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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.

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2026 Issues

January 2026

  • 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

February 2026

  • New World Screwworm Detections in Mexico
  • USDA Shifts Sterile Fly Releases North
  • Screwworm Grand Challenge: $100 million Available, 20 Awards Anticipated

March 2026

  • Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
  • Promising New Biocontrol Option for Controlling Wheat Stem Sawfly
  • New Spanish-Language Resources Published

2025 Issues

January 2025

  • Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
  • Murder Hornets Eradicated, but Japanese Beetle Detections Increasing
  • Monarch Butterfly Proposed for Threatened Species Status

February 2025

  • 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

March 2025

  • 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

April 2025

  • 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

May 2025

  • 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

June 2025

  • 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

July 2025

  • 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 

August 2025

  • 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

September 2025

  • 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

October 2025

  • 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

November 2025

  • 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

December 2025

  • 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

January 2024

  • 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

February 2024

  • 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

March 2024

  • Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
  • EPA Creates New Office to Better Connect with Agricultural Communities
  • Changes Coming to The IPM Hour

April 2024

  • 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

May 2024

  • 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

June 2024

  • 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

July 2024

  • 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

August 2024

  • 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

September 2024

  • 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

October 2024

  • 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

November 2024

  • 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

December 2024

  • 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

January 2023

  • 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

February 2023

  • 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

March 2023

  • Announcement of Western IPM Center Grant Recipients
  • Farming and Food Narrative Project Releases Recommendations
  • Not all Insects are Pests. Some are Dinner. 

April 2023

  • 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

May 2023

  • 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

June 2023

  • 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

July 2023

  • 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

August 2023

  • 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

September 2023

  • 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

October 2023

  • 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

November 2023

  • 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

December 2023

  • 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

January 2022

  • 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

February 2022

  • 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”

March 2022

  • 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

April 2022

  • 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

May 2022

  • 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

June 2022

  • 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

July 2022

  • 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

August 2022

  • 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

September 2022

  • 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

October 2022

  • 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

November 2022

  • 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

December 2022

  • 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

January 2021

  • 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.

February 2021

  • 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

March 2021

  • 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.

April 2021

  • 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

May 2021

  • 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

June 2021

  • 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

July 2021

  • 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

August 2021

  • 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

September 2021

  • 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

October 2021

  • 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

November 2021

  • 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

December 2021

  • 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

January 2020

  • 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

February 2020

  • 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

March 2020

  • 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

April 2020

  • 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

May 2020

  • 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

June 2020

  • 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

July 2020

  • 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”

August 2020

  • 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

September 2020

  • 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

October 2020

  • 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

November 2020

  • 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.

December 2020

  • 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

January 2019

  • 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

February 2019

  • 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

March 2019

  • 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

April 2019

  • 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

May 2019

  • After Feedback, New Regional IPM Priorities List Published
  • Center Has Limited Special Issues Funding Available
  • USDA is on the Move

June 2019

  • 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

July 2019

  • 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

August 2019

  • 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

September 2019

  • 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

October 2019

  • Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
  • Harvest in Washington Spotlights Specialty Crops
  • Other IPM Centers Announce Grant Opportunities as Well

November 2019

  • 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

December 2019

  • 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

January 2018

  • 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

February 2018

  • 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

March 2018

  • 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

April 2018

  • 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

May 2018

  • 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.

June 2018

  • 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

July 2018

  • 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

August 2018

  • 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

Bonus August Edition 2018

  • 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

September 2018

  • 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

October 2018

  • Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
  • Comparing Pest Management Strategic Plants for Melons Shows IPM Improvements
  • Pest Management Strategic Plans Can Be Very Valuable

November 2018

  • 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

December 2018

  • 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

January 2017

  • Overview of Western IPM Center Grant Proposals Received
  • Map Links to State Managed Pollinator Protection Plans
  • New Farmworker Protection Rules Took Effect January 1st

February 2017

  • 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

March 2017

  • 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

April 2017

  • 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

May 2017

  • 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

June 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

July 2017

  • 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

August 2017

  • 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

September 2017

  • Showing Soil Solarization Works in the Pacific Northwest
  • Oregon Hops Growers Learning to Control Powdery Mildew
  • Study: IPM Equals Organic in Preserving Beneficials

October 2017

  • 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

November 2017

  • 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

December 2017

  • 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

January 2016

  • 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

February 2016

  • 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

March 2016

  • 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”

April 2016

  • 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

May 2016

  • 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

June 2016

  • 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

July 2016

  • 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

August 2016

  • 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

September 2016

  • 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

October 2016

  • 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

November 2016

  • 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

December 2016

  • 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

January 2015

  • 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

February 2015

  • 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

March 2015

  • 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

April 2015

  • 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

May 2015

  • 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

June 2015

  • 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

July 2015

  • 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

August 2015

  • 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

September 2015

  • 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

October 2015

  • Western IPM Center Annual Grants Open
  • Resources to Promote, Practice & Expand School IPM in the West
  • EPA Unveils Stronger Agricultural Worker Protection Standards

November 2015

  • Hops Reports Showcases IPM Improvements from 2008 to 2015
  • EPA Proposes to Revoke Food Tolerances for Chlorpyrifos
  • National Integrated Pest Management Committee Formalizes Structure

December 2015

  • 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

January 2014

  • Cotton Pest Loss Surveys Quantify IPM Benefits
  • The Asian Citrus Psyllid and HLB
  • Attract Kestrels and Barn Owls to Help Control Pests

February 2014

  • 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

March 2014

  • 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

April 2014

  • 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

Spring Grants Special 2014

May 2014

  • 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

June 2014

  • 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…

Summer Supplement 2014

July 2014

  • 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

August 2014

  • 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

September 2014

  • 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

October 2014

  • 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

November 2014

  • 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

December 2014

  • Hawaii Working to Keep Pests from Hitchhiking Rides in Christmas Trees
  • How IPM Can Help Save Pollinators – Streaming Video Available On-Demand
  • An Entirely Different Kind of Bee Video…