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Department of Defense uses IPM research program to protect the military
In addition to facing danger through bullets and bombs, our military personnel must also battle insects that can transmit serious and often fatal diseases. Fortunately, the Department of Defense has a...
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2014 IPM Enhancement Grant RFA has been released
The Southern IPM Center announces the release of the 2014 RFA for the IPM Enhancement Grants program. Proposals are due Friday, December 13, 2013, at 6 PM Eastern time. You can access the RFA by going...
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Friends of Southern IPM Award Nomination Period Opens Today
We are pleased to release the Calls for Nomination for our annual Friends of Southern IPM Award program. This program recognizes outstanding work in IPM in the southern region. We have two kinds of...
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Texas-based research uncovers biological weapons against sheath blight of rice
Researchers in Texas and the Delta region have some good news for rice growers concerning sheath blight. They have discovered a combination of pest management tactics that will effectively control...
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Five projects will help solve problems in agriculture & urban settings
Five projects funded for a total of $727,869 will explore new ways to manage mite-vectored wheat diseases, examine the dispersal and life history of the kudzu bug, test ways to manage spotted wing...
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SIPMC Funds 11 IPM Enhancement Grants this year
Home gardeners, farmers and others will have new tools and educational opportunities thanks to 11 projects recently funded by the Southern IPM Center. Out of a total of 20 proposals, these 11 projects,...
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2014 Friends of Southern IPM Winners
Two graduate students and five seasoned IPM professional individuals or groups will receive recognition for being Friends of Southern IPM this year. This year’s contest yielded competition in every...
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Virginia Tech doctoral student wins regional award for work on grape root borer
Not many of us think about protecting grapevines from insects when we’re enjoying a glass of wine, but Virginia Tech Ph.D. student Jhalendra Rijal has made it his mission to help growers find ways to...
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NC State University Leads Research into Kudzu Bug Host Preferences
For an exotic invasive insect pest, kudzu bug is fairly easy to control. Spray a pyrethroid, and it’s gone. The problem is that the pyrethroid also takes with it many beneficial insects that usually...
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Biological control work lands NCSU assistant professor a regional award
Biological control of pests often depends on a variety of factors. Sometimes predators are successful at reducing pest populations; other times, pest populations outnumber them, or a species that has...
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