixon II, P.C. Ellsworth. 2017. Mefenoxam, Cymoxanil and Dimethomorph Use in Arizona, New Mexico and Southeastern California. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Mefenoxam-Cymoxanil-Dimethomorph_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., W.A. Dixon II, P.C. Ellsworth. 2017. Methoxyfenozide Use in Arizona: Maintain Current Label Rates in Corn. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/APMC_Methoxyfenozide_Comments_Corn_VF.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., D. Kopec, P.C. Ellsworth. 2017. Ethephon Use on Arizona & California Golf Courses: Comments on EPA Proposed Interim Decision, Case no. 0382. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/APMC_Ethephon-Golf-Turf_AZ-CA_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, R. Norton, W.A. Dixon II. 2017. Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate Use in Arizona. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Mepiquat_Arizona_Cotton_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. 2017. Oxamyl Use in Arizona and New Mexico Crops. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/ Oxamyl_Use_AZ_NM_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: . Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W. McCloskey, W.A. Dixon II. 2017. Pendimethalin Use in Arizona and New Mexico Crops. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/ Pendimethalin_Use_AZ_NM_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. 2017. Prometryn Use in Arizona Crops. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/ Prometryn_Use_AZ.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, M. Matheron, W.A. Dixon II. 2018. Quinoxyfen Use in Arizona and New Mexico Crops. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Quinoxyfen_Use_AZ_NM_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, M. Matheron, W.A. Dixon II. 2018. Fludioxonil Use in Arizona Crops. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Fludioxonil_Use_AZ_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. 2018. Fluopicolide Use in New Mexico Chile Peppers. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Fluopicolide_Use_NM_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C. and J. Peterson. 2017. Request for Section 18 emergency use of Sulfoxaflor (Transform� WG Insecticide) to control western tarnished plant bug (Lygus hesperus) in cotton fields in the state of Arizona. Arizona Section 18 Specific Exemption Request of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Approved, 1 June  31 October 2017. Streamlined renewal, 1 June  31 October 2018. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/2017TransformCottonSection18ArizonavF4lo.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Peterson, J., P.C. Ellsworth, A. Mostafa. 2016. Section 18 Application: Transform WG Insecticide to control for sorghum in Arizona. Arizona Section 18 Specific Exemption Request of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Approved, 22 September  30 November 2016. Streamlined renewals, 15 May  30 November 2017; 15 May  30 November 2018.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C., A. Mostafa. 2016. Section 18 Specific Exemption for Transform Use in Sorghum spp. in Arizona. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. 14 September 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. 2017. Imidacloprid, EPA Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/ Imidacloprid_Nov13_2017.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, K., P. Jepson, C. Bouska, and K. Patten. 2017b. Integrated Pest Management Strategic Plan for Oregon and Washington Cranberries. IPM Centers National IPM Database.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, K., Jepson, P., and Reitz, S. 2017a. An Integrated Pest Management Strategic Plan for Treasure Valley Onions: Oregon and Idaho. Oregon State University Extension Publication EM 9187. https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9187
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Palumbo J.C. 2017. Impact of Bagrada Bug on Desert Cole Crops: Seven Years After the Outbreak. Veg IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 8 No. 10. https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/170517%20Bagrada%20Bug%20Survey_2016_%20Seven%20years%20after%20outbreak_report.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Palumbo J.C. 2017. Insecticide Usage on Desert Lettuce 2016 - 17. Veg IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 8 No. 11 https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/170531%20Insecticide%20Usage%20Summary%20in%20Lettuce%202017.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July 2,4-D Registration Review: Draft Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=2,4-D_14
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=BIFEN_01
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: . Farrar, James J, Peter C Ellsworth, Rebecca Sisco, Matthew E Baur, Amanda Crump, Al J Fournier, M Katie Murray, Paul C Jepson, Cathy M Tarutani, Keith W Dorschner; Assessing Compatibility of a Pesticide in an IPM Program, Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Volume 9, Issue 1, 1 January 2018, 3, https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmx032
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Palumbo J.C. 2016. Insecticide Usage on Desert Lettuce 2015 - 16. Veg IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 7 No. 12 https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/170531%20Insecticide%20Usage%20Summary%20in%20Lettuce%202017.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Bifenthrin Registration Review: Draft Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=BIFEN_03
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Bromacil Registration Review: Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=BRO_01
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2018 Citation: Anderson, J.A., Ellsworth, P.C., Faria, J.C., Head, G.P., Owen, M.D.K., Pilcher, C.D., Shelton, A.M., Meissle, M. 201x. Genetically engineered crops need to be part of a diversified integrated pest management plan for improved durability and sustainability of agricultural systems. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (submitted).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C., A.J. Fournier, G. Frisvold, S.E. Naranjo. 2018. Chronicling the Socio-economic Impact of Integrating Biological Control, Technology, and Knowledge over 25 Years of IPM in Arizona. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods. P.G. Mason, D.R. Gillespie and C. Vincent, eds. CABI, Langkawi, Malaysia. September 1115, 2017. pp. 214216. http://www.isbca-2017.org/download/ISBCA-Proceedings.web.pdf
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Horowitz, A. Rami, P.C. Ellsworth, R. Mensah and I. Ishaaya. 2018. Integrated Management of Whiteflies in Cotton. In Cotton and Other Fibre Crops, Eds. M.S. Chauhan & R.S. Sangwan. Cotton Research and Development Association, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar  125 004, India, pp. 155168, http://crdaindia.com/downloads/files/n5aa773bae6cab.pdf
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Vandervoet, T.F., P.C. Ellsworth, Y. Carriere, S.E. Naranjo. 2018. Quantifying conservation biological control for management of Bemisia tabaci in cotton. J. Econ. Entomol. (accepted, 2-7-18) https://academic.oup.com/jee/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jee/toy049/4932785
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: . Burrows, M, Thomas, C., McRoberts, N, Bostock, R. Coop, L., Stack, J. 2016. Coordination of diagnostic efforts in the Great Plains: wheat virus survey and modelling of disease onset. Plant Disease, 100:6.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Clothianidin Registration Review: Combined Pollinator Risk Assessment and EPA's Registration Review for Four Neonicotinoid Insecticides http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CLTH_03
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CYF_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Cyfluthrin Registration Review: Draft Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CYF_03
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CYP_03
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Cypermethrins (alpha & zeta) Registration Review: Draft Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CYP_05
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CYPH_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=DPHEN_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=DELTAME_01
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II, M. Guzy, P. Jepson. 2017. University of Arizona IPM Programs: Documenting Impacts. China Agricultural University. Beijing, China. April 25, 2017. (Invited)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Fournier, A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W. Dixon, N. Pier. 2018. Extension Education to Support Insecticide Resistance Management: Chemical Use Maps for Whitefly Management. Presented in Symposium, Novel Approaches to IPM Extension: Transferring Learning across Contexts. 9th International IPM Symposium, Baltimore, MD. 3/20/18. (Invited)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A. J., J. Farrar, P. C. Ellsworth. 2017. Pesticide Use Data to Evaluate the Impact of Integrated Pest Management Programs in Arizona and California. Managing Pesticide Use and Use Data Symposium American Chemical Society Meeting, Washington, DC. 40 participants. 8/21/17.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Pier, N., A. Fournier, J. Palumbo, Y. Carri�re, W. Dixon, L. Brown, S. J. Castle, N. Prabhaker, P.C. Ellsworth. 2018. Adoption of proactive resistance management practices to control Bemisia tabaci in Arizona and California. Poster presented at the 9th International IPM Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, March 19-22, 2018. https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/2018/IPM_Symposium_Poster_vFinal.pdf
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Fournier A.J., P. Jepson, M. Guzy, W.A. Dixon II, J. Palumbo, P.C. Ellsworth. 2016. Documenting Reductions in Pesticide Risk: Two Decades of Change in Lettuce Pest Management. International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL. September 25, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=ETOF_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2017 July Draft Human Health Risk Assessment for the Registration Review of Diazinon http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=DIAZ_05
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=ESFEN_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Esfenvalerate Registration Review: Draft Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=ESFEN_02
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=FENPROP_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=FLUM_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=GCYHAL_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Registration Reviews: Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=IMI_03
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=IMI_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=LCYHAL_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Lambda-cyhalothrin Registration Review: Draft Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=LCYHAL_03
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Twieg B, Chapple T. 2017. SOD BLITZ presented on 5/17/17 in Happy Camp, CA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Twieg B, Chapple T. 2017. SOD BLITZ presented on 6/24/17 in Orleans, CA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Twieg B, Chapple T. 2017. SOD training for Karuk DNR and MKWC youth crews. Presented on 7/10/17 in Orleans, CA at the Mid Klamath Watershed Council office in the Panamnik Building.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Pfender, W F.., L. B. Coop, S. G. Seguin, M. E. Mellbye, G. A. Gingrich, and T. B. Silberstein. 2015. Evaluation of the ryegrass stem rust model STEMRUST_G and its implementation as a decision aid. Phytopathology.105:35-44. Online at:
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: . Grevstad, F. and L. Coop. 2015. The consequences of photoperiodism for species in new climates. Ecological Applications 25:1506-1517. Online at:
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Twieg B, Chapple T. 2017. Pikyav Lecture Series: Sudden Oak Death. Presented on 4/6/17 in Orleans, CA at the Karuk DNR Community Room.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Twieg B, Chapple T. 2017. Hoopa Fish Fair  SOD and Food Sovereignty Presentations. Presented on 4/28/17 in Hoopa, CA at Hoopa Elementary School.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Twieg B, Chapple T. 2017. Pikyav Field Institute Lecture: Sudden Oak Death, including results from our series of Klamath River SOD BLITZes and Recent Research on resistance and resiliency with guest lecturers Dr. Matteo Garbelotto and Dr. Richard Cobb presented on 12/14/17 in Orleans CA, at the Panamnik Center.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Baur, ME 2017. A History of Bed Bugs. Presented at the "Bed Bug Integrated Pest Management Workshop for Region 9 Tribal Communities, July 11-12, 2017. Davis, California.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Baur, ME 2017 Integrated Pest Management Philosophy. Presented at the "Bed Bug Integrated Pest Management Workshop for Region 9 Tribal Communities, July 11-12, 2017. Davis, California.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Baur, ME 2017. Integrated Pest Management Best Practices. Presented at the "Integrated Pest Management for Tribal Communities Workshop, September 21-22, 2017. Chandler, Arizona.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Baur, ME 2017. What is Integrated pest management and what resources are available to tribes to implement this approach with dealing with pests. Presented as part of a panel with Peter Early and Naimh Quinn at the 25th Annual Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference. October 31-November2, 2017. San Diego, California.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Baur, ME 2018. IPM Center funded projects with PSEP components. Presented as part of a panel discussion on "Building Partnerships to Provide Pesticide Safety Education as part of an IPM program. Ninth IPM Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland. March 19-22, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Baur, ME 2018. Integrated pest management of mosquitoes: A case study of West Nile virus in California. Poster presented at the UC ANR Statewide Conference 2018, April 9-12, 2018. Ontario, California.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Baur, ME 2018. Integrated pest management of mosquitoes: A case study of West Nile virus in California. Poster presented at the 9th IPM Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland. March 19-22, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C. 2017. Lygus and Other Heteropteran Pests in Southwestern U.S. field crops. 2017 International Heteroptera Symposium, Monterey, CA, 100 participants. 04/18/2017. (Invited, Plenary)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Ellsworth P.C., A.J. Fournier, G. Frisvold, S.E. Naranjo. 2017. Chronicling the Socioeconomic Impact of Integrating Biological Control Technology and Knowledge over 25 Years of IPM in Arizona. Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International, Langkawi Malaysia. 9/11/17
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=MOM_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Combined Pollinator Risk Assessment and EPA's Registration Review for Four Neonicotinoid Insecticides http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=NEONIC_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Pyrethrins Registration Review: Draft Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=PYRE_02
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments for pyrethroids and certain other pesticides http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=PYRE_04 NIFA
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=PER_06
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Permethrin Registration Review: Draft Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=PER_08
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=PRALL_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments for pyrethroids and certain other pesticides http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=PYRE_02
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=TAU_02
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=TEFLU_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 July Tefluthrin Registration Review: Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=TEFLU_02
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump, A. 2017 July Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=TETRAM_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2017 September Neonicotinoid Registration Review http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=ACETAMIP_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2017 September Copper Registration Review http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=COP_15
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2017 September Neonicotinoid Registration Review http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=IMI_04
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2017 September Registration Reviews: Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=NEONIC_03
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2017 September Neonicotinoid Registration Review http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=THIAMETH_01
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 November Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Benfluralin, Bromuconazole, Carbaryl, Clodinafop- propargyl, Deltamethrin, Diflufenzopyr, Esfenvalerate, Lufenuron, and Mepiquat Chloride/Mepiquat Pentaborate; Notice of Availability http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CARBA_14
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kawate, M., Tarutani, C. 2017 November Registration Review: Draft Ecological and/or Human Health Risk Assessments http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=SPIN_02


Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for the Western IPM Center are Western state, tribal and territory IPM programs; Western state IPM research and extension personnel; interest groups concerned with pest management and pesticide issues; agricultural commodity groups, growers and grower and ag-focused publications; urban pest management personnel; natural lands managers; and EPA, USDA, Federal Services and Western state agency personnel related to pest management and pesticide regulation. The other regional IPM Centers and national IPM community is also a target audience. The public is also a target audience. The Western IPM Center provides integrated pest management information to Western state IPM programs, which then provide the information to the public about how to practice integrated pest management. The Western IPM Center targets the public to explain why to practice IPM - the benefits and impacts of integrated pest management. Our goal is a healthier West with fewer pests. Changes/Problems:In 2017, the Western IPM Center will develop a Policy Review Committee to replace the Steering Committee. The Advisory Committee role will be expanded from stakeholder reporting to include advising on programmatic and future activities. The Policy Review Committee will be comprised of five people outside of the Western IPM community and will advise the Center on aspects of our program that may pose a conflict of interest to our Advisory Committee. The Policy Review Committee will ensure that the Center personnel remain free of conflicts of interest and guide the Center personnel in matters of grant management to ensure we are following USDA procedures. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Crop Pest Loss Workshops: -4/8/2015. Lettuce Pest Losses Workshop. Yuma Ag Center, Yuma, AZ. 3 AZ CEU's, 2 CA CEU's. 35 participants. -12/3/2015.Cotton Pest Losses Workshop.La Fonda Restaurant,Yuma,AZ.4 AZ CEU's, 4 CA CEU's.6 participants. -12/9/2015.Cotton Pest Losses Workshop.Maricopa Ag Center,Maricopa,AZ.4 AZ CEU's, 4 CA CEU's.12 participants. -12/10/2015.Cotton Pest Losses Workshop.Parker,AZ.4 AZ CEU's, 4 CA CEU's.7 participants. -2/17/2015. Lettuce Pest Losses Workshop. Salinas Cooperative Extension office, Salinas, CA. 2 CA CEU's. 3 participants. -4/20/2016.Lettuce Insect Disease and Weed Pest Losses Workshop.Yuma Ag Center,Yuma,AZ.2 AZ CEU's, 2 CA CEU's.30 participants. -11/9/2016.Onion Pest Losses Workshop.Integrated Plant Protection Center,Corvallis,OR. -11/30/2016.Cotton Pest Losses Workshop.Arizona Central College Maricopa Campus,Maricopa,AZ.4 AZ CEU's.7 participants. -12/1/2016.Potato Pest Losses Workshop.Annual Potato Conference,Hermiston,OR.17 participants. -12/6/2016.Cotton Pest Losses Workshop.Arizona Western College,Parker,AZ.4 AZ CEU's, 4 CA CEU's.8 participants. -12/7/2016.Cotton Pest Losses Workshop.La Fonda Restaurant,Yuma,AZ.4 AZ CEU's, 4 CA CEU's.5 participants. -12/13/2016.Cotton Pest Losses Workshop.Arizona Central College Maricopa Campus,Maricopa,AZ.4 AZ CEU's.7 participants. -3/1/2017. Cranberry Pest Losses Workshop. OR. 10 participants. -4/12/2017. Lettuce Pest Losses Workshop. Yuma Ag Center, Yuma, AZ. 3 AZ CEU's, 2 CA CEU's, 3 CCA. 40 participants. Western IPM Center Grant Workshops: -Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Blitz. 18 participants from four Native American Indian tribes from Mendocino and Sonoma Counties, CA. June 6, 2015. Stewarts Point Rancheria, Stewarts Point, CA. NIFA support acknowledged. A summary of the meeting is posted at www.westernipm.org/default/assets/File/Tribal%20SOD%20Blitz%20summary_081715.pdf -Tribal Pest Identification Forest Workshop. 36 participants that included representatives from nine Native American Indian tribes from San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Santa Barbara counties. July 30, 2015. Sycuan Reservation, San Diego, CA. A summary of the meeting is posted at www.westernipm.org/index.cfm/center-projects/project-websites/tribal-work-group/ under Southern California Forest Pest Workshop. -"One uncertainty in my production system I have difficulty managing is...." Workshops. 26 New England apple growers, 16 Oregon wine grape growers, 19 hops growers in Oregon and Washington, 11 Florida strawberry growers, and 9 Iowa sweet corn growers. These meetings led to Sociology Technical Reports 1043, 1045-1048 authored by Morton et al. and published by the Sociology department at Iowa State. Concept maps and tables are available at http://www.soc.iastate.edu/research/specialtycrops/ -Information about wildland fruit refugia for spotted wing drosophila in the intermountain west reached about 1,200 extension professionals, Master Gardeners, state and federal agricultural agency officials, professional and backyard fruit producers through the Utah State Horticultural Association Conference, Urban and Small Farms Conference, Utah Fruit School, Organic Growing Workshop, Utah Green Industry Conference, Annual Turf and Landscape Maintenance Workshop, North American Invasive Species Management Association, and the USU Annual State Extension Conference. -Information about wildland fruit refugia for spotted wing drosophila in the intermountain west reached about 7,900 USU Utah Pest newsletter subscribers and 9,700 Utah IPM Tree Fruit Advisory subscribers. -Information about the use of weed-free gravel in the Kenai District was presented at a Public workshop on May 5, at the Weed-Free Inspector Training on May 6 and at Alaska Invasive Species Conference (Fairbanks) on Oct. 27, 2016. A total of 83 people have been reached by these presentations. Certified weed-free gravel has increased 7 fold. Sources of weed free gravel are now available on the Alaska Plant Materials Center website at plants.alaska.gov/invasives/weed-free-gravel.htm -The Montana Invasive Species framework was discussed by the 22-member Council of 22 members on ten separate occasions, presented at the Montana Governor's Invasive Species Summit on April 12-13, 2016 with about 200 attendees including elected officials, agency heads and staff members, scientists, ranchers and farmers, sovereign tribal government representatives, business people, and non-governmental organization members, and discussed at listening sessions in Miles City (8 attending), Wolf Point (5 attending), Great Falls (18 attending), Pablo (18 attending). -Best management practices for managing overwintering populations of powdery mildew affecting hops was presented to hop growers, crop advisers, and other industry representatives in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington in 10 presentations reaching approximately 500 people. -Ergot IPM and biocontrol results were presented to 68 attendees during OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Grass Seed Field Day at Hermiston, 75 attendees at the Oregon Seed Growers League 76th Annual Convention, 50 attendees at the Central Oregon Farm Fair and Trade Show, and 25 attendees at the Washington Turfgrass Seed Commission Annual Meeting. Survey requests reached 62 recipients in Central Oregon, 273 recipients in the Columbia Basin and 65 recipients in the Grande Ronde Valley of NE Oregon through the weekly ergot newsletter. -115 presentations on integrating mechanical, chemical and biological control for saltcedar in the southwest reached 7,500 adults and 3,800 youth. These are listed in our products due to space constraints. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Western IPM Center personnel communicate with Western state IPM programs and their university communicators, Western state research and extension personnel, public interest groups, agricultural commodity groups, growers, agricultural press, urban pest management personnel, schools, natural and forested lands managers, EPA, USDA, other federal agencies, the other IPM Centers and the national IPM community in a variety of ways. We utilize a website, monthly newsletters, photo essays and videos. We make oral and poster presentations and participate in meetings. Our staff made presentations at meetings of Pacific Islands Forestry Professionals, the Tribal Pesticide Program Council, the WERA1017 multistate committee, the pulse pest management strategic plan committee, California Specialty Crops Council, the Western IR-4 State Liaison Committee, and the Western Disease Conference. The Western IPM Center comment coordinators have a network of stakeholders with which they communicate regarding information requests on pesticide related issues. Their outreach spans the West and keeps a wide range of scientists, extension educators and industry groups informed. Pesticide usage information, along with feedback on various products, alternatives, risks, and mitigations, is regularly communicated to USDA and EPA in the form of comprehensive, formal comments representing multiple industries. Regulatory information was shared, and comments were submitted on: aldicarb, carbaryl, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, malathion, pyrethroids, simazine, sulfoxaflor, and 22 sulfonylurea products. This work keeps stakeholders apprised of pertinent and relevant regulatory actions, and encourages stakeholder involvement in the regulatory process, both critical to encouraging a regulatory system that is able to listen and respond to stakeholder needs and input. The Western IPM Center communicates with communities of interest through our Advisory Committee. We directly contact and work with government agencies, private sector organizations, tribes and academic institutions. In 2016, the Center conducted a stakeholder analysis and as a result reached out to underserved audiences such as public interest groups. These communications expand the Center's reach and enables us to promote IPM. In 2016, the Western IPM Center expanded communications. In addition to maintaining a website and blog and communicating through monthly issues of our newsletter, our Communication Coordinator traveled throughout the Western region and documented integrated pest management success stories. He contributed more original and in-depth articles to our newsletter and has highlighted integrated pest management in Montana, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. We have also launched a YouTube channel and expanded into photo essays. The state IPM coordinators been receptive of this increased exposure of their programs and dissemination of their research and extension efforts. The Western IPM Center developed a comprehensive annual report that highlighted the work of the Center. We disseminated this report to our partners and have also shared it with Members of Congress. In April 2017, the Western IPM Center met with Congressional Staff to highlight IPM and serve as a resource for them. We published Pest Management Strategic Plans on safflower, melon and wine grape. These plans communicate research, education and regulatory needs to federal agencies and other decision-makers. Our grant projects and signature programs made oral presentations, published in trade journals and conducted field days. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?To complete our milestones and achieve the goals of the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program, we will do the following. IPM DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION We will issue an RFA for projects that develop and disseminate IPM solutions. Grant projects will focus on areas which are often underfunded such as proof-of-concept research or outreach and implementation. Current grant projects will finish their work. We will evaluate our grant program through a Project Director survey and by evaluating the contributions of the grants to the short-, medium- and long-term outcomes in our logic model. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. INTRA-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION Our signature and grant programs promote collaboration across disciplines and across the region. We will collaborate with state IPM coordinators via the regional multistate committee (WERA1017). We will conduct a CPPM PD workshop at WERA1017 and work with the WERA1017 chair and chair-elect to develop the annual WERA1017 report. We will survey state IPM coordinators to determine the current level of collaboration between states and ascertain the impact of WERA1017 on those collaborative efforts. In 2017, Ken Kamiya, who represented the Pacific Islands stepped off the Advisory Committee. We will replace him. We will reach out to current partners and identify new ones throughout the region. We will champion Western IPM needs and Western IPM successes. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. INTER-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION The Center will expand our signature programs and some grant programs to other regions. We will collaborate with the other Centers on their signature programs and large efforts. We will participate in joint projects with the other Centers and continue to lead on the Common Measures and Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts joint projects. We will participate in national school IPM and national organic IPM meetings. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. IPM INFORMATION NETWORKS We will maintain and improve our current networks to ensure that we are providing regulatory agencies, policy makers and others with the information they need to make science-based decisions. We will analyze our network to ensure that we have representation from all parts of the West and from all aspects of IPM. Our comment communicators will engage stakeholders and develop responses to information request on their behalf. We will participate in meetings of our sibling organizations such as WERA1017, Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, Western SARE, and Western Region IR-4. We will share "best IPM practices" from our region with others to promote the adoption of IPM throughout our region. We will use our newsletter and other outreach media to share information and champion Western priorities and successes. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. IPM PARTNERSHIPS The Center will partner with organizations throughout the West. These partnerships will serve to network and share information but also as an opportunity to participate in joint projects. We will develop white papers or collaborate on specific projects with other organizations. We will support the Western IR-4 Program by evaluating and helping others with IPM-fit statements for priority setting. We will serve on regional advisory committees and serve as proposal reviewers for sibling programs. We will maintain a broad Advisory Committee that is representative of our region. We will support national level IPM efforts such as the National IPM Coordinating Committee. We have met the remaining milestones of this objective. IPM SIGNATURE FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS 1. Regional Infrastructure for Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools This Signature Project has established Web-based tools that bring together U.S. weather data and plant pest and disease models to serve many decision support needs in agriculture (http://uspest.org/wea). The system provides daily and hourly weather-driven models serving many IPM, regulatory, and plant biosecurity uses for the full U.S., and specializes in IPM needs for the West. We are updating a model for grass seed stem rust decision support. Improvements to the model functioning and weather forecast usage, and to the user interface, will be released shortly. We will gradually add new features to our degree-day modeling tools. We will develop new tools from a "web services" paradigm to allow third party IPM support websites that adopt a "portal" or "tools mashup" approach. This gives control over local settings (crops, models, weather stations, biofixes) to regional experts (county Extension agents, private consultants, etc.) helping our IPM tools reach a broader range of end-users. Announcement of two of these tools (our "DDCLOCK" tool and our multi-forecast charting tool) is imminent. As a Signature Area USPEST.ORG will support underserved needs in the West, help with new model developments and add value to weather and climate data with quality assurance, forecasts, spatial interpolations, and web services, serving state- and local-level decision support systems. 2. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment There has been great interest and participation among PNW researchers and Extension faculty in implementing surveys in other crops. The survey will be completed in 2017-2018 for hazelnut and sweet cherries, as a collaboration between the OSU ARDP grant (focused on developing new IPMSPs). Other interested industry groups being considered include mint, grass seed and shellfish (OR/WA); and peanuts (with Mark Abney) and small fruit (with Ash Sial) (GA with Joe LaForest). We will continue to utilize data from this program to leverage additional funding and to inform regulatory and policy makers. 3. Protocols for Responding to Invasive Species This program will support response plan development for new invasive species in our region. This program will support joint Western IR-4, Western SARE and Western IPM Center work on biopesticides. These three signature programs will continue to work together. The Center will seek additional funding to support these programs so we can bring new signature programs into the Center. We have met the other major milestones for these programs. EVALUATION OF IPM IMPLEMENTATION The Center will support researchers and extension educators in the West so they can evaluate their programs. The Center will also support these researchers and extension educators as they extend their evaluation results to others. We will support the update of the Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts. We will participate in the development of common measures for CPPM. We will implement our own evaluation plan and report on the progress our Center has made towards meeting the goals of the National IPM Roadmap and CPPM. We will write papers based on evaluation of IPM in the West to complement previous papers on IPM adoption and the advancements in IPM based on Pest Management Strategic Plans. We will utilize our communication channels to highlight IPM evaluation results. We have met most of the other major milestones for this objective.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? IPM DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION Our promotion of areawide safflower IPM garnered national attention (http://agisamerica.org/?s=safflower), receiving awards. Upcoming grant projects: We funded 10 projects (3 outreach and implementation, 3 project initiation, 3 planning documents and 1 work group). Completed project highlights: A New Mexico project gave 115 presentations to more than 11,000 people on integrating mechanical, chemical and biological control for saltcedar. An Oregon project sampled powdery mildew in hops and created a statistical model to predict disease spread. Grower interviews show that 88% changed cultural IPM practices and reduced annual fungicide applications from 5.5 to 3.4. INTRA-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION The Center-led CPPM PD workshop not only resulted in greater understanding of EIP and ARDP projects but led to a Western-wide state IPM coordinator project on risk management funded by Western SARE. We documented intra-regional IPM success stories. Our signature programs collaborated with several grant projects and developed and received ARDP funding for a joint project between Arizona and Oregon. We attended and presented at meetings in agriculture, natural resources and community IPM that include meetings of underserved regional groups such as the Pacific Islands and tribes. We fostered a relationship between Alaska and Micronesia for EIP. INTER-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION We led the regional centers in-person and monthly phone calls. Our leadership resulted in 5 new collaborative projects. The associate director serves on 3 International IPM Symposium committees. Our signature program on crop pest losses is expanding to the Southern region. We are working with the Northeast IPM Center and the North Central IPM Center on tribal indoor air quality and IPM. We developed a joint MP3 website with the other Centers. We represented the IPM Centers at the National IPM Coordinating Committee. INFORMATION NETWORKS Our comment coordinators responded to more than 40 requests for information from USDA and EPA so those agencies have data needed to make science-based decisions. Our comments have been cited by EPA and other universities. Our monthly e-newsletter reached more than 1600 monthly subscribers with a trackable opens rate of 29%. We expanded communications to video and photo essays. We established information networks with regional Congressional staff and commodity commissions. PARTNERSHIPS Western Region IR-4 and the Center held monthly meetings on IPM fit criteria for IR-4 project selection, drafted a manuscript for the Journal of IPM and submitted a joint comment to EPA. The director participates in the Western IR-4 State Liaison/Commodity Liaison meetings and the Western IR-4 Field Coordinator is on the Center's Advisory Committee. The Western SARE Coordinator is on the Center's Advisory Committee. The three groups are developing a joint project on biopesticides. In addition to maintaining current partnerships with Western Plant Diagnostic Network and the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Directors, this year we developed new partnerships with the Western Extension Risk Management Education Center, the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition and the Western Governors' Association. SIGNATURE PROGRAMS 1. Regional Infrastructure for Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools This signature program was featured in NIFA Impacts-Fresh from the Field (https://goo.gl/AKdFKP). USPEST.ORG currently has 109 phenology models, 25 hourly driven models, 7-day high resolution forecasts from Fox Weather and the National Weather Service (NWS) and extended forecasts from NOAA/NWS. In 2016 there were over 480,000 model runs including 81,000 degree-day model runs, 212,000+ hourly driven models including plant disease risk models, 183,000 synoptic disease risk map views such as Tomcast DSV, late blight of potato and tomato, fireblight of pome fruits, boxwood blight, and 2,000 custom degree-day map production runs. This represents a 4.5 fold increase over 5 years. In collaboration with a Center grant, the program translated a model of soil solarization using anti-condensating clear plastic film, which shows great promise for use in numerous crops as an alternative to chemical treatments including methyl bromide fumigation. The model was implemented in June 2016 for two Phytophthora ramorum and P. pini and the collaboration received another Center grant and has submitted a CPPM-ARDP proposal to extend the work to the vegetable crop industry. 2. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Program This signature program expanded to new crops (onions, potatoes and cranberries) due to expanded collaboration with Oregon State University's ARDP IPMSP project. Along with cotton and lettuce, we ran 8 Crop Pest Losses workshops and collected comprehensive pest, economic and losses data on 5 crops from 75 respondents, representing over 150,000 acres including 75% of Arizona lettuce production and 59% of Arizona bt cotton acres. We also collected data on alfalfa pesticide use, Bagrada bug pest losses and impacts in cole crops and information on diamondback moth management in cole crops and potential resistance issues. Analyses of Crop Pest Losses data were used in at 2 peer reviewed publications, several of 10 published Pesticide Comments Reports, 2 Western IPM Center impact reports and 1 University of Arizona Impact statement, at least 5 Extension publications and more than 12 academic or professional presentations including national and international audiences. An analysis of the Cotton Pest Losses data was critical in a recently approved Section 18 emergency registration for the use of Transform (sulfoxaflor) to control Lygus bugs in cotton. Information from this Signature Program was used by the President of the Univ. Arizona (Hart) in letters to the Arizona Congressional Delegation including Senator McCain. 3. Protocols for Responding to Invasive Species in the West This signature program supported an emergency meeting for California and Arizona on South American Palm Weevil. 150 scientists and extension specialists developed protocol for responding to the pest. They have submitted several grant proposals and their work has been featured in the New York Times and elsewhere. EVALUATION AND IPM IMPLEMENTATION The Center published "Measuring IPM impacts in California and Arizona" in the Journal of IPM, contributing to the professional body of knowledge on IPM implementation. The Center has taken the lead with the other regional centers to develop a set of common measures for USDA to measure the three CPPM programs. The Center is supporting the revision of the online Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts. The director serves on the advisory committee to revise the NRCS 595 standard on IPM. We identified a successful PD for iPiPE that will expand the program into urban agriculture. We created a Center evaluation plan and a theory of change. The director co-wrote a white paper on the "New IPM" with the National IPM Coordinating Committee. The director serves on the Western Governors' Association Invasive Species Data Initiative Advisory Group. The director taught the Western IR-4 program how to implement more effective training programs. IMPROVED CENTER MANAGEMENT The Western IPM Center expanded outreach to include in-depth articles, photo essays and videos of IPM throughout the West. We responded to critiques of our grant program and provided in-depth reviews to project directors and expanded our grant panel to include expert, adhoc reviewers. And, after conducting a series of informative interviews, the Center developed an evaluation plan and a theory of change.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kaur N, et al. Prospects for Ergot Disease Management with Biocontrol Products. 2016 Seed Production Research Report.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2017 Citation: . Gent DH, Bhattacharyya S, Ruiz T, Twomey M, Wolfenbarger S. 2017. A network model to predict spread and mesoscale level development of hop powdery mildew. Phytopathology Supplement.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Alexander JM, Frankel SJ, Hapner N, Phillips JL, Dupuis V. 2017. Working across Cultures to Protect Native American Natural and Cultural Resources from Invasive Species in California. J. For. 114. doi.org/10.5849/jof.16-018.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Farrar et al. 2017. Evaluating compatibility of a pesticide in an IPM program. J. Integr. Pest Mgmt.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. Farrar JJ, Baur ME, Elliott SF. 2016. Measuring IPM impacts in California and Arizona. J. Integr. Pest Mgmt. 7(1): 13.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Burrows, M, Thomas, C., McRoberts, N, Bostock, R. Coop, L., Stack, J. 2016. Coordination of diagnostic efforts in the Great Plains: wheat virus survey and modelling of disease onset. Plant Disease, 100(6): 1037-1045.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Pfender, W F.., L. B. Coop, S. G. Seguin, M. E. Mellbye, G. A. Gingrich, and T. B. Silberstein. 2015. Evaluation of the ryegrass stem rust model STEMRUST_G and its implementation as a decision aid. Phytopathology.105:35-44. Online at:
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Grevstad, F. and L. Coop. 2015. The consequences of photoperiodism for species in new climates. Ecological Applications 25:1506-1517. Online at:
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: . Coop, L. A. Fox, G. Grove, and G. Cook. 2016. Medium and Extended Range Weather and Climate Forecasts Scaled and Tested for IPM Decision Support in US States. Poster presented at NW Climate Conference, Nov. 15, 2016, Stephenson, WA. Online at:
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Grevstad, F., Coop. L., D. Bean. 2016. Incorporating photoperiodism in insect phenology models with application for the biological control of weeds on DoD lands. Presentation at Dept. Of Defense, Sept. 14, 2016. Arlington, VA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: . Coop. L. W. Fox, A. Daly. 2016. Update on weather and climate data and models at USPEST.ORG. Presentation at Combined Weather Workgroup Meeting, Aug. 4, 2016. Tampa, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop. L. W. Fox, G. Grove, A. Dreves. 2016. Extended forecasts for IPM Decision Making. NIFA-CPPM-ARDP Grant Report at WERA-1017: Western Region IPM Coordinators Meeting. July 8, 2016. Boise, ID.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. and G. Cook. 2015. DDRP Mapping: Degree-day, Risk, and Pest Event Maps. Invited talk. USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST. Dec. 9, 2015. Ft. Collins, CO.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Pest Phenology Model Development & Online Tools. Oregon Agric. Extension Assoc. invited presentation. Apr 28, 2015, Medford, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: NW Pest Prediction Models Using Weather Data. IR-4 State Commodity Liaison Meeting. Invited presentation. Apr 22, 2015, Portland, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: . Coop, L. 2015. Oregon IPM Coordinators Report 2015. WERA-1017 National and Western Region IPM Coordinators meetings. Mar 23, 2015. Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Andrews, N., L. B. Coop, H. E. Noordijk, and J. R. Myers. 2015. Crop Time: Degree-day Models and an Online Decision Tool for the Vegetable Industry. HortScience Supplement. 50:S138.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Batuman, O., A.J. Campbell, D.E. Ullman, R.L. Gilbertson, N. McRoberts, and L. Coop. 2015. Using a degree day insect development model to guide strategic management of western flower thrips and tomato spotted wilt virus (family Bunyaviridae, genus Tospovirus) on processing tomato in the central valley of California. Acta Horticulturae 1069:309-314. Access online at:
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: . 02/17/2015 Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. Crop Pest Losses & Impact Assessment Surveys: Why Bother. Salinas Lettuce Pest Losses Workshop, Salinas, CA. 5 participants. 1 CA CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: . 9/25/2016 Ellsworth, Fournier, Palumbo, Naranjo, and Frisvold. Chronicling successful integration of technology and knowledge over 25 years of IPM in Arizona. Economics of IPM in the 21st Century: Multiple perspectives from around the world, Symposium, International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL. (INVITED).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 9/25/2016 Naranjo, Steven E. Peter C. Ellsworth, George B. Frisvold. Economic Value of Arthropod Biological Control in IPM. Economics of IPM in the 21st Century: Multiple perspectives from around the world, Symposium, International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray L. April 2017. Masters project update, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: . 02/15/2017, 06/08/2016 Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II. Pesticide Use Data Benefits Arizona Agriculture. Helena Chemical PCA Training & Fertizona PCA Training, Yuma, AZ. 47 participants at two meetings. 2 AZ CEU, 2 CA CEU.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 04/27/2017 Ellsworth P.C. Section 18 Emergency Exemptions & Transform Use in Cotton. Desert Agriculture Conference, Arizona Crop Protection Association, Chandler, AZ. 1 AZ CEU. (INVITED)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: . Sutherland C. April 2017. EPWS 303, Economic Entomology, O&T Pests, Beneficials, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. April 2017. Ag Day, Fairacres Elementary, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. April 2017. Fruits & Nuts; Ornamentals & Turf. Master Gardeners Training Session, Sandoval County.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. April 2017. Amazing Insects + Display, Deming Senior Center.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2017. Tree Care Workshop, Dona Ana Co. CES Office.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: . Beck L. March 2017. Weed Management and Identification in Agriculture. Pesticide Applicator Training, Texas A&M AgriLife Center. El Paso, TX.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Beck L. March 2017. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Sandoval County. Rio Rancho, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2017. Veggie Insects & Beneficials. Master Gardeners Training Session, Sandoval County.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Beck L. March 2017. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Bernalillo County. Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2017. Veggie Insects & Beneficials; Orchard and Tree Insects; Fruit & Nut Insects. Master Gardeners Training Session, Bernalillo County.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Beck L. March 2017. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Valencia County. Belen, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Beck L. March 2017. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Chavez County. Roswell, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Beck L. March 2017. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Taos County. Los Alamos, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2017. Master Gardeners Training Session, Taos, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Beck L. March 2017. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Los Alamos County. Los Alamos, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2017. Master Gardeners Training Session, Los Alamos, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Beck L. March 2017. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Santa Fe County. Santa Fe, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2017. Master Gardeners Training Session, Santa Fe Higher Education Center, Santa Fe, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2017. 'Down on the Farm' outreach for grade school youth, Gillis Farm, Arrey, Sierra Co., NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2017. Saltcedar Beetles in New Mexico, BLM Pesticide Applicator Training, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Murray, LM, Lehnhoff, EA, Schutte, BJ and Sutherland, CA. 2017. Integrating biological control with conventional methods for enhanced Tamarix management. Presented at the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting. Tuscon, Arizona, February 6-9, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: . Sutherland C. March 2017. Veggie Insects & Beneficials; Orchard and Tree Insects; Fruit & Nut Insects. Master Gardeners Training Session, Valencia & Colfax (remote) Counties.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kaur, N. Disease Management in Kentucky Bluegrass Seed Production. Central Oregon Farm Fair and Trade Show. February 2, 2017. Madras, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Beck L. February 2017. Got Weeds? Organic Weed Management and Identification. Annual Organic Farming Conference. Albuquerque, NM, Feb 17.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. February 2017. Organic Farming Conference, Albuquerque.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. February 2017. Pesticide Applicator Training, Licensees. Farmington, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. February 2017. Pesticide Applicator Training, Certification & Training. Farmington, NM
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. February 2017. Nevada Small Farms Conference, Reno, NV.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. February 2017. Save Our Bosque-Task Force meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. January 2017. Pesticide Applicator Training, Hobbs, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. January 2017. NM Crop Production Association, Ruidoso, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kaur, N. Controlling Ergot in Kentucky Bluegrass. Washington Turfgrass Seed Commission Annual Meeting. January 5, 2017. Pullman, WA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. Ten presentations on the "best management practices for managing overwintering populations of powdery mildew affecting hops" made to the Oregon Hop Commission, Hop Growers of Washington, Hop Research Council, and other industry meetings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. January 2017. Master Gardeners, Veggie Insects & Beneficials, Saltcedar beetles, Pecan Weevils, Agrilus difficilis. Roswell, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. January 2017. White-Fringed Beetles in Alfalfa & Saltcedar Beetle Update. NM Hay and Forage Workshop, Ruidoso, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sutherland C. January 2017. Saltcedar Beetles in NM: What's Next? Gila Watershed Partnership Meeting, Safford, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Kaur, N. Ergot Control  Labeled Chemical Products and Other Management Options. Oregon Seed Growers League 76th Annual Convention. December 13, 2016. Salem, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lehnhoff EA. 2016. Invasion Ecology, Saltcedar, and Lehmann Lovegrass in New Mexico, 2016. Presentation at The Science Caf�, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. December 2016. Pesticide Applicator Training, Clovis, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. December 2016. Pesticide Applicator Training, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. December 2016. Pesticide Applicator Training, Roosevelt Co., NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. December 2016. Pesticide Applicator Training, Luna Co., NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. December 2016. Pesticide Applicator Training for Sierra Co., NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. November 2016. Climate Change and Agriculture in NM. Western SARE presentation, Utah.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. November 2016. Pesticide Applicator Training, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. November 2016. Forage Workshop, Los Lunas, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. November 2016. Pesticide Applicator Training, Socorro, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. November 2016. Southwest Vegetation Management Workshop, Highway 66 Casino.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. November 2016. Pesticide Applicator Training, Santa Rosa, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. November 2016. Amazing Insects with Phil Alcon presented at Temple Beth El.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. November 2016. Pesticide Applicator Training-Harding, Colfax & Union Cos., Clayton, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. October 2016. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Dona Ana County. Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. October 2016. Master Gardeners Training Session, Dona Ana County.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. October 2016. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, San Juan County. Farmington, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. July 2016. Plant Biology and Identification. 2016 Navajo Farmer and Rancher Congress Conference, Chinle, AZ, July 8.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. July 2016. NM Farm & Livestock Bureau Annual Conference, 2 CEU Pesticide Applicator Training Workshop.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. October 2016. Saltcedar beetles specimens shared with Strong Women, Strong Bones Class @ Co. Office, Grant Co. NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. October 2016. Southwest Turfgrass Association Annual Meeting, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. October 2016. Pecan Short Course; Richard Heerema's class, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. October 2016. Cooperative Weed Management Group meeting with State and Federal Forestry.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. October 2016. Western Horticultural Inspectors' Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. October 2016. Entomology for Master Gardeners, El Paso, TX.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. October 2016. Plant Clinic at the Albuquerque Food Fest. Gutierrez-Hubble House.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. September 2016. Amazing Bugs and Weeds. Southern New Mexico State Fair AGventure Days Program, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. September 2016. AgVenture Day with the NM Farm & Livestock Bureau, Las Cruces Fairgrounds, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. September 2016. Plant Pest Talk and Field Trip. Albuquerque BioPark.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. September 2016. Master Gardener Field Trip at River Walk.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. September 2016. Master Gardeners, Farmington, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. September 2016. Diagnosing tree problems on campus. San Juan College.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. August 2016. Alcalde Field Day.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. August 2016. Eight Northern Indian Pueblos- Pesticide Applicator Training Workshop; Ysleta, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. August 2016. Sentinel Plant Network Workshop for Horticulturists @ Botanical Gardens, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. July 2016. Noxious Weeds Short Course Field Trip - Noxious Weed Identification. 22nd Annual Southwest Noxious Weed Short Course, Farmington, NM, July 20.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. July 2016. Noxious Weed Short Course, Farmington, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. June 2016. Plant Biology and Identification. 2016 Natural Resource Fair, Many Farms, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. June 2016. First Detector Training, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. June 2016. Saltcedar beetles in NM, Tamarisk Coalition Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. June 2016. Noxious Weed Committee Meeting/Saltcedar and Diorhabda Plan.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Kaur, N. Mycoparasitic antagonists and their prospects in the biocontrol of ergot disease OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Grass Seed Field Day. May 26 , 2016. Hermiston, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. May 2016. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Taos County. Taos, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. May 2016. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Santa Fe County. Santa Fe, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. May 2016. Plant Biology and Identification. New Mexico Indian Livestock Days, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. May 2016. Ag Days, Bosque Farms Elementary.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. May 2016. Kids, Kows & More, Portales, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. Spears L, Cook S, Barbour J, Alston D, Ramirez R. Seasonal phenology of spotted wing drosophila in the intermountain West. Pacific Branch meeting of the Entomological Society of America, April 3-6, Oahu, HI.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. April 2016. Importance of Weed Management with Biological Control. Kids, Cows, and More Ag Field Day, Winston, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. April 2016. Range Caterpillars and Grasshopper Program, Clayton, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. April 2016. Master Gardeners, Taos, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. June 2016. Invasive Pest Field Workshop, Albuquerque Hubbell-Gutierrez House.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. June 2016. Presentation on Bugs, Beetles & Beasties for Sigma Xi, Local Chapter, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. June 2016. Native Plant Society, El Paso Chapter.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. April 2016. Master Gardeners, Santa Fe, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. April 2016. Ag Day, Fair acres Elementary School, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Murray L. April 2016. Masters project meeting, EPPWS, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. March 2016. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Bernalillo County. Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2016. Master Gardeners Training Session, Bernalillo Co., NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. March 2016. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Sandoval County. Bernalillo, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2016. Master Gardeners Training Session, Sandoval County.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Beck L. March 2016. Weed Identification and Management. Master Gardeners Training Session, Valencia County. Belen, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2016. Master Gardeners Training Session, Valencia and Colfax County. Belen, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2016. Home & Garden Show, Las Cruces, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2016. Fruit Conference, Santa Fe, NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sutherland C. March 2016. Pesticide Applicator Workshop, Torrance Co., NM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Spears LR, Alston DG, Ramirez RA. 2015. Current status of spotted wing drosophila in Utah. WERA 1021 (Spotted Wing Drosophila Biology, Ecology, and Management) committee meeting, November 15-18, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Cook S, Barbour J. Spotted wing drosophila in Idaho. WERA 1021 (Spotted Wing Drosophila Biology, Ecology, and Management) committee meeting, November 15-18, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Cook S, Barbour J. Spotted wing drosophila in Idaho. National Entomological Society of America Meeting, November 15-18, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Spears LR, Alston DG, Ramirez RA. Current status of spotted wing drosophila in Utah. National Entomological Society of America Meeting, November 15-18, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hapner N, Alexander J, Frankel SJ. 2015. Working Across Cultures. Western Region Tribal IPM Work Group. 23rd Annual Region 9 Tribal/EPA Conference, Reno, NV; October 29.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hapner N, Alexander J, Frankel SJ. 2015. Bringing together people across cultures: The Western Tribal IPM Work Group. UC Agriculture & Natural Resources conference, Sacramento, October 5-7.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Alexander J. 2015. Whats killing our plants? Tribal Forest Pest Identification Workshop. Southern California Forest Pest Workshop, July 30, 2015, Sycuan Resort, El Cajon, California. Posted at http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/center-projects/project-websites/tribal-work-group/.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hapner N. 2015. Tribal Sudden Oak Death SOD Blitz and Pest Training Workshop Summary. Stewarts Point Rancheria, Stewarts Point, CA. June 6, 2015. Posted at http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/center-projects/project-websites/tribal-work-group/.
  • Type: Other Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2016 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, M.R. Wierda. 2016. Certification of Pesticide Applicators Rule Revision 40 CFR 171 Response to EPA call for public comment on proposed changes. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/CT_ProposedChanges_APMC_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Andrews, N., L. Coop, and H. Noordijk. 2015. Scheduling vegetables using degree-days. New crop planning, planting model from Oregon State University. Tilth Producers Quarterly 25:4:1-6. Access online via:
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hapner N, Alexander J, Frankel SJ, Katzin M, Thomas C. 2015. IPM across cultures: The Western Region Tribal IPM Work Group. 8th International Integrated Pest Management Symposium, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. March 2326.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Baur ME, Crump A, Hapner N, Grieneisen M, Crawford A, Wimsatt M "Risks posed by inert ingredients in pesticide applications and impacts to Native American Indian tribes in California". Tribal Pesticide Program Council meeting in Pauma Valley, CA.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Coop, L. 2017. Cloudy, With A Chance of Insects. Scientia. May, 2017. http://www.scientia.global/dr-leonard-bryan-coop-cloudy-chance-insects/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ellsworth P.C., A.J. Fournier, W.A. Dixon II. 2016. Sulfoxaflor Uses Utility and Benefits in Arizona Agriculture., University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/16EPA-Sulfoxaflor-In-ArizonavFv2.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.B. McCloskey, W.A. Dixon II. 2016. Glufosinate Use in Arizona. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Glufosinate_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, B.R. Tickes, W.A. Dixon II. 2016. Sulfonylurea Herbicides: Importance and Use in the Southwest. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Sulfonylurea-Herbicides_vf.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Fournier A.J., J.C. Palumbo, P.C. Ellsworth. 2016. Spinosyn Use and Importance in Arizona Agriculture. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Spinosyns-Comment_APMC_11-18-16.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., A.M. Mostafa, J. Sherman, W.A. Dixon II, P.C. Ellsworth. 2017. Chlorpyrifos Use in Arizona and New Mexico. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. https://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Chlorpyrifos_1-17-17_vf.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Fournier A.J., B.R. Tickes, W.B. McCloskey, W.A. Dixon II, P.C. Ellsworth. 2017. Linuron Use in Arizona. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. http://ag.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/Linuron_vf.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, N. Pier, W.A. Dixon II. 2016. Pesticide Use Data Why Getting it Right Matters. IPM Short. University of Arizona, Arizona Pest Management Center. (Extension publication, NIFA acknowledged.) http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/files/PesticideUseData.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: . Palumbo J.C. 2016. Impact of Bagrada Bug Infestations on Desert Cole Crops, 2010-2015. Veg IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 7 No. 11 https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/052516%20Bagrada%20Bug%20Survey%20Report_2015.pdf [Includes crop pest losses data for bagrada bug on cole crops, collected in Lettuce Pest Losses sessions annually.]
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Palumbo J.C. 2016. Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce 2004 - 2016. Veg IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 7 No. 12 http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/060816%20Insecticide%20Usage%20Summary%20in%20Lettuce%202016%20New.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Palumbo J.C. 2016. Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce 2004 - 2016. Veg IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 7 No. 14 http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/060816%20Insecticide%20Usage%20Summary%20in%20Lettuce%202016%20New.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Palumbo J.C. 2017. Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce 2004 - 2016. Veg IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 8 No. 1 https://cals.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/docs/DBM%20Trap%20Network%20Data_Jan%2011%202017.pdf [Changes in diamondback moth population dynamics and potential resistance issues brought up in Lettuce Pest Losses workshops led to establishment of an areawide trapping network for adult moths. DBM is a pest of cole crops in Arizona.]
  • Type: Other Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kaur N, et al. Prospects for Ergot Disease Management with Biocontrol Products. 2016 Seed Production Research Report.
  • Type: Other Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2017 Citation: Dung J, et al. Oregon Seed Magazine (Winter 2017).
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Social Media Post. Updates to Pacific Northwest Hop Information Network Facebook page. Available at www.facebook.com/Northwest-Hop-Information-Network-147514331928522/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Technical Report. Annual report submitted to the Hop Research Council Available at www.hopresearchcouncil.org
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Morton LM, Mahaffee W, Gleason M. Climate, Weather and Wine Grapes: Growers Views and Priorities to Manage Uncertainty in Production Systems. 2017. Sociology Technical Report 1043. Department of Sociology. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 16 pp. Available at www.soc.iastate.edu/research/specialtycrops/STR1043.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Morton LM, Nair A, Gleason M. Climate, Weather and Sweet Corn: Growers Views and Priorities to Manage Uncertainty in Production Systems. 2017. Sociology Technical Report 1048. Department of Sociology. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 16 pp. Available at www.soc.iastate.edu/research/specialtycrops/STR1048.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Christiaens B, et al. 2016 Montana Invasive species framework. Available at http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/cardd/docs/misac-docs/misac-resources-docs/MISSF-v1-5-optimized-size.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Contributed to the distribution map for Phytophthora ramorum (sudden oak death) in Mendicino and Sonoma counties, CA. Available at www.suddenoakdeath.org/library/maps
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Puera J. Smarter management of invasive plants with weed-free gravel. Refuge Notebook. 18(21): 41-42. Available at: https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_7/NWRS/Zone_2/Kenai/Sections/What_We_Do/In_The_Community/Refuge_Notebooks/2016_Articles/Refuge_Notebook_v18_n21.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Spears L. Invasive species updates: spotted wing drosophila. Utah Tree Fruit IPM Advisor. October 2016. Available at www.utahpests.usu.edu/IPM/htm/advisories/treefruit/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Puera J. Refuge Notebook: Smarter management of invasive plants with weed-free gravel. May 19, 2016. Peninsula Clarion Newspaper. Available at: www.peninsulaclarion.com/outdoors/2016-05-19/refuge-notebook-smarter-management-of-invasive-plants-with-weed-free-gravel
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Quinn S. Pesky fruit flies in Idaho adopt to cold weather. Moscow-Pullman Daily News. January 9, 2016. Available at http://dnews.com/local/pesky-fruit-flies-in-idaho-adapt-to-cold-weather/article_df12948d-305d-57cc-9f66-d653fbe030ac.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: UI entomologists expand search for new insect pest into the winter. University of Idaho News. December 18, 2015. Available at: http://www.uidaho.edu/news/news-articles/news-releases/2015-december/121815-fruitflies
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Spears L. Update on fruit invasives: brown marmorated stink bug and spotted wing drosophila. Utah Tree Fruit IPM Advisor. July 2015. Available at www.utahpests.usu.edu/IPM/htm/advisories/treefruit/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Alexander J. 2015. Tribal Pest Field Guide Cards: identification cards for priority pests for western tribes. Available at: www.westernipm.org/index.cfm/center-projects/project-websites/tribal-work-group/tribal-pest-cards-view-singles-final-pdf/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) (ME Baur, author). 2017. Crop Protection Contributions toward Agricultural Productivity  A paper in the series on The Need for Agricultural Innovation to Sustainably Feed the World by 2050. Issue Paper 58. CAST, Ames, Iowa.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Montana Promotes IPM to Protect "The Last Best Place", http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/ipm-in-montana/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Defending the Last Best Place: Battling Invasive Species and Other Pests in Montana, https://ipmwest.exposure.co/defending-the-last-best-place.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Safflower Makes an Areawide IPM Program Work, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/safflower-makes-an-areawide-ipm-program-work/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Director of California's Department of Pesticide Regulation Asks Growers to Limit Chlorpyrifos Use, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa_T6odjF-WkH?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: . Elliott, S.F., 2016, Croptime Project Expands Pest-Modeling Website to Include Vegetable-Development Models, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/croptime-project-expands-pest-modeling-website-to-include-vegetable-development-models/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, IPM Training Program Targets Young Ag Professionals in the Pacific Northwest, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/ipm-training-program-targets-young-ag-professionals-in-the-pacific-northwest/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Protecting Utah Agriculture: A Utah State University Team Stresses IPM to Manage Pests, https://ipmwest.exposure.co/protecting-utah-agriculture.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Play, Clean and Go Aims to Stops the Spread of Invasive Species, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa8b1oUiBFcjU?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Morton LW, Gent D, Gleason M. Climate, Weather and Hops. : Growers Views and Priorities to Manage Uncertainty in Production Systems. 2017. Sociology Technical Report 1045. Department of Sociology. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 16 pp. Available at www.soc.iastate.edu/research/specialtycrops/STR1045.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Morton LW, Cooley D, Clements J, Gleason M. Climate, Weather and Apples: Growers Views and Priorities to Manage Uncertainty in Production Systems. 2017. Sociology Technical Report 1046. Department of Sociology. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 16 pp. Available at www.soc.iastate.edu/research/specialtycrops/STR1046.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Morton LW, Peres N, Fraisse C, Gleason M. Climate, Weather and Strawberries: Growers Views and Priorities to Manage Uncertainty in Production Systems. 2017. Sociology Technical Report 1047. Department of Sociology. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 16 pp. Available at www.soc.iastate.edu/research/specialtycrops/STR1047.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Idaho Researchers Embrace Collaboration, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/idaho-researchers-embrace-collaboration/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Integrated Pest Management is Vital to American Agriculture (infographic), http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/communications-resources/ipm-funding-infographic/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Pest Management Strategic Plans: Regulators Like Them, and Two Efforts to Improve Them, http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2016/10/pest-management-strategic-plans_29.html.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016,Have Ideas about a New IPM? Heres Your Chance to Share Them, http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2016/10/have-ideas-about-new-ipm-heres-your.html.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Top Takeaways from the National IPM Coordinating Committee Presentation, http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2016/10/top-takeaways-from-national-ipm.html.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Loving the Land of Enchantment: Chile Pepper, Salt Cedar and IPM Challenges in New Mexico, https://ipmwest.exposure.co/loving-the-land-of-enchantment.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, South American Palm Weevil, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/center-projects/signature-programs/invasive-species/south-american-palm-weevil/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/center-projects/signature-programs/invasive-species/coconut-rhinoceros-beetle/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, Eco Labels Promote IPM, but Arent Perfect, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/eco-label-programs-promote-ipm-but-aren-t-perfect/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, The Western Front  June issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa-S49SFbx3rg?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, The Western Front  July issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa_T6odjF-WkH?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, The Western Front  August issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa-pNEfEYVW4s?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, The Western Front  September issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa8b1oUiBFcjU?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, The Western Front  November issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa-v058xjYYj1?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, The Western Front  December issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa_lLipXOrJfl?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  January issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa4_eff-wbUIl?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  February issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa1QWMZkhqAZF?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  March issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOay9ojvFEfA-p?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  April issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOazAC-QeUvs7J?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Western Front  May issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa4dbrJHadJuq?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Number of Proposals and Funding Requested Rise for the Third Consecutive Year, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa4_eff-wbUIl?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, California Testing Finds Little or No Pesticide Residues on Most Fruits and Vegetables in 2015, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa4_eff-wbUIl?w=3. NIFA Support Acknowledged
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Hill-Climbing Cows May Bring Big Benefits to Western Rangeland and Ranchers, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/natural-areas/hill-climbing-cows-may-bring-big-benefits-to-western-rangeland-and-ranchers//
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Western Integrated Pest Management Center 2016 Report, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/annual-reports1/ar2016-pdf/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2016, The Western Front  October issue, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOaxF8l3GSvhV5?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F. and Crump, A., 2017, IPM is About to Become More Vital than Ever, http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2017/02/ipm-is-abount-to-become-more-vital-than.html.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Other Regional Agricultural Programs Can be Good Partners to Promote Human Health, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa4dbrJHadJuq?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Beware! Its National Invasive Species Awareness Week, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOay9ojvFEfA-p?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S. F., 2017, Key Development in Washington that May Affect Ag and IPM, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOazAC-QeUvs7J?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Embracing Functional Agricultural Biodiversity to Tap into Natures Services, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/embracing-functional-agricultural-biodiversity-to-tap-into-nature-s-services/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, The Fight over Glyphosate, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOazAC-QeUvs7J?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Are Birds an Economic Pest on Northwest Dairies? New Research Aims to Find Out, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/agriculture/are-birds-an-economic-pest-on-northwest-dairies-new-research-aims-to-find-out/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Gold Spotted Oak Borer Special Report, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOawI4XMGKyRQN?w=3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Crump, A. 2016. Public Participation for New Active Sulfoxaflor - California. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=SULFOX_8.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Tarutani, C. 2016. Public Participation for New Active Sulfoxaflor - Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=SULFOX_5.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2016. Public Participation for New Active Sulfoxaflor - Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=SULFOX_7.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sisco, R. 2016. Chlorantraniliprole: Pesticide Petitions and Registration Requests to Amend Existing Tolerances, Add Various Commodities and Crop Group Conversions  Nevada. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CHLORAN_01.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Crump, A. 2016. Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=ResistMgt_1.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Gold Spotted Oak Borer Threatens Oak Woodlands and Ecosystems across Southern California, http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/ipm-in-the-west/natural-areas/gold-spotted-oak-borer-threatens-oak-woodlands-and-ecosystems-across-southern-california/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Marshall, S.D.G., A. Moore, and M. Vaqalo. 2016. A New Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Biotype Threatens Coconut and Oil Palms in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. White Paper. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/center-projects/signature-programs/invasive-species/coconut-rhinoceros-beetle-pdf/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hoddle, M.S. and C.D. Hoddle. 2017. Palmageddon: The Invasion of California by the South American Palm Weevil is Underway. CAPCA Adviser. April 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2016. Draft Ecological Risk Assessments: Atrazine, Simazine, and Propazine Registration Review http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=SIM_6.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Crump, A. 2016. Sulfonylureas and Certain Other Pesticides; Proposed Decisions-California. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=BENS_01.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2016. Sulfonylureas and Certain Other Pesticides; Proposed Decisions- Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=BENS_02.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Tarutani, C. 2016. Sulfonylureas and Certain Other Pesticides; Proposed Decisions- Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=BENS_03.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Tarutani, C. 2016. Carbaryl Information Request - Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CARBA_09.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2016. Carbaryl Information Request - Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CARBA_10
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: . Fournier, A. 2016. Carbaryl Information Request  Arizona and California http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CARBA_11.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Crump, A. 2016. Carbaryl Information Request - California http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=CARBA_12.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2016. Ethoprop - Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=ETHOP_9.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Farrar, J.J. 2016. Importance of Copper in Organic Agriculture. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=COP_14.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2016. Spinetoram - Registration Review: Draft Ecological and/or Human Health Risk Assessments - Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=SPIN_01.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Tarutani, C. 2017. Metaflumizone - Registration Reviews: Conventional, Biopesticide, and Antimicrobial Pesticides. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=METAFLU_01.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crump A., Sisco, R. 2017. Public Participation for Ethaboxam. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Crump, A. Western IPM Center Blog: IPM is all about change. http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2016/10/from-director-amanda-crump-ipm-is-all.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Murray, M.K. 2016. Spinosyns - Registration Review: Draft Ecological and/or Human Health Risk Assessments - Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=SPI_01.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Fournier, A., Palumbo, J., Ellsworth, P.C. 2016. Spinosyns - Registration Review: Draft Ecological and/or Human Health Risk Assessments  Arizona and California. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/docPull?ID=SPI_02.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Crump, A. 2016. Western IPM Center Blog: Pests Don't Recognize Boundaries. Pest Solutions Shouldn't Either - http://ipmwest.blogspot.com/2016/07/pests-dont-recognize-boundaries-pest_31.html.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Elliott, S.F., 2017, Current Projects (webpage), http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/center-projects/current-projects/.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. B., D. Upper, F. Funahashi, and J. Parke. 2016. Soil Solarization Program  for using transparent anti-condensation plastic film to manage two soil-borne plant pathogens: Phytophthora ramorum and P. pini, developed for nursery beds. Version 0.91. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online 2016]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. B., D. Upper, and N. Andrews. 2016. CROPTIME: phenology models to schedule vegetable plantings and harvests. Version 1.01. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online 2015]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L., D. Debrito, D. Upper. 2016. MyPest Page: Hourly Weather, Plant Disease Risk, and Degree-day/Phenology Models. Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site Publication E. 16-01-1: [first version online 2010]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. B., G. Cook. 2016. US Degree-Day/Risk/Pest Event Mapmaker (DDRP): degree-day, pest/phenology event, and climate exclusion maps. Version 0.95. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online 2015]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Pfender, W. F., L. B. Coop, D. Debrito. Grass Stem Rust Estimator - 2016 version. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site Publication E.16-07-1: [first version online 2004]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. B. 2016. Online phenology degree-day models. New version with Extended Forecasts. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site: [first version online 2015]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L., D. Debrito, D. Upper. 2016. MyPest Page: Plant Disease Risk Maps for Selected Regions. Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site Publication E. 16-07-1: [first version online 2012]
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Coop, L. B. 2016. U. S. degree-day mapping calculator. Version 6.0. Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center Web Site Publication E.16-03-1: [first version online 1998]
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Romero A, Sutherland AM, Gouge DH, Spafford H, Nair S, Lewis V, Choe DH, Li S, Young D. 2017. Pest Management Strategies for Bed Bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Multiunit Housing: A Literature Review on Field Studies. Journal IPM. 8(1): 13. doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmx009.


Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for the Western IPM Center are Western state IPM programs; Western state IPM research and extension personnel; interest groups concerned with pest management and pesticide issues; agricultural commodity groups, growers and grower and ag-focused publications; urban pest management personnel; natural lands managers; and EPA, USDA, Federal Services and Western state agency personnel related to pest management and pesticide regulation. The other regional IPM Centers and national IPM community are also a target audience. The general public is also a target audience. The Western IPM Center provides integrated pest management information to Western state IPM programs, which then provide the information to the general public about how to practice integrated pest management. The Western IPM Center targets the general public to explain why to practice IPM - the benefits and impacts of integrated pest management. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?In 2015, the Crop Pest Losses Signature program held two lettuce and three cotton workshops with 63 participants and offered 15 Arizona Department of Agriculture CEUs and 11 California Department of Pesticide Regulation CEUs and two Certified Crop Advisor CEUs. The cotton survey yielded 24 responses totaling 57,000 acres, representing about 65% of Arizona cotton acres and three responses representing California acres. The lettuce survey yielded 19 responses representing about 72% of the lettuce acreage in Yuma County, Arizona and Imperial County, California. The lettuce pest losses workshop was held in Salinas California with three Pest Control Advisors. The response to surveys there was of limited utility. The Ergot Alert newsletters were sent to 61 recipients in Central Oregon, 310 recipients in the Columbia Basin and 65 recipients in the Grande Ronde Valley of Northeast Oregon. Overall, the newsletter was rated moderately to highly useful, improved knowledge of ergot in 90% of respondents, helped 52% of respondents make fungicide application decisions in 2015, resulted in better ergot control (20% of respondents), and reduced fungicide applications (13% of respondents). "Ergot Research Round-Up". Dung J. OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Grass Seed Field Day. May 19, 2015. Hermiston, OR (~100 attendees). "Developing New Tools to Manage Ergot in Grass Seed Crops". Dung J. Central Oregon Farm Fair and Trade Show. February 4, 2016. Madras, OR (~75 attendees). "Developing New Tools to Manage Ergot in Grass Seed Crops". Dung J. Columbia Basin Grass Seed Growers Association. February 11, 2016. Hermiston, OR (~25 attendees). Biological Insect Control in Alfalfa Hay and Seed Crops. Jabbour R. 2015. Field day, Sheridan. Wyoming. 50 participants. Biological Insect Control in Alfalfa Hay and Seed Crops. Jabbour R. 2015. Field day, Lingle. Wyoming. 75 participants. Biological Insect Control in Alfalfa Hay and Seed Crops. Jabbour R. 2015. Multi-state conference (Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska producers) organized in conjunction with Colorado State University. Cheyenne, Wyoming. 75 participants. 03/02/2016 Brown, L.M., P.C. Ellsworth, S.E. Naranjo, M. Toews, G.B. Frisvold. Stink Bug Management in Cotton. Farm Home Ranch Day, Thatcher, AZ. 30 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU. 01/28/2016 Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, S.E. Naranjo, M. Toews, G.B. Frisvold. Integrated Insect Management in Cotton: Costs and Benefits of Attempting Stink Bug Control. Field Crops Clinic, Casa Grande, AZ. 55 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU. 01/27/2016 Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, S.E. Naranjo, M. Toews, G.B. Frisvold. Integrated Insect Management in Cotton: Costs and Benefits of Attempting Stink Bug Control. Field Crops Clinic, Buckeye, AZ. 25 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU. 01/26/2016 Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, P.C. Ellsworth, S.E. Naranjo, M. Toews, G.B. Frisvold. Integrated Insect Management in Cotton: Costs and Benefits of Attempting Stink Bug Control. Field Crops Clinic, Marana, AZ. 15 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU. 12/10/2015 Brown, L.M., P.C. Ellsworth. Integrated Stink Bug Management: Costs and Benefits. Cotton Pest Losses Workshop, Parker, AZ. 7 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU, 0.6 CA CEUs. 12/09/2015 Brown, L.M. Integrated Stink Bug Management: Costs & Benefits. Cotton Pest Losses Workshop, Maricopa, AZ. 11 participants. 0.6 AZ CEU, 0.6 CA CEUs. 7/13/2015. Toews, M., P.C. Ellsworth, L.M. Brown. Discussion of Brown Stink Bug Ecology and Management Across the Agricultural Landscape. Blythe, CA. 10 participants. 04/01/2015 Brown, L.M., P.C. Ellsworth. Stink Bug Damage Dynamics and Their Management in Cotton. Spring Yuma County Agronomic Workshop, Yuma, AZ. 24 participants. 0.5 AZ CEU, 0.6 CA CEUs. 02/04/2015 Brown, L.M., P.C. Ellsworth. Stink Bug Research Update: Chemical Efficacy and Damage Dynamics. Field Crops Clinic, Avondale, AZ. 19 participants. 0.5 AZ CEU. 12/09/2015 Brown, L.M., P.C. Ellsworth. MAC Field Tour: Stink Bug Management and More. Cotton Pest Losses Workshop, Maricopa, AZ. 11 participants. 1 AZ CEU. 10/28/2015 Brown, L.M., P.C. Ellsworth. Effects of Brown Stink Bug chemical control on costs and other pests. 5th Annual Central Arizona Farmer Field Day, Maricopa, AZ. 65 participants. 1 AZ CEU. 04/06/2016 Ellsworth P.C., L.M. Brown, S.E. Naranjo, M. Toews, G.B. Frisvold. Potential Disruption of an Established IPM Program by the Brown Stink Bug. IPM of Agriculturally Important Heteroptera in the Western States, Honolulu, HI. 130 participants. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The staff of the Western IPM Center communicates with Western state IPM programs; Western state IPM research and extension personnel; interest groups concerned with pest management and pesticide issues; agricultural commodity groups, growers and grower and ag-focused publications; urban pest management personnel; schools; natural lands managers; and EPA, USDA and the Federal Services personnel related to pest management and pesticide regulation, as well as to the other IPM Centers and the national IPM community. We communicate with the general public through our website and Twitter feed, and to Western IPM programs, which then provide information to the general public. Center communication occurs through multiple avenues, including oral and poster presentations at meeting, discussions during stakeholder and commodity meetings, conference calls, emails, and distribution of Center publications in electronic and print formats. The Center staff made oral or poster presentations at the Entomology Society of America Pacific Branch meeting, the Wheat Stem Sawfly Conference, the Pacific meeting of the American Phytopathology Society, the annual meeting of California League of Food Processors, the Southern IPM Center Advisory committee and the Montana Invasive Species Advisory Council regarding Western IPM Center programs and IPM successes. The three Comment Coordinators, Co-Director Ellsworth, and the Center staff participate in monthly conference calls with Western Region IR-4. The calls keep Center staff current with minor crops pesticide registration issues and facilitate IPM input into IR-4 priority setting. Given the importance of specialty crops in the Western Region, both the Center and Western Region IR-4 value this regular interaction. The Western IPM Center Comment Coordinators each have a network of stakeholders with which they communicate with regarding information requests on pesticide related issues in the Federal Register. The responses to federal requests for information contain specific feedback from multiple stakeholders. All responses to Request for Comment in the Federal Register are archived in a searchable database on the Center website http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/ The Western IPM Center communicates with communities of interest through our Advisory and Steering committees and by working in partnership with government agencies, private sector organizations, tribes, and academic institutions. Partnerships with these and other groups increase the Center's reach and help to promote wider adoption of sustainable IPM practices. The Center publishes monthly electronic newsletters which are distributed to our subscriber list and are freely available on our website (http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/newsletters/). The e-newsletter subscriber list is actively managed and currently has more than 1,500 subscribers. The Center also publishes one-page fliers focusing on specific aspects of the Western IPM Center program which are distributed electronically and printed versions are distributed at meetings. Information from the newsletters and other sources are interconnected to our blog (http://ipmwest.blogspot.com) and twitter (@IPMWest). In 2016, we also launched a YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCYZhtsD5DNp0J-jchC08KA) The Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Signature Program disseminated results via presentations at Cooperative Extension meetings, workshops and field days; online through Vegetable IPM Updates and Field Crop IPM Shorts (ongoing advisories); in Extension publications; through Impact Statements published by the Arizona Pest Management Center and University of Arizona Cooperative Extension; to IPM experts and colleagues at professional meetings via posters and presentations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?IPM DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION We will issue an RFA for projects that advance IPM development and adoption. They will focus on early-stage concepts and later-stage outreach and implementation. Grants fulfill our goals and priorities. We will develop an outcome matrix to document how grants are furthering Center progress towards achieving its short-, medium- and long-term outcomes. INTRA-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION Our signature programs promote collaboration across multiple disciplines, states and territories. Our grant program identifies the importance of building multi-state collaborative teams to address IPM issues. We will collaborate with the regional technical committee of state IPM coordinators (WERA1017) to organize the CPPM PD Workshop in July 2016 as an opportunity for IPM research and extension scientists to collaborate. We will reach out to underserved populations in our region and promote intra-regional cooperation. INTER-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION The Center will continue our signature programs with outputs that can be applied in the other regions. We will continue collaborations with the other centers on their signature programs (i.e. NCIPMC's tribal nation program, NEIPMC's urban housing program, and SIPMC's IT program). We lead in weather-based decision support services and host the on-line Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts. We will develop the survey for best management practices for pollinators that can be used nationwide to inform the MP3 process. We will cooperate with the other centers on providing information about progress on the MP3 process. The Center and NCIPMC funded a Western pulse crop work group to collaborate with the NCIPMC pulse crop work group. The development of an SCRI grant to harmonize weather systems, a joint project of the Western and North Central weather work groups will be submitted in 2016. The four centers will continue to meet twice a year with Amanda Crump as lead Director for the next 2 years. She will organize monthly calls, lead the biannual meetings and facilitate the NIPMCC meeting. We will continue to participate in national school IPM meetings. IPM INFORMATION NETWORKS The Center will maintain information networks to provide regulatory agencies with the real-world pest management information they need to make science-based decisions. Our Comment Coordinators engage stakeholders in providing information to develop responses to information requests. We will participate in regional meetings, such as WERA1017, Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, Western SARE, and Western Region IR-4 to maintain information networks with sibling programs. We will improve methods of sharing information with stakeholders through our newsletter, blog, website, email, and agricultural press. IPM PARTNERSHIPS The Center will partner with organizations within the West. The director will participate in the WR IR-4 SLR/CLR meetings, and presumably be on the Administrative Council of Western SARE. The WR IR-4 regional field coordinator, the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors executive director and WPDN director continue to serve on our Advisory Committee. The new Western SARE Regional Coordinator will be invited to serve on the Advisory Committee. The Center and WR IR-4 Program have a long-standing partnership to address specialty crop pest management issues and have developed a set of criteria for evaluating the IPM compatibility of pesticides. Our staff will provide IPM-fit comments to WR IR-4 during their Priority Setting Process. We will maintain broad-based Advisory and Steering Committees to identify and prioritize Western IPM needs. We will participate in regional stakeholder meetings to identify opportunities for new partnerships. We will add new members to this group based on an evaluation of our progress towards completing our goals. Nationally, the director serves on the executive committee of the National IPM Coordinating Committee. IPM SIGNATURE FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS 6.1. Regional Infrastructure for Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools This signature program advances IPM systems by providing access to quality-controlled climate and weather data for any state that wishes to partner. This program combines advanced, server-based tools and services with tailored education and outreach. State partners identify specific needs for data and services and these are delivered from the central system through the local partner's website. Services include the acquisition and ingestion of data from agricultural weather networks that are made available for integration within state-based systems; enterprise-level back-up for weather data; delivery of quality-controlled weather data from diverse networks encompassing a specified region; and additional access to research-level virtual weather station utilities. This program ensures that no state will lack the basic data needed to develop and deliver weather-based decision support tools and exploit the models and tools that already exist. Regional workshops describe this service and enable partners to advance their IPM-support capacities. 6.2. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment One important goal of this signature program is to expand the Crop Pest Losses survey process to new crops and regions. We will promote the outcomes of the program, and our ability to document major impacts of IPM in cotton and lettuce, through presentations and discussions with representatives of different commodities in the West. One challenge is the investment of time and knowledge to modify the survey to a new crop in a way that captures the unique needs of an industry. We hope that continued work with Shimat Joseph, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) IPM Advisor, to implement the Lettuce Pest Losses survey in 2016 will address this challenge. We are pursuing a table grape survey in California with Allison Ferry-Abee of UCCE. We have an active collaboration to develop alfalfa pest losses that will expand from Arizona to Utah and California via a funded Western IPM Center outreach and implementation grant. We will reach out to people in Cooperative Extension or industry and work with these groups to help them assess pest management issues and document impacts within their crops. In 2016, a University of Arizona MS student will develop techniques to assess the impact of cotton IPM in Arizona. She will use a new tool, Netway, developed at Cornell University to explore alternative evaluation strategies for the future. 6.3. Protocols for Responding to Invasive Species The program will assemble a group to develop a response plan for Ceratocystis wilt caused Ohia death in Hawaii. They will develop a plan, taking into account necessary leadership and participation, critical avenues of communication and appropriate messaging; rapid collection of available information from reliable sources, and implementation mechanisms. The group will hold a symposium and generate a white paper and collaborate on a grant proposal. EVALUATION OF IPM IMPLEMENTATION The Center will increase PD's knowledge of impact assessment methods so that they can plan and execute effective evaluations. This support is provided through the Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts. We will support the Toolkit and provide evaluation training. The Center includes impact evaluation as a priority in our grants. We will require that proposals include expected outputs, outcomes and impacts, and identify the evaluation objectives, measurement indicators, and specific methods to be used to evaluate the proposed outcomes. In addition, we require awardees to submit final reports that document the project's outputs and outcomes. We will develop an evaluation plan to assist with aligning Center activities with our overall goals.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF IPM In response to the 2015 RFA, we received 29 proposals from 11 Western states requesting $769,609. A 5-person review panel recommended funding 11 projects: 2 work groups, 1 planning document, 5 project initiation, and 3 outreach projects. One special issues proposal was funded to date. Reports for completed projects and summaries for projects in progress are at projects.ipm.gov. Our funding supported livestock pest IPM (veterinaryentomology.ucr.edu/), increased grower awareness of parasitoids (projects.ipm.gov/ProjectDetails.cfm?project_ID=1459), and resulted in better ergot control and a reduction of fungicide applications (projects.ipm.gov/ProjectDetails.cfm?project_ID=1455). INTRA-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION Signature Programs promote intra-regional collaboration. One project initiation grant works with the Crop Pest Losses signature program. Our program funds multi-state/island/tribal projects with exceptions for pests or crops limited to one state. We attend, present updates and conduct meetings throughout the West. Our newsletter connects an intra- and inter-regional audience and includes information on possible collaborations, funding, meetings and online events. To fill a gap, we added Ken Kamiya to our Advisory Committee as a Pacific Island representative. INTER-REGIONAL IPM COLLABORATION The Center collaborates with other regional centers on databasing Crop Profiles and Pest Management Strategic Plans. Our director served on the Executive Board of the Integrated Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education project. We led the regional centers in-person and monthly phone meetings since October 2015. We worked with the Northeastern Center on arrangements for the National Forum on Climate and Pests. Center staff attended advisory committee meetings of the North Central and Southern IPM Centers and presented an update to the Southern advisory committee. INFORMATION NETWORKS Our three comment coordinators respond to requests for information in the Federal Register with on-the-ground information regulatory agencies need to make relevant, science-based decisions. Each coordinator engages a network of stakeholders to develop responses, which are archived in a searchable database. The Center publishes monthly e-newsletter delivered more than 1,500 subscribers with a trackable opens rate of 25 to 30%. We publishe a blog and Twitter feed. In response to Advisory Committee input, the Center communicator was increased to full-time in May 2016 and is expanding communications to include video and target a broader public. PARTNERSHIPS Western Region IR-4 and the Center have monthly calls on IPM fit criteria and documents for IR-4 project selection, and to coordinate responses to requests for information and other collaborations. Our director participates in the WR IR-4 State Liaison/Commodity Liaison meetings, and Becky Sisco, the Regional IR-4 Field Coordinator, is a member of the Center's Steering Committee. Western SARE is an important partner for the Center. Until recent leadership changes at the Center and Western SARE, the directors of both served on each other's boards. We partner with the National and the Western Plant Diagnostic Networks and participated in the meeting of the National Plant Diagnostic Network in March. Rick Bostock, Director of the WPDN, is a member of the Center's Advisory Committee. The Center presented at the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Directors meeting and its executive director, Michael Harrington, serves on the Center's Steering Committee. OBJ 6: SIGNATURE PROGRAMS Regional Infrastructure for Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools The Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools Signature Project established Web-based tools that bring together U.S. weather data and plant pest and disease models to serve many decision support needs in agriculture (http://uspest.org/wea). The system provides daily and hourly weather-driven models serving IPM, regulatory and plant biosecurity uses nationally, and specializes in IPM needs for the West. The websitemarked its 20-year anniversary in April 2016. New features added to the extended forecasting functionality including the 10-year average station data adjusted using climatologically aided interpolation and a seasonal climate forecast that uses NOAA's North American Multi-Model Ensemble forecast system that generates predictions for up to seven months. These tools are useful alternatives to 30-year historical average weather data. New models have been added to CROPTIME including cucumber, broccoli, hairy nightshade, redroot pigweed and lambsquarter. The Asian citrus psyllid model was changed to include a biofix based on user-input to match the known biology of the psyllid. New models were added for Japanese pine sawyer beetle and pine tree lappet moth. At the end of 2015, the website has run more than 388,696 degree-day model runs and approximately 310,000 hourly-driven model runs since project inception. The site now has over 27,000 public weather stations linked to over 127 different pest and crop models. Web hosting was moved to a server that has 5 times the capacity and processes models in one-half the time because of traffic levels. 2. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Program The program conducted 5 Crop Pest Losses workshops, 2 for lettuce and 3 for cotton, with 63 participants. The cotton survey had 24 responses representing 57,000 acres and 65% of Arizona cotton acres, a record. Three responses represented California acres. In one county, 100% of acres were surveyed. Response rates for the 2015 lettuce survey for Arizona and portions of California were strong. We held the first Lettuce Pest Losses workshop in Salinas, California. Three PCAs attended the meeting, and although this first attempt did not yield a good response, we will follow up in 2016. Information from Crop Pest Losses surveys were used to document economic and environmental impacts of Arizona cotton and lettuce industries, used by the President of the Univ. Arizona in letters to the Arizona Congressional Delegation and used for a display and white paper for presentation in Congressman Gosar's office in Washington, D.C. The Signature Program has successfully worked with students and leveraged Center money. Students prepared theses and publications on the adoption of new technologies in cotton IPM systems of the desert Southwest. Crop Pest Losses data led to a successful USDA-ARDP grant to develop chemical-use maps to support and inform whitefly insecticide-use decisions based on pesticide use patterns and probabilities of resistance development, and a grant from Monsanto Insect Knowledge Management Program to expand the activities of the Crop Pest Losses program. 3. Protocols for Responding to Invasive Species in the West The program sponsored the CLIMEX software training in March 2016 at the Western Society of Weed Science meeting in Albuquerque NM. CLIMEX (http://www.hearne.software/Software/CLIMEX-DYMEX/Editions) is simulation and modeling software to predict the effect of climate on species distribution and estimates the likelihood of invasive species movement and geographic distribution changes. EVALUATION AND IPM IMPLEMENTATION The Center uses evaluation plans as criteria for funding and project report forms were updated so each project director is supplied with individualized expected outcomes. We are developing a survey to Western commodity groups to determine if producers and consultants associate IPM with conservation of ecological services (including pollination). A second survey will ask about best management practices used in specialty crops in the West. We synthesized and reported on IPM improvements in hops. Our director is a member of the basecamp discussion thread of program evaluation.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ellsworth P, Fournier A, Vandervoet T, Naranjo S. The Arizona Whitefly IPM Model: Cooperative Extension as Key to Translating and Transforming the Mexican Cotton System. 2/18/2016 2nd International Whitefly Symposium, Arusha, Tanzania, Africa.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Brown, L.M., P.C. Ellsworth, S.E. Naranjo, M. Toews, G.B. Frisvold. Stink Bug Management in Cotton. 03/02/2016. Farm Home Ranch Day, Thatcher, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Baur, M. Funding opportunities in 2016 & 2017. 2016 International Wheat Stem Sawfly Conference, 15-16 March, 2016, Ft Collins, CO.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Baur, M. Western IPM Center Update. 2016 WAAESD/WEDA/WRPLC joint meeting in Santa Fe, NM, March 29-31, 2016. Available at: http://lecture.ucanr.edu/Mediasite/Play/0deaf3ad61f9409286f807de625b04d71d.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Baur ME, Tarutani C, Murray K, Fournier A, Farrar JJ, Elliott SF. Pest Management Strategic Plans: Document Stakeholder Needs  and Generate Funding. Pacific Branch Entomology Society Meeting, Honolulu HI, April 3-6, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ellsworth PC, Brown LM, Naranjo SE, Toews M, Frisvold GB. Potential Disruption of an Established IPM Program by the Brown Stink Bug. 04/06/2016. Honolulu, HI.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Elliott, SF. Montana Invasive Species Stakeholder Listening Sessions. Montana Invasive Species Advisory Council. May 24, 2016. Helena, MT.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: 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: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Baur M. Tolerance revocations: Chlorpyrifos. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Farrar J. Label language for Malathion  rice and watercress. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Farrar J. Proposal to mitigate exposure to bees from acutely toxic pesticide products. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Farrar J. Sulfoxaflor use patterns. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Fournier A, Ellsworth P. Proposal to mitigate exposure to bees from acutely toxic pesticide products. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Kawate M, Tarutani C. Proposal to mitigate exposure to bees from acutely toxic pesticide products. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Kawate M, Tarutani C. Sulfoxaflor use patterns. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Murray K. Sulfoxaflor use patterns. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Tarutani C. Label language for Malathion  rice and watercress. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. The Western Front e-newsletter, August, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. The Western Front e-newsletter, September, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. The Western Front e-newsletter, October, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. The Western Front e-newsletter, November, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. The Western Front e-newsletter, December, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The 2015 Ergot Alert Newsletter, 13 May, oregonstate.edu/dept/coarc/ergot-alert-newsletter, oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/ergot-alert-newsletter, extension.oregonstate.edu/union/Pest%20Alerts.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The 2015 Ergot Alert Newsletter, 21 May, oregonstate.edu/dept/coarc/ergot-alert-newsletter, oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/ergot-alert-newsletter, extension.oregonstate.edu/union/Pest%20Alerts.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The 2015 Ergot Alert Newsletter, 28 May, oregonstate.edu/dept/coarc/ergot-alert-newsletter, oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/ergot-alert-newsletter, extension.oregonstate.edu/union/Pest%20Alerts.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The 2015 Ergot Alert Newsletter, 4 June, oregonstate.edu/dept/coarc/ergot-alert-newsletter, oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/ergot-alert-newsletter, extension.oregonstate.edu/union/Pest%20Alerts.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The 2015 Ergot Alert Newsletter, 11 June, oregonstate.edu/dept/coarc/ergot-alert-newsletter, oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/ergot-alert-newsletter, extension.oregonstate.edu/union/Pest%20Alerts.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The 2015 Ergot Alert Newsletter, 18 June, oregonstate.edu/dept/coarc/ergot-alert-newsletter, oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/ergot-alert-newsletter, extension.oregonstate.edu/union/Pest%20Alerts.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The 2015 Ergot Alert Newsletter, 2 July, oregonstate.edu/dept/coarc/ergot-alert-newsletter, oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/ergot-alert-newsletter, extension.oregonstate.edu/union/Pest%20Alerts.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Farrar JJ, Baur ME, Murray K, Elliott S. Integrated Pest Management Improvements in Hops from 2008 to 2015. http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/special-reports/ipm-improvements-in-hops-pdf/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. Ellsworth P, Fournier A, Dixon W, Rock C. Tolerance revocations: Chlorpyrifos. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Garvey K. 2016. Webinar Set Feb. 26 on Grapevine Red Blotch and Associated Virus: What You Need to Know. UCANR blog, 17 February 2016. Available at: http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=20230.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Kawate M, Tarutani C. Tolerance revocations: Chlorpyrifos. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. Murray K. Tolerance revocations: Chlorpyrifos. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. Fournier A, Ellsworth PC, Dixon W. Imidacloprid pollinator risk assessment. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. The Western Front e-newsletter, January, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. The Western Front e-newsletter, February, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. The Western Front e-newsletter, March, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. The Western Front e-newsletter, April, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. The Western Front e-newsletter, May, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. The Western Front e-newsletter, June, westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. UCANR blog announces the silver award by the ACE (Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences) for the monthly Western IPM Center's electronic newsletter, The Western Front. http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=20760
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. Special Announcement for the appointment of Amanda Crump as new Center Director.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 2016. Tarutani C. Comments in Response to Paraquat Dichloride Proposed Interim Mitigation Decision. westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: 2015. Ellsworth P, Dixon W, Fournier A, Palumbo J, Pier N. 2015. Chemical Use Maps for Resistance Management. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. resistance.cals.arizona.edu
  • Type: Books Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: ONeal S, Walsh DB, Gent DH. 2015. Field Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Hops. 3rd Ed. Pullman, WA: US Hop Industry Plant Protection Committee. Available at http://www.usahops.org.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Under Review Year Published: 2016 Citation: Farrar JJ, Baur ME, Elliott SF. 2016. Impacts of IPM in agriculture in the Western United States. Issues section of the Journal of Integrated Pest Management.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Farrar JJ, Baur ME, Elliott SF. 2016. Adoption of IPM Practices in Grape, Tree Fruit, and Nut Production in the Western United States. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 2016 7 (1): 8. doi: 10.1093/jipm/pmw007.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Naranjo S, Ellsworth P, Frisvold G. 2015. Economic Value of Biological Control in Integrated Pest Management of Managed Plant Systems. Annual Review of Entomology. Vol. 60 No. 32, 132. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-010814-021005 http://dx.doi.org//10.1146/annurev-ento-010814-021005.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Benander M, Jabbour R. 2015. Local and landscape effects on parasitism of alfalfa weevil by a specialist parasitoid wasp. Oral presentation at Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. August.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Biological Insect Control in Alfalfa Hay and Seed Crops. Jabbour R. 2015. Field day, Sheridan, Wyoming.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Biological Insect Control in Alfalfa Hay and Seed Crops. Jabbour R. 2015. Field day, Lingle, Wyoming.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Biological Insect Control in Alfalfa Hay and Seed Crops. Jabbour R. 2015. Multi-state conference (Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska producers) organized in conjunction with Colorado State University. Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Documenting Impacts of University of Arizona IPM Programs. Fournier A. Association of Applied IPM Ecologists (AAIE) in Napa, CA on Feb 2, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brown LM, Ellsworth PC. Stink Bug Research Update: Chemical Efficacy and Damage Dynamics. 02/04/2015. Field Crops Clinic, Avondale, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brown LM, Ellsworth PC. Stink Bug Research Update: Chemical Efficacy and Damage Dynamics. 02/04/2015. Field Crops Clinic, Avondale, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brown LM, Ellsworth PC. Stink Bug Damage Dynamics and Their Management in Cotton. 04/01/2015. Spring Yuma County Agronomic Workshop, Yuma, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Ergot Research Round-Up. Dung J. OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Grass Seed Field Day. May 19, 2015. Hermiston, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Toews M, Ellsworth PC, Brown LM. Discussion of Brown Stink Bug Ecology and Management Across the Agricultural Landscape. 7/13/2015. Blythe, CA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brown LM. Integrated Stink Bug Management: Costs & Benefits. 12/09/2015. Cotton Pest Losses Workshop, Maricopa, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brown LM, Ellsworth PC. Integrated Stink Bug Management: Costs and Benefits. 12/10/2015. Cotton Pest Losses Workshop, Parker, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Integrated Insect Management in Cotton: Costs and Benefits of Attempting Stink Bug Control. Brown L. 01/26/2016. Field Crops Clinic, Marana, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Farrar JJ, Baur ME, Elliot S. Adoption of IPM practices for disease management in the West. American Phytopathology Society Pacific meeting. 08/04/2015. Anaheim, CA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brown LM, Ellsworth PC. Effects of Brown Stink Bug chemical control on costs and other pests. 10/28/2015. 5th Annual Central Arizona Farmer Field Day, Maricopa, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Developing New Tools to Manage Ergot in Grass Seed Crops. Dung J. Central Oregon Farm Fair and Trade Show. February 4, 2016. Madras, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brown LM, Ellsworth PC. MAC Field Tour: Stink Bug Management and More. 12/09/2015. Cotton Pest Losses Workshop, Maricopa, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, S.E. Naranjo, M. Toews, G.B. Frisvold. Integrated Insect Management in Cotton: Costs and Benefits of Attempting Stink Bug Control. 01/27/2016. Field Crops Clinic, Buckeye, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ellsworth, P.C., L.M. Brown, S.E. Naranjo, M. Toews, G.B. Frisvold. Integrated Insect Management in Cotton: Costs and Benefits of Attempting Stink Bug Control. 01/28/2016. Field Crops Clinic, Casa Grande, AZ.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Developing New Tools to Manage Ergot in Grass Seed Crops. Dung J. Columbia Basin Grass Seed Growers Association. February 11, 2016. Hermiston, OR.


Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences for the Western IPM Center are western state IPM programs; western state IPM research and extension personnel; interest groups concerned with pest management and pesticide issues; agricultural commodity groups and growers; urban pest management personnel; natural lands managers; and EPA, USDA, Federal Services and western state agency personnel related to pest management and pesticide regulation. The general public is an indirect audience since the Western IPM Center provides integrated pest management information to western state IPM programs, which then provide the information to the general public. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Adoption and Impacts of Integrated Pest Management in Vegetable Production in the Western U.S. Jim Farrar. May 27, 2015. Western Growers webinar series. NIFA support acknowledged. Webinar Presentation. Presented. Audience 37. University of Arizona IPM Programs: Documenting Impacts. Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II, M. Guzy, P. Jepson. 02/01/2015 Association of Applied IPM Ecologists, Napa, CA. 110 participants. Crop Pest Losses & Impact Assessment Surveys: Why Bother? Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth. 02/17/2015. Salinas Lettuce Pest Losses Workshop, Salinas, CA. 3 participants. Resources for Understanding Agricultural Pesticide Use in Arizona. Fournier A.J., P.C. Ellsworth, W.A. Dixon II, J.C. Palumbo, P. Jepson, M. Guzy. 02/20/2015 Gila River Indian Community Department of Environmental Quality Tour of Maricopa Ag Center, Maricopa, AZ. 18 participants. Economic Impact and Management of Insects Pest on Desert Lettuce. Palumbo J.C. 02/26/2015 Southwest Ag Summit Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ. 30 participants. Stink Bug Damage Dynamics and Their Management in Cotton. Brown L.M., P.C. Ellsworth. 04/01/2015 Spring Yuma County Agronomic Workshop, Yuma, AZ. 24 participants. Status of Insect Pests on Lettuce in Arizona: Economic Impacts and Management. Palumbo J.C. 04/08/2015 Lettuce Pest Losses Workshop, Yuma, AZ. 35 participants. Cotton IPM in Mexicali. Ellsworth P.C. 05/15/2015 Dow Agrosciences Toretto Meeting, 68 participants. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The staff of the Western IPM Center communicates with western state IPM programs; western state IPM research and extension personnel; interest groups concerned with pest management and pesticide issues; agricultural commodity groups and growers; urban pest management personnel; natural lands managers; and EPA, USDA and the Federal Services personnel related to pest management and pesticide regulation. The general public is an indirect audience since the Western IPM Center provides integrated pest management information to western state IPM programs, which then provide the information to the general public. Center communication occurs through multiple venues, such as oral and poster presentations at meeting, discussions during stakeholder and commodity meetings, conference calls, emails, and distribution of Center publications in electronic and print formats. The Center Director made oral or poster presentations to Western Region IPM Coordinators (WERA-1017), Western Growers Association, Western SARE state coordinators, American Phytopathological Society and Spray Technology Workgroup of University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources regarding Western IPM Center programs and IPM successes. The three Comment Coordinators, Co-Director Ellsworth, and Director participate in monthly conference calls with Western Region IR-4. The calls keep Center staff current with minor crops pesticide registration issues and facilitate IPM input into IR-4 priority setting. Given the importance of specialty crops in the Western Region, both the Center and Western Region IR-4 value this regular interaction. The Western IPM Center Comment Coordinators each have a network of stakeholders with which they communicate with regarding federal requests for information on pesticide related issues. The responses to federal requests for information contain specific feedback from multiple stakeholders. All responses to Request for Comment are archived in a searchable database on the Center website http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/searchable-data-sources/information-request-replies/ The Western IPM Center communicates with communities of interest through our Advisory and Steering committees and by working in partnership with government agencies, private sector organizations, tribes, and academic institutions. Partnerships with these and other groups increase the Center's reach and help to promote wider adoption of sustainable IPM practices. The Center publishes monthly electronic newsletters which are distributed through our e-newsletter subscriber list and are freely available on our website (http://westernipm.org/index.cfm/about-the-center/publications/newsletters/). The e-newsletter subscriber list is actively managed and currently has more than 1450 subscribers. The Center also publishes one-page fliers focusing on specific aspects of the Western IPM Center program which are distributed electronically and printed versions are distributed at meetings. Information from the newsletters and other sources are interconnected to our blog (http://ipmwest.blogspot.com) and twitter (@IPMWest). The Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Signature Program disseminated results via presentations at Cooperative Extension meetings, workshops and field days; online through Vegetable IPM Updates and Field Crop IPM Shorts (ongoing advisories); in Extension publications; through Impact Statements published by the Arizona Pest Management Center and University of Arizona Cooperative Extension; to IPM experts and colleagues at professional meetings via posters and presentations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Development and Adoption of IPM WIPMC will issue a RFA for competitively funded grant projects that advance development and adoption of IPM. Grant categories will focus on early-stage concepts and later-stage outreach and implementation in order to achieve the greatest impact. WIPMC grants will continue to play an important role in fulfilling WIPMC's goals and addressing its priorities. Intra-Regional IPM Collaboration and Cooperation All three of the WIPMC's Signature Programs promote collaboration across multiple disciplines and multiple states. The WIPMC grant program specifically identifies the importance of building multi-state collaborative teams to address IPM issues. WIPMC will organize a PD Workshop for ARDP and EIP PDs to be held with the WERA 1017 meeting in 2016. This will be a new opportunity for IPM researchers and extension scientists to gather, discuss and collaborate. With NIFA's support in requiring the PDs' attendance, WIPMC will work to create a new expectation of collaboration. WIPMC will continue to reach out to underserved populations in the West. Inter-Regional IPM Collaboration and Cooperation WIPMC will continue three signature programs with outputs that can be applied in the other regions. WIPMC will continue collaborations with the other Regional IPM Centers on their signature programs. NCIPMC takes the lead in IPM with tribal nations, NEIPMC takes the lead in IPM in urban housing, and SIPMC takes the lead in IT. WIPMC takes the leads the weather-based decision support services and also hosts the on-line Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts. WIPMC and NCIPMC funded Weather Work Groups to compare current online weather-based decisions support tools, assess potential for harmonization of systems, determine a path forward to make tools more widely available and write a collaborative national grant. The four Centers will continue to meet 3 times a year and Farrar is the lead Director for the next 2 years. He will organize monthly conference calls, lead the tri-annual meetings, and facilitate the NIPMCC meeting. IPM Information Networks WIPMC will maintain information networks to provide regulatory agencies with the real-world pest management information they need to make science-based decisions. WIPMC will utilize the services of three sub-regional Comment Coordinators to engage stakeholders in providing information to develop responses to information requests. WIPMC staff will continue to participate in regional meetings, such as WERA-1017, Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, Western SARE, and Western Region IR-4 to maintain information networks with sibling programs. WIPMC will continue to improve methods of sharing information with stakeholders through our newsletter, blog, website, email, and agricultural press. IPM Partnerships WIPMC will continue to partner with organizations within the West. The Director is on the Administrative Council of Western SARE, the Advisory Committee for STAR-D program of NPDN and participates in the WR IR-4 SLR / CLR meetings. Conversely, the WR IR-4 Regional Field Coordinator, Western SARE Regional Coordinator and WPDN Director are member of the WIPMC's Advisory Committee. WIPMC and WR IR-4 have a long-standing partnership to address specialty crop pest management issues in the West and have developed a set of criteria for evaluating the IPM compatibility of pesticides. WIPMC staff will continue to provide IPM-fit comments to WR IR-4 during their Priority Setting Process. WIPMC will maintain broad-based Advisory and Steering Committees to identify and prioritize IPM needs in the West. We will continue to participate in regional stakeholder meetings to identify opportunities for new partnerships. IPM Signature Food Security Programs Regional Infrastructure for Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools The goal of this signature program is to advance IPM systems in the western U.S. and nationally by providing access to quality-controlled climate and weather data for any state that wishes to partner with the WIPMC. This signature program will achieve this by combining advanced, server-based tools and services with tailored education and outreach. State partners will identify their specific needs for data and services, and these will then be delivered from the central system through the local partner's web site. Services include the acquisition and ingestion of data from specific agricultural weather networks that would then be made available for integration within state-based systems; enterprise-level back-up for weather data; delivery of quality-controlled weather data from diverse networks encompassing a specified region; and additional access to research-level virtual weather station utilities. This signature program will ensure that no state will lack the basic data they need to develop and deliver weather-based decision support tools and exploit the models and tools that already exist. Workshops will be provided at appropriate regional meetings to describe this service and enable partners to advance their IPM-support capacities further. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Program The goal of this signature program is to expand the implementation of the crop pest losses survey program to other states so that they may benefit from the process, survey instruments, and impact assessment analyses as a major step in learning about IPM practices in use by growers and evaluating IPM adoption. This signature program will work with interested parties in western states to help them conduct their own pilot crop pest losses assessments, including survey preparation, workshop implementation, data collection, and analysis. This signature program will support collection of data on pest losses, pesticide use, and control costs, plus calculations of economic and environmental impacts of pest management practices. This signature program will make the data survey instruments available online so that they can be adapted to other crops and regions, and will offer training and onsite support to states wishing to use this process to assess IPM implementation. This signature program will provide presentation templates that can be used to train respondents on the key elements of the survey and provide guidance on analysis and interpretation of their data. Protocols for Responding to Invasive Species in the West In year 2, this signature program will convene a weed subgroup and charge the group with developing a generalized plan, taking into account necessary leadership and participation, critical avenues of communication and appropriate messaging; rapid collection of available information from reliable sources, and mechanisms to implement such a plan efficiently. The group is expected to hold a symposium related to early detection and rapid response, bringing in others who would benefit by use of the protocols. The group will generate a white paper and collaborate on a grant proposal. Evaluation of IPM Implementation WIPMC's goal is to increase PD's knowledge of impact assessment methods so that they can plan and execute effective evaluations. This support is provided through the Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts. WIPMC will continue to support the Toolkit and provide evaluation training. WIPMC will continue to include evaluation of the impacts of IPM implementation as a priority in our grant RFAs. WIPMC will continue to require thatproposals include expected outputs, outcomes and impacts, and identify the evaluation objectives, measurement indicators, and specific methods to be used to evaluate the proposed outcomes. In addition, we will require awardees to submit final reports that document the project's outputs and outcomes. The Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Signature Program has developed survey tools for estimating pest impacts and control costs and documenting pest management practices.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Priority Obj 1: Development and Adoption of IPM In response to a fall 2014 RFA, the Center received 23 proposals from 9 of the 13 western states requesting $539,673. A five person review panel consisting recommended funding eleven projects. One special issues proposal was funded. Priority Obj 2: Intra-Regional IPM Collaboration The Signature Programs promotes intra-regional collaboration and their progress reports are described in Priority Obj 6. Two projects are collaborating with the Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools Signature Program and two are collaborating with the Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Signature Program. The Center grants program funds multi-state/island/tribal nation projects with exceptions for pests or crops limited to one state. The Center is collaborating with WERA 1017 to organize the first CPPM PD Workshop under the CPPM umbrella to be held with the WERA 1017 meeting in 2016. Priority Obj 3: Inter-Regional IPM Collaboration The Center is collaborating with the other Regional IPM Centers on conversion of Crop Profiles and PMSPs to a database format. Farrar is collaborating with the other Center Directors as a member of the Executive Board of the Integrated Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (iPIPE) project funded by AFRI. The Regional IPM Centers meet 3 times per year to facilitate cooperation between Centers. The Evaluators from the other Regional IPM Centers and Farrar meet monthly via videoconference. Farrar is a Co-PD, with Steve Young from NEIPMC as lead PD, on a Conference proposal to AFRI Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area. Priority Obj 4: Information Networks The Center has 3 comment coordinators to provide regulatory agencies with the on-the-ground pest management information they need to make relevant, science-based decisions. Each engages a network of stakeholders at the national, regional, state, and local levels in providing information to develop responses to USDA and EPA information requests. Replies to information requests are archived in a database that is searchable by chemical, date, state and territory, or author. The Center continues to publish a blog and monthly e-newsletter that is delivered to an actively managed subscriber list of 1,438. The trackable opens rate varied from 25.1 to 31.5% and the click rate varied from 26.7 to 39.5%. The press release on the adoption report released in Mar 2015 was picked up by 4 ag publications. Priority Obj 5: Partnerships WR IR-4 and the Center have a monthly conference call to work on areas of overlapping interest. Farrar participates in the WR IR-4 State Liaison Representative/ Commodity Liaison Committee meetings and Becky Sisco, WR IR-4 Regional Field Coordinator, is a member of the Center's Steering Committee. In 2015, Western SARE funded $745,000 in agricultural sustainability grants with an integrated pest management focus, thus making Western SARE a very important partner for the Center. Farrar is a member of the Western SARE Administrative Council and Teryl Roper, Western SARE Regional Coordinator, is a member of the Center's Steering Committee. The Center partners with the National Plant Diagnostic Network and the Western Plant Diagnostic Network. Farrar is a member of the Advisory Council for NPDN's System for True Accurate and Reliable Diagnostics Program and Rick Bostock, Director of the Western Plant Diagnostic Network, is a member of the Center's Advisory Committee. Priority Obj 6: Signature Programs Regional Infrastructure for Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools The Climate and Weather-based Decision Support Tools Signature Project has established Web-based tools that bring together U.S. weather data and plant pest and disease models to serve many decision support needs in agriculture (http://uspest.org/wea). The system provides daily and hourly weather-driven models serving many IPM, regulatory, and plant biosecurity uses for the full U.S., and specializes in IPM needs for the West. This Signature Program has hosted collaborations with WA, ID, MT, CA, CO, WY, and all states by covering pest needs and weather network support. The Program is now partnered with APHIS PPQ to produce new degree-day and other weather driven mapping products such as "pest event maps" (mapping dates of key pest events including a forecast, rather than degree-days), starting with gypsy moth and spotted winged Drosophila. These will provide improved decision support for activities such as Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey and IPM monitoring and management programs. This Signature Program currently has 105+ models, 25,000+ weather stations, 7-day high-resolution forecasts from Fox Weather and the National Weather Service. In 2014 there were a total of over 184,000 model runs including 58,000+ degree-day model runs, 67,000+ hourly driven models including plant disease risk models, 50,000+ synoptic disease risk map views such as Tomcast disease severity values, late blight of potato and tomato, fireblight of pome fruits, boxwood blight, and 2,800+ custom degree-day map production runs. This represents a 6.3 fold increase over 5 years. This Signature Program continues to produce novel, high resolution disease risk maps for diseases in grape, hop, and potato in major growing regions of OR, WA, and CA. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Program In Jan 2015, Peter Ellsworth updated the Cotton Pest Losses long-term impact chart through 2014. This included new data for 2012-2014 that indicate an increase in number of sprays in cotton over the previous period (2006-2011), due primarily to complications associated with recent outbreaks of brown stink bug for which no selective controls are currently available. This shows the dynamic nature of pest management systems and reinforces the value of maintaining this annual survey process over a long term. In February 2015, Dr. Shimat Joseph, IPM Entomology Advisor with University of California Cooperative Extension, implemented the Lettuce Pest Losses survey in the Salinas Valley for the first time. This meeting represents a very important first step in creating awareness among PCAs about the value of this process and the resulting data. 90% of the fresh market lettuce in this U.S. produced year-round comes from Yuma County, Arizona or the Salinas Valley of California. Successful adoption of an annual survey process in Salinas would result in an important data source for measuring progress of our national lettuce industry. USDA NIFA Director Ramaswamy was briefed on data from the Western IPM Center Special Report "Adoption and Impacts of Integrated Pest Management in Agriculture in the Western United States", as they relate to technology and IPM adoption in cotton. NIFA Deputy Director Chitnis later presented this information at the International IPM Symposium. Data from Cotton Pest Losses workshops held in Dec 2014 were submitted to the national Cotton Insect Losses program website in Jan 2015. The Cotton survey yielded 28 responses representing 60.2% of Arizona upland cotton acres and 31.5% of pima cotton acres in 2014 and also included acreage from Southeast California. Protocols for Responding to Invasive Species in the West The Protocols for Responding to Invasive Species in the West Signature Program is in planning a new round of invasive species on which to focus. Previous projects have focused on invasive species that were regionally important but not sufficiently large to have garnered significant federal support. Priority Obj 7: Evaluation of IPM Implementation Much of the recent progress on evaluation was from work supported by the 2012 grant and therefore will be reported in the progress and final reports for that grant. The 2015 Center grants RFA included specific requirements for an evaluation plan and identified the Toolkit for Assessing IPM Outcomes and Impacts as a resource.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Detailed Background, IPM Compatibility Guidance. Western Integrated Pest Management Center and Western Region IR-4. 2015. http://wrir4.ucdavis.edu/pst/IPM/Preamble_IPMCriteria.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: IPM Compatibility Document, IPM Compatibility Guidance. Western Integrated Pest Management Center and Western Region IR-4. 2015. http://wrir4.ucdavis.edu/pst/IPM/IPM_Criteria.pdf NIFA support acknowledged on website
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Blank Worksheet, IPM Compatibility Guidance. Western Integrated Pest Management Center and Western Region IR-4. 2015. http://wrir4.ucdavis.edu/pst/IPM-fit_Guidance.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: IPM-Fit Examples, IPM Compatibility Guidance. Western Integrated Pest Management Center and Western Region IR-4. 2015. http://wrir4.ucdavis.edu/pst/IPM/IPM-Fit_Examples.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Simple Example, IPM Compatibility Guidance. Western Integrated Pest Management Center and Western Region IR-4. 2015. http://wrir4.ucdavis.edu/pst/IPM/ComplexExample.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Complex Example, IPM Compatibility Guidance. Western Integrated Pest Management Center and Western Region IR-4. 2015. http://wrir4.ucdavis.edu/pst/IPM/SimpleExample.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The Western Front e-newsletter, March 2015, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa0z1pRh84x3Q?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The Western Front e-newsletter, April 2015, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOayWcYLWtq7PL?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The Western Front e-newsletter, May 2015, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa6Jvp0XcffkD?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The Western Front e-newsletter, June 2015, http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa2kJNMzy2_F-?w=3
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The Western Front e-newsletter, July 2015 http://www.icontact-archive.com/GRXUtzWNofP2xXJ2hQvOa6rjXEOMqy0o?w=3
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Western IPM Center and CPPM Funding Update. Jim Farrar. March 23, 2015. WERA-1017 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. Oral Presentation
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Western Region IR-4: Promoting specialty crops, practicing IPM, promoting global trade. Ronda E. Hirnyck, Sally D. ONeal, James J. Farrar and Rebecca Sisco. March 24-26, 2015. International IPM Symposium, Salt Lake City UT. Poster. Published. http://www.ipmcenters.org/IPMSymposium15/Documents/Posters/045_Hirnyck.pdf
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Western IPM Center Update. Jim Farrar. University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Spray Technology Work Group meeting, Davis, CA. April 9, 2015.Oral Presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Criteria for Pesticide Usefulness in an IPM Program. Jim Farrar. Western Region IR-4 State Liaison Representative / Commodity Liaison Representative meeting. Portland, OR. April 21-22, 2015. Oral Presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Western IPM Center Update. Jim Farrar. Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors meeting. April 30, 2015. Portland, OR. Oral Presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Adoption of IPM practices for disease management in the Western U.S. James J. Farrar, Matthew E. Baur, and Steve Elliott. August 2-5, 2015. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting. Pasadena, CA. Poster
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Western Region IR-4: Promoting specialty crops, practicing IPM, promoting global trade. Ronda E. Hirnyck, Sally D. ONeal, James J. Farrar and Rebecca Sisco. August 2-5, 2015. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting. Pasadena, CA. Poster
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Palumbo J.C. 2015. Lettuce Insect Losses and Insecticide Usage 2004-2014. Veg IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 6 No. 7 http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/vegetables/advisories/more/insect129.html. Extension newsletter
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Palumbo J.C. 2015. 2015 Insecticide Usage on Arizona Lettuce. Vegetable IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 6 No. 12 https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/061015%20Insecticide%20Usage%20Summary%20in%20Lettuce%202015.pdf. Extension newsletter.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Palumbo J.C. 2015. Status of Insect Pests on Lettuce in Arizona: Economic Impacts and Management. Vegetable IPM Update. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Vol. 6 No. 12. https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/resources/040115%20LIL_%2010%20yr%20summary.pdf. Extension newsletter.