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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION IPM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM, 2014-2017
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
TERMINATED
Funding Source
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1004635
Grant No.
2014-70006-22559
Project No.
MIS-241120
Proposal No.
2014-07496
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
EIP
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2014
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2017
Grant Year
2016
Project Director
Layton, M. B.
Recipient Organization
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV
(N/A)
MISSISSIPPI STATE,MS 39762
Performing Department
BCH/EPP, Extension Service
Non Technical Summary
Insects, plant diseases and weeds affect the lives of all Mississippi citizens. Regardless of the crop they grow, farmers arefaced with multiple pests that can potentially destroy their crop or cause significant losses. Pest problems adversely affect thelives of non-farming citizens as well. Insects, diseases and weeds infest our lawns, vegetable gardens and landscapes. Fireants sting children playing on the lawn. Stored food pests infest foods stored in the pantry. Clothes moths and carpet beetlesdamage our clothing. Fleas and ticks bite our pets. Termites attack our homes. Mosquitoes bite us and can potentially spreadlife-threatening diseases. Pest problems are a never-ending fact of life and Mississippi farmers and citizens need ready accessto information on how to avoid, minimize, or control pests that adversely affect their lives, property, and the crops they produce.The MSU Extension IPM Implementation Program develops crop or situation-specific information on how to effectively avoidor manage insect, disease, and weed pests and makes this training and information readily available to Mississippi farmers andcitizens. Information is developed and maintained by extension specialists and made available in a variety of ways: publicationsand control guides, popular press articles and newsletters, web sites, educational presentations, field days and workshops,diagnostic services, and personal consultation and trouble-shooting.The primary purpose of this program is to provide on-going education, training, information, and support to Mississippi farmers and citizens to help them avoid or solve pest problems that affect their lives, property, or the crops or commodities they produce. More specifically,the goal is to provide farmers and citizens with information, training and support that allows them to manage or control pests in amanner that 1) minimizes yield losses, property losses, negative health effects, or other adverse impacts of the pests, 2)minimizes costs of management and control, and 3) avoids or minimizes adverse impacts of pesticides and other pestmanagement strategies to non-target organisms and the environment.
Animal Health Component
5%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
2166099113010%
2112199113020%
2122199116020%
2162410113030%
2162410116010%
2162410114010%
Goals / Objectives
The overarching goal of the MSU Extension IPM Education Program is to provide on-going education, training, information, andsupport to Mississippi citizens and farmers to help them avoid or solve insect, plant disease, and weed problems that affect theirlives, property, or the crops or commodities they produce. Within each program emphasis area the goal is to providestakeholders with a comprehensive IPM program that allows them to manage or control pests in a manner that 1) minimizesyield losses, property losses, negative health effects, or other adverse impacts of the pests, 2) minimizes costs of managementand control, and 3) avoids or minimizes adverse impacts of pesticides and other pest management strategies to non-targetorganisms and the environment.The key program emphasis areas of this program are: IPM in Agronomic Crops (cotton, soybeans, corn, rice, sorghum); IPM inCommunities or Consumer/Urban Environments (homes, gardens, and landscapes); IPM in Specialty Crops, specifically ornamental horticulturecrops; and IPM in Public Health at both the home and municipality/institutional level. Holistic extension IPM education programswill be developed and conducted for each of these emphasis areas. Simply put, the ultimate goal is to provide Mississippicitizens and farmers with on-going education, training, and pest management recommendations that will help them avoid ormanage the pest problems that affect their daily lives and/or the crops they produce in ways that are effective, safe andaffordable.
Project Methods
The methods and efforts required to develop and conduct effective IPM programs are similar for all four of the key IPMemphasis areas (Agronomic Crops, Community IPM in Consumer/Urban Environments, Specialty Crops, and Public Health IPM) and can bedivided into two major categories: efforts to develop information and pest management recommendations and efforts to deliverinformation, training and education to end-user clientele.Efforts to develop information include: reviewing scientific literature, attending professional meetings, conducting efficacy trials,conducting demonstrations, developing and/or refining IPM programs and control recommendations, and preparing controlguides.Efforts to deliver information include: extension publications, other publications, popular press articles, newsletters, web sites,blogs, circular letters and e-mails, educational presentations, field days, workshops, shortcourses, field visits, diagnostics, andpersonal consultations via person-to-person, phone, or e-mail.Evaluation of the effectiveness of these efforts is accomplished in a variety of ways:- Direct interaction and feed-back from clients and stakeholders is the most effective evaluation tool available and is conductedby IPM specialists on an on-going basis. This provides qualitative information on the effectiveness of educational programs andpest management recommendations and allows specialists to quickly make minor, or major, adjustments based on client input.- Input from county extension personnel and from association officers on effectiveness of programs and recommendations andproblems and needs of clients also provides invaluable qualitative information that can allow rapid response and adjustment ofprograms and recommendations.- Formal post-meeting surveys to get input from clients on the effectiveness of educational programs and to gain feedback onwhat clients have learned provides quantitative information on the effectiveness of educational efforts.-- Crop loss surveys, such as the Cotton Insect Losses Estimate and the Soybean Insect Losses estimate are conducted andpublished annually. These provide quantitative information on pest severity, cost of control, number of pesticide applications,and adoption of new pest management methods and technologies.

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

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this Extension IPM program includes all Mississippi citizens, but varies depending on emphasis area. For the Agronomic Crops IPM program the target audience includes: producers, agricultural consultants, extension agents, and industry personnel. For the Consumer/Urban Environments program the target audience is: home owners, apartment dwellers, business owners, extension agents, professional pest control companies, public grounds managers, golf course managers, and school officials. For IPM in Public Health the target audience includes: Mississippi citizens, public health vector control personnel, extension agents, municipalities, and private contractors/applicators. For the IPM in Specialty Crops IPM program, the target audience includes commercial nursery and landscape businesses, and extension agents. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A total 38 IPM-focused educational programs were provided to clients across the state to provide training and professional development opportunities. Approximately 160 additional specific educational presentations were also presented to specific clientele groups across the state. Specific examples of some of these educational presentations are listed in the following section. Examples of some of the IPM-focused field days, workshops and short courses include: Mississippi Row Crop Short Course Cotton Insect Scouting Schools Plant Doctor Tables at three regional Plant and Patio Shows or Fall Field Days Mississippi Pest Control Association Annual Meeting and Training Session Medical and Veterinary Entomology Roundtable. Mississippi Entomological Association, Mississippi Mosquito and Vector Control Association Annual Conference and Training Meeting Greenhouse Tomato Short Course Pest Management Shortcourse Row Crop Insect Consultant's Round Table How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?IPM-related information is disseminated to stakeholders in a variety of ways, including: extension publications, educational presentations, web sites, e-mail communications, electronic newsletters and blogs, physical newsletters, one-on-one consultations, phone and e-mail consultations, field days, workshops and short courses. Secondary distribution and utilization by county and regional extension agents, private consultants, and other private pest management practitioners, as well as commercial and industry personnel, greatly amplify the overall utilization and impact of the Mississippi IPM Program. The following are examples of educational IPM presentations provided by the MSU Extension IPM Program to various commodity groups and venues throughout the state. Balbalian, C.J., Making the most of plant diagnostic services. Sustainable home lawn management program, Mississippi State, MS, Jan 4, 2017. Balbalian, C.J., Tree Diseases, Urban Tree Survivors: Observe, Plan, Act!, Professional Arborists Association of Mississippi, Meridian, MS, Jan 12, 2017. Catchot, A.L. 2016. Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association Research Exchange, Stoneville, MS, Oct 6, 2016. Catchot, A.L. 2017. Tunica County Producer Meeting. Row Crop Pest Update, Corn, Cotton, Soybean. Tunica, MS, Jan, 10, 2017. Catchot, A.L. 2017. Coahoma County Producer Meeting. Row Crop Pest Update, Corn, Cotton, Soybean. Clarksdale, MS, Jan, 10, 2017. Catchot, A.L. 2017. Management of Hard to Control Cotton Insects. National Cotton and Rice No-Till Conference. Feb. 1, 2017, Baton Rouge, LA. Catchot, A.L. 2017. Insect Scout School. Stoneville, MS, May, 23, 2017. Catchot, A.L. 2017. Insect Scout School. Clarksdale, MS, May, 25, 2017. Catchot, A.L. 2017. Extension Agent Mid-Season Training on Agronomic Crops. Hamilton, MS, June, 8 2017. Catchot, A.L. 2017. Boll Weevil Eradication Cotton Crop Update, Grenada MS, July, 7, 2017. Goddard, J., (September 19, 2017). "The future of pest control." Lecture. Arkansas Pest Control Association Fall Workshop, Arkansas Pest Control Association, Little Rock, AR. Goddard, J., (August 29, 2017). "Pests and pesticides affecting dairy production." Lecture. Southeastern Milk Conference, Mississippi Department of Health/ FDA, Biloxi, MS. Goddard, J., (August 4, 2017). "Ticks and tick-borne diseases." Lecture. North Mississippi Medical Center Infection Control Conference, North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS. Goddard, J., (March 22, 2017). "Zika virus: what's next for practicing physicians." Lecture. University of Mississippi Medical Center Family Practice Update, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Goddard, J., (March 15, 2017). "Mosquito ecology in Mississippi." Lecture. Mississippi Mosquito and Vector Control Association Annual Workshop, Mississippi Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Pearl, MS. Goddard, J., (February 27, 2017). "Looking beyond Zika -- other emerging vector-borne diseases." Keynote/Plenary Address. Public Health Vector Control Conference, National Pest Management Association, Houston, TX. Goddard, J., (December 5, 2016). "The threat of Zika virus to farmers and others working outdoors." Oral Presentation. Mississippi State University Row Crop Shortcourse, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Starkville, MS. Goddard, J., (October 25, 2016). "The basics of public mosquito control." Lecture. Mississippi Supervisors Association Fall Conference, Mississippi Association of Supervisors, Starkville, MS. Goddard, J., (September 28, 2016). "Role of a state public health entomologist in global health." Oral Presentation. International Congress of Entomology, International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL. Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R.., Influence of Irrigation and Fertility on Insect Pest Management. Mississippi Row Crop Short Course, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Starkville, MS. December 2016. Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R., Kerns, D., Lorenz, G., Stewart, S., Seiter, N., Enhancing IPM with Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments in the Midsouthern U.S. International Congress of Entomology, Entomological Society of America, Orlando, FL. September 2016 Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Thrash, B., Stewart, S. S. Lorenz, G., Studebaker, G., Kerns, D. L., Enhancing IPM with neonicotinoid seed treatments in the Mid-Southern U.S., Entomological Society of America/International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL. September 26, 2016 Gore, J., Sarver, J. M., Cook, D. R., Insect Pest Management in Peanuts. Peanut Commodity Meeting, Mississippi Farm Bureau, Itta Bena, MS. July 2016 Gore, J., Sarver, J. M.,). "Surviving Production Uncertainty: Insect Management. Southern Peanut Growers Federation Annual Meeting, Southern Peanut Growers Federation, Destin, FL. July 2016 Melanson, R. A. Diseases of backyard fruits and vegetables, MSU Extension Quick Bites, video broadcast to various locations in Mississippi, Jul 27, 2017. Melanson, R. A. and Sanderlin, R. S. 2017. Pecan bacterial leaf scorch: a survey of Xylella fastidiosa vectors in pecan orchards, Tri-State Pecan Conference, Monroe, LA, Jun 23, 2017. Melanson, R. A. Disease management, Beaumont Horticultural Unit Annual Field Day, Beaumont, MS, Jun 1, 2017. Melanson, R. A. Disease management, Alliance for Sustainable Agricultural Production Field Day, Greenwood, MS, May 19, 2017. Melanson, R. A. Watermelon disease management, Greene County Watermelon Grower's Meeting, Lucedale, MS, May 4, 2017. Melanson, R. A. Diseases and disease management updates in fruit, pecan, and vegetable production. 2017 General Pest Management Workshop, Raymond, MS, Mar. 16, 2017. Melanson, R. A. Disease management: are you prepared? 2017 Greenhouse Tomato Short Course, Raymond, MS, March 7-8, 2017. Melanson, R. A. Fruit and vegetable disease management, 2016 Fall Flower and Garden Fest, Crystal Springs, MS, Oct 14, 2016. Layton, M.B., Neonicotinoids, Bees and Ornamental Plants, Gulf States Horticulture Expo, Mobile, AL, Jan. 18, 2017. Layton, M.B., Insect Pests in Greenhouse Tomatoes, Greenhouse Tomato Short Course, Raymond, MS, March 8, 2017. Layton, M.B., Insect Pests in Home Lawns, Agent Training, Sustainable Home Lawn Management Program, Mississippi State, MS., Jan. 4, 2017. Layton, M.B., Odd Ball Arthropod Pests, Miss. Pest Control Assoc. Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS, Jan. 19, 2017. Layton, M.B., Entomology Training for Master Gardeners: Insect Pests of Ornamental, Plants, Oktibbeha County Master Gardener Training, Starkville, MS. Feb. 7, 2017. Layton, M.B., Insect Management in Hayfields and Pastures, Pest Management Workshop, Central MS R&E Center, Raymond, MS, Mar. 16, 2017. Layton, M.B., Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, Identification and Control, State Master Gardeners Annual Meeting, Raymond, MS. May 4, 2017. Layton, M.B., Sustainable Control Options for Vegetable Insect Pests, Alliance for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Pest Management Field Day, Greenwood, MS, May 19, 2017. Layton, M.B., What Is Integrated Pest Management?, MSU Entomology Bug Camp, Mississippi State University, June 12, 2017. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Comprehensive extension IPM programs were developed, maintained and delivered for four key emphasis areas: Agronomic Crops, Consumer/Urban Environments, Specialty Crops, and Public Health Pests. Specific education and training products delivered directly by the key scientists involved in these programs in 2016-2017 include: 40 extension publications; 46 other publications, including publications in refereed journals, proceedings, Arthropod Management Tests, and similar venues; 109 newsletters or articles for newsletters; 41 popular press articles in venues that target specific clientele groups; 205 educational presentations; 21 educational posters; 7 web casts and teleconferences; 223 extension trials and demonstrations; thousands of identifications of physically and digitally submitted insect and disease samples; and more than five thousand personal consultations via phone, internet, field days and site visits. Secondary delivery by extension agents, agricultural consultants, industry representatives, and Master Gardeners, greatly magnifies total impact. Specific examples of the types of positive benefits these IPM programs provide to Mississippi citizens and producers include: 1} the homeowner who avoids having their home damaged by termites because of information received through the extension education program. 2} the commercial nurseryman who is able to limit damage and control cost due to the newly invasive European pepper moth, Duponchelia fovealis, because of training and recommendations provided by the specialty crops IPM team 3} The municipal mosquito control program that is able to better control mosquitoes and better respond to citizen's concerns about Zika virus as a result of information provided by the MSU Public Health Pests IPM program. 4} The soybean producer who avoids serious late season damage by the newly invasive redbanded stink bug, Piezodorus guildinii, and successfully controls soybean diseases because of information provided by the Agronomic Crops IPM Program. 5} The commercial watermelon producer who increases production and quality as a result of disease control information and recommendations provided by the extension plant pathology specialty crops program.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Catchot, A.L. 2017. Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops. Mississippi State Cooperative Extension. Pub. 2471.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Catchot, A.L. 2017 Sorghum Midge Control. Mississippi State Cooperative Extension Service. IS 1331.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Goddard, J., Moraru, G. (2017). Control external parasites of poultry (pp. 4, Information Sheet 331). Mississippi State University Extension Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Burgess, B., Bullard, J., Gore, J., Burkhalter, J. W., Larson, E. J., Rowe, D. E., Vaughan, T., Silva, A. M. (2016). Mississippi Grain Sorghum Hybrid Trials, 2016. MAFES.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Falconer, L. L., Dodds, D. M., Bond, J. A., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R., Golden, B. R., Gore, J., Oldham, J. L., Pringle, H. 2016. Cotton 2017 Planning Budgets. MSU Extension Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Falconer, L. L., Golden, B. R., Allen, T. W., Bond, J. A., Gore, J., Krutz, L. J., Pringle, H. 2016. Rice 2017 Planning Budgets. MSU Extension Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Williams, B. E. Larson, J. Bond, A.L. Catchot, D. Cook, B. Golden, J. Gore, J. Krutz, L. Oldham H.C. Pringle. 2016. Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Wheat 2017 Planning Budget. Mississippi State University. MAFES. Pub. 3018.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Layton, B., 2017, Insect Control in Commercial Turf, MSU-ES Publication 1858, 16 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Burgess, B., Bullard, J., Ely, R., Gore, J., Henn, R. Alan, Macoon, B., Rowe, D. E., Sarver, J. M. 2016. Mississippi Peanut Variety Trials, 2016. MAFES.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Layton, B., 2017, Control Fire Ants in Your Yard, MSU-ES Publication 2347, 4 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Layton, B., 2017, Control Insect Pests in and around the home lawn, MSU-ES Publication 2331, 20 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Layton, B. Pasture Insect Management, in, Catchot, A., 2017 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops, Mississippi, MSU-ES Publication 2471, p. 92-93.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Layton, M.B., 2017, The No-Good Nine, Mississippi Gardener, Vol. , No. 2, April, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Layton, M.B., 2017, Crazy Crawling Caterpillars, Mississippi Gardener, Vol. , No. 4, July, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Layton, M.B., 2017, Wow! Ive Never Seen Anything Like This Before!, Mississippi Gardener, Vol. , No. 5, Sept. 2017
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Layton, M.B., 2017, Hitchhikers, Invasive Insect Pests in Home Gardens and Landscapes, Mississippi Gardener, Vol. , No. 6, Oct., 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Stafne, E., Melanson, R., and Wilson, J. 2017. Fertilizing pecan trees. MSU Extension Service, P3055. 4 pages.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Melanson, R. A. 2017. Cucurbit downy mildew. MSU Extension Service, P3076. 4 pages.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Melanson, R. A. and Layton, B. 2017. Greenhouse tomatoes: pest management in Mississippi. MSU Extension Service, P1861. 28 pages.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kemble, J. M. (editor); Meadows, I. M., Jennings, K. M., Walgenbach, J. F. (associate editors); Majumdar, A., Kemble, J. M., Vinson, III, E., Sikora, E. J., Smith, P., Hassell, R. L., Miller, G. A., Ward, B. K., Keinath, A., Fontenot, K., Motsenbocker, C., Smith, T., Layton, M. B., Snyder, R. G., Nagel, D., Melanson, R. A., Kennedy, G. G., Walgenback, J. F., Batts, R. B., Clough, M., Davis, J. M., Eure, E. R., Gunter, C. C., Jennings, K. M., Monks, D. W., Schultheis, J. R., Thornton, A. C., Birdsell, T. E., Quesada-Ocampo, L. M., Louws, F. J., Measows, I. M., Rebek, E., Bradenberger, G., Driever, G., Shrefler, J., Woodburn, K., Damicone, J., French, R. D., Freeman, J., Dufault, N., Sparks, A. N., Boyhan, G. E., Coolong, T. W., Dutta, B., Culpepper, S., Bessin, R. T., Saha, S., Pfeufer, E., Savoy, H., Hale, F. A., Sams, C., Wszelaki, A. L., Arancibia, R. A., Straw, R. A., Kuhar, T. P., Rideout, S. L., and Reiter, M.S. (authors). 2017. 2017 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook. Online: http://www.thepacker.com/sites/produce/files/2017_SEVG_web_Final_linked.pdf.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Burrack, H. (commodity editor); Brannen, P. Cline, B., Burrack, H., Hale, F., Sial, A., Czarnota, M., Jennings, K., and Lockwood, D. (section editors); Brannen, P. and Smith, P. (senior editors); and Straw, A., Harmon, P., Graham, C., Hicks, C., Fontenot, K., Melanson, R., and Gauthier, N. (contributors). 2017. 2017 southeast regional blueberry integrated management guide. The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium. 51 pages. Online: www.smallfruits.org.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Cline, B. (commodity editor); Cline, B., Hale, F., Burrack, H., Mitchem, W., Jennings, K., Lockwood, D., and Sial, A. (section editors); Brannen, P. and Smith, P. (senior editors); and Sikora, E., Ivey, M., and Melanson, R. (contributors). 2017. 2017 southeast regional muscadine grape integrated management guide. The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium. 37 pages. Online: www.smallfruits.org.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Melanson, R. A. 2017. Information collection form for plant disease diagnosis. MSU Extension Service, F1138 (Intranet publication). 2 pages.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Melanson, R. A. and Sanderlin, R. S. 2016. Pecan bacterial leaf scorch. MSU Extension Service, P3005. 8 pages.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Melanson, R. A. 2017. How to collect and package plant disease specimens for diagnosis. MSU Extension Service, M1562. 2 pages.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Snyder, R., Layton, B., and Melanson, R. A. 2016. Organic vegetable IPM guide. MSU Extension publication, P2036. 16 pages.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Goddard, J., Moraru, G., McInnis, S., Portugal, S., Yee, D., Deerman, H., Varnado, W. (2017). A statewide survey for container-breeding mosquitoes in Mississippi. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 33, 229-232.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Little, E. (commodity editor); Brannen, P., Little, E., Cline, B., Gauthier, N. W., Fontenot, K., Melanson, R. A., Stafne, E., Sial, A., Hale, F., Burrack, H., Liburd, O., Pfeiffer, D., Bessin, R., and Lockwood, D. (section editors); and Brannen, P. and Smith, P. (senior editors). 2017 southeast regional organic blueberry pest management guide. The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium. 21 pages. Online: www.smallfruits.org.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Louws, F. J. (commodity editor); Louws, F., Johnson, C., Schnabel, G., Melanson, R. A., Fontenot, K., Burrack, H. J., Pfeiffer, D., Sial, A., and Jennings, K. (section editors); and Brannen, P. and Smith, P. (senior editors). 2017. 2017 southeast regional strawberry integrated pest management guide. The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium. 38 pages. Online: www.smallfruits.org.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Allen, T. W., Bradley, C. A., Sisson, A. J., Byamukama, E., Chilvers, M. I., Coker, C. M., Collins, A. A., Damicone, J. P., Dorrance, A. E., Dufault, N. S., Esker, P. D., Faske, T. R., Giesler, L. J., Grybauskas, A. P., Hershman, D. E., Hollier, C. A., Isakeit, T., Jardine, D. J., Kemerait, R. C., Kleczewski, N. M., Koenning, S. R., Kurle, J. E., Malvick, D. K., Markell, S. G., Mehl, H. L., Mueller, D. S., Mueller, J. D., Mulrooney, R. P., Nelson, B. D., Newman, M. A., Osborne, L., Overstreet, C., Padgett, G. B., Phipps, P. M., Price, P. P., Sikora, E. J., Smith, D. L., Spurlock, T. N., Tande, C. A., Tenuta, A. U., Wise, K. A., Wrather, J. A., and Young-Kelly, H. 2017. Soybean yield loss estimates due to diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada from 2010 to 2014. Plant Health Progress 18:19-27.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Goddard, J. (2017). A crack-and-crevice application assay for selected insecticides to control the ham mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae. Journal of Entomological Science, 52, 304-307.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Outlaw, D., Larson, D., Goddard, J. (2017). Mosquito vectors of avian malaria in Mississippi: a first look. Journal of Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1645/17-66.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Zhang, X., Campbell, Y., Phillips, T., Abbar, S., Goddard, J., Schilling, M. W. (2017). Application of food-grade ingredients to nets for dry cured hams to control mite infestation. Meat and Muscle Biology, doi: 10.22175/mmb2017.02.0014.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Goddard, J. (2017). Dealing with Lyme disease treatment. American Journal of Medicine, 130, e223.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Goddard, J., Varnado, W. (2017). Palpable purpura from chigger bites. Midsouth Entomologist, 9, 77-78.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Paddock, C., Allerdice, M., Nicholson, W., Levin, M., Smith, T., Becker, T., Delph, R., Knight, R., Ritter, J., Sanders, J., Goddard, J. (2017). Isolation and characterization of a unique strain of Rickettsia parkeri associated with the hard tick Dermacentor parumapertus in the western United States. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 17, doi: 10.1128/AEM.03463-03416.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Varnado, W., Goddard, J. (2016). Use of the VectorTest for advanced warning of human WNV cases in Mississippi. Journal of Environmental Health, 79, 20-24.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Goddard, J. (2016). Not all erythema migrans lesions are Lyme disease. American Journal of Medicine, Epub ahead of print, doi: org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.08.20.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Goddard, J. (2016). Essential facts about mosquitoes and Zika virus. American Journal of Medicine, Epub ahead of print doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.07.021.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Goddard, J. (2016). Top 10 facts you should know about mosquito control and Zika virus. Journal of the Mssissippi State Medical Association, 57, 178-180.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Mueller, D. S., Wise, K. A., Sisson, A. J., Allen, T. W., Bergstrom, G. C., Bosley, D. B., Bradley, C. A., Broders, K. D., Byamukama, E., Chilvers, M. I., Collins, A., Faske, T. R., Friskop, A. J., Heiniger, R. W., Hollier, C. A., Hooker, D. C., Isakeit, T., Jackson-Ziems, T. A., Jardine, D. J., Kinzer, K., Koenning, S. R., Malvick, D. K., McMullen, M., Meyer, R. F., Paul, P. A., Robertson, A. E., Roth, G. W., Smith, D. L., Tande, C. A., Tenuta, A. U., Vincelli, P., Warmer, F. Corn Yield Loss Estimates Due to Diseases in the United States and. Plant Health Progress 17:211-222. Little, N.S, A.L. Catchot, C.K. Allen, J. Gore, F.R. Musser, D. Cook, and R.G. Luttrell. 2017. Supplemental Control with Diamides for Heliothine in Bt Cotton, Southwestern Entomologist. 42(1):15-26.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Adams, B., Cook, D., Catchot, A. L., Gore, J., Musser, F., Stewart, S., Kerns, D., Lorenz, G., Irby, J. T., Golden, B. R. (2016). Evaluation of Corn Earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Economic Injury Levels in Mid-South Reproductive Stage Soybean. Journal of economic entomology, 109(3), 11611166.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Adams, A., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Musser, F., Cook, D. R., Krishnan, N., Irby, J. T. (2016). Susceptibility of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Neonates to Diamide Insecticides in the Midsouthern and Southeastern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology, 109(5), 22052209
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Adams, A., J. Gore, A. Catchot, F. Musser, D. Cook, N. Krishnan, and T. Irby. 2016. Susceptibility of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) neonates to diamide insecticides in the midsouthern and southeastern United States. J. Econ. Enomol. 109: 2205-2209.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: North, J., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Stewart, S., Lorenz, G., Musser, F., Cook, D., Kerns, D., Dodds, D. M. (2016). Value of neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments in mid-south soybean (glycine max) production systems. Journal of economic entomology, 109(3), 11561160.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Wood, W., J. Gore, A. Catchot, D. Cook, D. Dodds, and L. J. Krutz. 2017. Effect of leaf pubescence on tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) ability to cause damage and yield loss in cotton. J. Cot. Sci.21: 122-127. http://www.cotton.org/journal/2017-21/2/upload/JCS21-122.pdf
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Adams, A., J. Gore, A. Catchot, F. Musser, D. Cook, N. Krishnan, and T. Irby. 2016. Residual and systemic efficacy of chlorantraniliprole and flubendiamide against corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in soybean. J. Econ. Entomol. 109: 2411-2417.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Wood, C. W., J. Gore, A. L. Catchot, D. R. Cook, D. M. Dodds, and L. J. Krutz. 2016. Susceptibility of flowering cotton to damage and yield loss from tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae). J. Econ. Entomol. 109: 1188-1195.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2017 Citation: Bateman, N. R., A. L. Catchot, J. Gore, D. R. Cook, F. R. Musser, and J. T. Irby. (Accepted). Effects of planting date and maturity group on Mississippi soybean agronomics. Agron. J. (In Press).


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

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this Extension IPM program includes all Mississippi citizens, but varies depending on emphasis area. For the Agronomic Crops IPM program the target audience includes: producers, agricultural consultants, extension agents, and industry personnel. For the Consumer/Urban Environments program the target audience is: home owners, apartment dwellers, business owners, extension agents, professional pest control companies, public grounds managers, golf course managers, and school officials. For IPM in Public Health the target audience includes: Mississippi citizens, public health vector control personnel, extension agents, municipalities, and private contractors/applicators. For the IPM in Specialty Crops IPM program, the target audience includes commercial nursery and landscape businesses, and extension agents. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A total of 140 IPM-focused educational programs were provided to clients across the state to provide training and professional development opportunities. Specific examples of some of these educational programs are listed in the following section. Examples of some of the IPM-focused field days, workshops and short courses include: Mississippi Row Crop Short Course Cotton Insect Scouting Schools Plant Doctor Tables at three regional Plant and Patio Shows Mississippi Pest Control Association Annual Meeting and Training Session Mississippi Pest Control Association Summer Technicians Conference Medical and Veterinary Entomology Roundtable. Mississippi Entomological Association, Mississippi Mosquito and Vector Control Association Annual Conference and Training Meeting Tristate Pecan Growers Meeting Miss. Assoc. of County Ag. Agents, Professinal Improvement Conference Mid South Green Industry Conference Greenhouse Tomato Short Course Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association annual meeting How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The following are examples of educational IPM programs, presentations, and training opportunities provided by the MSU Extension IPM Program. Dodds. MSU. Row Crop Short Course. Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2015 Balbalian, C. J., Professional approaches to home horticulture problem solving, MSU Extension Service in-service training, Crystal Springs, MS, Jun 2, 2015 Balbalian, C. J., Trouble in Paradise, MS Master Gardener 18th Annual State Conference, Senatobia, MS, Jun 4, 2015 Balbalian, C. J., Urban Tree Health, M'Lady Garden Club Meeting, Starkville, MS, Oct 7, 2015 Balbalian, C. J., Diagnosis and Management of Tree Pests and Pathogens, MSU Extension Service Arboriculture Short Course Webinar, http://msues.adobeconnect.com/p84hejy7h4x/ Dec 8, 2015 Balbalian, C. J., Get On the Ball: Gearing Up to Prevent Landscape and Garden Problems, MSU Extension Service QuickBites web cast, MS State, MS, Feb 11, 2016 Goddard, J., May 17, 2016. "Bed bugs in healthcare facilities" Lecture. Choctaw Indian Hospital Infection Control Meeting, MS Band of Choctaw Indians, Philadelphia, MS Goddard, J., Oct 27, 2015. "Bed bugs, lice, and mites in schools and colleges" Lecture. MS School Physical Plant Assn. Annual Conference, MS School Physical Plant Assn., Pearl, MS Goddard, J., Aug 12, 2015. "Insect pests around poultry operations" Lecture. Poultry Breeder/Hatchery Seminar, MS Poultry Association, Collins, MS Goddard, J., Aug 11, 2015. "Insect pests around poultry operations." Lecture. Poultry Breeder/Hatchery Seminar, MS Poultry Association, Pearl, MS Goddard, J., Aug 7, 2015. "Bed bugs and scabies in hospitals." Lecture. Infection Control Conference 2015, North MS Medical Center, Tupelo, MS Goddard, J., Aug 1, 2015. "Public health and agricultural benefits of pesticides." Keynote/Plenary Address. Southern Region Joint CARET/AHS Summer Meeting, Council on Agriculture, Research, Extension, and Teaching, MSU. Goddard, J., Jun 22, 2015. "How to set up a municipal mosquito control program." Oral Presentation. MS Municipal Association, Annual Meeting and Exposition, MS Municipal League, Biloxi, MS Layton, M.B., Biological Control in the Pecan Orchard, 2015 TriState ArkLaMS Pecan Convention, Natchez, MS, Jun 19, 2015 Layton, M.B. Biology and Control of Fleas and other Household Insect Pests, MS. State Hospital, Whitfield, MS July 28, 2015 Layton, M.B., Insect Management in Commercial Vegetables, Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture Production Field Day, Choctaw, MS, Aug 21, 2015 Layton, M.B., Be Alert for Crape Myrtle Bark Scale in Your Landscape, MSU Turfgrass Field Day, MSU, Aug 25, 2015 Layton, M.B., Late-Season Insect Pests of Commercial Vegetables, NE Fruit and Vegetable Producers Summer Field Day, Verona, MS, Aug 26, 2015 Layton, M.B., Fire Ant Educational Program, MS House Agriculture Committee, State Capitol Building, Jackson, MS, Sept 15, 2015 Layton, M.B., Beneficial Insects in the Home Landscape, NE MS Garden Day, Verona, MS Sept 27, 2015 Layton, M.B., Protect Your House from Termites, Fall Flower and Garden Festival, Crystal Springs, MS, Oct 16, 2015 Layton, M.B., Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, Gulf States Horticulture Expo, Mobile, AL, Jan 20, 2016 Layton, M.B., No Fly Zone: Small Fly Management, National Pest Management Assn. Southern Conference, Memphis, TN, Feb 10, 2016 Layton, M.B., Insect Pests in Greenhouse Tomatoes, Greenhouse Tomato Short Course, Raymond, MS, Mar 2, 2016 Layton, M.B., Help Your Clients Protect Their Homes from Termites, Mississippi/Louisiana County Agents Association Professional Improvement Conference, Natchez, MS, May 26, 2016 Layton, M.B., Pecan Insect Management in a Nutshell, TriState Pecan Growers Annual Meeting, Alexandria, LA, Jun 16, 2016 Layton, M.B., Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, A Serious New Pest of Southern Crape Myrtles. MS Turfgrass Assoc. Road Show, Tupelo, MS, Jan. 14, 2016 Layton, M.B., Watermelon Insects, North MS Fruit and Vegetable Grower's Conference, Verona, MS, Feb 11, 2016 Layton, M.B., Protect Your House from Termites, Union County Home and Garden Show, New Albany, MS, Apr 9, 2016 Layton, M.B., Pecan Insect Management in a Nutshell, MS Pecan Grower Field Day, Raymond, MS, May 3, 2016 Layton, M.B., Insect Pests of Ornamental Plants, Adams County Master Gardeners, Natchez, MS, May 5, 2016 Layton, M.B., Organic Control Options for Vegetable Insect Pests, Alliance for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Pest Management Field Day, Greenwood, MS, Jun 17, 2016 Denny, G. C., MNLA Supper Club. Nursery Tour and Online Marketing-Rocky Creek Nursery. 9/25/2015. Lucedale, MS Denny, G. C., MidSouth Green Industry Conference - Jun 2015. Starkville, MS Catchot, A.L., Insect Management in Row Crops, MSU Insect Scout School, Starkville, MS, Jun 5, 2015 Catchot, A.L., Insect Management in Row Crops, MSU Insect Scout School, Clarksdale, MS, Jun 4, 2015 Catchot, A.L., Insect Management in Row Crops, MSU Insect Scout School, Stoneville, MS, Jun 2, 2015 Catchot, A.L., Insect Management in Row Crops, MSU, Raymond, MS, Apr 13, 201. Catchot, A.L, Insect Management in Row Crops, MSU Insect Scout School, Lucedale, MS, Apr 12, 2016 Catchot, A.L, Insect Management in Row Crops, MSU Insect Scout School, Verona, MS, Apr 8, 2016 Catchot, A.L, Insect Management in Row Crops, MSU Insect Scout School, Clarksdale, MS, Apr 4, 2016 Catchot, A.L, Insect of Grain Sorghum and Neonic Update, MS Agricultural Consultant Assoc. Annual Meeting, Starkville, MS, Feb 2016 Catchot, A.L, Honeybee Update, Farm Bureau Winter Meeting, Jackson, MS, Jan 2016 Catchot, A.L., Protecting the Tools to Manage Pest in Mississippi, MS Agricultural Aviators Assn., Biloxi, MS, Jan 2016 Catchot, A. L., Darnell, C., Musser, F., Gore, J., Cook, D. R., Neonicotinoid Resistance in Tobacco Thrips in the Mid-South, Row Crop Short Course, MSU, Starkville, MS, Dec 2015 Catchot, A. L., Gore, J., Harris, J. W., MS Honey Bee Stewardship Program: Implementation and adaptation." Oral Presentation. Entomological Society of America, Entomological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 2015 Catchot, A. L., Pests of Soybean Season Update, Coahoma County Producer Meeting, MSU, Clarksdale, MS. Aug 25, 2016 Catchot, A. L., Performance of Bt Soybeans, R.R. Foil Agronomic Crops Field Day, MSU, Starkville, MS, Aug 2015 Catchot, A. L., Mid-Season Cotton Update, Prentiss County Producer Meeting, MSU, Baldwyn, MS, Aug 2015 Catchot, A. L., Gore, J. Cotton Insect Report, Annual Boll Weevil Meeting, MS Farm Bureau, Grenada, MS, July 9, 2015 Catchot, A. L., Cotton Insect Update, Coahoma County Producer Meeting, MSU, Clarksdale, MS. July 9, 2015 Catchot, A. L., Mid-Season Cotton Update, Lowndes County Producer Meeting, MSU, Hamilton, MS, July 9, 2015 Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R., IPM in Mississippi Crops, Mid-West Entomologists Southern Tour, Dow AgroSciences, Stoneville, MS, Aug 2015 Gore, J., Cook, D. R., Sarver, J. M., Insect Pests of MS Peanuts, Peanut Commodity Meeting, MS Farm Bureau, Greenwood, MS, July 2015 Henn, A. Consulting Rosarian training with emphasis on Rose Diseases of the Deep South. American Rose Society, Deep South District. Gainesville, FL, Jan 16, 2016 Henn, A. Sclerotium and Sclerotinia, Identification and label interpretation. Independent Crop Consultants and allied industry, MS Agricultural Consultants Association, The Mill, Starkville, MS, Feb 02, 2016 Henn, A. Peanut problems, 2016 & fungicide. Peanut growers and allied industry MSU Extension Service, Caledonia, MS, Feb. 20, 2016 Henn, A. Plant Diseases. MSU Extension Service, Hernando. Feb 23, 2016 Henn, A. Changing Climate, Changing Landscapes. MS Nursery and Landscape Association. Mar 19, 2016 Henn, A. When Enough is Enough: How Water Issues Impact Your Plants. Gardening enthusiasts and Master Gardener. Theater, New Albany, MS. Apr 16, 2016 What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Goals and expected outputs for the next reporting period are similar to those reported for this year. We will continue to develop and deliver holistic Extension IPM education programs in all four emphasis areas: agronomic crops, communities/urban environments, specialty crops, and arthropods affecting public health.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Comprehensive extension IPM programs were developed, maintained and delivered for four key emphasis areas: Agronomic Crops, Consumer/Urban Environments, Specialty Crops, and Public Health Pests. Specific education and training products delivered directly by the key scientists involved in these programs in 2015-2016 include: 26 extension publications; 83 other publications, including publications in refereed journals, proceedings, Arthropod Management Tests, and similar venues; 144 newsletters or articles for newsletters; 46 popular press articles in venues that target specific clientele groups; 140 educational presentations; 24 educational posters; 6 web casts and teleconferences; 178 extension trials and demonstrations; thousands of identifications of physically and digitally submitted insect and disease samples; and more than five thousand personal consultations via phone, internet, field days and site visits. Secondary delivery by extension agents, agricultural consultants, industry representatives, and Master Gardeners, greatly magnifies total impact. Specific examples of the types of positive benefits these IPM programs provide to Mississippi citizens and producers include: 1} the homeowner who is able to successfully control fire ants in their lawn by following recommendations received through the extension education program. 2} the commercial institution with thousands of crape myrtles in their landscape that is able to promptly react to and control invasive crape myrtle bark scale because of training and recommendations provided by the specialty crops IPM team 3} The municipal mosquito control program that is able to better control mosquitoes and better respond to citizen's concerns about Zika virus as a result of information provided by the MSU Public Health Pests IPM program. 4} The soybean producer who saves more than $10 per acre by scouting and controlling soybean podworms, Helicoverpa zea, according to the MSU Extension soybean insect control recommendations. 5} The commercial tomato producer who produced hundreds more pounds of tomatoes per acre as a result of disease control information and recommendations provided by the extension plant pathology program.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Balbalian, C. J. 2015. Mayhaw Diseases. Mississippi State University Extension Service. http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/publications/mayhaw-diseases
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A. (2015). Lyme disease in Mississippi (pp. 4). Mississippi State University Extension Service, Publication Number 2296.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Layton, B., 2016, Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, Identification and Control, MSU-ES Publication 2938, 8 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Layton, B., 2016, Insect Pests of the Home Vegetable Garden, MSU-ES Publication 2347, 18 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Layton, B. Pasture Insect Management, in, Catchot, A., 2016 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops, Mississippi, MSU-ES Publication 2471, p. 92-93.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: McCurdy, J., B. Stewart, A. Henn, B. Layton, and M. Richard, 2016, Managing Sports Fields in Mississippi, MSU-ES Publication 2086, 16 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Willis, John, B. Self and B. Layton, Signs and Symptoms of Emerald Ash Borer, MSU-ES Publication 2896, 4 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Layton, M. B., 2015, Top Ten Insect Pests of Southern Lawns and Gardens, Miss. Gardener Magazine, and 10 other State Specific Magazines. Sept. 2015, pp. 37-42.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Layton, M. B., 2016, Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, a Serious New Threat to Crape Myrtles, Louisiana Mississippi Golf Course Superintendents Association Magazine, Spring 2016, pp. 8 & 9.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Denny, G. C., Crouse, K. K. (2015). Soil pH and Fertilizers. IS0372: Mississippi State University Extension.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Denny, G. C., Bachman, G. R. (2015). 2015 Mississippi Medallion Plants. IS1997: Mississippi State University Extension
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Denny, G. C., Henn, R. Alan, Smith, E. M. L. (2015). Cold Injury to Palms. P2828: Mississippi State University Extension.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Layton, B., 2016, Insect Control in Commercial Turf, MSU-ES Publication 1858, 16 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Kelly, L., V. Maddox, B. Layton, and A. Henn, 2016, Care and Selection of Indoor Plants, MSU-ES Publication 1012, 12 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Denny, G. C. (2015). Ornamentals. 2015 Weed Control guidelines for Mississippi. P1532: Mississippi State University Extension.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Denny, G. C. (2015). Pruning Landscape Plants. IS0204: Mississippi State University Extension.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Broderick, S.R., Balbalian, C. J., and Tomaso-Peterson, M. 2016. First report of stem canker of interspecific Impatiens hybrids caused by Macrophomina phaseolina in the United States. Plant Disease. http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PDIS-02-16-0211-PDN
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Goddard, J. (2016). Top 10 facts you should know about mosquito control and Zika virus. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 57, 178-180.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Co-PI Goddard, J., Portugal, S., Mascheck, K. (2016). Antibody titers to bed bug salivary proteins in chickens from an infested broiler breeder house. Midsouth Entomologist, 9, 1-4.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Co-PI Goddard, J., Varnado, W., Hand, S., Meyer, F. (2016). Chikungunya in Mississippi: the health department response to imported cases. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 57, 138-141.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Nations, T., Edwards, K., Goddard, J. (2016). The George H. Bradley black fly papers. Midsouth Entomologist, 8, 73-75.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Goddard, J., Caprio, M. A., Goddard II, J. (2015). Diffusion rates and dispersal patterns of unfed versus recently fed bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.). Insects, 6, 792-804.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Varnado, W. C., Goddard, J. (2015). Abundance and diversity of mosquito species collected from a rural area of central Mississippi: implications for West Nile virus transmission in Mississippi. Journal of the American mosquito control association, 31, 182-186.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Garcia, L. M., M. A. Arnold, G. C. Denny, S. T. Carver, and A. R. King. (2016). Differential Environments Influence Initial Transplant Establishment among Tree Species Produced in Five Container Sizes. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 2016. 42(3): 170180
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Catchot, A. L, D. Dodds, J. Gore, D. Cook, and W. D. Crow. 2016. Pesticide Calibration Made Easy. Mississippi State, MS: Mississippi State Extension Service. Pub. 2939.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Falconer, L. L., Bond, J. A., Catchot, A. L., Dodds, D. M., Golden, B. R., Oldham, J. L., Pringle, H. (2016). Soybeans 2016 Planning Budgets. MSU Extension Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Harris, J.W., A., Catchot, J., Gore, A., Whittington, J., Ferguson, J., Campbell, and A., Sheridan (2016). Protecting Pollination by Honey Bees in Mississippi. MSU Extension Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Henn, Alan. The Plant Doctor: Greenhouse Basil Downy Mildew. Publication 2936.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: McCurdy, J., B. Stewart, A. Henn, B. Layton, and M. Richard. Managing Mississippi Sports Fields. Publication 2086.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Henn, A. Why Cant I Use Propiconazole on Peanuts this Year? A story of MRLs and International Markets. Mississippi-Crops.com
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Henn, A. What Has Changed With Propiconazole Use? The Peanut Grower.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Catchot, A. L., Allen, C., Bibb, J. L., Cook, D., Gore, J., Irby, T., Larson, E., Layton, M. B., Joseph, M., Meyers, S. L., Musser, F. (2016). 2016 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops. (2471st ed., pp. 104). Mississippi State, MS: Mississippi State Extension Service. msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2471.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Falconer, L. L., Bond, J. A., Catchot, A. L., Dodds, D. M., Golden, B. R., Oldham, J. L., Pringle, H. (2016). Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Wheat 2016 Planning Budgets. MSU Extension Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Falconer, L. L., Bond, J. A., Catchot, A. L., Dodds, D. M., Golden, B. R., Oldham, J. L., Pringle, H. (2016). Cotton 2016 Planning Budgets. MSU Extension Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Falconer, L. L., Bond, J. A., Catchot, A. L., Dodds, D. M., Golden, B. R., Oldham, J. L., Pringle, H. (2016). Peanuts 2016 Planning Budgets. MSU Extension Service.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Zhu, Y. C., J. Adamczyk, T. Rinderer, J. Yao, R. Danka, R. Luttrell, and J. Gore. 2015. Spray toxicity and risk potential of 42 commonly used formulations of row crop pesticides to adult honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 108: 2640-2647.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Vonkanel, M. B., Catchot, A. L., Gore, J., Musser, F., Cook, D. R., Caprio, M. A. 2016. Influence of dual-gene Bt corn on bollworm, Helicoverpa zea, survivorship on Bollgard II cotton. Journal of Economic Entomology 109: 860-864.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: North, J., Catchot, A. L., Gore, J., Stewart, S., Lorenz, G., Musser, F., Cook, D. R., Kerns, D., Dodds, D. M. 2016. Value of neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments in Mid-South soybean (Glycine max L.) production systems. Journal of Economic Entomology 109: 1156-1160.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Wood, C. W., Gore, J., Catchot, A. L., Cook, D. R., Dodds, D. M., Krutz, L. J. 2016. Susceptibility of flowering cotton to damage and yield loss from tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae). Journal of Economic Entomology 109: 1188-1195.


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

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this Extension IPM program includes all Mississippi citizens, but varies depending on emphasis area. For the Agronomic Crops IPM program the target audience includes: producers, agricultural consultants, extension agents, and industry personnel. For the Communities/Urban Environments program the target audience is: home owners, apartment dwellers, business owners, extension agents, professional pest control companies, public grounds managers, golf course managers, and school officials. For IPM in Public Health the target audience includes: Mississippi citizens, public health vector control personnel, extension agents, municipalities, and private contractors/applicators. For the IPM in Specialty Crops IPM program, the target audience includes commercial nursery and landscape businesses, and extension agents. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A total of 124 IPM-focused educational programs were provided to clients across the state to provide training and professional development opportunites. Examples of some of these educational programs are listed in the following section. Examples of some of the IPM-focused field days, workshops, and shortcourses include: Mississippi Row Crops Shortcourse Cotton Insect Scouting Schools Plant Doctor Tables at four regional Plant and Patio Shows Mississippi Mosquito and Vector Control Meeting Mississippi Pest Control Association Summer Technicians Conference How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?IPM-related information is disseminated to stakeholders in a variety of ways, including: extension publications, educational presentations, web sites, e-mail communications, electronic newsletters and blogs, physical newsletters, one-on-one consultations, phone and e-mail consultations, field days, shortcourses, and workshops. Secondary distribution and utilization by county and regional extension agents, private consultants, and other private pest management practicioners, as well as commercial and industry personnel greatly amplify the overall utilization and impact of the Mississippi IPM Program. The following are examples of some of the educational IPM programs, presentations, and training opportunities provided by the MSU Extension IPM Program. Balbalian, C.J., Who says there's a new pathogen in town? The process of diagnosing new regulatory pathogens, Joint meeting of the Mississippi Entomological Association and the Mississippi Association of Plant Pathologists and Nematologists, Mississippi State, MS, Oct 21, 2014. Balbalian, C.J., Urban forest pathology: Arboricultural medicine, Hinds Community College Plant Pathology Class, Raymond, MS, Nov 20, 2014. Balbalian, C.J., Keepin' it green: Preventing and managing problems in turfgrass, Mississippi Turfgrass Association Turfgrass Road Show, Biloxi, MS, Jan 21, 2015. Balbalian, C.J., Trouble in paradise: Diseases of tropical plants, Mississippi Master Gardener State Conference, Senatobia, MS, Jun 4, 2015. Balbalian, C.J. and B. Templeton, Identification and diagnosis of urban tree diseases and pathogens, The Canopy webinar, May 29, 2015. Catchot, A., 2015. Emergence of the Sugarcane Aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, as a Serious Threat to Grain Sorghum Production Symposium: Experiences with Sugarcane Aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, in Mississippi Grain Sorghum. Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch, Biloxi, MS. Catchot, A.L. 11/21/2014 Insecticide Resistance in Mid-Southern Row Crops: Current Management and Future Needs. (Section Symposia) Entomological Society of America, Portland, Oregon. Catchot, A.L. J. Gore, D. Cook. 11/19/2014. Potential Value and Fit of Bt Soybeans in MidSouth Soybean Systems. Transgenic Insect Resistant Soybean. (Member Symposia) Gore, J., A.L. Catchot, J. Harris. 11/17/2014. Bee Aware: The Mississippi honey bee stewardship program. Entomological Society of America, Portland, OR. Denny, G.C., CAST Update and New Plants for 2015, MNLA Supper Club. Rivers Plant Farm, Brandon, MS, Sep 9, 2014. Denny, G.C., MSU North MS Research & Ext Center Fall Flower and Garden Tour, Verona, MS, Sep 20, 2014. Denny, G.C., Fall Flower & Garden Festival, Crystal Springs, MS - October 17-18, 2014 Dodds, D.M., 2014 Row Crop Short Course. Mississippi State, MS, Dec. 1-3, 2014. Goddard, J. 2014. Hot topics in environmental health. Mississippi Public Health Association Annual Educational Conference, Jackson, MS September 4, 2014. Goddard, J. 2014. Insect-related issues office associates may encounter from the public. Mississippi State University Extension Service, Office Associates Annual Meeting, Stoneville, MS, September 12, 2104. Goddard, J. 2014. Chikungunya: a new mosquito-borne virus in the U.S. Mississippi Entomological Association Annual Meeting, Mississippi State University, October 21, 2014. Goddard, J. 2014. Biting and stinging arthropods and human health. New England Pest Management Association Annual Educational Conference, Taunton, MA, November 6, 2014. Goddard, J. 2014. Current issues in pesticide use. New England Pest Management Association Annual Educational Conference, Taunton, MA, November 6, 2014. Goddard, J. 2015. Health impacts of bed bugs. National Pest Management Association, Southern Conference, Memphis, TN, February 10, 2015. Goddard, J. 2015. Emerging vector-borne disease threats. National Pest Management Association, Southern Conference, Memphis, TN, February 10, 2015. Goddard, J. 2015. Mosquitoes and mosquito IPM. Mississippi Mosquito and Vector Control Association, Annual Conference, Pearl, MS, March 12, 2015. Goddard, J. 2015. Challenges facing public health entomology (invited plenary speech). American Mosquito Control Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, March 30, 2015. Layton, M.B., Nine Key Insect Issues for 2015, Statewide Extension Agent Training, Miss. State, MS, April 28, 2015 Layton, M.B., Insect Pests in Greenhouse Tomatoes, Greenhouse Tomato Short Course, Raymond, MS, March 4, 2015. Layton, M.B., Experiences with Tawny Crazy Ants in Mississippi, 2015 Imported Fire Ant and Invasive Ant Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 7, 2015. Layton, M.B., Insect Pests of South Mississippi Turf, MS Turf Assoc. Road Show, Biloxi, MS Jan. 21, 2015. Layton, M.B., Control Insect Pests of the Vegetable Garden, Carrol County Garden Meeting, Carrolton, MS, Jan. 24, 2015. Layton, M.B., Bugs of the Bushes, Pike County Master Gardeners Lunch Seminar, McComb, MS, Feb 3, 2015. Layton, M.B., Insects in Home Vegetable Gardens, Pike County Master Gardeners Evening Seminar, McComb, MS, Feb. 3, 2015 Layton, M.B., Insect Pests of Ornamental Plants in Commercial Landscapes, Pest Management Workshop, Central MS R&E Center, Raymond, MS, Feb, 9, 2015. Layton, M.B., Entomology Training for Master Gardeners: Insect Pests of Ornamental, Plants, remote teleconference from MSU, Mar. 12, 2015. Layton, M.B., Entomology Training for Master Gardeners: Insect Pests of Fruits and Vegetables, remote teleconference from MSU, Mar. 17, 2015. Layton, M.B., Termites. Quick Bytes Lunch Time Training, statewide distance education training, from MSU, April 24, 2014. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Goals and expected outputs for the next reporting period are similar to those reported for this first year. We will continue to develop and deliver holistic Extension IPM educations programs in all four emphasis areas: agronomic crops, communities/urban environments, specialty crops, and arthropods affecting public health.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Comprehensive extension IPM programs were developed, maintained and delivered for four key emphasis areas: Agronomic Crops, Communities/Consumer-urban Environments, Specialty Crops, and Public Health Pests. Specific education and training products delivered directly by the key scientists involved in these programs in 2014-2015 include: 12 extension publications; 33 other publications, including publications in refereed journals, proceedings, Arthropod Management Tests, and similar venues; 29 newsletters or articles for newsletters; 25 popular press articles in venues that target specific clientele groups; 124 educational presentations; 20 educational posters; 6 web casts and teleconferences; 65 extension trials and demonstrations; 2755 identifications of physically and digitally submitted insect and disease samples; and more than five thousand personal consultations via phone, internet, field days and site visits. Secondary delivery by extension agents, agricultural consultants, industry representatives, and Master Gardeners, greatly magnifies total impact. Specific examples of the types of positive benefits these IPM programs provide to Mississippi citizens and producers include: 1} the homeowner who maintains effective control of fire ants in their yard for less than $50 per year as a result of information received through the extension fire ant education program. 2} the small-scale cut-flower producer who learns to more effectively control insecticide resistant leaf miners in their gerbera daisies by incorporating biological control into their total pest management program because of training and recommendations provided by the specialty crops IPM team 3} The citizen who is able to more calmly deal with a bed bug infestation and achieve control more quickly as a result of information provided by the MSU Public Health Pests IPM program. 4} The cotton producer who saves $12 per acre in tarnished plant bug control cost and enjoys an 8% yield increase as a result of effective scouting and following the MSU Extension cotton insect control recommendations. 5} The nurseryman who avoids having to discard thousands of dollars' worth of potted plants as a result of disease control information and recommendations provided by the extension plant pathology program.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Jones, K. H., N. Johnson, S. Yang, J. Stokes, W. Smith, R. W. Wills, Co-PI, J. Goddard, and A. Varela-Stokes. 2014. Investigations into outbreaks of black fly attacks and subsequent avian haemosporidians in backyard type poultry and other exposed avian species. Avian Dis. 59: 24-30.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Adams, B., J. Gore, A. Catchot, F. Musser, and D. Dodds. 2014. A biological comparison of tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) populations from Mississippi's major agricultural regions. Environ. Entomol. 43:782-786.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Awuni, G. A., J. Gore, D. Cook, F. Musser, and J. Bond. 2015. Seasonal abundance and phenology of Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on graminaceous hosts in the delta region of Mississippi. Environ. Entomol. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvv093.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Balbalian, C.J. 2014. The stuff nightmares are made of: A plant pathology tale for Halloween. The Gloworm, Vol. XXI, No. 9.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Catchot, A., J. Gore , D. Cook, F. Musser, B. Layton, D. Dodds, E. Larson, C. Allen, 2015. 2015 insect control guide for agronomic crops, Publication 2471. Mississippi State University Extension Service, Mississippi State, MS
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Catchot, A., J. Gore , D. Cook, F. Musser, J. Smith, S. Stewart, G. Lorenz, G. Studebaker, S. Akin, R. Leonard, R. Jackson, 2014. Yield Loss Potential of Twospotted Spider Mites in MidSouth Cotton. Ext. Pub. 2852.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Varnado, W., J. Goddard, and B. A. Harrison. 2015. Identification Guide to Adult Mosquitoes in Mississippi, Revised Edition. Mississippi State University Extension Service, Publication Number 2699, 117 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Goddard, J. 2014. Health risks and pest management professionals. Pest Control Technology Magazine, 42(10): 120-127 (October issue).
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Goddard, J. 2014. How bed bug bite reactions differ. Pest Control Technology Magazine, 42(12): 80-82, (December issue).
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Henn, A. and B. Layton, 2014, Disease and Insect Control for Homegrown Peaches and Plums. MSU-ES Publication 2858, 12 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Layton, M. B. and D. Ingram, 2015, Greenhouse Tomatoes, Pest Management in Mississippi, MSU-ES Publication 1861, 23 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Layton, B. Pasture Insect Management, in, Catchot, A., 2015 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops, Mississippi, MSU-ES Publication 2471, p. 92-93.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Layton, B., 2015, Insect Control in Commercial Turf, MSU-ES Publication 1858, 16 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Layton, M. B., 2015, Yes, You Can Control Fire Ants, Miss. Gardener Magazine, April, 2015.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Harris, J.W., A.L. Catchot, J. Gore, A. Whittington, J. Ferguson, A. Sheridan, 2015. Protecting Pollination by Honeybees in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service, Mississippi State, MS Pub. 2829.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Henn, A., E. Smith, and G. Denny. 2014. Cold Injury to Palms. MSU-ES Publication 2828.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Layton, M. B., 2015, Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, a Serious New Threat to Crape Myrtles, Miss. Nursery & Landscape Assoc. News Messenger, Spring 2015, pp. 8 & 9.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Gore, J. D. Cook, A. L. Catchot, and F. R. Musser. 2014. Tarnished plant bug control technologies: diversity, resistance, and sustainable management in Mississippi. Mid-South Entomol. 7: 57-59. http://midsouthentomologist.org.msstate.edu/pdfs/Vol7_2_special_issue_TPB/Vol7No2Gorepp57-59.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Gore, J., D. Cook, L. Falconer, and A. Catchot. 2014. Value of neonicotinoid insecticides in Mid-South cotton, pp. 41-43. In Proceedings, 2014 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Gore, J., A. Catchot, D. Cook, G. Lorenz, D. Kerns, S. Brown, S. Stewart, and N. Little. 2015. Efficacy of dual gene cotton and the impact of new technology for control of Heliothines in cotton. Proc. 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Gore, J., A. Catchot, D. Cook, and R. Jackson. 2015. Experiences with fall armyworm in 2014: Never say never, pp. 847. Proc. 2015 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, National Cotton Council, Memphis, TN.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Adams, A., J. Gore, F. Musser, D. Cook, A. Catchot, T. Walker and G.A. Awuni. 2015. Impact of water management on efficacy of insecticide seed treatments against rice water weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Mississippi rice. J. Econ. Entomol. 108(3): 1079-1085. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov095
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Awuni, G., J. Gore, D. Cook, F. Musser A. Catchot and C. Dobbins. 2015. Impact of Oebalus pugnax (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) infestation timing on rice yields and quality. J. Econ. Entomol. (in press) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov123
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Adams, B., A. Catchot, D. Cook, J. Gore, F. Musser, J. T. Irby and B. Golden. 2015. The impact of simulated corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) damage in indeterminate soybean. J. Econ. Entomol. 108(3): 1072-1078 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov094
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Goddard, J. 2014. Long-term efficacy of various natural or green insecticides against bed bugs: a double-blind study. Insects 5: 942-951.