Source: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY submitted to
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION IPM PROGRAM
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
EXTENDED
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1004526
Grant No.
2014-70006-22530
Project No.
TEXN-0073
Proposal No.
2014-07603
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
EIP
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2014
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2018
Grant Year
2016
Project Director
Allen, C.
Recipient Organization
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
750 AGRONOMY RD STE 2701
COLLEGE STATION,TX 77843-0001
Performing Department
Texas A&M Sponsored Research S
Non Technical Summary
Research and extension addresses IPM related needs deemed high priority by unit steering committees. Priorities may be regional in nature or they may be specific to that unit. High priority IPM issues that will be addressed in this work include: herbicide resistant weeds and new herbicide resistant crop systems, sugarcane aphid management (insecticide, natural enemies and host plant resistance), tawny crazy ant management, managment of bugs (stinkbugs, verde plantbug, Lygus, etc.), mosquitoes management to curtail mosquito borne disease, resistance management, and manageing invasive pests (imported fire ant, crape myrtle scale, brown marmorated stinkbug, bagrada bug, Asian citrus psyllid, etc.).
Animal Health Component
0%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
0%
Applied
90%
Developmental
10%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
2111710110220%
1361211112020%
2121510113020%
2131520114020%
7231549115020%
Knowledge Area
211 - Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants; 212 - Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants; 136 - Conservation of Biological Diversity; 213 - Weeds Affecting Plants; 723 - Hazards to Human Health and Safety;

Subject Of Investigation
1549 - Wheat, general/other; 1520 - Grain sorghum; 1211 - Pecan; 1510 - Corn; 1710 - Upland cotton;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology; 1120 - Nematology; 1102 - Mycology; 1150 - Toxicology; 1140 - Weed science;
Goals / Objectives
Local steering committee directed, IPM-related, applied research and extension programming to solve pest related problems in agriculture (field crop, fruit, nut and commercial nursery/landscape), home/landscape, school, and and urban settings. Develop information and information delivery systems to put information about IPM in stakeholders hands. Evaluate projects so that outcomes can be determined and communicated. Educate professional colleagues, County Extension Agents and other collaborators. Work with providers of IPM technologies to evaluate the products and inform stakeholders.
Project Methods
The Texas program is organized around IPM Units, typically 2-3 counties, in which an IPM Agent or IPM Program Specialist works (two Texas IPM Program Specialists have statewide programs). Each program has a steering committee made up of stakeholders in the unit. Each Steering Committee meets 1-3 times a year to discuss the program, set priorities, review progress, plan educational program components and review finances. Priority IPM issues are addressed by collaborative teams of County Agents, IPM Agents, Specialists and others. Program evaluation are activities are planned and conducted. Annual program reports and project reports and written. Monthly and annual reports are written and submitted. The IPM Coordinator compiles quarterly and annual reports of programs and progress, including positive economic, environmental and human health outcomes as well as those that improve quality of life. Milestones will include evaluation information which shows significant progress has been made.

Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17

Outputs
Target Audience:The Texas IPM Program has a number of target audiences. The crop production IPM component targets crop producers in ~3 county units (10 in 2014, expanded to 13 in 2017) in some of the most concentrated agricultural production areas in the state. Speciality crop programming addressed pecan growers and producers of nursery and greenhouse grown plants. The urban IPM component of the program targeted those living in and near larger Texas cities, but reached many people outside of those areas as well. Another target audience was school employees. Environmentalists and advocates for healthy communities were still another audience. Finally, we provided information that was used to educate local County Commissioners Courts, and state and federal legislators. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?This project has provided apply opportunity for training and professional development. All participants attended numerous regional, national and some international Professional Society Meetings. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results have been diseminated through numerous stakeholder attended events. These included community, agricultural producer and consultant meetings, youth gatherings and turn-row meetings. A great deal of information was distributed through newsletters, blogs, newpapers and radio and televison broadcasts. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Texas is a highly diverse state with vast rural and metropolitan areas. As of 2016, Texas had 3 of the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. Approximately, 25.5 million people, 85% of Texas' population, are located in urban areas. In 2016, there were 241,500 farming operations in TX, covering almost 130 million acres. Texas ranked third in U.S. agriculture based on cash receipts valued at $5.4 billion. Organizing and implementing IPM across such a diverse array of environmental conditions is challenging. Among program efforts in 2016, emphasis for purposes of this nomination will focus on Zika Virus Prevention, IPM in Schools and Agricultural IPM. Zika Virus is a disease primarily vectored by a common mosquito in Texas, Aedes aegypti. Infection during pregnancy may cause microcephaly and other severe brain defects to the fetus. As a component of the Texas A&M Extension Entomology and IPM Programs, the Arbovirus Team was organized to primarily educate the public concerning Zika Virus Prevention. This team is directed by a Department of Entomology Extension Specialist aided by other Extension Specialists, IPM Program Specialists, Extension Agents IPM and County Extension Agents across the state. In 2016 outreach efforts resulted in over 291 million people receiving Zika Virus prevention information. Texas has the second largest population of public school students in the United States with approximately 5.3 million students enrolled in 1,247 school districts operating on 9,463 campuses. Pests associated with health concerns in schools include: ants, bed bugs, bees and wasps, biting midges, cockroaches, flies, lice, millipedes, mosquitoes, rodents, termites and ticks. Through addressing issues and needs, training IPM Coordinators and pesticide applicators, the Texas IPM in Schools program has improved communication and collaboration with School IPM Coordinators, resulting in reduced risk from pest related allergens and disease transmission, and student, teacher and staff exposure to pesticides. Since its arrival in 2013, the sugarcane aphid has gone from a pest that threatened to completely destroy the sorghum industry in Texas to a manageable pest in 2016. Efforts from the Sugarcane Aphid Taskforce have been instrumental in much of this success, relying on foundational IPM principles such as host plant resistance, scouting, action thresholds, insecticide selection and preserving natural enemies. Significant strides have also been realized regarding managing glyphosate resistant weeds. Texas Extension Agents IPM working with weed scientists and agronomists developed and delivered scientifically based IPM approaches to manage herbicide resistant weeds. This approach focused on identifying early signs of herbicide resistant weeds, promotion of preemergence herbicides, crop rotation, weed identification, scouting, and record keeping for weeds encountered and herbicides used. Great strides have also been made with regard to managing difficult to control disease and nematode pests of cotton. These efforts have concentrated on taking using proper sampling techniques, pest identification, planting resistant and tolerant cotton varieties along with utilization of fungicides and nematicides.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Flanders, Kathy L., P.R. Nester, R.P. Puckett, 2016. Incorporating other pest ants into Fire Ant eXtension. Proc. Nat. Conf. Urban Ent. May 22  25, 2016, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Cottrell, T.E., and W. Ree, 2016. Assays of orchard-applied insecticides on the brown stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) feeding on Pecan. Journal of Entomological Science. Vol. 51, No. 3 179-198.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2017 Citation: Cowell, Brian, Donn Johnson, William Ree. Brown stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) damage to pecans at different phenological nut development stages. Journal of Economic Entomology
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B., 2016. Cancellation of sulfoxaflor (Closer), January, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016. Pesticide resources, February, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, Leaf cutter ant management, March, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, Pecan nut casebearer management, April, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, Walnut caterpillar. May, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, Black pecan aphid, June, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, Walnut sphinx caterpillars, July, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, Scorch mites, August, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B., 2016, Pecan weevil management, September, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016. Late season insect management, October, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016 Zika threat, November, Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, New pecan weevil detections, December Pecan South
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, Pesticide resource information, February, The Pecan Grower
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, IRAC, The Pecan Grower
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016, Stored Product insect management, October, The Pecan Grower
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ree, B. 2016 Black pecan aphid, October, The Pecan Grower
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Senapathy, K. 2016. You can help stop these deadly mosquitoes. April 11, 2016. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kavinsenapathy/2016/04/11/the-worlds-deadliest-animal/#5d4d8eb51141
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Vafaie, E. 2016. Whats the buzz about the bees. January, 2016. TNLA Green.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Vafaie, E. 2016. Pest Management Gone Wrong. May, 2016. TNLA Green.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Vafaie, E. 2016. The Emerald Ash Borer in Texas: What You Need to Know. September, 2016. TNLA Green.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Wang, Z., Chen, Y., Gu, M., Vafaie, E., Merchant, M., and Diaz, R. 2016. Crapemyrtle Bark Scale: A New Threat of Crapemyrtles, a Popular Landscape Plant in the U.S. Insects, 7(4), 78; doi:10.3390/insects7040078.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Knutson, A., Corriher, V. and Vafaie, E. 2016. Efficacy of selected insecticides for control of fall armyworm in bermudagrass hay, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Vafaie, E. K. and Rydzak, P. M. 2016. Preventative Insecticidal control of green peach aphids, 2015. Arthropod Management Tests.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Vyavhare, S. S. and D. L. Kerns. 2017. Bt Cotton. TAMU AgriLife Extension Bulletin. ENTO-067.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Vyavhare, S. S. and D. L. Kerns. 2017. Thrips. TAMU AgriLife Extension Bulletin. ENTO-069.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Vyavhare, S. S. and D. L. Kerns. 2017. Wireworms. TAMU AgriLife Extension Bulletin. ENTO-068.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Biles, S. 2016. Texas Sorghum: Mid-Coast Fields Nearing Harvest, Sugarcane Aphids Variable. AGFAX. 6/9/16. http://agfax.com/2016/06/09/texas-sorghum-mid-coast-fields-nearing-harvest-sugarcane-aphids-variable/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Biles, S. 2016. Texas Sorghum: Mid-Coast Fields Range from Milk to Near Harvest. AGFAX. 6/24/2016. http://agfax.com/2016/06/24/texas-sorghum-mid-coast-fields-range-from-milk-to-near-harvest/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Biles, S. 2016. Texas Cotton: Monitor Mid-Coast Fields for Stink Bugs, Plant Bugs. AGFAX. 6/24/2016. http://agfax.com/2016/06/24/texas-cotton-monitor-mid-coast-fields-for-stink-bugs-plant-bugs/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 6/1/16. (Featured Xandra Morris, Kerry Siders and Stephen Biles). http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0602-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 7/14/16. (Featured Kerry Siders, Ed Bynum, Stephen Biles and Suhas Vyavhare) http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0714-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Bynum, E., P. Porter, B. Reed, K. Siders, T. Doederlein. 2016. 2016 Texas High Plains Sugarcane Aphid Management Guide. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. NTO-047.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Keeling, W., et al. 2015 AG-CARES Annual Report. February 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 6/10/16. (Featured Tommy Doederlein, Katelyn Kowles, Tyler Mays and Danielle Sekula Ortiz). http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0609-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 7/7/16. (Featured Robert Bowling, Joel Webb, Kate Harrell, Tyler Mays and Tommy Doederlein) http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0707-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 8/25/16. (Featured Tommy Doederlein, Joel Webb and Kate Harrell) http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0825-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Kerns, D.L., D. Fromme, B. Baugh and T. Doederlein. 2016. Ability of Cotton on the Texas High Plains to Compensate for Pre-bloom Square Loss, and Impact on Yield and Lint Quality. Journal of Cotton Science. 20:103-115.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Easterling, B. 2016. Glasscock, Reagan & Upton IPM Program 2015 Annual Report. January 2016. 58 pp. http://glasscock.agrilife.org/agricultural-demonstrations/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lackey, J. 2016. Windmill Country: Cool temps, rain revive crops. San Angelo Standard Times. 4/19/16. http://archive.gosanangelo.com/news/local/windmill-country-cool-temps-rain-revive-crops-284d8338-c5a9-61ff-e053-0100007f2fc5-376296601.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lackey, J. 2016. Windmill Country: Glasscock County cotton survives sandstorm. San Angelo Standard Times. 6/20/16. http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local/windmill-country-glasscock-county-cotton-survives-sandstorm-284d8338-c5cc-61ff-e053-0100007f2fc5-383640101.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lackey, J. 2016. Windmill Country: Weather keeps farmers hopping. San Angelo Standard Times. 6/27/2016. http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local/windmill-country-weather-keeps-farmers-hopping-284d8338-c5d0-61ff-e053-0100007f2fc5-384564961.html?
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lackey, J. 2016. Windmill Country: Farmers & ranchers brace for the heat of July. San Angelo Standard Times. 7/4/16. http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local/windmill-country-farmers--ranchers-brace-for-heat-of-july-368559e2-383d-7ef7-e053-0100007f5949-385488131.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lackey, J. 2016. Windmill Country: Cotton Prices Higher on Mixed Yields. San Angelo Standard Times. 8/1/16. http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local/windmill-country--cotton-yields-mixed-throughout-texas-368559e2-384b-7ef7-e053-0100007f5949-388860881.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lackey, J. 2016. Windmill Country: Cotton fields, farmers stressed by heat. San Angelo Standard Times. 8-9-16. http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/local/windmill-country-cotton-fields-farmers-stressed-by-heat-368559e2-384e-7ef7-e053-0100007f5949-389496931.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 5/4/16. http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0505-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 5/26/16. http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0519-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 6/22/16. http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0623-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 8/4/16. http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0804-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 8/18/16. http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0818-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stone, E. 2016. Downturn bittersweet for Glasscock County. Midland Reporter Telegram, 6/15/16. http://www.mrt.com/business/article/Downturn-bittersweet-for-Glasscock-County-9288264.php
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Harrell, K. 2016. Texas Upper Coast Cotton: Bollworms are Upon Us. AGFAX. 7/2/2016. http://agfax.com/2016/07/02/texas-upper-coast-cotton-bollworms-are-upon-us/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Kowles, K. 2016. Texas Sorghum: Sugarcane Aphids Have Reached Threshold in Lubbock County. AGFAX. http://agfax.com/2016/08/02/texas-sorghum-sugarcane-aphids-have-reached-threshold-in-lubbock-county/ August 2, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: McDonough, Doug. 2016. Bedbugs reaching epidemic proportions. http://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Bedbugs-reaching-epidemic-proportions-10633769.php November 24, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Harrell, K. 2016. Texas Upper Coast IPM: Cotton Harvest  6 Tips to Get the Crop Ready. AGFAX 7/25/16. http://agfax.com/2016/07/25/texas-upper-cost-ipm-cotton-harvest-6-tips-to-get-the-crop-ready/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Harrell, K. 2016. Texas Upper Coast Cotton: Gin Demo on Rain Damaged Cotton from Hill, Wharton Counties. AGFAX. 8/26/16. http://agfax.com/2016/08/26/texas-upper-coast-cotton-table-top-gin-demo- on-rain-damaged-cotton-from-hill-wharton-counties/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Harrell, K. 2016. Texas Upper Coast IPM  Cotton: Dry Before Picking: Defoliation Recommendations. AGFAX. 9/9/16. http://agfax.com/2016/09/09/texas-upper-coast-ipm-cotton-dry-before-picking- defoliation-recommendations/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Harrell, K. 2016. Texas Upper Coast IPM  Cotton: Pickers Running, Quality Mostly Holding. AGFAX. 9-20-16. http://agfax.com/2016/09/16/texas-upper-coast-cotton-pickers-running-quality-mostly-holding/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Harrell, K. 2016. Texas Upper Coast Cotton: Let Crop Dry Before Picking. AGFAX 9/23/16. http://agfax.com/2016/09/23/texas-upper-coast-cotton-let-crop-dry-before-picking/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Goard, Alyssa. 2016. Ag Specialists Offer Mosquito Education to those Keeping Zika at Bay. http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/kamc-news/ag-sepcialists-offer-mosquito-education-to-those-keeping-zika-at-bay May 19, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Goard, Alyssa. 2016. How to Zika-Proof your Home: From an Insect Scientist. http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/kamc-news/how-to-zika-proof-your-home-from-an-insect-scientist June 15, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Goard, Alyssa. 2016. Sugarcane aphids descend on South Plains sorghum crops. http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/kamc-news/sugar-cane-aphids-descend-on-south-plains-sorghum-crops August 5, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Kowles, K. 2016. Texas: Sugarcane Aphid Found in Lubbock County. AGFAX http://agfax.com/2016/05/04/texas-sugarcane-aphid-found-in-lubbock-county/ May 4, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Musico, Josie. 2016. Sugarcane aphids back; damage so far less than last year. http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2016-08-22/sugarcane-aphids-back-damage-so-far-less-last-year#.WE3-wneZOCQ August 22, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Musico, Josie and Gonzalez, Ellysa. 2016. Creepy, crawly bed bugs on the comeback. http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2016-04-25/creepy-crawly-bed-bugs-comeback# April 25, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, Larry. 2016. AgFax Southwest Crop Report. AgFax.com. Jun 30, 2016
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, Larry. 2016. AgFax Southwest Crop Report. AgFax.com. Aug 2, 2016
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, Larry. 2016. AgFax Southwest Crop Report. AgFax.com. Sept 6, 2016
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Athey, K.J, J. Dreyer, K.A. Kowles, H.J. Penn, M.I. Sitvarin and J.D. Harwood. 2016. Spring forward: molecular detection of early season predation in agroecosystems. Food Webs. 9:25-31.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crawley, S.E., J.R. Gordon, K.A. Kowles, M.F. Potter and K.F. Haynes. 2017. Sublethal exposure to a pyrethroid-neonicotinoid insecticide on mating, fecundity and development in the bed bug, Cimex lectularius L. PLOS ONE 12(5): e0177410. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177410.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Crawley, S.E., K.A. Kowles, J.R. Gordon, M.F. Potter and K.F. Haynes. 2016. Behavioral effects of sublethal exposure to a combination of B-cyfluthrin and imidacloprid in the bed bug, Cimex lectularius L. Pest Management Science. Sci.. doi:10.1002/ps.4342
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Benton, C. 2016 Wet Winter a Mixed Bag for Area Farmers. Hobbs News-Sun, July 2, 2016. http://hobbsnews.com/?cat=10.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Cabe, J. 2016 Rain, Harmful or Beneficial. TownTalk Radio Productions, September 4, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AgFax Southwest Cotton 6-9 Good News: Sunshine and Cost-Share Program. AgFax, June 8, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016 AgFax Southwest Cotton 7-7 Hot, Dry and Insect Showing up. AgFax, July 7, 2016
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AgFax Southwest Cotton 8-4 Need Rain and a Heat Break. AgFax, August 3, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016 AgFax Southwest Cotton 9-1 Cool, Wet Panhandle; Bollworms; Regrowth. AgFax, August 31, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Mays, Tyler. 2016. Southwest Insect-Pest Management Report. Brownfield News, June 29, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Mays, Tyler. 2016. South-West Plains IPM Update. Brownfield News, July 13, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Mays, Tyler. 2016. South-West Plains IPM Update. Brownfield News, July 27, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Mays, Tyler. 2016 Terry County Pest Management Update. Brownfield News, August 10, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Mays, Tyler. 2016. Grain Sorghum Action Threshold. Brownfield News, August 14, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Mays, Tyler. 2016. Southwest IPM Update. Brownfield News, August 24, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Mays, Tyler. 2016. Harvest Tips for Peanuts. Brownfield News, September 21, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Mays, Tyler. 2016. Harvest Tips for Cotton. Brownfield News, September 21, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Mays, Tyler. 2016 Module Management. Brownfield News, October 5, 2016
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Schuster, G., Mays, T., Setamou, M., Porter, P., and Nelson, S. 2016. Reducing Mycotoxin Levels in Corn via Lepidopteran Insect Control and Application of Atoxigenic Fungi. (Abstr.) Phytopathology 106:S4.91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-106-12-S4.1.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Neely, Clark et al. 2016. 2016 Texas Wheat Uniform Variety Trials. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Publication SCSC-2016-22. Varietytesting.tamu.edu/wheat.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 5/19/16. (Featured Kate Harrell, Blayne Reed and Xandra Morris). http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0519-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Domel, Jessica. 2016. Rain Stains Cotton, Cause Mold, Produce Sprouts in Boll. Texas Agriculture Daily. TexasFarmBureau.org. August 22, 2016. (featured photos and quotes from Xandra Morris)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton. 7/21/16. (Featured Xandra Morris, Katelyn Kowles) http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0721-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reed, B., Villalba, J., Keeling, W., 2016. Two Years of Pre-Plant Residual Herbicide Product Efficacy Trials on Texas High Plains Cotton. Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conference. National Cotton Council. Memphis, TN. Pp. 406-412.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Porter, P. 2016. Sugarcane Aphid Overwintered in Hale County. AgFax. May 2, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reed, B. 2016. Soil Temperature and Successful Planting. AgFax. April 29, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reed, B. 2016. Determining Seedling Chill Injury as Planting Cutoff Day Approaches. AgFax. May 24, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reed, B. 2016. Weeds, Thrips, Replanting  Hectic Week On Plains. AgFax. June 18, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reed, B. 2016. Hot, Miserable Week for Farmers & Scouts, but Good for Crops. AgFax. June 24, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reed, B. 2016. Updates on Corn, Cotton, & Sorghum. AgFax. July 22, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reed, B. 2016. Sugarcane Aphid Confounds and Confuses. AgFax. August 12, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reed, B. 2016. Late August Bollworm Threat Looms. AgFax. August 25, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. Hale, Swisher, & Floyd Crop Report. AgFax. July 27, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. Hale, Swisher, & Floyd Crop Report. PCG Mail Services. August 31, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Vyavhare, S., Reed, B. 2016. South Plains Cotton Growers Should Be Checking For Thrips. AgFax. June 3, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Vyavhare, S., Reed, B. 2016. Fleahopper Scouting Time. AgFax. July 5, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Porter, P., K. Siders and S. Vyavhare. 2016. Texas Corn: Cry1F No Longer Effective Against Western Bean Cutworm. AGFAX. 10/6/16. http://agfax.com/2016/10/06/texas-corn-cry1f-no-longer-effective-against-western-bean-cutworm/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Porter, P. 2016. Texas Sorghum: Sugarcane Aphids Overwintered in Dawson County but not Hockley County. AgFax. April 5, 2016. (Featured T. Doederline, and Kerry Siders) http://agfax.com/2016/04/05/texas-sorghum-sugarcane-aphids-overwintered-in-dawson-county-but-not-hockley-county/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Texas Cotton: Harvest Aid Treatments and Cost. AGFAX. 9/30/16. http://agfax.com/2016/09/30/texas-cotton-harvest-aid-treatments-and-cost/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Texas West Plains: Wet and Hot Season  Diseases and Regrowth. AGFAX. 9/5/16. http://agfax.com/2016/09/05/texas-west-plains-wet-and-hot-season-diseases-and-regrowth/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Texas West Plains Cotton: Crop Mostly Cut-out; 4 Priorities for Coming Weeks. AGFAX. 8/25/16. http://agfax.com/2016/08/25/texas-west-plains-cotton-crop-mostly-cut-out-4-priorities-for-coming-weeks/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Texas High Plains Cotton: Counting Nodes Above White Flower & Why it Matters - Video. AgFax. August 15, 2016. (Featured Kerry Siders) http://agfax.com/2016/08/15/texas-cotton-counting-nodes-above-white-flower-why-its-important-video/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Texas West Plains IPM: Cotton, Peanuts, Sorghum. AGFAX. 8/12/16. http://agfax.com/2016/08/12/texas-west-plains-ipm-cotton-peanuts-sorghum/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Texas Sorghum: Sugarcane Aphid Found in Hockley County. AgFax. August 3, 2016. (Featured Kerry Siders) http://agfax.com/2016/08/03/texas-sorghum-sugarcane-aphid-found-in-hockley-county/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Texas West Plains IPM Cotton: 60% of Fields at Cutout  Irrigation Decisions  Bollworm Management. AGFAX. 8/1/16. http://agfax.com/2016/08/01/texas-west-plains-ipm-cotton-60-of-fields-at-cutout-irrigation-decisions-bollworm-management/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Texas West Plains IPM: Heat is Driving the Crop Hard: Lygus Bugs Management. AGFAX. 7/20/16. http://agfax.com/2016/07/20/texas-west-plains-ipm-heat-is-driving-the-crop-hard-lygus-bugs-management/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Texas West Plains Crops: Peanuts Blooming; Cotton Squaring; No Sugarcane Aphid Yet. AGFAX. http://agfax.com/2016/07/08/texas-west-plains-crops-peanuts-blooming-cotton-squaring-no-sugarcane-aphid-yet/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Smith, R. 2016. Hot, dry conditions reduce bloom period on dryland cotton. Southwest Farm Press. July 18, 2016. (Featured Kerry Siders) http://www.southwestfarmpress.com/cotton/hot-dry-conditions-reduce-bloom-period-dryland-cotton
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. Texas West Plains Sorghum: Sugarcane Aphids at Spray Threshold in Hockley County. AgFax. August 3, 2016. (Featured Kerry Siders) http://agfax.com/2016/08/03/texas-west-plains-sorghum-sugarcane-aphids-at-spray-threshold-in-hockley-county/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. Texas Cotton: Scouting for Harvest Aid Needs  How to Videos. AgFax. Sept. 27, 2016. (Featured Kerry Siders) http://agfax.com/2016/09/27/texas-cotton-scouting-for-harvest-aid-needs-how-to-videos/
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Siders, K. 2016. Cotton Root-Knot Nematode Management Using Velum Total on the High Plains of Texas. Beltwide Cotton Conferences. January 5-7, New Orleans, LA. Proc. Beltwide Cotton Conferences, National Cotton Council, Memphis , TN ID#16620
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lackey, J. 2016. Windmill Country: Temperatures beginning to even out. San Angelo Standard Times. 9-17-16. (featured Joel Webb). http://www.gosanangelo.com/weather/windmill-country-temperatures-beginning-to-even-out-368559e2-385f-7ef7-e053-0100007f5949-393845471.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Stalcup, L. 2016. AGFAX Southwest Cotton 9/15/16. (Featured Suhas Vyavhare, Joel Webb) http://agfax.com/southwest-cotton/reports/2016/0915-swc-web.htm
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reay-Jones, F. P. F., R. T. Bessin, M. J. Brewer, D. G. Buntin, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, K. L. Flanders, D. L. Kerns, R. P. Porter, D. D. Reisig, S. D. Stewart, M. E. Rice. 2016. Impact of Lepidoptera (Crambidae, Noctuidae, and Pyralidae) pests on corn containing pyramided Bt traits and a blended refuge in the Southern United States. J. Econ. Entomol. 109: 1859-1871.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Brown, S., D. L. Kerns, J. Gore, G. Lorenz and S. Stewart. 2017. Susceptibility of twospotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) to abamectin in Midsouth Cotton. Crop Protection 98: 179-183.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2017 Citation: Yang. F., D. L. Kerns, G. P. Head, P. Price and F. Huang. 2017. Cross-resistance to purified Bt proteins, Bt corn and Bt cotton in Cry2Ab2-corn resistant strain of Spodoptera frugiperda. Pest Manag. Sci. (In press).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Yang, F., D. L. Kerns, G. Head, S. Brown and F. Huang. 2017. Susceptibility of Cry1F-maize resistant, heterozygous, and susceptible Spodoptera frugiperda to Bt proteins used in the transgenic cotton. Crop Protection 98: (128-135).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2017 Citation: Brewer, M. J., J. W. Gordy, D. L. Kerns, J. B. Woolley, W. L. Rooney and R. D. Bowling. (in press). Sugarcane aphid population growth, plant injury, and natural enemies on selected grain sorgum hybrids in Texas and Louisiana. J. Econ. Entomol.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Walker, Jake. 2016. Better to bee safe: Tips on how to avoid the swarm this spring. Bryan-College Station Eagle. March 23, 2016. Cir 19,132 + website http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/better-to-bee-safe-tips-on-how-to-avoid-the/article_e17e01ca-f0b5-11e5-b130-a3d896143740.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2016. Zika virus. Vestnik. March 9, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Buchel, Mose. 2016. There are tons of fireflies in Central Texas this year. Heres why. Washington County Wildlife Society Newsletter.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Merchant, Michael, E. Brown, M. Keck, P. Nester, J. Garcia. 2016. Field evaluations of bed bug interceptor traps in homeless shelters. 20-minute submitted paper, Nat. Conf. Urban Entomol. May 25. Albuquerque, NM.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2016. White grubs. Texas Pest Control. August 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Alberts, C. 2016. IPM Calculator guides schools in pest intervention. Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources News, University of Nebraska Lincoln. Posted August 23, 2016 (Featured Janet Hurley) http://ianrnews.unl.edu/ipm-calculator-guides-schools-pest-intervention
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hallberg, R. 2016 Two new online resources provide a wealth of information on managing pests in schools. Posted on June 6, 2016 to Southern IPM Center Blog. (Featured Janet Hurley) https://ipmsouth.com/2016/06/06/two-new-online-resources-provide-a-wealth-of-information-on-managing-pests-in-schools/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hallberg, R. 2016 Online pest risk school IPM tool helps schools locate pest problems Posted on May 3, 2016 to Southern IPM Center Blog. (Featured Janet Hurley) https://ipmsouth.com/2016/05/03/online-pest-risk-school-ipm-tool-helps-schools-locate-pest-problems/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Gibbons, B. Would you like flies with that? Insects on the menu at Blue Star dinner. San Antonio Express News. November 2, 2016 (featured Molly Keck)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Luna, J. 2016. Rain brings bounty of butterflies. Seguin Gazette. September 15, 2016. (featured Molly Keck)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Adams, C. Outbreak: Residents can keep mosquitoes at bay. Del Rio News Herald. June 19, 2016 (featured Molly Keck)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Adams, C. Mosquitoes pose new threat: Zika virus. Del Rio News Herald. January 26, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Nester, P.R., 2016. The Latest Broadcast on Fire Ant Control Products. Updated 10-18-16. http://articles.extension.org/pages/68606/the-latest-broadcast-on-fire-ant-control-products
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Nester, P.R., 2016. Two-Step Program: for fire ant control in home vegetable gardens. Major re-write with loss of certain products. 10-18-16. http://articles.extension.org/sites/default/files/Veg_garden_twostep_update_10-18-16.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Nester, P.R., 2016. Building a Red Imported Fire Ant Model from Styrofoam and Pipe Cleaners. http://articles.extension.org/sites/default/files/Building%20a%20RIFA%20styrofoam%20model.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Nester, P.R, W. Brown, M. Keck, K.L. Flanders, 2016. Imported Fire Ants Youth Content. KIDzANTS and Beyond: Educational Materials for Young People about Imported Fire Ants.* http://articles.extension.org/pages/16079/imported-fire-ants-youth-content
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Nester, P.R., J.A. Hurley, B. Bostian, H. Hernandez, W. Terry, 2016. Red imported fire ant management efforts in Corpus Christi Independent School District  avoiding tragedy. Proc. Nat. Conf. Urban Ent. May 22  25, 2016, Albuquerque, NM.


Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/17

Outputs
Target Audience:The Texas IPM Program has a number of target audiences. The crop production IPM component targets crop producers in ~3 county units (10 in 2014, expanded to 13 in 2017) in some of the most concentrated agricultural production areas in the state. Speciality crop programming addressed pecan growers and producers of nursery and greenhouse grown plants. The urban IPM component of the program targeted those living in and near larger Texas cities, but reached many people outside of those areas as well. Another target audience was school employees. Environmentalists and advocates for healthy communities were still another audience. Finally, we provided information that was used to educate local County Commissioners Courts, and state and federal legislators. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Training/Professional Development: Professional Meetings (National and Regional [Entomological Society of America, Plant Path Society, American Society of Agronomy, etc.] ), Commodity and Interest Meetings (National Cotton Council, Fire Ant Meetings, Commodity Classic, etc.), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Entomology Department professional development meetings, on-line human resources and subject matter training, etc. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results have been diseminated through numerous stakeholder attended events. These included community, agricultural producer and consultant meetings, youth gatherings and turn-row meetings. A great deal of information was distributed through newsletters, blogs, newpapers and radio and televison broadcasts. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Texas is a highly diverse state with vast rural and metropolitan areas. As of 2016, Texas had 3 of the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. Approximately, 25.5 million people, 85% of Texas' population, are located in urban areas. In 2016, there were 241,500 farming operations in TX, covering almost 130 million acres. Texas ranked third in U.S. agriculture based on cash receipts valued at $5.4 billion. Organizing and implementing IPM across such a diverse array of environmental conditions is challenging. Among program efforts emphasized during the reporting period those of particular focus included: Zika Virus Prevention, IPM in Schools and Agricultural IPM. Zika Virus is a disease primarily vectored by a common mosquito in Texas, Aedes aegypti. Infection during pregnancy may cause microcephaly and other severe brain defects to the fetus. As a component of the Texas A&M Extension Entomology and IPM Programs, the Arbovirus Team was organized to primarily educate the public concerning Zika Virus Prevention. This Report Date 09/27/2017 Page 1 of 25 United States Department of Agriculture Progress Report Accession No. 1004526 Project No. TEXN-0073 team is directed by a Department of Entomology Extension Specialist aided by other Extension Specialists, IPM Program Specialists, Extension Agents IPM and County Extension Agents across the state. In 2016-17 outreach efforts resulted in over 291 million people receiving Zika Virus prevention information. Texas has the second largest population of public school students in the United States with approximately 5.3 million students enrolled in 1,247 school districts operating on 9,463 campuses. Pests associated with health concerns in schools include: ants, bed bugs, bees and wasps, biting midges, cockroaches, flies, lice, millipedes, mosquitoes, rodents, termites and ticks. Through addressing issues and needs, training IPM Coordinators and pesticide applicators, the Texas IPM in Schools program has improved communication and collaboration with School IPM Coordinators, resulting in reduced risk from pest related allergens and disease transmission, and student, teacher and staff exposure to pesticides. Within agricultural IPM the main focus areas have included sugarcane aphid management herbicide resistant weed and Bt resistance. Since its arrival in 2013, the sugarcane aphid has gone from a pest that threatened to completely destroy the sorghum industry in Texas to a manageable pest in 2016. Efforts from the Sugarcane Aphid Taskforce have been instrumental in much of this success, relying on foundational IPM principles such as host plant resistance, scouting, action thresholds, insecticide selection and preserving natural enemies. Significant strides have also been realized regarding managing glyphosate resistant weeds. Texas Extension Agents IPM working with weed scientists and agronomists developed and delivered scientifically based IPM approaches to manage herbicide resistant weeds. This approach focused on identifying early signs of herbicide resistant weeds, promotion of preemergence herbicides, crop rotation, weed identification, scouting, and record keeping for weeds encountered and herbicides used. In 2016-17, incidence of bollworms feeing in and injuring Bt cotton has been common. Coordinated research efforts were put forth to collect bollworms for evaluationfor resistance to Bt toxin. Results suggest that resistance to Cry1Ac and Cry1F are widespread and that resistance to Cry2Ab2 is common. No resistance was detected to Vip3A. Educational efforts were initiated to train growers and consultants on how to scout for bollworms in cotton, how to utilize economic thresholds and insecticide choices. It is estimated that 1.5 -2 million acres of cotton required treatments for Bt resistant bollworms in 2017.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: BlackLands IPM. https://hill.agrilife.org/newsletters/ipm-newsletter/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Upper Gulf Coast IPM. http://uppercoastipm.blogspot.com/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Mid-Coast IPM. https://agrilife.org/mid-coast-ipm/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Northwest Plains IPM. https://bailey.agrilife.org/newsletters/integrated-pest-management/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: West Plains IPM. https://hockley.agrilife.org/newsletters/ipm/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crop Management Newsletter. https://dawson.agrilife.org/integrated-pest-management/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Plains Pest Management. https://hale.agrilife.org/newsletters/IPM/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Southern High Plains IPM. https://lubbock.agrilife.org/newsletters/hub-of-the-plains-pest-management/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: South-West Plains IPM. http://south-westplainsipm.blogspot.com/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Pest Cast. https://southtexas.tamu.edu/programs-and-services/ipm/


Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16

Outputs
Target Audience:Target Audiences: Target audiences of the Texas A&M AgriLife IPM Program include urban/rural citizens, farmers and ranchers, school pest managers, pest management professionals, other government educators (university, public schools, state and federal agencies etc.). Changes/Problems:We do not anticipate any major changes/problems. We will continue to build capacity through education, publication and web-based delivery for our peers and to accomplish effective educational outreach to the public. We will continue to work to develop effective teams to accomplish goals. We will continue to evaluate programs and report impacts of our programming. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Training/Professional Development: Professional Meetings (National and Regional [Entomological Society of America, Plant Path Society, American Society of Agronomy, etc.] ), Commodity and Interest Meetings (National Cotton Council, Fire Ant Meetings, Commodity Classic, etc.), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Entomology Department professional development meetings, on-line human resources and subject matter training, etc. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Dissemination of Results: Contacts Meetings: Adult 31,388; Youth 13,191 Electronic Media: Webinars 5,189; Social Media 74,463; Websites 2,938,762 Traditional Media: Newsletters 133,477; Radio 4,756,363; TV 14,175,500 Publications Outreach: Ext. Pub. 12; Popular Press Articles 147; News Releases 60 Professional: Proceedings/Abstracts 24; Refereed Publications 12 What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Focuses will be on emerging issues and traditional needs in the area of IPM. They will include: Old World Bollworm, sugarcane aphid, Bermuda grass stem maggot and other emerging pests of Texas field crops Traditional pests of Texas field crops Mosquitoes and mosquito borne disease (Zika virus and others) Livestock pests School IPM education addressing emerging and traditional pests of human health and structural concern Development of improved electronic information dissemination capabilities Mentoring new IPM Agents to help ensure their success Improving linkages across the state, region and nation to address IPM needs

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Sugarcane aphid management on grain sorghum Work to develop an Integrated Pest Management system for this highly destructive pest Grower/consultant estimated 2-year impact - $265 million Mosquito-borne disease Conducted 15 workshops in 2014-5 that trained 465 practitioners to monitor for mosquitoes and disease and apply IPM principals to mosquito management Impact - empowered practitioners to protect communities - cumulative population 12.3 million - lower incidents of mosquito-borne illness/deaths Texas IPM Program Local applied research, educational programming and 54,159 acres scouted/sampled Benefits on average : ~$40/ac cotton, $20/acre grain sorghum, $12/acre wheat Cotton Pest Management - boll weevil eradication, Bt cotton and neonicotinoid seed treatment (adoption - long term) 66% reduction in foliar insecticide sprays, 12.4 million annual acre applications not made 50% increase in lint yield per acre (208 lbs lint/ac) - acknowledged impact of other improvements Cumulative value of BWE in Texas since 1996 - $2.9 billion School IPM Meetings, websites, publications & mentoring of School IPM Coordinators Results: Lower pesticide use, fewer pests Cleaner, safer schools public schools; fewer sick days Most schools now in compliance with state School IPM laws and regulations

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Peer Reviewed Publications (14), Editor Reviewed Publications (4), Ext. Publications (10), Conference Proceedings (11), Abstracts (8), Commodity Group Publications (29), Experiment Station Publications (1), Popular Press (122). Publications list too extensive to fully report within the allocated characters. Most with NIFA support acknowledged, but some not.


Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15

Outputs
Target Audience:The Texas IPM Program has a number of target audiences. The crop production IPM component targets crop producers in ~3 county units (10 in 2014) in some of the most concentrated agricultural production areas in the state. Speciality crop programming addressed pecan growers and producers of nursery and greenhouse grown plants. The urban IPM component of the program targeted those living in and near larger Texas cities, but reached many people outside of those areas as well. Another target audience was school employees. Environmentalists and advocates for healthy communities were still another audience. Finally, we provided information that was used to educate local County Commissioners Courts, and state and federal legislators. Changes/Problems:I do not anticipate major changes in our approach. Special reporting requirement will not be needed. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The program provided travel funds allowing Extension Agents IPM and IPM Program Specialists to travel to society, comodity and professional development meetings. These meetings provided opportunities for subject matter education, networking, and organizational support. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?As discussed in the accomplishment section above, many educatioal media were used. Information was delivered to stakeholders by way of meetings, newsletters, extension publications, fact sheets, program reports, newspaper, radio, TV, popular press, social media, blogs, websites, one on one and other methods. The IPM Program is structured and best suited to work locally, prioritizing local IPM related needs and devlop and delilver programs to meet those needs. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Through our unit steering committees, we will re-evaluate our program priorities and focus on those identified as highest priority and actionable. We will then design and deliver educational programming to address the needs and use appropriate evaluation methods to determine our success in accomplishing our goals. This has been the model used in the Texas IPM Program to keep programming relevant and focused on the pest related issues in stakeholder communities across the state.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Two very significant accomplisments occurred as a result of IPM Programs and collaborating partners in Texas in 2014. First, the Sugarcane Aphid team responded to the discovery of sugarcane aphid moving onto grain sorgum near Beaumont, Tx in late summer 2013. The team observed that growers lost 50% or more of their crop in 2013, there were no effective insecticides labeled, there were no resistant varieties and nothing was known about treatment thresholds. In the fall of 2013 much progress was made in these areas. Winter educational meetings, publications, popular press articles, web sites, newsletters, newspaper articles, TV and radio broadcasts communicated managment information to producers. A section 18 label was granted based on extension insecticide trials which made available an effective insecticide. Growers adopted and implemented the management program. This effort resulted in the prevention ofan estimated $165 million in losses to the 2014 Texas grain sorghum crop. The second significant accoplishement was in response to the 2012 West Nile Virus outbreak in Texas that sickened 1,868 people and killed 89. We organized a West Nile Virus Task Force which set out to educate municipalities on monitoring and management and educate the public about ways to prevent being infected. A Mosquito Manual and training materials were developed to train city and county employees. Five training meetings educated 91 municipal workers across Texas. For the public blogs, websites, newpaper articles, TV, radio, social media and other outlets were used to educate people on how to stay safe. As a result, Texas cities and citizens are better prepared to prevent West Nile Virus and other arbovirus outbreaks. Citizen education will help people avoid West Nile Virus and other mosquito transmitted diseases.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Yang, Chenghai, G.N. Odvody, C.J. Fernandez, J.A. Landivar, R.R. Minzenmayer, R.L. Nichols, J.A. Thomasson, 2014. Monitoring Cotton Root Rot Progression Within a Growing Season Using Airborne Multispectral Imagery, Engineering & Ginning, The Journal of Cotton Science, 18:85-93
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Yang, Chenghai, G.N. Odvody, C.J. Fernandez, J.A. Landivar, R.R. Minzenmayer, R.L. Nichols, September 2014. Evaluating Unsupervised and supervised Image Classification Methods for Mapping Cotton Root Rot. Precision Agriculture, Online Springer Link, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11119-014-9370-9?sa_campaign=email/event/articleAuthor/onlineFirst
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Anonymous. 2014. Spotted winged drosophila poses fruit risk. Morning Ag Clips. 7/31/2014. (featured Erfan Vafaie). https://www.morningagclips.com/spotted-winged-drosophila-poses-fruit-risk/.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Anonymous. 2014. Texas fruit growers should be alert for spotted-wing fly. The Grower. July 2014. (featured Erfan Vafaie). http://www.thegrower.com/news/Texas-fruit-growers-should-be-alert-for-spotted-wing-fly-269219901.html
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Biles. S. 2014. Texas Continues to Battle Fleahopper. Cotton Farming. 6/2014. http://www.cottonfarming.com/home/issues/2014-06/Pg-Feature-Fleahopper.stm
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Bagworms. TNLA Clippings. January 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Insecticidal soap. TNLA Clippings. February 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Termites. TNLA Clippings. March 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Genista caterpillar. TNLA Clippings. April 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Carpenter ants. TNLA Clippings. May 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Agave weevil. TNLA Clippings. June 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Aphids. TNLA Clippings. July 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Juniper budworm. TNLA Clippings. August 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Pillbugs. TNLA Clippings. September 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Armyworms. TNLA Clippings. October 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Hackberry psyllids. TNLA Clippings. November 2014.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brown, Wizzie. 2014. Mealybugs. TNLA Clippings. December 2014.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Allen, C.T. 2014. Integrated Pest Management in the Southern United States of America: Changing Technology and Infrastructure  Implications for the Future. In: Integrated Pest Management  Experiences with Implementation, Vol. 4. Peshin, R.and D. Pimentel eds., Springer pp. 99-152.
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  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Anderson, M. 2014. Texas cotton: Variety selection key in nematode management. AgFax.Com. http://agfax.com/2014/01/29/texas-cotton-variety-selection-key-nematode-management
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  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Keck, M.E., B. McDowell and W. Leonard. 2014. Effects of cut cedar or mosquito populations. Southwest. Entomol. 39(3):451-458.
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