IPM Resources in Florida

Educate to Detect: First Detector Training in FloridaPolycom Training: Milton, Homestead & GainesvilleFriday, May 2, 2008

Jennifer GillettUF/IFAS- IPM Florida Associate Director

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

IFAS integrated pest management research, extension and education faculty

Now Available from IPM Florida-

IPM Florida websiteIPM in Florida DVD’sLearn About IPM brochureIPM rulersHand lenses and magnifiersIPM Displays

ipm.ifas.ufl.edu

IPM Extension Resources

Website Extension Resource pagePowerPoint’sActivitiesVideosDatabasesIPM Landscape ToolboxLinks to DDIS and Diagnostic Clinics!

IPM Florida Extension Resources

IPM in Florida DVDAgricultureCommunitiesNatural Areas

Introduction (1 min.)Fire Ants (2 min.)Brazilian Pepper Tree (2 min.)Climbing Fern (7 min.)Melaleuca (16 min.)

New at the IFAS Bookstore!

Good Lawn Bugs Also available-

Natural Resources CD-ROMS, DVDs, S

oftwareVideo & Slides BooksPosters ID Decks/Guides

www.ifasbooks.ufl.edu

Your Presentation Starts Here

IPM- Pest Management Options

Educate to Detect:First Detector Training in Florida

Your Name HereCounty & title

Scouting

Diagnosis

Thresholds

Management

Pest Management Approach

Utilizing Borer Traps as an Alternative Pest Control Method

REDUCE RISK

•Disease Epidemic

•Environmental Hazards

•Health Hazards

REDUCE COST

INCREASE

•Sustainability

•Biodiversity Chemical

Mechanical & Physical

Biological Control

Biologically Based IPM Technologies

Management using the IPM Pyramid

Cultural

Physical - Mechanical

Biological

Chemical

Plant selection for site &pest resistance, sanitation,watering/pruning/fertilizing,

diversity

Exclusion, physical removal: Insects - traps, barriers, wash

Weeds - mulch, till, hoe, pull Diseases - prune

Natural and Introduced:Predators, parasites, nematodes

Biochemical: hormones, enzymes, pheromones, insect growth regulators (IGRs)

Microbial: products originate from bacteria, fungi, nematode, protozoa & virus

Hard Chemical: direct toxins, kill on contact, long residual, broad-spectrum – carbamates, organophosphates

Low Impact Chemical: baits, soaps, oils

Toxicity

Jane Morse- UF/IFAS Pinellas Co Extension

Use IPM to minimize pests and damage

Once you have your new exotic (weed, insect, disease, snail…) identified, people in your area will want to begin management tactics

These can be recommendations from anywhere in the IPM pyramid

Often scientists develop a multi tactic approach like the TAME Melaleuca program

Multi tactic example - Melaleuca

TAME MelaleucaMechanicalBiologicalChemical

http://tame.ifas.ufl.edu

Mechanical Control

Manually cutting or uprooting the plants, this can be accomplished with equipment or done by hand!

http://tame.ifas.ufl.edu/html/management/mechanical.htm

Biological Control Two biological agents

released and established melaleuca weevil melaleuca psyllid

The melaleuca bud-gall fly, has been released but has not established

The stem-gall fly is still being studied for possible future release

http://tame.ifas.ufl.edu/html/management/biological.htm

Chemical Control Several methods of

chemical controlStump treatHack-and-squirtArial application

Stump treatment slideshow

Hack-and-squirt slideshow

http://tame.ifas.ufl.edu/html/management/herbicide.htm

Pesticide Information Office (PIO)

Be sure you know about pesticide rules and licensing before recommending any chemical control options

This includes herbicides for the management of aquatic and terrestrial plants

EDIS, your local County Extension Office and the PIO can answer all of your pesticide questions

http://pested.ifas.ufl.edu/

The Future of Pest Management

http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu