IPM Florida, the UF, IFAS Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program

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IPM Florida, the UF, IFAS Statewide Integrated
Pest Management Program
Norm Leppla UF, IFAS, Program Director, IPM
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IPM Florida provides statewide, interdisciplinary
and inter-unit coordination and assistance for
UF, IFAS integrated pest management research,
extension and education faculty
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IPM Florida Projects- 2004

• Introduction to IPM
• Definition of IPM
• IPM Tactics
• IPM Practices
• IPM Florida Direction
• IPM Coordination
• IPM Extension Survey
• IPM Florida Activities
• Program Structure
• Program Logic Model
• Partnerships
• Current Projects

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What is IPM?

• IPM is the coordinated use of pest and
  environmental information and available pest
  control methods
• To prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by
  the most economical means
• With the least possible hazard to people,
  property and the environment

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Tactics of IPM

• Sustainability
• Prevention
• Cultural Practices
• Biological Control
• Chemical
  Control
• Physical
  Methods

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Sustainability of IPM

• Economics
• Natural resources
• Human welfare
• Environmental stewardship

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Pest Management Approach

• Diagnosis
• Scouting
• Thresholds
• Management

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IPM Coordination in IFAS

• Support/encourage Extension faculty
  clientele
• Build faculty teams to deliver IPM
• Serve as an IFAS, IPM contact
• Become a focal point for institutional IPM
• Provide information on IPM res., Exten.
  teaching
• Help develop grant proposals for faculty teams
• Promote IFAS IPM programs in state and beyond
• Document Florida's IPM achievements
• Work closely with IFAS Administration

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IPM Extension Survey

• 1. Pest Management Guides
• 2. Consultation/Networking
• 3. Current Pesticide Information
• 4. Current IPM Information
• 5. Collaboration on Projects
• 6. Measure Adoption of IPM
• 7. IPM Scouting, Thresholds
• 8. In-Service Training

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IPM Florida Program Structure

• Planning
• Scouting
• Pest Identification
• Tactics
• Measuring IPM
• Invasive Species
• GMOs
• Soil Quality
• Water Quality/BMPs

• About IPM Florida
• Contact Us
• What is IPM
• Success Stories
• Projects Reports
• Extension Resources
• Training

• Funding
• Employment
• Events
• Our Listserv
• Related Links
• Site Map

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Recent Additions
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IPM FLORIDA STRUCTURE   Program Delivery 
   
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IPM FLORIDA STRUCTURE   Program Maintenance
   
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IPM Partnerships

• State
• Regional
• National

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IPM Florida Projects - 2004

• ChemSearch Pilot Test (Sonke, CDMS, Extension
  agents in every district) 
• Miami Offshore Invasive Species (USDA, APHIS
  ARS DACS, DPI)  
• DPM Program Enhancement (Cheek McGovern USDA,
  APHIS Florida Farm Bureau  
• Landscape Maintenance Training in IPM (Larson,
  Extension Specialists and Agents) 
• Woody Ornamental IPM Project (Sonke IPM
  Institute North America Cherry Lake Tree Farm,
  Florida Nursery, Growers Landscape Association 
• IPM Toolbox (Dunn, Wilber, Master Gardeners,
  statewide Extension agents) 
• Puerto Rico Mole Cricket Project (Frank, UPR) 

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IPM Florida Projects - 2004

• School IPM Pilot Project (Oi, Koehler, Buss,
  Indiana University Florida Department of
  Education, Brevard Public Schools DACS, Division
  of Agricultural Environmental Services, Extension
  Agents) 
• Caribbean Initiative on Invasive Species (Brown
  Klassen USDA, APHIS) 
• IPM Videos- strawberry, tomato, ornamental
  plants, invasive weeds (Larson, Sonke, Brinen ,
  Cave, Hightower, Thomas, Williamson) 
• Mole Cricket IPM (Frank, Dunn, Portman, UPR) 
• Tomato and Pepper Decision Sourcebook (Gillett,
  HansPetersen, Glades Crop Care) 
• IPM Florida Website (Douglas, Sonke)
• USAID IPM CRSP (Klassen, Staal, Cornell
  University)

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IFAS Environmental Programs

• Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
• Center for Organic Agriculture
• Center for Tropical Agriculture
• Doctor of Plant Medicine Degree Program
• Florida 4-H Youth Development Program
• Florida Energy Extension Service
• Florida Master Gardener Program
• Florida Master Naturalist Program
• Pesticide Information Office
• School of Natural Resources and Environment
• Southern Plant Diagnostic Network

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ChemSearch Pilot Test

• Partners Dan Sonke, Norm Leppla, Rande Janzen
  (CDMS), Extension agents in every district
• Goals Conduct a pilot test in Florida to
  evaluate ChemSearch, expand the test into the
  other 12 states in the Southern Region, and work
  with CDMS staff to improve the database.
• Products A comprehensive, up-to-date pesticide
  database.
• Benefits Extension agents and researchers will
  have immediate access to current pesticide
  information for making pesticide recommendations.

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Miami Offshore Invasive Species

• Partners Ken Bloem (USDA, APHIS), Norm Leppla,
  Billy Newton (USDA, APHIS), Bob Heath (USDA,
  ARS), Don Harris (DACS, DPI)
• Goals Implement Biological Control Programs
  Against Pests on Agriculture and Natural
  Resources in Florida.
• Products Natural enemies delivered and impacts
  evaluated on target pests, e.g. pink hibiscus
  mealybug, tropical soda apple, melaleuca, papaya
  mealybug, cycad scale.
• Benefits Management of alien invasive pests for
  growers, natural resource managers, and citizens.

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Woody Ornamental IPM

• Partners Norm Leppla, Tom Green (IPM Institute
  North America), Dan Sonke, Timothee Sallin
  (Cherry Lake Tree Farm), Bill Schall, Frank
  Melton, Ben Bolusky (Florida Nursery, Growers
  Landscape Association)
• Goals Create a reduced-risk pest management
  practice assessment for woody ornamental plant
  production.
• Products Private sector IPM certification
  program.
• Benefits Environmentally oriented producers and
  consumers, real estate developers, and public
  agencies.

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Caribbean Initiative on Invasive Species  

• Partners Bill Brown, Waldy Klassen, Norm Leppla,
  Carlton Davis, Mike Shannon (USDA, APHIS), many
  others.
• Goals Establish state-of-the-art phytosanitary
  programs in cooperation with the countries in the
  Caribbean Region, including infrastructure
  evaluation and capacity building.
• Products Capability for rapidly detecting,
  identifying and managing alien invasive
  agricultural pests and diseases in the Caribbean.
  
• Benefits Protect Caribbean producers crops and
  animals for local consumption and enable pest and
  disease free exports.

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The Future of IPM
http//ipm.ifas.ufl.edu
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