[MAIPC] FW: IPM News and Events Roundup

[Marc Imlay]

Lots of news this week!

A weekly collection of events, webinars, job opportunities and more from the NE IPM Center. There are more opportunities located on the Center  <https://www.facebook.com/> Facebook and  <https://twitter.com/> Twitter feeds. If you have IPM-related research, events or other IPM news you would like to have included, please email me at  <mailto:nec2 at cornell.edu> nec2 at cornell.edu

 

New Law to address critical shortage of ag inspectors. <https://www.morningagclips.com/bill-to-protect-food-supply-ag-industry-signed-into-law/> 

The law authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to hire additional inspectors, support staff and K-9 teams to fully staff America’s airports, seaports and land ports of entry.

 

School IPM Best Practices are updated on the Northeast IPM Center page <http://blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/2020/03/09/announcing-updates-to-the-northeastern-ipm-best-management-practices-for-schools-website/> 

The update includes the working group’s homepage, a new ranking of regional school IPM priorities, a current membership list and an index of school IPM contacts in the Northeast.

 

Pesticide Use and Resistance Survey <https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rvcPK9N2TMWzVH>  from a Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases researcher James Burtis

We are asking those working in state- and county-level public health and vector control agencies in the region to complete this survey to direct our program. Your participation is essential to the continuing development of the pesticide resistance monitoring program.

 

There is a new Spotted Lanternfly distribution map <https://nysipm.cornell.edu/sites/nysipm.cornell.edu/files/shared/images/SLF-reported-distribution.jpg>  as of March 5, with added counties in western PA and several individuals found (red dots). Thanks to New York State IPM for keeping this map updated. 

 

First 2020 Edition of UMass Extension Hort Notes <https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/newsletters/hort-notes/hort-notes-2020-vol-311>  is out!

 

Do you get funding from USDA-NIFA? If so, they want your opinion – request for stakeholder input <https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/03/02/2020-04158/solicitation-of-input-from-stakeholders-on-agency-services?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=> . Comments accepted until 4/3/2020

As NIFA enters its second decade, the agency seeks stakeholder input on how to optimize delivery of services in order to enhance NIFA’s ability to provide excellent customer service to external and internal partners. 

 

News on the Organic/Hydroponic debate <https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/5941/farmers-and-nonprofits-sue-trumps-usda-over-organic-soil-less-loophole> 

This week, the Center for Food Safety and a coalition of organic farms and stakeholders announced they have filed a lawsuit challenging the USDA’s decision to allow hydroponic operations to be certified organic. For more background <https://www.growertalks.com/Newsletters/View/?article=3112> .

 

PestTalks by JC Chong <https://www.growertalks.com/Newsletters/View/?article=3114>  of Clemson University

Newsletter this week on Boxwood Blight BMP; APHIS Box Tree Moth regulations (imports on pant material from Canada) and IR-4 crop safety summary updates for 3 products.

 

Research:

Unstable crop yields reveal opportunities for site-specific adaptations to climate variability <https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59494-2> , Rafael Martinez & Bruno Basso, Michigan State University

A new Michigan State University study shines a light on how big data and digital technologies can help farmers better adapt to threats — both present and future — from a changing climate. News article <https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2020/big-data-helps-farmers-adapt-to-climate-variability/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=>  too. 

 

Study Shows Positive effect of Cover Crops on Soil <https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoic-iss022720.php> 

Only a fraction of conventional row crop farmers grow cover crops after harvest, but a new global analysis from the University of Illinois shows the practice can boost soil microbial abundance by 27%. Link <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038071719303657>  to the research.

 

Long-Term Evidence Shows that Crop-Rotation Diversification Increases Agricultural Resilience to Adverse Growing Conditions in North America <https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(20)30088-9.pdf> 

Rotating crops over time increases the yield of corn, even during unfavorable weather conditions such as droughts, according to new research findings from the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire and the University of California, Berkeley. The findings demonstrate that diversifying crops may be an effective, long-term strategy for strengthening food production systems globally in the face of a changing climate and environmental degradation.

 

Invasives:

NY DEC Establishes Oak Wilt Quarantine in Yates County town of Middlesex <https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/27ec085> 

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that an oak wilt quarantine district has been established for the town of Middlesex in Yates County. The confirmation of two oak wilt infection centers last year led to the need for a town-wide quarantine district, which restricts the movement of oak wood and firewood of any species to prevent the disease from spreading.

 

Lesser Celandine is Maryland Invasive Species Council’s Invasive of the month <http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/march-2020/> 

Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), is a member of the buttercup family and more commonly known as fig buttercup. It is a non-native invasive that will quickly out-compete our native spring ephemerals and many more native plants in our natural areas. I would say though to make sure you have the right  plant, as the native Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris <https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/caltha-palustris.php> ) is similar looking.

 

Invasive research: Enabling decisions that make a difference: guidance for improving access to and analysis of invasive species information <https://umass.app.box.com/s/odgakyzvs26qhlqbo8j1sna90drj36xg>  UMass Amherst

More coordination and cross-listing of occurrence data is needed; data standards can be adopted and existing databases improved. 

 

Boxwood Blight Best Management Practices from The Horticultural Research Institute <https://www.hriresearch.org/sites/default/files/BoxwoodBlight/HRIBoxwoodHealthBMPs-V3-2020.pdf> 

This new boxwood blight BMPs provide guidance to landscape managers on their risk of infection and practices that can be used to reduce the risk of introduction and prevent the spread of the disease. Included in the BMPs document are one-page printable summaries of the BMPs for both production and the landscape. 

 

Newsletters:

The Central Issue <https://mailchi.mp/bdf59b46992e/the-central-issue-february-2020> , February Newsletter from the North Central IPM Center

Lots of info here including updates in working groups and 10th International IPM Symposium call for session propsals. 

 

Webinars:

Stone Fruit Pest Management for the 2020 Growing Season <https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1388> , March 16, 9-11am EST

Join us the morning of March 16 via webinar to review current best management practices for some of our most challenging insect, disease, and weed pests of New York stone fruit orchards.  Speakers include Dr. Art Agnello, Dr. Kerik Cox, and Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie.

 

Varroa Mite IPM: Four-Part Series for a Healthy Hive in 2020 <https://www.northeastipm.org/ipm-in-action/the-ipm-toolbox/varroa-mite-ipm-four-part-series-for-a-healthy-hive-in-2020/>  March 9-April 20

Join Kim Skyrm and Jen Lund in this multiple part webinar series where they will discuss the varroa mite biology and life history, available and effective mite management tools, how to create a dynamic varroa mite IPM plan, and a demonstration on the steps involved in performing an alcohol wash in the field including tips to make sure you get an accurate count. The recording for the first in the series, recorded March 9, is available <https://neipmc.org/go/SQAf> . 

 

EPA Offers Webinars on Pollinator Health and Habitat <https://www.ncipmc.org/connection/?p=4585&utm_source=NCIPMC+Connections&utm_campaign=82aa9f6f78-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6f62618c4d-82aa9f6f78-230378857> 

These webinars seek to increase awareness of the evolving science on pollinator health, promote efforts to improve pollinator habitat, and engage stakeholders in addressing factors associated with declines in pollinator health. The remaining webinars in the series are in July, August and September, 2020. 

 

Crop and Pest <https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/meetingArchive?eventId=a2a4sa8ss1xx>   Modeling Helps Growers Use a Targeted Approach to Pest Management (recording)

Learn how NEWA's (Network for Environment and Weather Applications) hyper-localized modeling, paired with Onset weather stations, helps growers use the optimal pest management and disease countermeasures. Dan Olmstead of Cornell University's NEWA organization will present the models and tools NEWA has developed to help growers with insect pest and plant disease risk assessment, and Matt Sharp of Onset will present how Onset's stations work with NEWA.

 

Invaders on our doorstep: Spotted Lanternfly biology and Management <http://blogs.cornell.edu/hort/2020/03/02/seminar-video-invaders-on-our-doorstep-spotted-lanternfly-biology-and-management/>  (recording)

Dr. Elizabeth Lamb of the NYS IPM Program presented this on March 2, 2020.

 

Conferences and Seminars:

School IPM 2020: Where we’ve been and What’s Next <http://blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/2020/03/05/school-ipm-2020-where-weve-been-and-whats-next-conference/> , April 22, Latham, NY

The Sixth Annual NYS IPM conference brings together a wide range of speakers to address and discuss the status of school IPM adoption and where we need to go in the future. If you or your family is impacted by pests or pest management on and off school property, this is the conference for you.

 

2020 NAISMA Conference Registration open <https://www.naisma.org/conferences/> , October 6-8, Whitefish, MT

Abstract submissions are accepted through March 31.

 

Job Opportunities:

Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager <https://www.rfhiring.com/jobDesc.asp?JobID=202> , Western NY PRISM

The Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager will coordinate our regional Watercraft Inspection Boat Stewardship Program that includes 20-25 Boat Stewards. This position also includes the development of AIS education and outreach materials, identifying and developing a means to address regional AIS needs, and representing WNY PRISM at meetings, conferences and community events. 

 

Entomologist, Smithsonian Institution, closes 3/20/2020 <https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/562034200> 

The incumbent serves as an associate entomologist, structural pest control, in the integrated pest management services program for all Smithsonian facilities in Washington, DC; Virginia, New York and Maryland which involves the implementation of a least-risk pest management for insects and commensal rodents.

 

Funding Opportunities:

Northeast SARE Call for Partnership and Graduate Student Research Grant Proposals <https://mailchi.mp/035d7ce730b0/northeast-sare-calls-for-proposals?e=776e5313e7> 

Northeast SARE has released the 2020 Calls for Proposals for the Partnership and Graduate Student Research Grant Programs.

 

 

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