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Funding Program: Working Groups

Project Title: North Central Consumer Horticultural IPM Working Group (CHWG)

Project Directors (PDs): vera krischik [1] Mary Meyer [1]

Lead State: MN Lead Organization: Regents of the University of Minnesota

Undesignated Funding: $20,000

Start Date: Mar-01-2015 End Date: Feb-29-2016

Pests Involved: Japanese beetle, white grubs, European cranefly, spotted wing drosphila, marmorated stink bug, bees

Site/Commodity: landscapes, gardens

Area of Emphasis: IPM, invasive pests, and pollinator conservation

Summary: In 2015 the NC Consumer Horticulture IPM Working Group (NCCWG) overall objectives are to promote collaboration among scientific and extension programs in the North Central states and to increase knowledge of IPM practices in landscapes. We will meet these objectives by focusing on seven objectives related to IPM of landscapes and gardens. We will develop three new webinars and learning modules on IPM. In Objective 1, we will develop a webinar/module on small fruits (strawberries and blueberries) and IPM for spotted wing Drosophila, marmorated stink bug, and tarnished plant bug and diseases in home gardens and landscapes. In Objective 2, we will develop a webinar/module on home lawns and IPM of European cranefly and Japanese beetle and selected fungal diseases. In Objective 3, we will develop a webinar/module on pesticides and pollinators. In Objective 4, we will develop an online portal for our NC IPM working group products on the eXtension website to promote the work we have accomplished to further increase knowledge of IPM in home landscapes. Past and future webinars will be developed into modules with factsheets and quizzes from the member states in the working group. In Objective 5, we will develop a citizens science-like project on pollinators, with plots at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum installed with native and cultivated garden plants where visitors and Extension Master Gardeners can count the pollinators in each plot and turn their results into a collection box to determine if native or garden plants support more pollinators. We will engage Extension Master Gardeners, arboretum, visitors, and youth to count the number of pollinators in native and cultivated plants. This project will allow us to discuss pollinator conservation. In Objective 6, we will develop this demonstration project into a protocol for other botanic gardens or display gardens in the North Central region. In Objective 7, we will write an article on our demonstration project and IPM programs. THE NCCWG will continue to meet via phone conference calls and promote our work at national meetings such as the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), the International Master Gardener Conference (IMG), and the National Master Gardener Coordinators Conference. Our outcomes are to see a change in knowledge and behavior of Extension Master Gardeners as a result of the IPM webinars and online modules we will develop. We also anticipate an outcome of increased awareness of pollinators by people who participate in the demonstration garden project at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Objectives: In Objective 1, we will develop a webinar/module on small fruits (strawberries and blueberries) and IPM for spotted wing Drosophila, marmorated stink bug, and tarnished plant bug and diseases in home gardens and landscapes. In Objective 2, we will develop a webinar/module on home lawns and IPM of European cranefly and Japanese beetle and selected fungal diseases. In Objective 3, we will develop a webinar/module on pesticides and pollinators. In Objective 4, we will develop an online portal for our NC IPM working group products on the eXtension website to promote the work we have accomplished to further increase knowledge of IPM in home landscapes. Past and future webinars will be developed into modules with factsheets and quizzes from the member states in the working group. In Objective 5, we will develop a citizens science-like project on pollinators, with plots at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum installed with native and cultivated garden plants where visitors and Extension Master Gardeners can count the pollinators in each plot and turn their results into a collection box to determine if native or garden plants support more pollinators. We will engage Extension Master Gardeners, arboretum, visitors, and youth to count the number of pollinators in native and cultivated plants. This project will allow us to discuss pollinator conservation. In Objective 6, we will develop this demonstration project into a protocol for other botanic gardens or display gardens in the North Central region. In Objective 7, we will write an article on our demonstration project and IPM programs.

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