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  1. Agricultural IPM
  2. Vegetables
Vegetables

Bringing Science and Context to Your Agricultural Pest Management 


Arizona has a rich diversity of vegetable crops. One of the challenges that can arise from growing so many different types of crops, is that there are a wider range of pests to deal with. We focus our attention on helping growers to keep up to date on the ever changing set of challenges faced by Arizona Vegetable growers.


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VIPM Updates Archive
Featured Outputs
  • 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).
  • Lettuce Aphid on Late Season Produce - 2019
    This article describes the Lettuce Aphid. It covers it's physical description, economic damage, insecticidal control, and methods for identifying this insect. Very little has been reported about Lettuce Aphids under desert conditions.
  • Foxglove Aphids on Desert Produce 2019
    This article describes the Lettuce Aphid. It covers it's physical description, economic damage, insecticidal control, and methods for identifying this insect.
  • New Insecticides for Desert Produce and Melon Crops 2019
    This article lists some of the newly registered insecticides for 2019. Including Cormoran, Harvanta50SL, Versys/Sefina, and PQZ. Each insecticides effective spectrum, recommended rates, and chemistry are listed respectively. These insecticides are considered useful for desert produce and melon crops.
Latest Vegetable IPM Updates
Insect
  • May 14, 2025
    Remembering John Palumbo
  • Apr 30, 2025
    Action Threshold for Desert Produce Crops
  • Apr 16, 2025
    Whitefly Management on Spring Melons (2025)
  • Apr 2, 2025
    Spider Mites on Spring Melons (2025)
  • Mar 19, 2025
    Insecticide Modes of Action and IRM (2025)
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
  • May 14, 2025
    The Root of So Much Good
  • Nov 27, 2024
    Thank You
  • Nov 13, 2024
    Broccoli Herbicide Trial – Results
Plant Diagnostics
  • May 14, 2025
    Forever Fangirl
  • Apr 30, 2025
    Fair Winds and Following Seas, Dr. Bindu-Poudel
  • Mar 19, 2025
    2024 Fusarium Wilt of Lettuce Field Trial Results
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
  • Jan 2025
    Keys to Effective Aphid Management in Leafy Vegetables (2025)
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jul 2024
    Insecticide Usage on Conventional and Organic Lettuce in the Desert, 2005-2024
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Oct 2023
    Arizona IPM Outcomes 2023. Report to the WERA 1017 Regional Coordinating Committee
    Authors: Al Fournier, Dawn Gouge, Shujuan Li, Peter Ellsworth
  • Jul 2023
    Trends in Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce: A 19-Year Summary
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jun 2023
    Insecticide Usage on Conventional and Organic Lettuce in the Desert, 2022-2023
    Authors: John C. Palumbo

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Latest Presentations
  • Aug 2019
    Blister Beetles – A Challenge for Arizona’s Growers
    Authors: W. Eugene Hall, Peter C. Ellsworth, Leif Abrell, Naomi Pier, Duarte Diaz
  • Sep 2016
    Documenting Reductions in Pesticide Risk
    Authors: Alfred Fournier, Peter Ellsworth, Wayne Dixon, John Palumbo, Paul Jepson and Michael Guzy
  • Apr 2015
    Status of Insect Pests on Lettuce in Arizona: Economic Impacts and Management
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jan 2015
    Better Pesticide Use Data Means Better Resources for Growers
    Authors: Fournier, A., P. Ellsworth, W. Dixon, N. Pier.
  • Nov 2013
    Making Sense of Genetically Modified Crops
    Authors: Ellsworth, P.

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