Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

WERA 069 2007 meeting Phoenix May 8-9, 2007 These minutes are supplemented by various documents noted throughout. A more complete version of the minutes and the supplementary documents can be found in the attached pdf file. Minutes - May 8, 2007 After splitting into three groups for agricultural tours, we convened the meeting Tuesday afternoon. (see Agenda PDF) Introduction: * Welcome and introductions * Reminder to group: sign up on the NIMMS system to ensure that you may be eligible for reimbursement through your Ag. Expt. Station Director. * Frank Zalom is vice Chair (not present, and not available for secretary). Al Fournier is to take minutes. Bill Coli (UMASS): National IPM Evaluation Effort. Using adoption measures to try to get at impacts: economic, human health & environmental. Bill has been involved in this national evaluation group for the past few years, with Carol Piltcher, Linda Herbst and others. They have been working on developing impact indicators for IPM (2001). That report criticized IPM nationally, indicating: 1) no national goals, 2) poor national leadership, 3) 75% IPM implementation goal had been met, but pesticide use increased over that period as well. There is a need to document not only our good work in IPM, but also the impacts of that work, in part in response to OMB report on IPM. Resource: PART analysis - Performance Assessment Rating Tool (on the web): many federally funded programs have been evaluated and are on this website. Those with little or no impact, funding go away. The group participated in an Exercise that the national IPM evaluation group developed (based on the logic model). The group determined the needed inputs, target audience, activities (outputs) for a program for production agriculture. Based on this, how do we measure impacts? Next, we worked on developing potential measurable impacts from this program. * Short term: Changes in knowledge (pre/post test, surveys, etc.) * Medium term: Changes in behavior (baseline data and pre/post measure of behavior, monitor IPM adoption over time) * Long term "conditions" change: this is the long-term goal we started with, in our example, "profitability of production agriculture is improved through adoption of IPM." Long term impacts are the hardest to measure and can be difficult to directly tie to our programs. But we need to take a share of the credit for these impacts. Benefit: as a result of this exercise, the group learned some methods for how to better measure IPM program impacts using a logic model approach. The National IPM Evaluation group is working with Ron Stinner at NC State to put up a website with drop down menus that would be a resource for program planning based on this model. Before that, they need to distribute the 16 logic models they have developed out for review. IPM Coordinators will be included in the review process. Ultimate goal is to be able to aggregate impacts. It's not enough to aggregate data if no one knows about it. We have to get this information about the impact of IPM to decision makers, funders, legislators, etc. We need people to take notice. Once impacts are made, they need to be publicized. A good discussion on evaluation and measurement of impacts followed. Al Fournier, John Palumbo, Peter Ellsworth (U AZ): Arizona's Spatially Explicit Measurement of Adoption of Cross-Commodity Guidelines. (See presentation PDF) Al Fournier provided some background information on the reorganization of UA IPM programs to better facilitate measurement of outcomes and impact. John Palumbo described how whiteflies move across crops (cotton, vegetables & melons). A shared pest and shared pesticides. The cross-commodity guidelines were developed to help conserve the use of neonicotinoids across crops and slow the development of resistance. The growers and PCAs came to UA specialists, anticipating this problem, and came up with a game plan for addressing this issue. Came up with guidelines for 3 different cropping communities: cotton intensive, cotton-melon, and multi-crop (cotton-vegetable-melons). Peter Ellsworth explained the spatial component of the whitefly guidelines and the methodology behind the research. Initial analysis indicates at least partial adoption of guidelines: cotton growers in multicrop system are using less neonicotinoid than those in the same area (Yuma) in a cotton-intensive system. Dawn Gouge (U AZ): School IPM Update (see Presentation PDF) * National School IPM PMSP. This is underway: meeting in Nevada last Fall. * Western School IPM Working Group - 9 out 13 Western states are involved; also collaborating with Southern School IPM Working Group. Activities: sharing of resources among those states working on school IPM; conducting an inventory of policy, laws, resources, education programs, etc. This provides a snapshot of current activities. The resource inventory will be put online by this group. Dawn asked the group to help her identify / help to recruit partners for a Western IPM in Schools working group effort. * UA School IPM / Urban IPM Program - IPM in schools = a children's environmental health issue. Provided examples of unsafe and illegal pesticide use in schools, and impacts of pests and pesticides on children's health. The UA IPM in schools program has focused on an implementation program in the Phoenix area. Have documented reductions in pests and pesticides, and risks. Program focuses on pest exclusion, habitat modification, elimination of scheduled pesticide sprays, notification of parents, education of pest control operators. Minutes - May 9, 2007 Bob Schlub: Guam Weed Guide Book - new, colorful excellent resource on agronomic weeds of Guam. Email Bob to buy a copy ($35). Each page (both sides) also works as a fact sheet. Funded by a TStar grant (earmarks for pacific basin and Caribbean region). REPORTABLE OUTCOME. Carolyn Pickel (UC-IPM) Corporate Social Responsibility: Walmart and IPM (See Presentation PDF) "Corporate Social Responsibility" (CSR) is a concept that focuses on sustainability. Focuses on the triple bottom line: financial, social and environmental. [Porter and Kramer 2006 - points of intersection, an important reference from Harvard Business Review.] Walmart believes that all farmers should be using sustainable practices and that it can be done for less money. Walmart farm guidelines: requirements for farmers to meet the program and sell to Walmart. A discussion ensued on all the companies and industries in the US that Walmart has destroyed. Linda Herbst indicated that a follow-up meeting is planned in DC Aug 1: Tom Green will bring together Sysco and Walmart and others together, to try to get a shared definition of "sustainable." We talked about the Sysco guidelines and the fact that they are overly-detailed for the sake of grower / processor compliance. The Walmart guidelines are simplified by comparison. The point was made that IPM experts need to be involved in the dialog to move things to a more realistic middle ground. Business Meeting: * Doug Walsh is current representative of this group to the WIPMC advisory committee and is looking for a replacement. ACTION: volunteers send an email to Peter and Linda. Next/Future meetings /Chair & vice-chair election: (See proposed changes below) * Frank Zalom is Chair for 2008 and will likely host the meeting CA next year. Possibly in conjunction with the ESA-PB meeting in March (where? Exact date?). Alternate choice is in Portland, hosted by Doug Walsh offsite from the ESA meeting. No farm tour if we do it in conjunction with ESA meeting. Doug is elected as vice-chair for 2008 and chair for 2009. * Future meeting for WERA-069 in 2009: MUST be at Next IPM Symposium is Mar 24 in 2009. * Diane: Vice Chair for 2009; meeting in Utah in 2010, when Diane will be Chair. Post-Meeting discussion with Frank Zalom and others resulted in the following proposed leadership and meeting sites for the future. Members are encouraged to comment if they wish to propose alternatives: 2008 - Jahns (Chair), mtg site: Alaska; Doug Walsh (vice-chair) 2009 - Walsh (Chair), mtg site: Portland (in conjunction with IPM Symposium); Diane Alston (vice-chair) 2010 - Alston (Chair), mtg site: Logan?, UT; Vice-chair tbd. Clarification: Who files the annual report for WERA-069? Should be the Chairs responsibility in conjunction with the vice-chair. ACTION: We will send information to participants, guidelines for how to provide information from their state reports. Participants will send information to Peter to organize and include in report. Western IPM Center: Linda Herbst * RIPM competitive grants update: 7 project funded for 665k. 4 research only; 3 research and extension. ZERO extension projects funded. * Report abbreviated due to time constraints. Arizona: Al Fournier (refer to Gouge Presentation and Fournier/Palumbo/Ellsworth Presentation PDF) * We are planning for a "desert cotton" PMSP; our meeting will be May 24 in Maricopa. This is being done in conjunction with an update of the California cotton PMSP headed up by Pete Goodell (meeting May 22 in Fresno). * Dawn Gouge and Al Fournier are involved in a national school IPM PMSP, an idea originated in the west, headed up by Tom Green of the IPM Institute. * We have an internal IPM grants program at UA, making the balance of 3(d) monies available for various IPM-related projects. 3(d) funds also pay 50% of Al Fournier's salary. Complete proposals and reports for the past 3 years can be found on the IPM Projects page of the APMC web site (cals.arizona.edu/apmc) * Report abbreviated due to time constraints. Carolyn Pickel (UC-IPM) & Tom Jahns (U of Alaska): Discussion on Impact of EQIP on IPM * This was incorporated into state reports. Actions: * Peter will send a note to prompt people to send info for the federal report; * Also, ideas for nomination of a WERA representative to the WIPMC advisory committee; * And to solicit agenda items and other mtg ideas for next year. Meeting adjourned at 12 noon.

Short-term Outcomes: * Arizona's Spatially Explicit Measurement of Adoption of Cross-Commodity Guidelines. Preliminary analysis indicates at least partial adoption of cross-commodity IPM guidelines: cotton growers in multicrop systems are using less neonicotinoid than those in the same area (Yuma) in a cotton-intensive system. * Alaska Late Blight. Late blight in Alaska has shown up four separate times. Potato growers are at risk. An IPM monitoring program is now in effect, and has reduced fungicide use as a result of monitoring. * IPM program in the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. City planners are choosing less invasive types of plants as a result of IPM education, reducing the risks of escapes. Evaluation of IPM Outcomes and Impacts: * National IPM Evaluation Effort. At the 2007 meeting, Bill Coli presented a progress report of this national committee that is developing impact indicators for IPM using the logic model. The WERA-069 members participated in a group exercise. The group determined the needed inputs, target audience, and activities (outputs) for an IPM program for production agriculture and worked on developing measurable impacts from this program. The National IPM Evaluation group is working with Ron Stinner at NC state to put up a website that will serve as a resource for IPM program planning based on the logic model. * Arizona's Spatially Explicit Measurement of Adoption of Cross-Commodity Guidelines. At the 2007 meeting, Al Fournier, John Palumbo and Peter Ellsworth described a unique effort in Arizona to quantify adoption of high-level cross-commodity IPM guidelines using a combination of pesticide-use reporting data and interviews with end-users. This unique effort includes a spatial component, integrating GIS maps with pesticide data to measure group adoption. More information available on the Arizona Crop Information Site at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/05ESA_Ellsworth_Posterlo.pdf. * Western School IPM Implementation and Assessment Working Group. This multi-state working, group funded through the Western IPM Center, is conducting an inventory of state policy, laws, resources, education programs, etc, as relates to school pest management. This includes a resource inventory posted online to facilitate sharing of information. More information is available on the Arizona Pest Management Center website at http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/westernschoolIPM.html. * Idaho IPM surveys. Idaho researchers are documenting IPM program outcomes. They have conduced periodic surveys of key industries in the state about every five years since 1992. Surveys have been funded through 3(d) dollars as well as USDA, water quality grants, etc. They now have three survey points ('92, '98, '06) for potato growers, for example, measuring changes in practices, etc. They have documented changes in the most important pests and differences between grower survey data and Pest Management Strategic Plans. Outputs: * National School IPM Pest Management Strategic Plan. The document is nearly finalized and will be available online soon on the IPM Institute of North America website at http://www.ipminstitute.org/. * Guam Weed Guide Book. New, colorful resource on agronomic weeds of Guam. Email Bob Schlub (rlschlub@uog9.uog.edu) to buy a copy ($35). Each page (both sides) also works as a fact sheet. Funded by a TStar grant (earmarks for pacific basin and Caribbean region). * American Samoa: Pest Alert on Erythrina Gall Wasp, a new invasive insect pest found on American Samoa. * UC Online IPM guidelines revised to facilitate NRCS training. The goal of the project is to provide information in a way that makes it easier for NRCS to training growers on integrating IPM into conservation plans. This is valuable tool for documenting grower practices in support of NRCS certification. * New Utah IPM Website (http://utahpests.usu.edu, click on IPM), Includes links to fact sheets (22 so far), photo gallery, FAQs, etc. * Utah IPM program pest advisories. These currently include advisories for tree fruit, landscape IPM, and small fruits and vegetables, available at http://utahpests.usu.edu/ipm/. * Japanese Beetle discovered in Utah this year. The team developed a new fact sheet on Japanese beetle. * Utah pest newsletter provides a new outlet for communicating with stakeholders and IPM implementers. Activities: * National IPM Evaluation Effort. Ongoing effort to develop evaluation tools for IPM (described above). * Arizona's Spatially Explicit Measurement of Adoption of Cross-Commodity Guidelines. IPM evaluating project encompassing multiple crops (described above). * Western School IPM Implementation and Assessment Working Group. At the 2007 meeting, Dawn Gouge reported on the formation of this multi-state working group funded through the Western IPM Center with the goal of sharing resources to facilitate and document the implementation of IPM by public schools in Western states. At the time of her report 9 out 13 Western states were involved. The group is conducting an inventory of state policy, laws, resources, education programs, etc, as relates to school pest management. This includes a resource inventory posted online to facilitate sharing of information. More information is available on the Arizona Pest Management Center website at http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/westernschoolIPM.html. * National School IPM Pest Management Strategic Plan. This is an important national effort to consolidate current knowledge and resources related to promotion and implementation of school IPM nationwide. The group met in 2006 and the PMSP document is nearly finalized and will be available online soon on the IPM Institute of North America website at http://www.ipminstitute.org/. * Desert Cotton PMSP in progress, organized by the Arizona Pest Management Center and funded by Western IPM Center. This was done in conjunction with an update of the California cotton PMSP headed up by Pete Goodell. * Alaska IPM Partnerships. ** Alaska IPM has strong partnerships with US Forest Service, which funds the IPM Program Manager and 100% invasive weeds position and a 75% IPM pest scout based in Anchorage (university positions). These positions emphasize forest service needs but also include urban component. ** In partnership with the Western Plant Diagnostics Network (WPDN), six IPM scouts located throughout the state (16 week positions) have received first-detector training. ** IPM invasive weeds agent has been hired, thanks to a partnership with USDA ARS. ** The NRCS EQIP program will fund four positions throughout Alaska to support EQIP activities, through Technical Service Providers program. Focus is on nutrient management and pest management in agriculture. * Western Plant Diagnostics Network / Alaska IPM Gypsy Moth Program. Gypsy moth trapping program is ongoing in Alaska. Recently identified the European Gypsy Moth in Fairbanks. * Research in American Samoa ** Efficacy work on control products for melon aphid. ** Research mosquito on Aedes polynesiensis, vector of dengue and filariasis. Research focuses on developing effective traps (publication forthcoming) and control strategies and source reduction. ** Black leaf streak (sigatoka), a fungal disease of banana, is currently controlled with biweekly spraying. Applicators are not well-protected. BLS-resistant hybrids have been introduced, with better quality and taste, but it has been tough to get growers to adopt these. ** Taro evaluation program. Taro was devastated by phytophthera leaf blight in mid 90s. Researchers are looking at improving genetic diversity of the crop, including bioassays for resistance, field trials and taste tests to determine the best varieties (for taste and resistance). * University of California IPM Project external review. UCIPM hired an outside agency to help develop a strategic plan. From this, they have decided they need to further develop urban and natural resources areas. Panel developed a very positive review and provided 56 recommendations that they are working on implementing. But they have to do what they can without additional resources. Strategic planning process is continuing ("the IPM Compass"). * Oregon Research: 12-spot model using spatial and temporal model for snap beans; monitoring insect seed predation by carabid beetles; white mold control research; puncture vine biological control using weevils, and puncture vine education to reduce spread of the weed; organic economic assessment to examine cost of transition to organic crops. Paul Jepson, Oregon IPM Coordinator has many projects: beetle bank project in W. Oregon to improve predator populations for various crops, market gardens. * Utah IPM Program. Pest advisory service includes access to weather data and pest models, with a primary focus on ornamental horticulture & tree fruits. Researchers are also working on automated weather station data, to make this available online for growers, including pest models. * Japanese beetle was discovered in Utah by a trained master gardener. The Utah Plant Diagnostics Network got involved and facilitated a quick response to this pest, including development of a new pest alert. * Utah IPM trainings include workshops, pesticide recertification, master gardeners, NRCS EQIP program, etc. * Utah IPM Mini-grants program. They leverage IPM funds with funds from the Utah Sustainable Agriculture Program (WSARE) to maximize IPM mini-grants program. More information available at http://utahpests.usu.edu/ipm/htm/ipm-grant. * Arizona Pest Management Center mini-grants program. Funds IPM-related research with 3(d) funds. Complete proposals and reports for the past three years can be found on the IPM Projects page of the APMC web site http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/projects.html. * Washington State University rancher's survey. WSU IPM program conducted a survey of Washington ranchers pest management practices. They have done pesticide efficacy studies and are monitoring dung beetles. Just got a PMAP grant to study other beef cattle issues. * Regional IPM Competitive grants, 2007. Seven projects funded for $665k. Four research only; three research and extension. Zero extension projects funded (none submitted). Milestones: * National School IPM Pest Management Strategic Plan. The milestone goal of the National PMSP is school IPM implemented nationwide by 2115. Plans for the Coming Year: * Frank Zalom is Chair for 2008, but transferred leadership to Tom Jahns for 2008. * Tom Jahns will host the 2008 meeting in Alaska. * Doug Walsh is elected as vice-chair for 2008 and chair for 2009. * Future meeting for WERA-069 in 2009: MUST be at Next IPM Symposium is Mar 24 in 2009. * Diane Alston: Vice Chair for 2009; meeting in Utah in 2010, when Diane will be Chair. Post-Meeting discussion with Frank Zalom and others resulted in the following proposed leadership and meeting sites for the future. * 2008 - Tom Jahns (Chair), mtg site: Alaska; Doug Walsh (vice-chair) * 2009 - Doug Walsh (Chair), mtg site: Portland (in conjunction with National IPM Symposium); Diane Alston (vice-chair) * 2010 - Diane Alston (Chair), tentative mtg site: Logan, UT; Vice-chair tbd. Current Grants Supporting IPM Research and Outreach: 2007 - 2010: Carrière, Y, Dennehy, T.J., Orr, B.J., Marsh, S.E., Ellsworth, P.C., Palumbo, J.C., Tabashnik, B.E. Development and Field Test of the Refuge Strategy for the Management of Whitefly Resistance to Pyriproxyfen. USDA-National Research Initiative. $380,994. 2006 - 2010: Ellsworth, P., Fournier, A., Goodell, P., Parajulee, M., Bundy, S., Naranjo, S., Blackmer, J., Carrière, Y., Palumbo, J., Godfrey, L., Hagler, J., Rosenheim, J. Developing & Implementing Field & Landscape Level Reduced-Risk Management Strategies for Lygus in Western Cropping System. USDA-Risk Avoidance & Mitigation Program. $2,500,000. 2007 - 2009: Fournier, A., P.C. Ellsworth & J.C. Palumbo. Arid Southwest IPM Network. USDA, Western IPM Center Information Networks. $50,000. 2007 - 2009: Fournier, A., P.C. Ellsworth J.C. Palumbo, W. McCloskey & M. Olsen. Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Working Group. USDA, Western IPM Center Working Groups. $20,000. 2005 - 2008: Ellsworth, P.C., A. Fournier, Y. Carrière, J. Palumbo. Spatially Explicit Approaches for Measuring and Implementing Higher Level, Multi-Crop, Multi-Pest IPM. USDA Western Region IPM Competitive Grants Program (Research). $60,000.

Anonymous. 2007. IPM Delivers: Integrated Pest Management: Protecting Arizona's Environment, Human Health and Economic Vitality. Arizona Cooperative Extension, Arizona Delivers series, May 2007. Available at http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/docs/IPM_Delivers.pdf Crowder, D.W., T.J. Dennehy, C. Ellers-Kirk, C.M. Yafuso, P.C. Ellsworth, B.E. Tabashnik, and Y. Carrière. 2007. Field evaluation of resistance to pyriproxyfen in Bemisia tabaci (B Biotype). Journal of Economic Entomology. 100: 1650-1656. Crowder, D.W., Y. Carrière, B.E. Tabashnik, P.C. Ellsworth, and T.J. Dennehy. 2006. Modeling evolution of resistance to pyriproxyfen by the sweetpotato whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 99: 1396-1406. Dennehy, T.J., B.A. DeGain, V. Harpold, and R.J. Nichols. Biotype Designations and Insecticide Susceptibility of Southwestern Bemisia tabaci. 2007 Arizona Cotton Report. Available at http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1437/az14373b.pdf Dennehy, T.J., G.C. Unnithan, V. Harpold, Y. Carrière, B. Tabashnik, L. Antilla, and M. Whitlow. Susceptibility of Southwestern Pink Bollworm to Bt toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 in 2005. 2007 Arizona Cotton Report. Available at http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1437/az14373a.pdf Ellsworth, P.C. Plant Bug Thresholds in Arizona Cotton. Presented by invitation at the Plant Bug and Stink Bug Management Workshop, 2007 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, Louisiana. January 10, 2007. Presentation available at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/07Beltwide%20LygusThresholdsvF7lo.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., A. Fournier, and T.D. Smith. 2007. Based on Ellsworth, P.C. and J.S. Jones. 2000. Arizona Cotton Insect Losses. Publ. No. AZ1183. University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cooperative Extension, Tucson, Arizona. Available at: http://cals.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/insects/cil/cil.html Ellsworth, P.C. and J.C. Palumbo. Successful Management Adapted to a Mobile, Polyphagous Whitefly Pest in a Diverse Cropping System. Presented in "Advances in Understanding Insect Dispersal to Improve Pest Management in Vegetable Crops" symposium at the Entomological Society of America 2005 Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dec 16, 2005. Presentation available at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/05ESA_WF_6spp.pdf Ellsworth, P.C. and J.C. Palumbo. Taking Cotton IPM to a New Level: Cross-Commodity Management and Areawide Benefits. Presented at the mini-symposium "Biologically-based IPM in Cotton: Research, Outreach and Grower Adoption," at the Fifth National IPM Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri, April 4, 2006. Presentation available at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/06IPM_higher_levelvFlo.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., J.C Palumbo, and A. Fournier. Building Capacity & Integration in Whitefly Management: Cross-Commodity Cooperation and Areawide Benefits. Presented by invitation at the 4th International Bemisia Workshop, Duck Key, Florida. December 6, 2006. Presentation available at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/06Bemisia%20X-IPMvF4lo.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., J.C. Palumbo, A. Fournier, Y. Carriere, and C. Ellers-Kirk. Novel Measurement of Group Adoption of IPM in Diverse Cropping Communities. Poster presented at the Entomological Society of America 2005 Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dec 17, 2005. Available at: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/05ESA_Ellsworth_Posterlo.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., J.C. Palumbo, S. Naranjo, T.J. Dennehy, and R. Nichols. 2006. Whitefly Management in Arizona Cotton. IPM Series No. 18. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Bulletin, AZ1404, May 2006. Available at: http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1404.pdf Ellsworth, P.C., V, Barkley, T. Dennehy, B. DeGain, B. Ellingson, S. Naranjo, and M. Sims. Assessment of Knack Field Performance Through Precision Field and Laboratory Bioassays in Cotton. 2007. Arizona Cotton Report. Available at: http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1437/az14374b.pdf Fournier, A., P.C. Ellsworth, and V.M. Barkley. Economic Impact of Lygus in Arizona Cotton: A Comparative Approach. 2007. Arizona Cotton Report. Available at: http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1437/az14374a.pdf Ludwig, S., P.C. Ellsworth, L. Osborne, and T.J. Dennehy. Technical Advisory Committee of the Q-Biotype Whitefly Taskforce: A Rapid Response to an Emerging Pest. Poster presented at the Fifth National IPM Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri, April 4, 2006. Available at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/06QTAC_Ludwig.pdf Palumbo, J.C. and P.C. Ellsworth. A Grower Initiated Approach for Sustaining Neonicotinoid Efficacy Across Commodities. Presented in "IRAC Symposium on Insecticide Sustainability: Neonicotinoids" at the Entomological Society of America 2005 Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dec 17, 2005. Presentation available at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/ESA05_IRAC_Symp_lo.pdf Palumbo, J.C., P.C. Ellsworth, A. Fournier, T.J. Dennehy, and R. Nichols. Cross-Commodity Guidelines for Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Arizona. Poster presented at the Entomological Society of America 2005 Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dec 17, 2005. Available at: http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/05ESA_Palumbo_Poster.pdf Palumbo, J.C., P.C. Ellsworth, T.J. Dennehy, and S.C. Castle. Sustained Insecticide Performance Against Whiteflies in Multi-cropping Systems: Past Success and New Challenges. Presented at the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee meeting, Entomological Society of America 2006 Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 10, 2006. Presentation available at http://ag.arizona.edu/crops/presentations/2006/Palumbo_ESA2006_IRAC.pdf