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Funding Program:
IPM Partnership Grants |
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Project Title:
Development of a Pest Identification and IPM Manual for Christmas Tree Growers and Conifer Producers in New York and New England |
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Lead State: NY Lead Organization: Cornell University |
| Undesignated Funding: $19,940 |
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Start Date: Apr-01-2007 End Date: Mar-31-2008 |
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Site/Commodity: Christmas trees, conifers, forestry |
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Summary:
There are over 3,500 Christmas tree growers in the six New England States plus New York State, according to the 2002 Census of Agriculture. Conifer producers in the Northeast can face serious pest management issues but limited information is currently available to producers regarding long-term management strategies for pest control. Producers have expressed a need for a pest management manual for conifers that is up to date, is specific to production sites in the Northeast, and includes user-friendly descriptions of species, damage caused, and cultural and chemical management strategies for key weeds, insects, and pathogens.
Therefore, we propose to develop a comprehensive integrated pest management guide for Northeastern conifer producers, that is user-friendly and presents pictorial and text descriptions of key conifer disease, insect and weed pests, with an emphasis on integrated methods of control. Our intent is that the manual will provide a tool for scouting and making pest management decisions. By emphasizing the integrated aspects of production and pest management, and encouraging early pest identification and scouting, we wish to encourage the development and utilization of effective and environmentally sound management practices for production of conifers and Christmas trees. The intended audience consists of a variety of stakeholders. Small and large-scale producers of cut or select-and-cut Christmas trees, and of 'balled and burlapped' or container-grown conifers as nursery stock in the Northeast, and Cooperative Extension personnel are primary populations of interest. Cooperators from New England states, with expertise in Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, have been identified. They will review the manual to ensure that it is of use to growers throughout the region. They will also assess stakeholder reaction to the manual. Project directors and cooperators will gather feedback from stakeholders on their interest in and evaluation of the manual in a variety of ways. Potential venues include grower workshops, state or regional grower organization's annual meetings, trade shows, in-service training, etc. The final manual should fill an existing and stated need, have the potential to enhance the use of IPM in Christmas tree and nursery conifer production, and enhance the multi-directional flow of information on conifer pest management in the Northeast. Objectives: A. Develop a manual for growers of Christmas trees and nursery conifers that: 1. Fills the existing and stated need for accurate, up-to-date and easy-to-use pest management information, including that for weed pests, relevant to Christmas tree production 2. Enables growers to enhance the use of IPM in their production systems by means of: a. Accurate identification of pests through photographs and description of damage b. Management techniques that emphasize scouting, management of pest infestations, and IPM strategies 3. Has regional utility through cooperation of specialists in New York and the New England states B. Evaluate stakeholder response to manual throughout the region. Proposal Final Report |
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