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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/944185028/pennsylvania-turns-to-mans-best-friend-to-sniff-out-spotted-lanternfly-infestati">Pennsylvania Turns to Man’s Best friend to sniff out Spotted Lanternfly Infestations (NPR)</a></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>This article says this is the first dog trained for this, but I don’t think that is correct. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is from the October <i>Conservationist</i> magazine of the NYS DEC: <b><a href="https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/0820dogs.pdf">A Dog’s Nose Knows How to help fight Invasives</a></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> bounce-125233053-84601523@list.cornell.edu <bounce-125233053-84601523@list.cornell.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nancy E. Cusumano<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 18, 2020 12:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> NEIPMCOMMUNICATION-L <NEIPMCOMMUNICATION-L@list.cornell.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> IPM News and Events Roundup<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>A weekly collection of IPM news, webinars, employment and funding opportunities and more from the NE IPM Center.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> If you have IPM-related research, events or other IPM news you would like to have included, please email me at <a href="mailto:nec2@cornell.edu" title="mailto:nec2@cornell.edu">nec2@cornell.edu</a>. This will be the last IPM Roundup of the year. See you in January!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.morningagclips.com/roadmap-offers-solutions-for-future-of-food-global-ag-innovation/">Roadmap offers solutions for future of food, global ag innovation</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>To deflect future world food crises created by climate change and growing consumer demand, a Cornell University-led international team of economists, scientists and business experts has created a road map for global agricultural and food systems innovation, reform and sustainability. The group’s report – “<span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=UvoCMNcyn3RaUWassCC8l9Nrz5n-2FJDpXLVjZd6zFbPKm3KPQ2PYcSjWCKBJZr0JhxNjmuVgzb2F3-2F-2FQSpgCd-2Fl10CHseGkg8DaSvMakrKg8-3DB09M_wgs66OEZxJbeuTUjQr57WNDgUwwg9tOMeTBnLTDV8VIwuFIteMjLk25Wj4x-2FQNhGM4Wg0-2FNlYrWCVNJN3rexKBE2yd-2B6ubxIyFM3flBxsvKxmGDpFm6OPonboOT6GAPrY-2BGgR3SINdvktuSXndmnsBUnTQ7bErbCRF2FgkK8MF7C0W6o-2Btt5jkgTWPueewXXTr1JgLdQMiZJNklpdfVtADN5kKxtK80fH6ylv5lE1j56BjN03wVokUNH10-2FlMPi4nNp-2F1MlkPQd3t7crufGVWqtQ158KLg35PRGjlEfBddBmYY3W5RunsVG0CVLmmG-2BTwOa21HJAtK0wmYTNiyGZIMrCa9k1xNa4ot3L1vtBecqpY-2Ff9pVknlhANHFrKE8cs4-2B1Y7YTPCFre013tRDC8Cw-3D-3D" target="_blank">Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems</a></span></b></span>,” funded by the <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=UvoCMNcyn3RaUWassCC8l0MTry22Kh0W7iGlPE0V6CtMej2ZyhOK9nOw-2FkjIx73NpMG5_wgs66OEZxJbeuTUjQr57WNDgUwwg9tOMeTBnLTDV8VIwuFIteMjLk25Wj4x-2FQNhGM4Wg0-2FNlYrWCVNJN3rexKBE2yd-2B6ubxIyFM3flBxsvKxmGDpFm6OPonboOT6GAPrY-2BGgR3SINdvktuSXndmnsBUnTQ7bErbCRF2FgkK8MF7C0W6o-2Btt5jkgTWPueewXXTr1JgLdQMiZJNklpdfVtADN5kKxtK80fH6ylv5lE1j5WZ1fjc37Q1mvuuIZqE5XqrQNL4IeoT2rtNTsLwwVMHKr7OazU9xhBiwHP9eEGe-2Bz41hC8so5bOanlnW6wUhJt4AQBqI6-2F8SgZKYPyuA5EZoT5kwuCxQpeP-2BfNcenL-2FRFypIdyoGOV2OyhIjzk7qo72C-2FzA3Lr3cEXanRixzfVDg-3D-3D" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability</span></a> – was published Dec. 10 on the Nature Sustainability website, in collaboration with its sibling journal, Nature Food.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>EPA in cooperation with HHS and USDA has updated and revised the </span><b><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0260-0003">List of Pests of Public Health Importance</a></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>. </span>EPA is <b><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0260">accepting public comments</a></b> on this new Pesticide Registration Notice until January 4, 2021. This List has not been updated in 20 years. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The new book <b><a href="https://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781789248104/?fbclid=IwAR2VtXu1vUzWGP5xi_txna9mUVXdTS8yWwniNGxCvaD4xazjk7z_iNlAWbU">Biology and Management of the German Cockroach</a></b>, Edited by: Changlu Wang, Rutgers University, USA, Chow-Yang Lee, Michael Rust, University of California, is now available for pre order. </span><i><span style='color:black;letter-spacing:.05pt'>Biology and Management of the German Cockroach</span></i><span style='color:black;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white'> will provide the reader with a one-stop compilation of comprehensive understanding into the pest. It will be a valuable reference book to researchers, university professors, graduate students, pest management professionals, health workers, government agencies and even the general public when dealing with pests and pesticides.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1429584&f=2384&s=2409&m=364577&t=18aa77e2d04a32f677281b7d3a85088773e2dabdc5f299bab375a4c89253425e">December newsletter from The Western IPM Center</a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find articles on American Society of Agronomy IPM Webinar Series, Sharing Invasive Species data and more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/science/corpse-flowers-inbreeding-studbooks.html?surface=home-discovery-vi-prg&fellback=false&req_id=426752320&algo=identity&variant=no-exp&imp_id=445560968&action=click&module=Science%20%20Technology&pgtype=Homepage">How to save Corpse Flower from being inbred to extinction</a> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>To preserve corpse flowers and other rare plants, botanic gardens are borrowing studbooks, an approach used by zoos and horse breeders.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3NVhWTGnleU3bP7">Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Fruit Growers and Industry Professionals Survey</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>This multi-state survey aims to help evaluate research and educational efforts. Your participation will help determine how growers and industry professionals have benefited from this project by asking questions regarding best management practices and satisfaction with the research team's efforts to organically combat the SWD pest.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://southernipm.org/projects/friends-of-southern-ipm/">Friends of IPM Award nominations</a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> open for the Southern IPM Center. Nominations due January 15, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Each year, the Southern IPM Center recognizes those with extraordinary potential to contribute to the development and implementation of research, extension, or implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the Southern Region of the United States. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/index.php">The 2017 Census of Agriculture (NASS data) has been released.</a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> This is the most recent year available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>A comprehensive summary of agricultural activity for the United States and for each state. Includes number of farms by size and type, inventory and values for crops and livestock, producer characteristics, and much more. Also released is the <b><a href="https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Online_Resources/Census_of_Horticulture_Specialties/index.php">2019 Census of Horticulture Specialties</a></b>, and <b><a href="https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Online_Resources/Census_of_Horticulture_Specialties/index.php">Floriculture Crops 2019 Summary</a> </b>among others.<b> </b>While the first survey is conducted across all 50 states once every five years, the latter is conducted now in 17 states, but annually. Among the 17 states, 15 tend to be the largest states in the production and sales of floriculture crops<i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The USDA has released its <b><a href="https://www.purdue.edu/usda/employment/?utm_content&utm_medium=email&utm_name&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term">Employment Opportunities for College Graduates in Food, Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources and the Environment</a></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The projections for demand of college graduates reported in this report are primarily based the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Projections of available college graduates are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. The BLS forecasts a 5.2% increase in the U.S. labor force between 2018 and 2028 due to job growth and openings from retirement or other replacements. We expect employment opportunities in occupations related to food, agriculture, renewable natural resources and the environment to grow 2.6% between 2020 and 2025 for college graduates with bachelor’s or higher degrees.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Invasive Species:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Spotted Lanternfly News:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/944185028/pennsylvania-turns-to-mans-best-friend-to-sniff-out-spotted-lanternfly-infestati">Pennsylvania Turns to Man’s Best friend to sniff out Spotted Lanternfly Infestations (NPR)</a></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>This article says this is the first dog trained for this, but I don’t think that is correct. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is from the October <i>Conservationist</i> magazine of the NYS DEC: <b><a href="https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/0820dogs.pdf">A Dog’s Nose Knows How to help fight Invasives</a></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmaa019"><b>Exotic Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) Asian Longhorned Tick in the United States: Biology, Ecology, and Strategies for Management</b></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='text-decoration:none'> , </span></b></span>Journal of IPM<span class=MsoHyperlink><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Because of its vast host availability, ability to reproduce asexually, known vector competence, and the presence of multiple life stages on hosts, the expansion of ALT establishment in the United States is expected, and is a significant public health and veterinary concern. In this paper, we discuss the biology, geographical distribution, life cycle and seasonal activity, reproduction, identification, medical and veterinary implications, management options, and future concerns in the United States.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/increasing-samurai-wasp-for-biological-control-of-brown-marmorated-stink-bug">Increasing the abundance of samurai wasp for biological control of brown marmorated stink bug control</a></span></b>, Michigan State University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Redistribution efforts of an important natural enemy of brown marmorated stink bugs show early signs of success.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Research:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/117/36/21968"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Robust paths to net greenhouse gas mitigation and negative emissions via advanced biofuels</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>In a convergence of promising developments, a new study gives switchgrass lofty environmental grades and assures skeptics that it would not, like corn-based ethanol, be another biofuel that replaces a food crop with questionable environmental benefits. </span><a href="https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pollution/use-of-switchgrass-growing-in-popularity-for-ag-conservation/article_85e96b90-0efd-11eb-8145-a790aafd9a56.html?fbclid=IwAR32BAH4H5_rXkwKB4VWeJ_J2YadNDTs9I68-24BU5EnI8l-zVIRCtQ-URc"><b>Chesapeake Bay Journal article</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abb266"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sea Level Rise and coastal floodig threaten affordable housing</span></b></a><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b>Residents of low-lying affordable housing, who tend to be low-income persons living in old and poor quality structures, are especially vulnerable. To elucidate the equity implications of sea level rise (SLR), we provide the first nationwide assessment of recent and future risks to affordable housing from SLR and coastal flooding in the United States.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://climatecentral.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/y/59E9B27B785F52D82540EF23F30FEDED/698DC041D22B75AB907C5D7C792C0FF8"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Climate change and affordable housing – How are they related?</span></b></a><b> </b>New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts have the largest shares of affordable housing stock and numbers of units at risk; projections for New York City, Atlantic City, and Boston show that each city could have thousands of units exposed to chronic coastal flooding by 2050.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>H<b><a href="https://academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jme/tjaa262/6013060?redirectedFrom=fulltext">igher West Nile Virus Infection in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes From Lower Income Neighborhoods in Urban Baltimore, MD</a></b> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>In a new study published in the <i>Journal of Medical Entomology</i>, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) found higher rates of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income neighborhoods in urban areas of Baltimore, Maryland. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s40104-020-00517-3?sharing_token=RblAooApIn0IzQpvMpfZnm_BpE1tBhCbnbw3BuzI2RNuZ-S9lFzH2cdjFXtL6r4oPxZ4PhjepP8ANQOjBQgPgHpuxYc1lwsAItQhiPevf7QVU7afDHBbhhLMq1cY-ZE8s09qDjrm_5qBcRxuU5zQi4cTYtLJligwTWGcaSaBjWEwvxa9Yntm8d_gIlFiVGFp"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Inhibition of African swine fever virus in liquid and feed by medium-chain fatty acids and glycerol monolaurate</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The ongoing African swine fever virus (ASFv) epidemic has had a major impact on pig production globally and biosecurity efforts to curb ASFv infectivity and transmission are a high priority. It has been recently identified that feed and feed ingredients, along with drinking water, can serve as transmission vehicles and might facilitate transboundary spread of ASFv. Thus, it is important to test the antiviral activity of regulatory compatible, antiviral feed additives that might inhibit ASFv infectivity in feed. One promising group of feed additive candidates includes medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) and monoglyceride derivatives, which are known to disrupt the lipid membrane surrounding certain enveloped viruses and bacteria.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Webinars:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://extension.unh.edu/events/dealing-drought-workshop-landscapers-gardeners-and-property-managers"><b>Dealing with Drought: A workshop for Landscapers, Gardeners and Property Managers</b></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>, January 26, 6-8pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>The drought of 2020 will have long term impacts on the health of landscape plants, trees and shrubs. This webinar will discuss the effects of drought on plants and will give strategies for managing and adapting to drought in the landscape.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.agronomy.org/education/online-courses/kellogg/"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>North American IPM Training Webinar Series</span></b></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> from the American Society of Agronomy, January-April 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Topics include IPM and Regenerative Ag, Cover Crops and IPM and more. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.ecornell.com/keynotes/overview/K071520/"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Our Changing Menu -Climate Change and the Foods we Love and Need</span></b></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, recording available anytime<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike Hoffmann, former co-PI for the Northeast IPM Center (among other titles) covers how the changing climate is affecting our globally interconnected and interdependent food supply—just about everything on the menu is changing. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Our-Changing-Menu-Climate-Change/dp/1501754629/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=our+changing+menu&qid=1608146992&sr=8-1"><b>His book is available for pre order</b></a> at Amazon. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Conferences and Workshops:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/091ee4c7-21fc-47fd-9541-07b655656e49/summary"><b>PASA (Pennsylvania Sustainable Agricluture Conference</b></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>, January 19-Feb 5, virtual<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The 2021 Conference features 90+ sessions, 100+ speakers, and marks 30 years of hosting this hallmark event that has served as a springboard for transformative food system change in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Registration is open, agenda is availble. Robin Wall Kimmerer, keynote speaker. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Funding Opportunities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/biotechnology-risk-assessment-research-grants-program-brag?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term="><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>UDSA-NIFA <span style='background:white'>Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program </span></span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The purpose of the BRAG program is to support the generation of new information that will assist Federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about the effects of introducing into the environment genetically engineered organisms (GE), including plants, microorganisms — such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses — arthropods, fish, birds, mammals and other animals excluding humans. Proposals due Feb 24, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/minor-crop-pest-management-program-interregional-research-project-4-ir-4?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term="><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:white'>The Minor Crop Pest Management Program Interregional Research Project #4 (IR-4)</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The IR-4 program provides the assistance needed to ensure that new and more effective crop protection products are developed and made available to minor/specialty crop producers. These efforts require effective collaborations among federal agencies, the crop protection industry, and land-grant colleges and universities. 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