SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NCR201 : Integrated Pest Management
- Period Covered: 04/01/2000 to 04/01/2004
- Date of Report: 01/05/2005
- Annual Meeting Dates: 04/06/2004 to 04/07/2004
Participants
The IPM Coordinators voted unanimously to support the idea of becoming the state contact for the NC IPM Center. Members discussed the future role of NCR-201 and agreed to develop a new project proposal with the goals and objectives clearly stated. Additional information is provided in the meeting minutes saved under the Participants section.
[Minutes]
Accomplishments
The 2004 annual meeting was focused on:
1)Multi-disciplinary and multi-state communication. Members submitted written reports on IPM programs within their states.
2)Changing role of NCR201. In past years, the Committee managed the regional IPM research grants. The IPM Center now is responsible for that grants program. The committee agreed that there were significant goals to be accomplished by remaining as a committee and agreed to rewrite the project for submission in December, 2004.
Impacts
- Extension specialists educated producers about the soybean aphid using the Regional Pest Alert for Soybean Aphid developed in December, 2000. The document was updated and reprinted in 2003 as a National Pest Alert for Soybean Aphid. Researchers provided peer review of the document. Over 100,000 copies of the pest alerts have been distributed and electronic versions are used on numerous web sites (http://ncipmc.org/NewsAlerts/soybeanaphid1104.pdf).
- Researchers, Extension specialists and producers reported soybean aphid populations and tracked the spread of this invasive species using the Soybean Aphid Watch web site sponsored by the North Central IPM Center and USDA-CSREES (http://www.pmcenters.org/Northcentral/Saphid/aphidindex.htm).
Publications
The following publications are available at the NC IPM Center webpage http://www.ncpmc.org/NewsAlerts/index.html and through individual state IPM Extension programs.
Emerald Ash Borer Alert (Agrilus planipennis)
The Multicolored Asian ladybeetle Harmonia axyridis (Pallas)
Soybean Aphid Alert
Soybean Rust Alert
Sudden Oak Death