Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:Agronomic Crops:Farmers and producers, crop consultants andadvisors, other scientists, Extension educators and specialists, seed and chemical dealers Diagnostics: Agronomic producers and professionals (including certified crop consultants and seed and chemical dealers), homeowners, general public, arborists, landscape professionals, other green industry professionals, forestry and natural resource professionals, conservationists, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers, , municipality employees, Department of Ag personnel, scientists and researchers Pesticide Education: Professional pesticide applicators, homeowners, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers,, municipality employees Pollinator Health:Homeowners, general public, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers, other scientists and researchers Specialty Crops: Hemp producers, other scientists and researchers, Department of Ag personnel, Extension educators and specialists Target Audience: Agronomic Crops:Farmers and producers, crop consultants andadvisors, other scientists, Extension educators and specialists, seed and chemical dealers Diagnostics: Agronomic producers and professionals (including certified crop consultants and seed and chemical dealers), homeowners, general public, arborists, landscape professionals, other green industry professionals, forestry and natural resource professionals, conservationists, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers, , municipality employees, Department of Ag personnel, scientists and researchers Pesticide Education: Professional pesticide applicators, homeowners, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers,, municipality employees Pollinator Health:Homeowners, general public, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers, other scientists and researchers Specialty Crops: Hemp producers, other scientists and researchers, Department of Ag personnel, Extension educators and specialists Changes/Problems:A coordinator was hired for the Pesticide Education program. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?While field days and meetings are a regular occurrence in Extension, the expansion of sharing information via social media has opened many doors to one-on-one conversations with producers as well as cooperative partnerships for on-farm research. The Agronomic Crops project has provided opportunities for the training of undergraduate hourly assistants during the summer season. Opportunities include learning how to conduct surveys and collect insects, insect identification, how grow and care for bioassay corn plants, assisting with bioassay inoculation and scientific data collection/entry. Also created opportunities to assist with field surveys of corn rootworm abundance and collection of rootworm adults. The Pollinator Health project provided Extension educators and specialists with the opportunity to work collaboratively on a state-wide project and increase the depth of understanding about pollinators and pollinator plants. Surveys provided feedback about the interest and needs of the general public regarding pollinator protection. A professional photographer Extension staff member provided training to educators to help them develop new skills for photographing insects and plants. The Specialty Crops project is part of a larger, multi-state, interdisciplinary team. The project PI took two University of Illinois classes focused on hemp production. Undergraduate students have learned how to isolate and maintain plant pathogens in sterile culture and how to inoculate plants, along with scientific data collection and entry. Plant Clinic staff provided workshops and trainings for University of Illinois undergraduate and graduate students as part of university classes focused on plant diseases and diagnostic techniques. Trainings and workshops for Extension staff and volunteers focused on invasive species and plant diagnostics were also taught. The Plant Clinic employees undergraduate students who get hands-on training doing routine lab work along with more advanced diagnostic techniques such as ELISA and PCR assays, and get the experience of seeing a wide range of plant health issues across a variety of hosts. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Agronomic Crops: The results of our trapping surveys have been shared with producers and the agribusiness sector through different media outlets, including but not limited to Extension newsletters, newspaper and magazine articles, radio, and social media. Results of the field survey were disseminated similarly, but also through the 2023 Applied Research Results on Field Crop Disease and Insect Management is available for download here: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/2024-01/2023_field_crop_applied_research.pdf The latest survey and trapping results are shared via cropCENTRAL, part of the farmdoc (https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production) site and weekly pest update interviews through the WILLAg Market Report during the growing season. A field day was also used to disseminate agronomic crop information. Pollinator Health: Information about the Illinois Pollinators Website and Pollinator Pockets program has been shared with the general public in a variety of ways including: media releases, state and local newsletters, state and local social media posts, blog posts, newspaper articles, TV interviews, radio shows, podcasts and Facebook live shows. During Pollinators Week in June of 2023 an organized effort was made across our local extension units to promote the Illinois Pollinators Website and updated Pollinator Pockets program. We have shared a new public presentation about the Illinois Pollinators Website and the Pollinator Pockets program with Extension staff and volunteers, along with marketing materials to assist with local outreach efforts. Pollinator Pockets materials are being produced in both English and Spanish. Specialty Crops: Information is disseminated to the community through a collaborative working group, where protocols for sample submission were shared on a cloud platform and each member has access to download and share these protocols with specialists and producers. The producer protocols and sample submission form have been published on the University of Illinois Plant Clinic website. Diagnostics: Unbiased diagnoses (2,645 samples processed in 2023 for disease diagnosis, phytosanitary certification, herbicide resistance, or plant, insect, or nematode ID). Final reports including management recommendations are provided for all diagnostic samples. Questions from public & private sources are responded to via phone, electronic, and face-to-face methods. Staff participate in grower and professional meetings & symposiums, often by providing data, information, or presentations. Information about plant health is disseminated presentations, social media, webinars, radio interviews, and factsheets. Pesticide Education: nothing to report What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Agronomic Crops: Complete online training module using 3D models to train users on insect ID (currently in progress). Pollinator Health: Complete translation of the updated Pollinator Pockets brochure into Spanish; continue to add plants based on expert, volunteer, and user feedback into the plant database; finalize the 'research highlight' pages template and process for researchers at U of IL to submit information about their projects and publications. Specialty Crops: Diagnose ll hemp samples submitted in 2024 as part of the survey; report results in winter through FarmDoc, webinars, grower meetings, etc.; continue taking high-quality images of pests and pathogens and damage symptoms to use as part of the educational materials; write and distribute information about common hemp pests and diseases. Diagnostics: Continue to diagnose samples submitted by the general public, green industries, and commercial agriculture clients; continue to provide testing for phytosanitary certificates; continue to provide IPM-based recommendations and plant health information; greenhouse trial of field pennycress using the winter soil temperature assay with varying temperatures to reflect field conditionals with plants evaluated at multiple times during the assay; complete greenhouse screening of winter annual pennycress accessions using the standard SCN type testing protocol; disseminate results through FarmDoc, producer meetings, and Extension educator/specialist presentations. Pesticide Education: Update and publish the Commercial Applicator handbook; update and publish the Pest Management for the Home Landscape handbook; present training for both handbooks.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Agronomic Crops Goal 1: An online training module using 3D models to train users on insect ID is currently in progress. Goal 2: Formed network of cooperators who monitored insects through trapping. The network was coordinated with the Illinois Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey program and included personnel at the U of IL Plant Clinic, Extension Educators and Specialists, industry volunteers and producers. Traps were placed statewide for black cutworm and true armyworm moths. Trapping results were used to monitor moth flights throughout the spring planting period, predict potential times of greatest insect activity, and with degree days to project potential cutting dates for black cutworm. Goal 3: Demonstration plots using different commercial Bt corn hybrids and soil-applied insecticides targeting corn rootworm have been planted. Goal 4: Bt resistance bioassays of four rootworm populations were completed. Pollinator Health Goal 1:Final peer review for the content of the updated Pollinator Pocket brochure is completed and graphic design has been finalized. Planting designs have been updated using feedback gathered in the previous reporting period from past Pollinator Pocket program participants, Master Volunteers, and expert reviewers comprised of internal experts at the U of IL as well as a group of over 50 experts in the field from other organizations, primarily in Illinois. Goal 2: Updated online Pollinator Pockets map has been finalized and programmed. Goal 3: An Extension staff member who can translate these materials was hired last reporting period. Translation of the materials is ongoing and will be completed by the end of the extended grant deadline. Goal 4: 2 new pollinator planting designs developed. Goal 5: Factsheets have been updated and reprinted for use in programming and in Extension offices. Specialty Crops Goal 1: A total of 206 hemp samples for general diagnosis and 6 soil samples for nematode analysis. These samples were collected across 4 different states as part of the ongoing collaboration with researchers from IL, IN, MI, and WI to increase the scope of the survey across the region. An instructional video was produced to guide clients on how to properly submit hemp samples to the Plant Clinic. Summary slides of diagnostic findings were shared during the Goodness of Hemp Summit 2024. A Hemp Disease Scouting Calendar fact sheet was created and distributed within the hemp growers' network to assist with early detection and management of hemp diseases. Goal 2: Database of hemp diseases and images has been updated and preliminary design work for the field guide has been initiated. The field guide will be completed before the end of the extended grant deadline. Diagnostics: Goal 1: A total of 2,645 plant, soil, arthropod, and seed samples were processed at the Plant Clinic in 2023. Reports including identification and IPM recommendations were provided for all diagnostic samples. Samples were submitted from 90 of 102 Illinois counties and across 17 states. Staff provided presentations about plant health, integrated plant management, and diagnosis to Extension staff, Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers, and the general public. Staff provided workshops and trainings for U of IL students as part of university classes. Goal 2: Greenhouse trials of field pennycress and soybean check varieties at ideal (27° C) and non-ideal winter temperature (20° C) were completed. A fact sheet summarizing the results from this trial is in development. Pesticide Education Goal 1: Format has been determined. Coordinator who has worked on previous handbooks has been hired. Updates are ongoing and will be completed by the end of the extended grant deadline. Goal 2: Training presentations for both handbooks are complete pending final proofing.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Colgove, A., Decker, A., Das, S., Estes. K., Ford, T., Mahecha, E., Plewa, D., Fontes, G.P., Seiter, N., and Spencer, J.. 2023 Applied Research Results: Field Crop Disease and Insect Management. Evaluations of insect and disease control tactics for corn, soybean, and wheat, & statewide surveys of corn and soybean pests. Illinois Extension. Published online February 2024. https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/2024-01/2023_field_crop_applied_research.pdf
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Sisson, A., Musser, F., Crow, W., Bick, E., Brown, S., Davis, J., DiFonzo, C., Floyd, C., Graham, S.H., Greene, J.K., Hamby, K., Kerns, D., Malone, S., Owens, D., Reisig, D.D., Roberts, P., Seiter, N.J., Thrash, B. Tilmon, K., Villanueva, R.T. Soybean invertebrate loss estimates from the United States - 2023. Crop Protection Network. DOI: doi.org/10.31274/cpn-20240812-0
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Reisig, D., Graham, S., Batemen, N., Studebaker, G., Meyer, R., Reay-Jones, F., Wise, K., Owens, D., Buntin, G.D., Smith, J., Seiter, N., Sisson, A., Zukoff, A., Villanueva, R., Hamby, K., Cramer, M., DiFonzo, C., Yan, F., Hutchison, B., Crow, W., Towles, T., Floyd, C., Bradshaw, J., Peterson, J., Beauzay, P., Knodel, J., Krupke, C., Tilmon, K., Baute, T., Varenhorst, A., Brown, S., Kerns, D., Porter, P., Malone, S., Bick, E. Corn invertebrate loss estimates from the United States and Ontario, Canada - 2023. Crop Protection Network. DOI: DOI: doi.org/10.31274/cpn-20240219-1
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Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:Agronomic Crops:Farmers and producers, crop consultants andadvisors, other scientists, Extension educators and specialists, seed and chemical dealers Diagnostics: Agronomic producers and professionals (including certified crop consultants and seed and chemical dealers), homeowners, general public, arborists, landscape professionals, other green industry professionals, forestry and natural resource professionals, conservationists, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers, , municipality employees, Department of Ag personnel, scientists and researchers Pesticide Education: Nothing to report Pollinator Health:Homeowners, general public, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers, other scientists and researchers Specialty Crops: Hemp producers, other scientists and researchers, Department of Ag personnel, Extension educators and specialists Changes/Problems:Project director for the Specialty Crops project was hired. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The Agronomic Crops project has provided opportunities for the training of undergraduate hourly assistants during the summer season. Opportunities include learning how to conduct surveys and collect insects, insect identification, how grow and care for bioassay corn plants, assisting with bioassay inoculation and scientific data collection/entry. Also created opportunities to assist with field surveys of corn rootworm abundance and collection of rootworm adults. The Specialty Crops project is part of a larger, multi-state, interdisciplinary team. The project PI took two University of Illinois classes focused on hemp production. Undergraduate students have learned how to isolate and maintain plant pathogens in sterile culture and how to inoculate plants, along with scientific data collection and entry. The Pollinator Health project provided Extension educators and specialists with the opportunity to work collaboratively on a state-wide project and increase the depth of understanding about pollinators and pollinator plants. Surveys provided feedback about the interest and needs of the general public regarding pollinator protection. A professional photographer Extension staff member provided training to educators to help them develop new skills for photographing insects and plants. Plant Clinic staff provided workshops and trainings for University of Illinois undergraduate and graduate students as part of university classes focused on plant diseases and diagnostic techniques. Trainings and workshops for Extension staff and volunteers focused on invasive species and plant diagnostics were also taught. The Plant Clinic employees undergraduate students who get hands-on training doing routine lab work along with more advanced diagnostic techniques such as ELISA and PCR assays, and get the experience of seeing a wide range of plant health issues across a variety of hosts. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Agronomic Crops: The results of our trapping surveys have been shared with producers and the agribusiness sector through different media outlets, including but not limited to Extension newsletters, newspaper and magazine articles, radio, and social media. Results of the field survey were disseminated similarly, but also through the 2022 Applied Research Results on Field Crop Disease and Insect Management is available for download here: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/2022_arb_compiled_accessibility_20230131.pdf The latest survey and trapping results are shared via cropCENTRAL, part of the farmdoc (https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production) site and weekly pest update interviews through the WILLAg Market Report during the growing season. A field day was also used to disseminate agronomic crop information. Pollinator Health: Information about the Illinois Pollinators Website and Pollinator Pockets program has been shared with the general public in a variety of ways including: media releases, state and local newsletters, state and local social media posts, blog posts, newspaper articles, TV interviews, radio shows, podcasts and Facebook live shows. During Pollinators Week in June of 2023 an organized effort was made across our local extension units to promote the Illinois Pollinators Website and updated Pollinator Pockets program. We have shared a new public presentation about the Illinois Pollinators Website and the Pollinator Pockets program with Extension staff and volunteers, along with marketing materials to assist with local outreach efforts. Pollinator Pockets materials are being produced in both English and Spanish. Specialty Crops: Information is disseminated to the community through a collaborative working group, where protocols for sample submission were shared on a cloud platform and each member has access to download and share these protocols with specialists and producers. The producer protocols and sample submission form have been published on the University of Illinois Plant Clinic website. Diagnostics: Unbiased diagnoses (2,005 samples processed in 2022 for disease diagnosis, phytosanitary certification, herbicide resistance, or plant, insect, or nematode ID). Final reports including management recommendations are provided for all diagnostic samples. Questions from public & private sources are responded to via phone, electronic, and face-to-face methods. Staff participate in grower and professional meetings & symposiums, often by providing data, information, or presentations. Information about plant health is disseminated via the Home, Yard, and Garden Pest Newsletter (http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/), presentations, social media, webinars, radio interviews, and factsheets. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Agronomic Crops: Complete online training module using 3D models to train users on insect ID (currently in progress); complete 3 short training videos by the end of the summer; produce an online training module focused on insecticide modes of action; continuation of trapping network during summer 2023 through the end of September 2023; summarize results of the 2023 statewide pest survey and share via newsletters, interviews, social media, field days, and 2023-2024 winter meetings; resume trapping network and statewide survey during the spring and summer of 2024; evaluate the performance of different commercial Bt corn hybrids and soil-applied insecticides by assessing corn root injury; host one or more field tours as these demonstration sites to educate farmers and crop advisors on root assessment techniques and trait/insecticide performance; complete egg collection and initiate in-diapause storage of eggs from western and northern corn rootworm populations for summer 2024 bioassays; analyze field efficacy and bioassay data to prepare materials for Applied Field Research Results publication published/shared online with scientist/growers; present resistance data at National Entomology Convention; prepare seed 2024 bioassays; present resistance data at winter meetings, webinars, and similar with growers; perform Bt resistance bioassays of 2023 collected populations; visit locations to collect Illinois field rootworm populations for potential bioassays in 2025. Pollinator Health: Publish the updated Pollinator Pocket Brochure after final review; redesign the Pollinator Pockets metal yard sign; complete written content and the internal peer review process prior to publishing on the website; update the online application form for Pollinator Pockets to provide better data output for Extension Staff and easier use for program applicants; finalize the new Pollinator Pockets online mapping tool; integrate the updated Pollinator Pockets webpages into the Illinois Pollinators website; translate the updated Pollinator Pockets brochure into Spanish; continue to add plants based on expert, volunteer, and user feedback into the plant database; add up to 15 additional detailed insect pages focused on the most common pollinators in Illinois and link the insect pages to relevant plant pages within our plant's database; finalize the 'research highlight' pages template and process for researchers at U of IL to submit information about their projects and publications; reprint factsheets this summer and provide them to state-wide Extension offices, other outlets. Specialty Crops: Diagnose hemp samples submitted as part of the survey and collect data from the spore traps and insect traps deployed in fields; report results in winter through FarmDoc, webinars, grower meetings, etc.; continue taking high-quality images of pests and pathogens and damage symptoms to use as part of the educational materials; write and distribute information about common hemp pests and diseases. Diagnostics: Continue to diagnose samples submitted by the general public, green industries, and commercial agriculture clients; continue to provide testing for phytosanitary certificates; continue to provide IPM-based recommendations and plant health information; greenhouse trial of field pennycress using the winter soil temperature assay with varying temperatures to reflect field conditionals with plants evaluated at multiple times during the assay; complete greenhouse screening of winter annual pennycress accessions using the standard SCN type testing protocol; disseminate results through FarmDoc, producer meetings, and Extension educator/specialist presentations. Pesticide Education: Update and publish the Commercial Applicator handbook; update and publish the Pest Management for the Home Landscape handbook; present training for both handbooks.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Agronomic Crops Goal 1: An online training module using 3D models to train users on insect ID is currently in progress. Goal 2: Formed network of cooperators who monitored insects through trapping. The network was coordinated with the Illinois Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey program and included personnel at the U of IL Plant Clinic, Extension Educators and Specialists, industry volunteers and producers. Traps were placed statewide for black cutworm and true armyworm moths. Trapping results were used to monitor moth flights throughout the spring planting period, predict potential times of greatest insect activity, and with degree days to project potential cutting dates for black cutworm. Plans for summer trapping (August through Sept.) and for the statewide insect survey (July 2023) have been finalized. Goal 3: Demonstration plots using different commercial Bt corn hybrids and soil-applied insecticides targeting corn rootworm have been planted in Monmouth and Urbana, IL. Goal 4: Bt resistance bioassays of three 2021-collected Illinois western corn rootworm populations and one northern corn rootworm population were completed. Eggs from four 2022-collected Illinois western corn rootworm and one northern corn rootworm population were placed into diapause for upcoming 2023 Bioassays. Reported baseline susceptibility of western and northern corn rootworm populations to the first commercialized Bt + RNAi pyramided corn hybrid. Prepared treated seedcorn from different single and pyramided Bt corn hybrids to plant for 2023 bioassays of 2022-collected western and northern corn rootworm populations. Established corn plots that will generate 2 or 3 populations to be bioassayed in 2024. Begun identifying and planning to visit locations to collect 2023 western and northern corn rootworm adult populations from previously unbioassayed Illinois regions. Pollinator Health Goal 1:Pollinator Pocket Brochure written content has been updated and is in the process of final peer review. New content is being shared with the web developer and graphic designer as it is completed. The final design is expected around the end of reporting period (mid-June). All work with Extension Volunteers has been completed (updated recommendations for web materials, additional photography, input on planting designs, and plant lists). Gathered feedback on existing and planned pollinator outreach content from past Pollinator Pocket program participants, Master Volunteers, and expert reviewers comprised of internal experts at the U of IL as well as a group of over 50 experts in the field from other organizations, primarily in Illinois. This feedback is currently being used to update planting designs. Updated the Pollinator Pockets public presentation to include new program information and the Illinois Pollinators website. This information was shared with Extension Program Coordinators across the state in statewide coordinator meetings during spring of 2023. Goal 2: Content already developed for the updates to Pollinator Pockets outreach materials has been integrated into webpages by our web designer. A color scheme and design standards for the Pollinator Pockets website which match the Illinois Pollinator website has been developed. A plan for the updated online Pollinator Pockets map has been finalized and programming is in progress. Goal 3: An Extension staff member who can translate these materials has been hired. Goal 4: 50 new plants added to the plant selector tool's database, with a focus on trees and shrubs. 15 detailed insect pages added to the "Who Are Pollinators" section of the website. 2 new pollinator planting designs are in development. Goal 5: Factsheets to reprint have been identified and updated. Specialty Crops Goal 1: Hired a project director and joined an ongoing collaboration with researchers from 4 Midwest states (IL, IN, MI, and WI) to increase the scope of the survey across the region. Developed and distributed protocols for field sampling of hemp plants, specifically adapted for two target audiences: extensionists and growers. Trialed spore traps to test their viability in field conditions. These traps will be used during the 2023 growing season. A video demonstrating how to assemble and deploy the traps is underway. In collaboration with Dr. Lee at U of IL and the company SMAPPLAB, real-time traps for lepidopteran pests will be installed and tested in hemp fields across the region. A video demonstrating how to assemble and deploy these traps is in progress. Goal 2: Hemp seedlings were inoculated with root and crown pathogens. Pictures showing the progression and symptoms of the diseases were recorded. Database of hemp diseases and images has been updated. Diagnostics Goal 1: A total of 2,005 plant, soil, arthropod, and seed samples were processed at the Plant Clinic in 2022. Reports including identification and IPM recommendations were provided for all diagnostic samples. Samples were submitted from 80 of 102 Illinois counties and across 16 states. Staff provided presentations about plant health, integrated plant management, and diagnosis to Extension staff, Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers, and the general public. Staff provided workshops and trainings for U of IL students as part of university classes. Goal 2: Developed a SCN assay based on average winter soil temperatures across Illinois. A greenhouse trial of field pennycress and soybean check varieties at ideal (27° C) and non-ideal winter temperature (20° C) is in progress and will be completed by the end of the reporting period. Pesticide Education Goal 1: Format has been determined. Coordinator who has worked on previous handbooks is in the process of being hired. Goal 2: Training presentation for the Commercial handbook was written.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Decker, A., S. Das, K. Estes, T. Ford, D. Plewa, G.P. Fontes, N. Seiter, and J. Spencer. 2022 Applied Research Results: Field Crop Disease and Insect Management. Evaluations of insect and disease control tactics for corn, soybean, and wheat, & statewide surveys of corn and soybean pests. Illinois Extension. Published online January 19, 2023. https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/2022_arb_compiled_accessibility_20230131.pdf
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Progress 09/01/21 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:Agronomic Crops:Farmers and producers, crop consultants andadvisors, other scientists, Extension educators and specialists, seed and chemical dealers Diagnostics: Homeowners, the general public, arborists, landscape professionals, other green industry professionals, forestry and natural resource professionals, conservationists, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers, agronomic producers and professionals, municipality employees, Department of Agriculture personnel, scientists and researchers Pesticide Education: Nothing to report Pollinator Health:Homeowners, general public, Extension educators and specialists, Extension volunteers Specialty Crops: Other scientists and researchers, Department of Agriculture personnel, Extension educators and specialists Changes/Problems:We have not yet hired the project director for specialty crops. This hiring has been delayed due to concerns about budgets at the University level, though we are currently moving forward in this process. The IPM PI will continue to stay in contact with hemp specialty groups and Extension educators focused on hemp so that the specialty crops project director will have contacts from the start.The translator for the pollinator project resigned from Extension. We are looking for alternatives, including working with translators in other Extension units or hiring a consultant. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Videos, presentations,and blog articlesprovided information about scouting, diagnosing, and managing common and invasive diseases to green industryprofessionals, Extension staff and volunteers, producers, crop consultants, and certified crop advisors, and the general public. Plant Clinic staff provided workshops and trainings for University of Illinois undergraduate and graduate students as part of university classes. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Agronomic Crops: The results of our trapping surveys have been shared with producers and the agribusiness sector through different media outlets, including but not limited to Extension newsletters, newspaper and magazine articles, radio, and social media. Results of the field survey were disseminated similarly, but also through the 2021 Applied Research Results on Field Crop Disease and Insect Management is available for download here: https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/2021pestpathogenarb.pdf Articles and information were published on cropCENTRAL, part of the farmdoc (https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production) site. Real-time data is recorded to existing pest monitoring websites (North Central ipmPIPE). Pollinator Health: Nothing to report (garden plans are being updated and the website built, but nothing is currently available to our target audience). Specialty Crops: Nothing to report (currently collaborating with Illinois Extension and other state Extensions and Departments of Agriculture, but no results yet to report). Diagnostics: Unbiased diagnoses (2,634 samples processed in 2021 for disease diagnosis, phytosanitary certification, herbicide resistance, or plant, insect, or nematode ID). Final reports including management recommendations are provided for all diagnostic samples. Questions from public andprivate sources are responded to via phone, electronic, and face-to-face methods. Staff participate in grower and professional meetings andsymposiums, often by providing data, information, or presentations. Information about plant health is disseminated via the Home, Yard, and Garden Pest Newsletter (http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/), presentations, social media, webinars, radio interviews, and factsheets. Pesticide Education: Nothing to report (no work was planned in Year 1) What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Agronomic Crops: Produce additional videos and modules focused on corn rootworm biology and best management practices and other topics; evaluate insect pest surveys and make adjustments to target species, protocols, and distribution of results; continue seasonal insect pest survey trapping; publish results from corn rootworm monitoring demonstrations; plant demonstration plots and hold rootworm management workshop; collect corn rootworm eggs and prepare for bioassays; run bioassays. Pollinator Health: Develop new written content, including graphics and photography; update the program brochure and Pollinator Pockets design, update existing training presentations and hold volunteer training workshops; collect and analyze program survey data; complete website development and input content, update Pollinator Pockets map and application forms; find new translator to replace the one who resigned; finalize new plant lists and determine alternative plant recommendations for each plant in the final design; develop and print new factsheets. Specialty Crops: Hire project director; continue to diagnose and record samples; perform preliminary scouting of hemp fields in 2021 to determine what type of insect and disease sampling works best for this project and update survey protocols. Diagnostics: Continue to diagnose plant, soil, seed, and arthropod samples submitted by the general public, green industries, and commercial agriculture clients; continue to provide testing for phytosanitary certificates; continue to provide IPM-based recommendations and plant health information for clients and the public. Pesticide Education: Determine method of disseminating updated handbooks; update the Commercial Applicator handbook; create and present training.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Agronomic Crops Goal 1: A short instructional video on bean leaf beetle pod feeding was produced. Goal 2: Spring and summer trapping completed, updates and data disseminated via email, CropCentral updates, social media. Goal 3: Twodemonstration trials have been planted, date has been set for the field plot tour. Goal 4: Eggs were collected and put into cold storage and are ready for 2022 bioassays, approval from Bayer Crop Science secured to use their RNAi+Bt corn seed,plots for 2022 egg collection have been planted. Pollinator Health Goal 1:Existing materials were reviewed and updated, Extension volunteers interested in helping with the project started regular monthly meetings working on updating graphics and photography,Online survey objectives and specific questions for past program participants were developed. Goal 2: A design style for the website has been created based on the state-level Illinois Pollinators website,A rough structure of the website was developed and created online. Goal 3: Nothing to report (translator resigned; we are working to find a new translator). Goal 4: Plant lists for twonew garden designs have been drafted. Goal 5: Factsheets to reprint have been selected and topics for new factsheets have been finalized. Specialty Crops Goal 1: Threefields in Illinois have been identified for trial surveys and insect collection,Sampling protocols have been finalized in cooperation with Minnesota Department of Agriculture and cooperators from other Midwest states have been contacted to ask for samples. Goal 2: A preliminary database of hemp samples has been started, and images have been organized to be used in outreach materials. Diagnostics Goal 1: 2,634 plant, soil, and seed samples were processed at the Plant Clinic in 2021. Reports including identification and Integrated Pest Management recommendations were provided for all diagnostic samples. Staff provided presentations about plant health, IPM, and diagnostics to Extension staff, Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers, and the general public. Goal 2: Field pennycress populations for testing have been identified, and greenhouse space for the bioassays has been secured. Pesticide Education Goal 1: Nothing to report (No work was planned in Year 1) Goal 2: Training presentation for the non-commercial handbook was updated.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
2021 Applied Research Results: Field Crop Disease and Insect Management
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