The Western IPM Center newsletter was published as a three-times-a-year printed document from 2005 to 2013, and now as a monthly electronic newsletter sent to more than 1,915 subscribers.
(Please note that, due to a needed website update in October 2025, links to the Western IPM Center website in older newsletters may not work as expected. These pages are likely still available and can be found by searching the website.)
2026 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- Using AI for Data Analysis? Double Check. Twice.
- Research Aims to Improve Control of Ascochyta Blight in Chickpea
- New World Screwworm Detections in Mexico
- USDA Shifts Sterile Fly Releases North
- Screwworm Grand Challenge: $100 million Available, 20 Awards Anticipated
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- Promising New Biocontrol Option for Controlling Wheat Stem Sawfly
- New Spanish-Language Resources Published
2025 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- Murder Hornets Eradicated, but Japanese Beetle Detections Increasing
- Monarch Butterfly Proposed for Threatened Species Status
- Impact Statements Document IPM’s Value: Here Are Tips to Write Powerful Ones
- 2025 Grant Announcements May Be Delayed
- Get Ready for National Invasive Species Awareness Week
- 11th International IPM Symposium Brought Together a Global Community
- Need to Identify Just About Anything? The Identification Technology Program Can Help
- U.S. Butterfly Populations Are in Decline
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- New Director Named at USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- “This is IPM” Communication Campaign Aims to Connect Everyone in IPM
- Introducing New Pacific Northwest Network Coordinator Javier Gutierrez Illan
- EPA Releases its Final Insecticide Strategy to Protect Endangered Species
- Live Animal Imports Suspended due to New World Screwworm Fears
- Videos Aim to Protect West Coast Cranberries from a Devastating East Coast Disease
- CAST Voices of Agriculture Promotes a Reframed IPM Message
- Ballyhooing the Benefits of Buffers
- Project Looks to Improve Management of Scorpions in Urban Areas
- Growing the Urban Ag Sector in Arizona
- Researchers at Washington State University Look at Enlisting Fungi to Control Codling Moth
- Invasive Weeds and Wildfires: Webinar with Center Director Matt Baur Previews Upcoming CAST Publication
- Western IPM Center Podcast Focuses on the People Who Make IPM Work
Farm Progress Highlights the IPM Transformation in Arizona Cotton
- Tracking Ticks (and their Pathogens) on Teton County Trails
- Developing an IPM Program to Overcome Insecticide Resistance in Alfalfa Weevils
Wyoming Imagines a Future with Invasive Annual Grasses Under Control
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Research Aims to Build an Integrated Management Plan for Organic Cotton
IPM Institute Calls for $100 Million Annual Investment in IPM
- Learn about the Western IPM Center Grant Program and Get Your Questions Answered
- New Western IPM Center Website Launched
Bringing Wyoming Domes to Pacific Island Agriculture
- Washington Researchers Work to Protect Oyster Growers from Burrowing Shrimp
- Western IPM Center’s Big World of IPM Podcast Features Three New Episodes
NRCS Announces Reorganization
2024 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- Research Aims To Identify the Costs Associated with Ungulates in Hawaii
- New RNA Interference Biopesticide Registered for Use in Potato Crops
- Changing the Conversation: Pests as Thieves
- An Overview of the EPA’s Proposed Actions to Comply with the Endangered Species Act
- The IPM Hour: Modeling Emerald Ash Borer Phenology
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- EPA Creates New Office to Better Connect with Agricultural Communities
- Changes Coming to The IPM Hour
- Controlling Mosquitoes, and Training Inmates, at a New Utah State Correctional Facility
- EPA Highlights Worker Safety Efforts; California Reports on Worker Safety Violations
- Robots Replacing ‘Sickness Spotters’ in Tulip Fields
- Untraditional Funding Opportunities for IPM Researchers and Extensionists in the West
- EPA Updates its Draft Herbicide Strategy Designed to Protect Endangered Species
- Invasive Fruit Flies Detections at a 70-Year High; Quarantines in California and New York
- Making the New Endangered Species Rules Workable for Growers and Pest Managers
- Utah Pests Team Becomes the Utah Plant Health Group; Rebranded Newsletter Published
- Federal Agencies Announce Plan to Address Overlapping Regulations of Biotechnology
- New Project Works to Protect West Coast Cranberries from False Blossom Disease
- Drones Use Artificial Intelligence to Monitor for Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs in Italy
- EPA Proposes New Framework for Evaluating Antibacterial and Antifungal Pesticides
- Managing Fungicide Resistance in Nursery-Grown Vegetable Transplants
- EPA Releases its Draft Insecticide Strategy to Protect Endangered Species
- Letter Asks the U.S. EPA for Improvements to its Endangered Species Protection Proposals
- Testing the Ecology of Fear in Chile Peppers
- Testing Fire as a Tool for Fuel Reduction and Destruction of Invasive Grass Seeds
- EPA Releases its Final Herbicide Strategy with Increased Flexibility for Mitigation
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Promoting IPM in Pear Production in Washington’s Wenatchee Valley
- Western IPM Center Releases Four-Year Summary Report Focused on Regional Priority Needs
- Webinar and Q&A to Spotlight the Western IPM Center Annual Grants Program
- Using UV Light to Control Powdery Mildew in Pacific Northwest Vineyards
- Growers Can Calculate their Endangered Species Mitigations Points with an Online Calculator
- Plant Risk Evaluator Tool Helps Identify Potentially Problematic Plants
- When Prevention fails, Turn to Newly Expanded WeedCUT 2.0 for Management Options
- New Codling Moth Egg-Hatch Model Eliminates Trapping to Set Biofix Date
2023 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- The IPM Hour: Integrated and Cooperative Russian Thistle Management in the Semi-Arid Pacific Northwest
- USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Year in Review
- Motorists Can Support Oregon’s Bees with a Special License Plate
- Want to Write Better Proposals? We Have a Suggestion or Two.
- California Unveils Plan for Statewide Sustainable Pest Management
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- Farming and Food Narrative Project Releases Recommendations
- Not all Insects are Pests. Some are Dinner.
- EPA Proposes Transferring Oversight of Topical Animal Products to FDA
- A Quick Guide to Pesticide Labels to Protect Bees and Other Pollinators
- The IPM Hour: The Evolution of Federal Regulations to Protect Bees
- Comparisons of Pest Management Strategic Plans Shows IPM Improvements in Western Crops
- Updated Tick Pest Alert Available
- A Spring Garden To-Do: Water Your Pollinators
- Using the Northern Giant Hornets’ Chemical Communications Against Them
- Developing Augmented Biocontrol Recommendations for Tree Fruit Growers
- Hawai’i Plans Release of Parasitoid Wasps to Combat Coffee Berry Borer
- Visiting Agricultural and Invasive Species Sites on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula
- The IPM Hour: Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Management of Invasive Knotweed on an Unregulated River
- Video: Helping Tree Fruit Growers Dial in Augmented Biocontrol Programs
- Researchers Use Satellite Imagery to Map Potential Habitats for Biocontrol Insects
- Oracle Park Receives IPM Award
- The IPM Hour: Where Are the Weevils? Understanding the Overwintering Biology and Improving the Performance of Puncturevine Weevils in the Western United States
- Hedgerow Provides Growers Better Pollination and Insect Pest Control
- Tiny Parasitic Wasps Released to Target Spotted Wing Drosophila
- Testing Electrified Screens for Weed Control in Vineyards and Orchards
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- One River + One Clump of Invasive Knotweed = Two Decades of Eradication Efforts
- New Report Shows How Alfalfa Seed Growers Adapt to Changing Pest-Management Needs
- Join Our Live Webinar Friday to Learn about Western IPM Center Grants
- See These Western IPM Center-Funded Projects in a Different Light
- The IPM Hour: Asymmetric Species Responses to Heat Waves: Crithidia, Solitary Bees and Fungicides
- Research Improves Residual Toxicity Warnings to Benefit Bees and Growers
- IPM Strategic Plan for Fresh-Market Brassica Crops in Oregon and Washington Released
- “Chicken Tractor” Video Highlights Weed-Controlling Abilities of Hens
2022 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- Series of Maps Show Areas of California Susceptible to Spotted Lanternfly
- An Unexpected Spotted Lanternfly Benefit? Smokey-Tasting Honey in Pennsylvania
- Group Helps Medical Providers Recognize and Treat Health Conditions Caused by Pesticides
- The IPM Hour: IPM Decision-Support Tools for Wildland Weed Management
- Western IPM Center Sponsors Workshop on “Weeds and Wildfire in the West”
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- Seeing Colleagues Again the Highlight of the International IPM Symposium
- National Pest Alert Highlights Danger of Coffee Leaf Rust In Hawaii
- Western IPM Center Advisory Committee Sees Hawaiian Pest Challenges First Hand
- The IPM Hour: Occurrence of Podosphaera macularis and Golovinomyces ambrosiae in Powdery Mildew Outbreaks in Hemp Production in the Pacific Northwest
- Cover Crops Can Provide Effective Pest Control, New Study Suggests
- IPM Makes Farming Safer and Keeps Fresh and Healthy Food Affordable
- Webinar Focuses on Invasive Annual Grasses Management in the West
- EPA Announces a New Workplan to Protect Endangered Species from Pesticides
- Moab Launches Mosquito Education and Citizen Science Project
- Idaho Extension Educators Turn IPM into a Strategy Board Game
- The IPM Hour: Biocontrol Potential of Native Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Insect Management in Oregon Seed Crops
- IPM Helps Protect Arches National Park from Invasive Species
- New Western SARE Grants Available to Document Sustainable Agriculture Needs
- See the Latest Court and Regulatory Headlines Concerning Pesticides
- Promoting Targeted Grazing for Fire Reduction in a Drying West
- Two New Detections Highlight the Constant Threat of Invasive Insects
- The IPM Hour: Utilization of Almond Processing Residual Biomass for Soil Biosolarization
- Never Applied for Western IPM Center Funding Before? Join Our New Grant Application Webinar
- The IPM Hour: Turning IPM into an Educational Board Game
- Enjoy Some Firefly Photos
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Funding Also Available for IPM Planning Documents and Economic Analyses of IPM Systems
- Forget Pumpkins: Fall is the Season of Webinars
- Learn More about Our RFA and Proposal Submission System
- Research Looks to Boost Biocontrol of Puncturevine in the West
- Looking at the Benefits of Cover Crops in New Mexico Vineyards
- The IPM Hour: Joint Management of Interacting Agricultural Pests in Small Grain Systems
- Oldest Discovered Sentence Written with an Alphabet is about Lice
- Crop Rotation Calculator Helps Rice Growers Cope with Drought
2021 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- January’s IPM Hour Topics: Pollinator Gardening and Empowering Tribal Nations
- A Look at How the Pink Bollworm was Eradicated in the U.S.
- Biden Administration Takes Action to Ensure Science Guides Public Policies
- Breeders Work to Develop Varieties Resistant to HLB, the Industry-Threatening Citrus Greening Disease
- Guide to USDA Programs Available to Download
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- USDA is Promoting its “New Investigator” AFRI Funding: Here is Who Qualifies
- March’s IPM Hour Topics: Social Marketing Strategies for Invasive Weeds and the Pesticide Regulatory Process in the U.S.
- EPA Reviewing Politicization of Science Under Previous Administration; Reforming Scientific Advisory Panels
- Looking for IPM Information? There’s Probably a Webinar for That
- April’s IPM Hour Topics: Pheremone Mating Disruption of Insects and Management of Powdery Mildew in Grapes
- New Publications Show the Importance of IPM to U.S. Agriculture and Economy
- Walmart Commits to IPM and Pollinator Protection
- May’s IPM Hour Topics: Ectoparasites in Poultry and Microbial Pest Control
- Entomologist Silvia Rondon Named New Director of Oregon’s IPM Center
- Team Develops Organic Treatment for Pierce’s Disease in Grapevines
- June’s IPM Hour Topics: Balancing Pesticide Risks and Benefits; Educating Urban Communities about IPM and Pesticides
- Matt Baur Named the New Western IPM Center Director
- New Resources to Manage Western Wildland Weeds without Using Herbicides
- Western States Facing a Plague of Grasshoppers
- Research Works to Protect Dairy Cows from Stable Flies
- Here’s a Great Activity: Help a Child Learn About Bees
- New Pest Management Strategic Plans for Strawberries and Processing Tomatoes in California
- Time to Plan Your Western IPM Center Proposal
- The IPM Hour: Expanding the IPM Toolbox for Sustainable Pear Production
- Western SARE Funds Available for IPM Projects
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Advancing IPM with Community Partnerships: Oregon Projects Used a Learner-Centered Education Framework
- Other Funding Available for IPM Projects
- Using IPM to Protect the Past: Learn How Museums Practice IPM to Preserve Exhibits
- Investigating Alternative Methods of Weed Control in Wheat, Corn and Grain Sorghum
- November’s IPM Hour Topics: Soilborne Pathogen Control Using Steam and Harvest Weed Seed Destruction through Chaff-Lining
- New Tool Helps People Identify What Animal Caused Wildlife Damage
- Midwest Study Finds 95% Drop in Insecticide Use by Employing IPM Principles
- New Yorker Magazine Story Details the Largest Known U.S. Organic Fraud Case
2020 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- EPA Science Advisory Board Raises Questions about Agency’s Science in Several Pending Proposals
- Journal Article Asks if Poor Communication Skills Are Holding Back IPM Adoption
- Coronavirus is Getting the Headlines, but Influenza is Killing More Americans This Winter Flu Season
- EPA Redefines “Adjacent Wetlands” in Revised Waters of the United States Rule
- New Risk Assessments Just Posted for Invasive Weeds
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- University of Idaho Unveils New “Center for Research on Invasive Species”
- Locust Swarms in East Africa Shown in Video, Graphics
- The Western IPM Center Remains Open, but It’s Not Business as Usual
- New Western IPM Center Annual Report is Available
- NIFA Extends Some RFA Deadlines, But Not All
- Medical Needs for Personal Protective Equipment Make PPE Harder to Find for Ag
- Western IPM Programs Adapt to Continue to Serve Their Many Stakeholders
- NIFA Adds COVID-19 Rapid-Response Research to AFRI
- Join Colleagues and Hear about the Latest in IPM in a New Monthly Seminar Series
- Western Governors Webinar on COVID-19 and Invasive Species Programs
- California Proposing an Organic-Equivalent Program for Cannabis Production
- Is Robotic Harvesting Part of New Mexico’s Chile Future?
- Can the Next Big Invasive Outbreaks Be Predicted – or Eventually Even Avoided?
- CropTalk Podcast Features Conversation about “A New IPM Paradigm for the Modern Age”
- IPM Experience is Helping Schools Plan for Reopening
- August’s IPM Hour Topics: Response to a New Era of Research and Educational Delivery; Inoculum Monitoring as a Decision Aid
- Iowa Design Students Tackle the Issue of Promoting IPM
- Two Western States Propose New Pesticide Limits (while Newly Published Studies Add to the Debates)
- Roof Rat Survey Aims to Improve Management of These Urban Rodent Pests
- Help Update the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Website’s IPM Section
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Low-Dose Electricity Shows Promise as a Non-Chemical Option for Weed Control
- October’s IPM Hour Topics: Managing Kochia in Sugar Beets; IPM and Pesticide Safety Programs
- Coffee Leaf Rust Discovered on the Hawaiian Islands
- November’s IPM Hour Topics: Revegetating Weed-Infested Rangeland; the Cooperative Extension Pest Survey Program
- Washington State Scientists Remove First Northern Giant Hornet Nest Found in U.S.
- The American Society of Agronomy Announces a New IPM Webinar Series
- December’s IPM Hour Topics: IPM Plans for Municipalities; Non-Target Effects of Choke Cherry Control in Alaska
- Improving the Sharing of Invasive Species Data is the Focus of a New Campaign
2019 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- Want to Improve Outcomes? Focus on Your Audience
- Videos from the Western Governors’ Association Invasive Species Workshop
- Great Resources Available for National Pesticide Safety Education Month
- Using IPM to Help Prevent the Flu Virus in Schools
- Using the Sun and Ag Waste to Control Soil-Borne Pests
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- Research Looks at the Impact of Firebreaks on Southern California Sage Lands
- Taking IPM to the Skies to Scout for Berry Pests
- Western IPM Center’s 2018 Annual Report Now Available
- Center Considering a New List of Priority Funding Areas
- Pesticide Bans Proposed in Multiple States, U.S. Congress
- After Feedback, New Regional IPM Priorities List Published
- Center Has Limited Special Issues Funding Available
- USDA is on the Move
- Amer Fayad Named the New Western IPM Center Director
- An IPM Program Saved the Coffee Industry on Hawaii
- Growing on Guam: A Photo Essay of Island Agriculture
- IPM Practices Keep Hawaii’s Macadamia Nut Orchards and Industry Thriving
- Growers and Researchers are Carving Out a Sweet Niche for Hawaiian Cacao and Chocolate
- Ironwood Trees are Dying on Guam. Turtles May Suffer
- IPM Helps Yellowstone National Park Manage Pests
- A Q&A with Western IPM Center Director Amer Fayad
- New IPM Strategic Planning Guide Available to Download
- Changes Coming to Western IPM Center’s Annual Grants
- EPA is Seeking Public Comments for 10 Pesticides for Industrial Hemp
- California Bans Chlorpyrifos, Funds Study of Alternatives
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Harvest in Washington Spotlights Specialty Crops
- Other IPM Centers Announce Grant Opportunities as Well
- Kochia Work Group Takes on a Tough Western Weed
- U.S. EPA Proposal Would Limit Pesticide Application Exclusion Zones
- All Four Regional Centers Have Grant Funding Available
- Colorado Farm Followed IPM to a Sustainable Future
- Some Spotted Lanternfly Resources – Just in Case
- Guam Faces its First Dengue Fever Outbreak in 75 Years
2018 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- All New, Fully Responsive, Western IPM Center Website
- Western IPM Researchers, Extensionists and Teams to be Honored for Excellence at the IPM Symposium
- Using IPM to Protect a Community Long Vanished
- How Pest Questions Led a School District to IPM Success
- Graduate Student Research Advances the Science of IPM
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- New Bed Bug Website and Workshop Provide Great Information and Resources
- IPM Helps Keep Golf Courses Green – and in the Black
- Western IPM Center’s 2017 Annual Report is Available
- Mary Burrows’ Experience in Visiting Capitol Hill to Talk about IPM
- Amanda Crump’s Highlights form the Recent International IPM Symposium
- Researchers Work to Manage Coyotes and Other Urban Wildlife in Southern California
- Project to Improve the Public Conversations about IPM Unveils Recommendations
- Illness from Insect Bites Are Up Sharply Across the U.S.
- Oregon Project Looks to Deliver IPM Information to Non-Agriculture Audiences
- Western IPM Center Says Goodbye, and Hello, to a Network Coordinator in Hawaii
- Western IPM Coordinators Provide State Updates and Visit Hood River’s Pears
- Research Focuses on Helping Barn Owls Work in Concert with Rodenticides on Farms
- After Lawsuit, EPA Allows Worker Protection Rules Requiring Pesticide Safety Training to Take Effect
- It’s Summer, so it’s Fire Season in the West – ands That’s an IPM Issue
- Director Amanda Crump Taking the Lessons of Our IPM Success to a Different Stage
- Researchers Work to Control Destructive and Spreading Wild Pig Populations
- Colorado Team Looks at Harvest Weed-Seed Control
- Boulder City and County Use IPM, bu Different Tactics, to Manage Weeds on Public Land
- Colorado’s Front Range Communities Prepare for the Emerald Ash Borer
- Court Orders the EPA to Ban the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos
- Arizona Team Tackles a Big Question: If Zika Happens Here, Can We Stop It?
- Researchers Work to Protect Washington’s Apples from the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
- New Research Tests if Feeding Wireworms Wheat Will Protect Vegetables
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Comparing Pest Management Strategic Plants for Melons Shows IPM Improvements
- Pest Management Strategic Plans Can Be Very Valuable
- New National IPM Roadmap Sets Priorities for the Science
- Seven Western States Among Those Vying to Be Home to Two USDA Programs
- Western IPM Center Receives $4 Million Renewal Grant
- Western IPM Center Director Search Will Be Reopened
- Get Your Western IPM Center Proposal Submitted Soon
- Western Governors Oppose Proposal to Life Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine
2017 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- Map Links to State Managed Pollinator Protection Plans
- New Farmworker Protection Rules Took Effect January 1st
- Interested in Habitat Installation on Western Farms? Come to Troutdale.
- Researchers Trying to Breed Hill-Climbing Cows to Benefit Ranchers and Rangeland
- Webinar Series on Specialty Crop Pollination Available This Month
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- 2016 Annual Report Highlights the Value the Western IPM Center Adds for the West
- In a New Era of Deregulation, IPM Will Be More Important than Ever
- Developments in Washington that May Affect Ag and IPM
- Growers Learn the Specifics of Choosing, Planting and Using Habitat that Helps their Farms
- The Importance of Pest Management to Ag Productivity
- Do Birds on Dairies Cause an Economic Loss? Washington Researchers Want to Know
- Dow Asks Federal Agencies to Reject EPA’s Biological Evaluation of Chlorpyrifos, Malathion and Diazinon
- Other Regional Agricultural Programs Can Be Good Partners to Promote Human Health
Gold Spotted Oak Borer Special Report 2017
- Arctic Agriculture: Alaska Presents Unique Growing and Pest Challenges
- Recognizing a Need, Alaskan Peonies Fill a Global Gap
- New Resources about Bed Bugs and Good News for Arizona Pupils
- Western State IPM Programs Show the Impact of Collaboration
- To Improve Connections with Audiences, Try These Five Easy Writing Tips
- Recipients of Several Federal Grant Programs Announced
- Researchers Use Pests’ Chemical Communications to Monitor and Control Them
- Workshop for Western Tribes Delves Deep into the History and Ecology of Bed Bugs
- Western States Gather to Coordinate their IPM Efforts
Alkali Bee Special Report 2017
- Showing Soil Solarization Works in the Pacific Northwest
- Oregon Hops Growers Learning to Control Powdery Mildew
- Study: IPM Equals Organic in Preserving Beneficials
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Case Studies Sow How IPM Helps Mosquito Control Manage Mosquitoes and Risk
- USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Plans Listening Sessions Nationwide
- Western IPM Center and Others Shared Ideas at the USDA NIFA Listening Session Last Week
- Keeping Invasive Weeds at Bay is an Ongoing Fight in Nevada
- Resources for IPM-Interested Students Now in Newsletter
- Oregon Program Wraps Up after 24 Workshops on Integrated Biological Pest Management
- Western States, Territories & Researchers Awarded Funds
- Does It Matter if the Public Knows Anything about IPM?
2016 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- Longtime IPM Advocate Frank Zalom Named a Fellow of the Royal Entomology Society
- EPA Launches Pesticide Worker Protection Dashboard Online
- Can an Economic Model Show Growers the Importance of Reducing the Weed Seed Bank?
- EPA Determines Imidacloprid Can Harm Bees in Certain Crops
- Risk Aversion: A Different Kind of Resistance Management
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- CDC Asking For Help to Update County-Level Distribution Maps of Zika-Carrying Mosquito Species
- Hawaii Congresswoman Champions “Areawide IPM Act”
- New Field Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Hops Available for Order or Download
- Annual Advisory Meetings Help the Western IPM Center Succeed
- GMO Issues Take Center Stage in Two Recent Publications
- New Director Spells Out Initial Goals for the Western IPM Center
- Training on an IPM Approach to Mosquito Control Is Online
- Use of Human Health Studies by the EPA Sparks Debate over Data
- Montana Promotes IPM to Protect “The Last Best Place”
- Western IPM Center Launches a YouTube Channel to Better Promote IPM through Videos
- Travel Safe This Summer; Avoid Mosquito-Transmitted Diseases
- Safflower Plays a Key Role in a Successful Areawide IPM Program in Central California
- The Western Governors’ Association Adopts an Invasive Species Policy and Proposes a Species Inventory of the West
- Director of California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation Asks Growers to Limit Chlorpyrifos Use
- Croptime Website Expands Pest-Modeling Resource to Include Vegetable-Development Models
- Pests Don’t Recognize Boundaries. Pest Management Solutions Shouldn’t Either.
- IPM Training Program Targets Young Ag Professionals in the Pacific Northwest’s Colombia River Basin
- On the Ground: See Utah’s IPM Program & Research in Action
- Researchers in Aberdeen, Idaho Look at Whole Systems to Battle Important Pests and Diseases
- Snake River Project Makes Invasive Weed Control Look Fun
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- National IPM Coordinating Committee to Discuss How to Design and Fund a “New IPM”
- EPA Scientific Advisory Panel to Consider the Carcinogenic Potential of Glyphosate
- To Embrace IPM Is to Embrace Change – Even When It’s Scary
- PMSPs Are Valued by Federal Regulators, and Two Efforts Are Under Way to Improve Them
- Latest Western IPM Center Photo Essay Spotlights New Mexico
- Do Eco Labels & Sustainable Certifications Promote IPM Adoption? Yes, but…
- President Obama Signs a New Invasive Species Executive Order
- USDA Awards Five Western Researchers Applied Research & Development Program Grants
2015 Issues
- Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
- Small Farms Group Finds Invaders, Opportunities and Challenges
- Coming This Year: A State-by-State Look at IPM in the Western Region
- Asian Citrus Psyllid Expands in Northern California; Quarantines Grow
- New Website Shows Herbicide Damage to Ornamental and Non-Target Plants
- Join the Western IPM Center Staff and IPM Colleagues Everywhere at the International IPM Symposium
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- Adoption and Impact Report Shows IPM Is Widely Used and Reducing Pesticide Use in the West
- State-by-State: IPM in New Mexico
- Washington State’s Carrie Foss Embraces Education and IPM
- IPM Assessment Toolkit Adds Four New Evaluation Modules
- EPA Says It Won’t Approve New Uses of Neonicotinoid Pesticides
- Two New Apps Help Growers in Utah and the West Fight Pests
- EPA and USDA at Odds over the Benefits of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments on Soybeans
- IPM Experts in Arizona Create a New Handbook on Pests of Homes and Communities in Desert Areas
- EPA Issues Proposal “to Mitigate Exposure to Bees From Acutely Toxic Pesticide Products”
- Fully Searchable Coordinated-Comment Database Launched on the Western IPM Center Website
- Identify Audience, Message and Purpose to Improve Communication
- Retrospective of the Regional IPM Grants Program Shows Tremendous Benefits to the West
- Help Launch a New National School IPM Resources Website
- “Share Your Science” Campaign Promotes Impacts of Research
- Outreach and Research to Control Pests in the Intermountain West
- California Fines Six Companies for Selling Pesticide-Tainted Produce to Ethnic Minorities
- USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Looks for Commodity Group Partners to Co-Fund Priority Research
- New Western IPM Center Report Shows 18 Months of Progress
- National Retrospective of the Regional IPM Grants Program Shows the Benefits It Brought
- Explained: How and Why to Use the Q Method for In-Depth Surveys
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Resources to Promote, Practice & Expand School IPM in the West
- EPA Unveils Stronger Agricultural Worker Protection Standards
- Hops Reports Showcases IPM Improvements from 2008 to 2015
- EPA Proposes to Revoke Food Tolerances for Chlorpyrifos
- National Integrated Pest Management Committee Formalizes Structure
- What Are You Working on? Send Us a Paragraph about Your IPM Research or Program
- Update: USDA’s Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program
- Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Has Researchers and Islands Scrambling
2014 Issues
- Cotton Pest Loss Surveys Quantify IPM Benefits
- The Asian Citrus Psyllid and HLB
- Attract Kestrels and Barn Owls to Help Control Pests
- Promote Your Project or Program with the Perfect Press Release
- Online Training Available for Airblast Sprayers in Agriculture
- Visiting the Epicenter of Sudden Oak Death in Marin County
- Controlling Microdochium Patch on Putting Greens
- Spotted Wing Drosophila Reaches New Mexico, Threatens Growers
- It’s a Bug-Eat-Bug World: Meet the Southwest’s Predator Species
- Working to Put the Brakes on Flowering Rush in the West
- Clean, Drain & Dry: Helping Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species
- Have an Opinion about This Newsletter? We’d Like to Hear It
- Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
- Welcome Matt Baur, New Western IPM Center Associate Director
- Don’t Let Yellowjackets Ruin Your Memorial Day Picnic
- New Applied Research & Development Grants Aren’t Just Renamed Regional IPM Awards
- Pest Management Strategic Plan Sparks Immediate Action for Northwest Pears
- Need to ID a Weed (or Montana Grasses)? There’s an App…
- Center’s Water-Protection Slides Used to Train More than 1,400
- Share Your Thoughts on EPA’s New Proposed Worker Protection Standard
- Multi-Lingual Training Charts Teach Pesticide Safety in Hawaii
- Invasives Disrupting Established IPM Strategies around the West
- Center-Funded Demonstrations Show How Effective Vineyard Spraying Reduces Drift, Pesticide Use and Costs
- Organic Seed Survey Open
- Visit the Western IPM Center’s New Website at westernipm.org
- Center Works with Regional Partners to Integrate Sustainable Pest Management Practices in Western Agriculture
- Vets Can Search New Center-Funded Website to Find Ectoparasite Treatments
- Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
- Early Detection and Rapid Response Helps Montana Combat Weed Invaders
- Help Design a New “Safer Choice” Logo for Household Products
- New IPM Curriculum Teaches Kids the Science of Managing Pests
- Western States and Projects Receive USDA Grants to Further IPM Science
- Colorado Battling Emerald Ash Borer with Coordination and Cooperation
- Hawaii Working to Keep Pests from Hitchhiking Rides in Christmas Trees
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