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Funding Program:
Western Region Work Groups |
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Project Title:
Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Work Group |
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Lead State: AZ Lead Organization: University of Arizona |
| Undesignated Funding: $20,000 |
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Start Date: Sep-15-2007 End Date: Sep-14-2008 |
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Site/Commodity: cotton, melon, lettuce, alfalfa |
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Area of Emphasis: insect losses |
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Summary:
We propose to continue and expand our regional Crop Pest Losses & Impact Assessment Work Group, to facilitate interaction among stakeholders to measure pesticide use patterns, pest-related losses and control costs, and other IPM impacts on crop production. Objectives: conduct face-to-face stakeholder interactions to develop real world data for major desert crops (cotton, melons, lettuce and alfalfa) in AZ and portions of CA; expand our previous effort beyond insects to cover weeds, plant pathogens and nematodes as appropriate to each crop; and serve as a clearinghouse for crop pest losses information, including responding to all Federal, regional and state pest / pesticide information requests and making data available worldwide online. WIPMC goals addressed: stakeholder engagement to identify IPM needs; development of tools for measuring IPM adoption and implementation; development of economic data on IPM impact; and supporting adoption of IPM through education of stakeholders.
Objectives: 1. In collaboration with scientists and stakeholders throughout the low desert areas of AZ and southern CA, we will serve as the forum for discussion and development of crop pest loss and impact assessment in key economic crops of this region, including cotton, lettuce, melons and alfalfa. 2. We will expand our data collection efforts to include weeds, plant pathogens and nematodes as appropriate and relevant to each specific crop. 3. We will serve as a clearinghouse for developed information and metrics on crop pest losses and impact assessments. a. We will address all Federal, state and local requests for information on the impacts of pests or pesticides and other pest management practices in our key crops. b. We will assist others in the extension of this process as a model for development of additional stakeholder-derived data as requested. c. We will summarize data on crop pest losses on a dedicated webpage, making these data available worldwide. |
| Website: Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment Work Group |
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