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Northeastern IPM Monitor News Archive

July 2008

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Northeastern

Northeastern IPM Center - IPM Insights - July 2008

NRAES Publication - Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America

New Raspberry and Blackberry Production Guide from NRAES

Lake Champlain Basin Program - State of the Lake 2008

NOFA Organic Lawn and Turf Course - August 2008

Delaware

Pesticide Briefs - July 25, 2008

Maine

Thinking Blue Helps Make Maine Lawns Green

Maine Field Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants and Their Common Native Look Alikes

Major Work at Back Cove Demonstration Gardens

Massachusetts

UMass Turf Research Symposium 2008: Pressing Problems, Potential Solutions (Oct 30)

Dollar Spot Resistance Field Trials and Oriental Beetle Discussion (Aug 6)

Using Biological Control in Greenhouses - Sept 18

New Jersey

NJ Beekeepers available to collect swarms

New York

Cornell Organic Research Farm Field Day – August 18, 4-7 pm

Cornell's Geneva Experiment Station provides crucial support to the fight against Plum Pox

Greenhouse good bugs lead to IPM award

Invasive Species of Particular Interest to New York (NY Sea Grant)

Northern Snakehead Fish Found in Orange County

Efforts Increase to Protect Forests from Invasives and Other Threats

Emergency Firewood Restrictions to Protect Forests from Invasive Species

Outwit Weeds! For Grain Growers, July 14

IPM In-Depth, Hands-on Workshop, July 21

Cornell Floriculture Field Day, July 22

Organic Dairy and Field Crops Summer Field Days

Pennsylvania

Christmas Tree Pests Target of New Project

IPM Strategies, Compost Tour and Pollinator Research, Sept 16

Emerald Ash Borer Found in Mercer County

Walter to Lead Invasive Species Efforts in Pennsylvania

1-800 Number Kicks Off Fifteenth Season in Support of IPM

Organization Transitions to an IPM Approach in Pest Management; Hosts IPM Advisory Meeting in PA

Penn State and Partners Bring New Disease Management Tool to Nepal

North Central

North Central IPM Center - Connection June 2008

Researchers release natural enemy of emerald ash borer

Illinois

More Than Just Lunch: IPM, Green Cleaning and Your School - Aug 11

Natural Lawn Care workshops, October 2008

Southern
Georgia

Peach State has First Certified "Green" Pest Control Service Provider

Kentucky

Focus on sustainability growing

Black shank cases increasing

North Carolina

Researchers Battle Wheat Disease

Texas

EPA Awards $100,000 to Texas A&M for Environmental Studies

Crazy ant ready to take a bite out of Southeast Texas

Western

Western IPM Center - Western Front June 2008

California

Diversity among bird populations found to reduce threat of West Nile virus

Updated Strategy to Eradicate Apple Moth Infestation

National

Commercial Bees Spreading Disease To Wild Pollinating Bees (ScienceDaily 7/23/08)

Can Weeds Help Solve the Climate Crisis? (NY Times 6/29/08)

New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks (NY Times 5/21/08)

Enzyme Discovery Could Lead to No Scent, No Sex for Japanese Beetle

Free online pesticide training course available for retail employees

Lost Ladybug Project

Organic Seed Growers Conference proceedings available

Agricultural weeds: Bridging the gap between evolutionary ecology and crop science - Sept 11-13

6th Annual Conference on Children’s Health and the Environment - Sept 18-19, 2008

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Nov 16-20, 2008

National Schools Working Group Meeting, Nov 20, 2008

Weed Science Society of America Annual Meeting, Feb 9-12, 2009

APHIS

Emerald Ash Borer in Fairfax County, Virginia

USDA Seeks Comments on Environmental Assessment on Proposed Biological Control Program for Sirex Woodwasp

Statement by APHIS Administrator on Updated Eradication Plan For Light Brown Apple Moth

USDA Seeks Public Comment on Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Cotton

ARS

ARS-Developed Apparatus Captures Deer Safely, Effectively and with Minimal Trauma

Scientists Identify Fungal Disease Culprits with Molecular Genetics

Test Vaccines Show Promise against Parasite of Cattle

New Textbook is Important Weed Biocontrol Tool

Fighting a Worldwide Wheat Threat

New Method May Thwart Pecan and Peach Diseases

New Silverleaf Whitefly Has Growers Concerned

The Battle Heats Up Between Mangoes, Fruit Flies

Tick and Mosquito Repellent Can Be Made Commercially from Pine Oil

CSREES

Countering Insect Resistance with Designer Bt Toxins

2009 USDA-CSREES National Water Conference - Call for Abstracts

CSREES Update - July 25, 2008

CSREES Update - July 9

CSREES Update - June 26

CSREES Update - June 11

CSREES Update - May 21

CSREES Update - May 7

EPA

Region 3 SEDP Summer Students Learn About Pesticides and the Dangers of Lead

Carbofuran Cancellation Process

Dichlorvos (DDVP) Objections and Hearing Request from NRDC Denied

EPA Acts to Address Carbofuran Residues in Food

EPA Determines Regulation Not Needed for 11 Potential Drinking Water Contaminants

NAFTA Technical Work Group on Pesticides Releases Five-Year Strategy for Public Comment

National Organic Program (NOP); Sunset Review (2008)

Trichoderma Species and Linalool Registration Review Proposed Decision; Notice of Availability

Nominations sought for Sept.16-18 FIFRA SAP to review Chlorpyrifos Toxicity Profile

Concepts, Methods, and Data Sources for Cumulative Health Risk Assessment of Multiple Chemicals, Exposures and Effects: A Resource Document

EPA comments on seed treatment pesticides and bees

Availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Soil Fumigant Pesticides (Chloropicrin, Dazomet, Metam Sodium/Potassium, and Methyl Bromide)

Risk Mitigation Measures to Address Inhalation Exposures from Soil Fumigant Applications

Soil Fumigant Pesticides Subject to New Safety Measures

EPA Analysis of Unregistered Scotts' Products

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting, Oct 28-31

EPA Publishes Proposed Rule Amending the Pesticide Container and Containment Regulations

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting (on pyrethroids, comment by 8/26)

Pesticide Tolerance Nomenclature Changes; Proposed Technical Amendments - comment by 8/18

Termiticide Performance Test Guidelines - Notice of Public Meeting 7/21

Electronic Submission of Certain Pesticide Applications and Data; Availability of Guidance Website

Importing or Exporting? New EPA Web Portal Provides Environmental Requirements

Napthalene Risk Assessments - comment by 7/14

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

Title 40CFR Tolerance Pesticide Chemical Listing to be Replaced by Online Indexes

Sulfluramid Registration Review Proposed Decision; Notice of Availability

Tetramethrin; Reregistration Eligibility Decision

Fenvalerate Product Cancellations

Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Revised Application (Bt, comment by 8/4)

Fenamiphos; Amendment to Use Deletion and Product Cancellation Order

Fenamiphos; Product Registration Cancellation Order

Pesticide Product Registration Approval (Facin, Chenopodium extract)

Pesticide Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Closure of the Phosalone Registration Review Case

Triadimefon; Product Cancellation Order

Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemption

Bacillus thuringiensis Cry 1A.105 protein; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance

Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances

Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerances

Gamma-cyhalothrin; Pesticide Tolerances

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues - 6 items

Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerances

Spirotetramat; Pesticide Tolerances

Atrazine; Pesticide Tolerances

Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 protein; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance

Bifenthrin - Pesticide Tolerances

Disparlure - Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance

Fenoxaprop-ethyl - Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions

Flutolanil - Pesticide Tolerances

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues - 2 fungicides

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (15 compounds)

Proposed Tolerance Actions - 25 pesticides

Forest Service

Tree-Killing Fungus Officially Named by Scientists

House Agriculture Committee

Congress Overrides Farm Bill Veto

Subcommittee Reviews the Status of Pollinator Health Including Colony Collapse Disorder

IPMnet NEWS

IPMnet NEWS - July / August 2008

IR-4

IR-4 Food Use Workshop - Nomination of Projects Due Aug 15

IR-4 Newsletter - July 2008

National Plant Diagnostic Network

NPDN News - July 2008

NPDN News - June 2008

NRCS

2008 Conservation Innovation Grants Awarded

Plant Management Network

PMN Update - July 23, 2008

PMN Update - June 23, 2008

PMN Update - May 2008

USDA

NAREEE Advisory Board Seeks Nominations

USDA Awards $4.1 Million to Study Colony Collapse Disorder

Schafer Announces an Additional $202.5 milliom for EQIP and AMA

International

International Conference on Plant Protection in the Tropics: Updating Good Agricultural Practices in IPM , 27-29 August 2008

Emerald Ash Borer Detection in Brampton, Ontario

EU Nations Agree on Stricter Pesticide Use Rules

Bugs in the system scientist tunes in on creepy-crawlies (Yorkshire Post, 6/20/08)

Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in southern Quebec

Government Announces the Eradication of Plum Pox Virus in Stoney Creek, Ontario

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