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  1. Agricultural IPM
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Agricultural IPM

Bringing Science and Context to Your Agricultural Pest Management


Agricultural IPM focuses on helping growers and PCA’s to manage pests effectively across Arizona’s many different types of crops. Significant Economic damage can be caused by pests. We aim to help you to maximize your yields and to protect your crops. Agricultural IPM helps reduce pesticide usage while also increasing the efficacy of many farmers pest management programs.

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Featured Outputs
  • Nondormant Alfalfa Varieties for Arizona 2019
    Alfalfa varieties differ in fall dormancy, defined asgrowth during the fall. Nondormant alfalfa varieties are usually planted in mild winter areas for their ability to grow in the fall. Nondormant, very nondormant, and extremely nondormant alfalfa varieties (fall dormancy class 8, 9, and 10) are adapted to elevations below 4000 feet in Arizona.
  • Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce: A 15-Year Summary
    This article details the results of a survey aimed at assessing what kind of yield losses are suffered on lettuce due to insect pests. It contains data spanning over fifteen years (2005-2019).
  • Spider Mites in Melons 2019
    Twospotted spider mites, are widespread on melon crops throughout the southwestern U.S. This report describes their appearance, the type of damage they usually cause, and methods of management.
  • Insect Management on Desert Melons: Whiteflies 2019
    This article describes the sweetpotato whitefly (SWF) in great depth and their relation to Desert Melons. It includes it's history of development and damages it has caused. The article also describes the management of SWF, including sampling/monitoring, natural/biological control, cultural practices, and insecticidal control.
Latest IPM Shorts
  • Jul 2020
    Protecting Your Flocks from External Parasites – Mites and Lice (PDF, 2 MB)

    External parasites, such as mites and poultry lice, are common pests on birds, especially in backyard chickens. They feed on the blood and bite skin, feathers, or scales of the bird. A heavy infestation of these pests can result in poor poultry health, reduced growth and egg production, and sometimes can even cause bird deaths. This article provides basic information on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of an infestation, and how to effectively treat infested birds.

  • Jul 2020
    Protegiendo sus bandadas de aves de corral de los parásitos externos – ácaros y piojos (PDF, 1 MB)
    This publication is the Spanish-language translation of the IPM Short, Protecting your Flocks from External Parasites - Mites and Lice.
  • Jul 2020
    Cotton Insecticide Use Guide - Knowing and Balancing Risks (PDF, 1 MB)

    Many factors must be considered when choosing an insecticide, such as cost, efficacy, risk of resistance, and safety to non-target organisms. This Cotton Insecticide Use Guide summarizes the diverse risks of insecticides used to control three pests, helping you make well informed pest management decisions.


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Latest VIPM Updates
Insects
  • Feb 10, 2021
    Lettuce Aphids Showing Up Early Again
  • Jan 27, 2021
    Avoid Seed Corn Maggots in Spring Melons
  • Oct 28, 2020
    Time for Seasonal Aphid Movement into the Desert
  • Oct 14, 2020
    Be Prepared for Corn Earworm in Lettuce
  • Sep 30, 2020
    Don’t Forget to Rotate Chemistries when Fighting Beet Armyworm
Diseases
  • Dec 11, 2019
    High Threat Level for Downy Mildew
  • Nov 27, 2019
    Plant Pathogen Resistance to Fungicides - Nov, 2019
  • Nov 13, 2019
    Effect of Weather on Plant Disease Development
  • Oct 29, 2019
    Downy Mildew 2019
  • Oct 16, 2019
    Comparison of Two Lettuce Wilt diseases
Weed Sciences
  • Feb 10, 2021
    Shepperdspurse
  • Jan 27, 2021
    Contact Herbicides
  • Oct 28, 2020
    Using Multiple Preplant Herbicides in Lettuce
Plant Diagnostics
  • Feb 10, 2021
    New Player in Lettuce Dieback Disease: Lettuce Dieback Associated Virus 2021
  • Jan 27, 2021
    Bacterial Leaf Spot on Cilantro and Parsley 2021
  • Oct 28, 2020
    DIY testing: Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV)
Biometeorologies
  • Dec 11, 2019
    Leaf Wetness Network - Dec 11, 2019
  • Nov 27, 2019
    Leaf Wetness Network - Nov 27, 2019
  • Nov 13, 2019
    Leaf Wetness Network - Nov 13, 2019

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Latest Publications
  • Sep 2020
    Goss’s Bacterial Wilt and Leaf Blight of Corn
    Authors: Jiahuai Hu
  • Sep 2020
    Alternaria Leaf Spot of Cotton
    Authors: Jiahuai Hu and Randy Norton
  • Jun 2020
    Do Antimicrobial Water Sanitizers Affect Insecticide Efficacy in Desert Produce?
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jun 2020
    Ten Years of Bagrada Bug on Desert Cole Crops
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • May 2020
    Weed Interference with Insect Management in Desert Crops 2020
    Authors: John C. Palumbo

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Latest Presentations
  • Aug 2020
    Making the Right Decisions with Predator Thresholds for Whitefly Management in Cotton
    Authors: Peter C. Ellsworth, Naomi Pier, Isadora Bordini, Steven E. Naranjo
  • Jul 2020
    Latest Arizona Research on ThryvOn Cotton Trait Technology
    Authors: Peter C. Ellsworth, Steve Naranjo, Isadora Bordini, Naomi Pier
  • Jun 2020
    Push-Pull-Control: Securing Guayule's Future
    Authors: Peter C. Ellsworth, Naomi Pier, & Isadora Bordini
  • May 2020
    Topguard Evaluations in Cotton 2019 Review
    Authors: Randy Norton, Blase Evancho
  • May 2020
    Control Options for Pests in Arizona Cotton Systems
    Authors: Randy Norton

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