Doctor of Plant Medicine Students:Doctor of Plant Medicine Students:Helping to Deliver IPM to Helping to Deliver IPM to

Diverse ClienteleDiverse Clientele

Heidi N. HansPetersenHeidi N. HansPetersenDoctor of Plant Medicine Student; IPM FloridaDoctor of Plant Medicine Student; IPM Florida

Florida is DIVERSEFlorida is DIVERSE……

••Three distinct climatic zonesThree distinct climatic zones

••US leading producer of Vegetables, Turf, US leading producer of Vegetables, Turf, Ornamentals, Citrus, Beef.Ornamentals, Citrus, Beef.

••Burgeoning greenhouse production industryBurgeoning greenhouse production industry

••Sentinel stateSentinel state–– Port of entry for countless Port of entry for countless pests, diseases, and exotic weedspests, diseases, and exotic weeds

IPM Florida provides statewide, interdisciplinary and inter-unit coordination and assistance for UF,

IFAS integrated pest management research, extension and education faculty

Diverse ClienteleDiverse ClienteleExtension agents & specialistsAgricultural producersGovernmental institutionsProfessional societiesPublic

Partnerships Synergy Opportunity Ownership Programrecognition

IPM Florida ~ Building IPM Florida ~ Building Through PartnershipsThrough Partnerships

Delivery

Extensionmeetings Scientificmeetings ConsultationWebsitePublications

My experience as a Plant My experience as a Plant Medicine Student delivering IPMMedicine Student delivering IPM

•• Developing an IPM Tool Developing an IPM Tool for Florida Vegetable for Florida Vegetable growers.growers.

•• Developing a stateDeveloping a state--wide wide IPM grants program IPM grants program

Developing a Management GuideDeveloping a Management GuideI.I. CollaborativeCollaborativeII.II. Comprehensive Comprehensive II.II. Creative: a model for future UF/IFAS IPM GuidesCreative: a model for future UF/IFAS IPM Guides

Developing a Management GuideDeveloping a Management Guide

I.I. COLLABORATIVE:COLLABORATIVE:

Partnered with IndustryPartnered with Industryrepresentatives, growers, and representatives, growers, and crop advisors to determine the crop advisors to determine the needs of Floridaneeds of Florida’’s Tomato & s Tomato & Pepper Producers.Pepper Producers.

GrowerGrower’’s IPM Guide for Florida Tomato & Pepper Productions IPM Guide for Florida Tomato & Pepper Production

SURVEY OF GROWER NEEDSSURVEY OF GROWER NEEDS

•• Options for reducing pest management costs & risksOptions for reducing pest management costs & risks

•• Information on conserving natural enemies Information on conserving natural enemies

•• Practices for preventing crop threatening pests & diseasesPractices for preventing crop threatening pests & diseases

•• Resistance management techniquesResistance management techniques

•• Assistance in establishing accurate damage thresholdsAssistance in establishing accurate damage thresholds

•• Alternatives for Methyl BromideAlternatives for Methyl Bromide

•• A A comprehensivecomprehensive resource for making pest management decisionsresource for making pest management decisions

II. CollaborativeII. Collaborative

•• Linked Extension Linked Extension Specialists, Researchers and Specialists, Researchers and County Agents across County Agents across disciplines throughout the disciplines throughout the University.University.

•• Developed Table of Developed Table of Contents.Contents.

•• Selected chapter editors & Selected chapter editors & teams of expert authors.teams of expert authors.

IPM GrowerIPM Grower’’s Guide for Florida Tomato s Guide for Florida Tomato & Pepper Production& Pepper Production

I. COMPREHENSIVE:I. COMPREHENSIVE:Chapter 1. IPM in FloridaChapter 1. IPM in FloridaChapter 2. ProductionChapter 2. ProductionChapter 3. Soil & Nutrient ManagementChapter 3. Soil & Nutrient ManagementChapter 4. Pest ManagementChapter 4. Pest ManagementChapter 5. Disease ManagementChapter 5. Disease ManagementChapter 6. Weed ManagementChapter 6. Weed ManagementChapter 7. Biological ControlChapter 7. Biological ControlChapter 8. Cultural ControlChapter 8. Cultural ControlChapter 9. Chemical ControlChapter 9. Chemical Control

III. Creative:III. Creative: a model a model for future IPM Guidesfor future IPM Guides

•• Template system for Template system for authorsauthors

•• High quality, new High quality, new photographs, DDISphotographs, DDIS

•• Pocket field guide &Pocket field guide &IPM Screen SaverIPM Screen Saver

•• SelfSelf--assessment tool to assessment tool to be a foundation for ecobe a foundation for eco--labelinglabeling

The UF, IFAS IPM Grants The UF, IFAS IPM Grants Program: Linking Extension Program: Linking Extension

Specialists and AgentsSpecialists and Agents

In two years UF IFAS IPM In two years UF IFAS IPM grants have awarded grants have awarded nearly $200,000 and nearly $200,000 and funded 40 IPM projects funded 40 IPM projects across the state of across the state of Florida.Florida.

Proposal requests range Proposal requests range between $1,000between $1,000--$10,000 $10,000

The average award is The average award is $5,000$5,000

Photos by Eric Zamora & Photos by Eric Zamora & Robyn Robyn KoestoyoKoestoyo

National IPM ObjectivesNational IPM ObjectivesProjects must satisfy at least one of the following Projects must satisfy at least one of the following

national IPM objectives:national IPM objectives:

1.1. Safeguard human health and the Safeguard human health and the environment environment

2.2. Show benefits achieved through IPM Show benefits achieved through IPM strategies or technologiesstrategies or technologies

3.3. Disseminate IPM knowledgeDisseminate IPM knowledge

4. Enhance stakeholder collaboration.4. Enhance stakeholder collaboration.

People & CommunitiesProjects & Partners

School IPMLandscape Maintenance TrainingResidential Termite Monitoring Mosquito AbatementFlorida Yards & NeighborhoodsMaster GardenersIPM Education & Training Mole Cricket Biological Control

The Biological The Biological Control Brain Control Brain

BowlBowl20042004--2005 & 20052005 & 2005--

20062006

William William OverholtOverholt, Ron Cave, , Ron Cave, Robin Robin KoestoyoKoestoyo, Dan , Dan

CulbertCulbert, Ed , Ed SkvarchSkvarch , Ken , Ken GioeliGioeli, Christine Kelly, Christine Kelly--

BegazoBegazo & Roxanne & Roxanne RutledgeRutledge

Photos provided by Robyn Photos provided by Robyn KoestoyoKoestoyo

Mosquito ControlMosquito ControlM.A.S.H.M.A.S.H.

Mosquito Abatement for Safety & Health Mosquito Abatement for Safety & Health Volunteers Training & SupportVolunteers Training & Support

20042004--20052005Ralph Mitchell Ralph Mitchell

Chemical Control of Mosquitoes: A Guide to Chemical Control of Mosquitoes: A Guide to Understanding the Safety, Mode of Action, Understanding the Safety, Mode of Action,

and Proper Timing of Application of the and Proper Timing of Application of the Products used in Mosquito ControlProducts used in Mosquito Control

20042004--20052005Roxanne RutledgeRoxanne Rutledge--ConnellyConnelly

IPM Florida IPM Florida …… at your serviceat your service

IPM Florida connected agents and IPM Florida connected agents and researchers together who were working researchers together who were working on similar projects for collaboration. on similar projects for collaboration.

IPM Florida staff assisted agents & IPM Florida staff assisted agents & researchers with proposals and projects.researchers with proposals and projects.

Visit the IPM Florida website for more IPM Visit the IPM Florida website for more IPM grant ideas. grant ideas. http://ifas.ufl.eduhttp://ifas.ufl.edu

IPM & DPMIPM & DPM

•• To make whole by bringing all parts To make whole by bringing all parts together.together.

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Doctor of Plant Doctor of Plant Medicine students are Medicine students are

trained to:trained to:

–– Approach plant health from Approach plant health from multiplemultipleangles.angles.

–– Employ Employ multiplemultiple techniques to manage techniques to manage problems.problems.

To make whole by bringing all parts To make whole by bringing all parts together. . .together. . .

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DPM professionals are well DPM professionals are well suited to suited to deliverdeliver IPM into the IPM into the

hands of diverse clientele.hands of diverse clientele.

1.1. MultiMulti--lingual: lingual: Fluency in the language & Fluency in the language & concepts of concepts of multiple multiple disciplinesdisciplines..

2.2. Applied Science: Applied Science: Bringing research into Bringing research into the hands of those that can use it!the hands of those that can use it!

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