Fourth National IPM Symposium


Fourth National IPM
Symposium/Workshop
2003



 Session: IPM issues in Urban Communities
Tuesday 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Organizer(s):
Jennifer Grant (jag7@cornell.edu )


The following presentations are in this session:

1:45 PM - 2:05 PM A National Perspective on Community IPM Kagan Owens
    What's happening around the country in Community IPM? This presentation will describe initiatives and policies that shape the implementation of IPM in schools, homes, municipal properties, parks, and more. Legislation mandating IPM, restricting pesticide use, or requiring prior notification of pesticide applications has been enacted in many states and municipalities. The impact of such initiatives varies. Innovative programs, successes and challenges will be discussed.



2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Pests at the Agriculture-Urban Interface Joe Kovach
    This presentation will focus on the behavior of the multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis. This predatory insect has become well established in many parts of the US by outcompeting native lady beetles and has become the dominant species in numerous agroecosystems. While much heralded for its biocontrol activity during the growing season, it can become a pest of fruit and a serious nuisance pest to homeowners during the fall, winter, and early spring.



2:25 PM - 3:15 PM Challenges and Successes in Implementing Structural IPM in the Private Sector David Shangle
    Integrated Pest Management in the structural arena is a simple, common sense approach to preventing and controlling pest populations. The professional structural pest management industry has enthusiastically embraced these principals. But IPM requires a greater knowledge and skill on the part of pest control professionals and some pest control contractors still offer only "spray for pay" services at irresponsibly low prices. Many customers of pest control companies have yet to adopt the concept of IPM and, particularly, the shared responsibility necessary for success. These issues, successes and continuing challenges will be discussed.