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  1. IPM Assessment
  2. Crop Pest Losses
Crop Pest Losses
Documenting the Costs and Impacts of Pest Management

Accurate, real-world data are critical to evaluating the success and economic outcomes of integrated pest management (IPM). Without benchmarks, industries cannot track their progress.

 

The Crop Pest Losses Impact Assessment Signature Program of the Western IPM Center supports the development of data on costs and impacts of pest insects, weeds and plant pathogens and their management in western crops.

 

 

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Funding. This program is funded as a Signature Program of the Western IPM Center. Our activities are leveraged by resources from the  Arizona Pest Management Center and USDA-NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management, Extension Implementation Program.  

 

Accurate, Real-World Data

We work directly with licensed pest control advisors and crop consultants who serve as primary decision makers for pest management. By engaging the most knowledgeable stakeholders, we gather the most accurate data possible in our Annual Crop Pest Losses surveys. Data collected includes:

  • Number and location of acres surveyed
  • Potential and actual crop yields
  • Estimated yield losses by pest type (e.g., insects, weeds, plant diseases) and other factors (e.g., weather, management issues)
  • Estimated yield losses linked to specific key pests
  • Crop management practices and costs
  • Technology costs
  • Pesticide use and costs
  • General discussion on pest issues during the year or crop season
Benefits

Data developed through the Crop Pest Losses Impact Assessment Program have yielded many benefits to crop industries and researchers, including:

  • Improved understanding of how specific pests and management practices impact production costs and outcomes
  • Identification of industry needs and priorities for research, education and pesticide registrations to address current production challenges
  • Early identification of emerging pest trends, which can enable a proactive industry response
  • Over the long-term, annual survey data reveals trends and shifts in practice that provide important benchmarks for crop industries
  • As part of the survey process, pest managers develop data that can be used to promote the value of their services to grower-clients
  • At meetings, pest managers gain access to the latest IPM research from Extension specialists
Data to Educate, Influence, Fund, and Measure Outcomes
  • Data have been used in Extension publications and presentations to promote adoption of IPM technologies that reduce pests as well as risks to applicators and the environment
  • Data have been used to educate growers, pest managers, regulatory officials, government officials, university administrators and other researchers
  • Data have supported special pesticide registrations such as Special Local Needs (Section 24c labels) and Emergency exemptions (Section 18 labels)
  • Data have been cited in several funded grant proposals, to demonstrate needs as well as progress in IPM
  • Data collected among many Pacific Northwest specialty crop industries have been used to generate Integrated Pest Management Strategic Plans that identify research, education and regulatory priorities of those industries
  • Data are used to inform stakeholder comments on EPA pesticide registration reviews, including potential label changes that can impact growers.
  • Data have been shared internationally to support industry transitions to more sustainable practices (e.g., in Brazilian and Mexican cotton growing regions, and in work with international cotton sustainability standards).
  • Data developed provides an objective means for assessing the impacts of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in crop production systems.
An Interactive Process

Meetings are designed as an interactive technical dialog between pest managers and researchers, typically Extension scientists. We incentivize the process and make it worthwhile for participants who provide critical real-world knowledge.  

  • We conduct dedicated annual meetings with pest management experts for each crop. Typically, these are the licensed professionals who advise growers.
  • We conduct both face to face workshops and live interactions via video conferencing. The interactive sessions are intended to encourage dialogue on pest management practices and emerging issues.
  • Surveys are typically presented in an interactive electronic format, and include data cross-verification and easy revisions for participants. This helps to ensure the quality of the collected data.
  • Facilitators are available to assist participants and answer questions.
  • The agenda includes educational presentations and resources on timely topics. We present the most recent pest management research available to participants.
  • Participants earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
  • When available through grant funding we are able to provide travel reimbursement and incentives for participation.
  • Mail and online surveys are available to those who cannot attend in person.
Extending the Benefits to Other Western Crops
Through this Signature Program of the Western IPM Center, this process, developed for cotton, lettuce and melons in the low deserts of Arizona and California, is now available for modification to other cropping systems. It has been deployed to document pest management status of several Pacific Northwest crops, including onion, peppermint, sweet cherries, hazelnuts, cranberry. Through this signature program, we welcome collaborations with other researchers, Extension personnel and crop industry partners throughout the West.
Resources

We can Help!

We can support start-up efforts for surveys in other states and commodities through the Western IPM Center Signature Program. We have expertise and can provide resources that can be customized to fit the needs of various commodity groups. Travel and other expenses associated with initiating a survey may be covered through this program. What is needed to succeed is commitment from a local contact with ties to stakeholders in the commodity of interest. Please contact us for more information. 

Survey Instruments

Cotton Pest Losses 2015 questionnaire pdf. For an editable version of this survey, please contact Peter Ellsworth (See above)

Lettuce Pest Losses 2014 questionnaire pdf

Melon Pest Losses Survey 2009 questionnaire pdf

Presentations & Instructions

PPT files available upon request.

Cotton Pest Losses Workshop presentation & instructions pdf

Melon Pest Losses Workshop presentation & instructions pdf

Crop Pest Losses Resources
Cotton Pest Losses

This website includes links to complete historical Arizona Cotton Insect Losses data (1979 to present) and the national cotton insect losses data and related information. The survey questionnaire, workshop presentations, and related publications are also available.

 

Vegetable Pest Losses

 Data, publications and presentations related to head lettuce and melon insect losses are available on this site.

 

This material is based upon work that is supported in part by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA NIFA), through the Western Integrated Pest Management Center. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

 

Latest Crop Pest Losses Publications
  • Jul 2024
    Insecticide Usage on Conventional and Organic Lettuce in the Desert, 2005-2024
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • 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
  • Jul 2022
    Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce: An 18 Year Summary
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jun 2022
    Insecticide Usage on Conventional and Organic Lettuce in the Desert, 2021-2022
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jun 2022
    NCC Response To Sulfoxaflor
    Authors: Peter C. Ellsworth and Alfred J. Fournier
  • Aug 2020
    Insecticide Usage on Desert Lettuce, 2019-2020
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jun 2019
    Insecticide Usage on Desert Lettuce, 2018-2019
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jun 2019
    Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce: A 15-Year Summary
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jun 2018
    Insecticide Usage on Desert Lettuce, 2017-18
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jun 2017
    Impact of Diamondback Moth Outbreaks on Arizona Cole Crops in 2016‐17
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • May 2017
    Insecticide Usage on Desert Lettuce, 2016-17
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Apr 2017
    Insecticide Usage on Desert Lettuce, 2015-16
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jul 2016
    Insect Losses and Management on Desert Lettuce: 2004‐2016
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Apr 2016
    Insecticide Usage on Arizona Lettuce, 2015-16
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Jun 2015
    2015 Insecticide Usage on Arizona Lettuce
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Feb 2015
    Trends in Insecticide Usage on Arizona Lettuce 2014
  • May 2012
    Insecticide Use on Arizona Head Lettuce
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • May 2010
    Estimated Insecticide Usage on head lettuce in Arizona 2005-2010
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
Latest Crop Pest Losses Presentations
  • Apr 2015
    Status of Insect Pests on Lettuce in Arizona: Economic Impacts and Management
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
  • Apr 2014
    Lettuce Insect Losses and Insecticide Use Summary 2004-2013
    Authors: John C. Palumbo
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