- (Focus Area) Pest Management
- Author: Tunyalee Martin
UC IPM Celebrating 40 Years
—Tunyalee Martin, UC Statewide IPM Program
The University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Established July 1, 1979 with funding from the California Legislature, UC IPM built upon a growing movement to reduce dependence on pesticides. Drawing on expertise across the University of California system, UC IPM develops and distributes UC's best information on managing pests using safe and effective practices that protect people and the environment.
Over the years, UC IPM expanded its efforts beyond agriculture to include residential audiences such as schools, landscape and structural professionals, and public health agencies; public agencies; and natural resource managers. UC IPM works through Cooperative Extension to deliver information to clientele in every California county.
Since its inception, UC IPM delivered science-based integrated pest management (IPM) information. There's no plan to change this, but it's exciting to think about the next 40 years. Improvements in technology have changed how people learn and who they get information from. UC IPM's website and online tools need to grow and change as our users change the way they like to get information. And some of these changes will be mandatory as our funding sources have changed as well.
Some things haven't changed like the IPM advisors and affiliated advisors solving problems and providing local, practical, trusted pest management information. Over the last 40 years, pest management successes happened in both agriculture and communities.
- UC IPM and Cooperative Extension advisors joined a multi-government and grape industry team to develop and extend a low-impact pest management program for European grapevine moth and conduct research to inform regulatory policy. In 2016, European grapevine moth was declared eradicated.
- UC IPM partnered with stormwater agencies and state regulators to train IPM Advocates. IPM Advocates work as consultants to help retail stores provide information about less toxic products and the safe use of pesticides. Surveys after the IPM Advocates program indicated that 76% of participating stores used the UC IPM website for identifying pests or solving problems, more than 70% increased shelf space for green or less-toxic pest management products, and more than 76% increased sales of green products.
- UC IPM and Cooperative Extension advisors worked together with commodity boards and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a successful mating disruption program to prevent codling moth damage in pears without pesticides. In 2009, 95% of California pear acreage used pheromone mating disruption, eliminating the need for codling moth pesticide sprays.
UC IPM has dedicated program staff at the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) headquarters in Davis. The staff provides IPM leadership, training, content development, and is the magical information technology (IT) presence behind UC IPM's website and online tools. UC IPM is also the home of the Pesticide Safety and Education Program (PSEP) in California, which trains pesticide safety trainers to teach pesticide applicators, pesticide handlers, and fieldworkers safe practices.
UC IPM will continue conducting research to solve important pest problems, extending IPM programs to practitioners, providing training, and developing outreach material. Over UC IPM's next 40 years, be on the lookout for changes for the better. Changes that engage users by using new technology, adapt UC IPM's existing knowledge into easy to use decision-making tools, and facilitate the development of new products—products that Californians seeking pest solutions can use to safely and effectively solve their pest problems.
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
May 22, 2019 3:00 PM in Pacific Time
Uc Ag Experts Talk: Snails and Slugs (FREE)
May 23, 2019 7am-3pm
2019 IPM Training for Professional Landscapers ($50)
Scottish Rite Event Center 1895 Camino del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108
For more information and to register:
http://cesandiego.ucanr.edu/?calitem=443278
Port 2019 Agenda
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
UCIPM and California Department of Pesticide Regulation are holding
Weed Management Expos for School Sites
at Long Beach on June 19 and Dixon on June 22 [8am-3pm]
Open to all but focused on school staff and landscape pest management contractors that work with (or want to work with schools)
The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has organized school-specific Weed Management Expos for educational facilities staff, school-affiliated contractors, and other interested community members. Topics will include:
- Practical application of saturated steam at school sites
- County laws, regulations, and pesticide use at school sites
- Landscape pest prevention
- Turf management
For more details view the Weed Management Expo for School Sites Flyer, PDF (132 kb) and Weed Management Expo for School Sites Agenda, PDF (150 kb).
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
Pesticide Safety
Instructor Training Workshops
Update your knowledge of changing regulations!
This course meets the requirements established by the revised Worker Protection Standard, which is mandated by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. This workshop, presented by the UC Integrated Pest Management Program and AgSafe, will qualify participants who successfully complete the program to train fieldworkers and pesticide handlers under these revised regulations. Topics will cover pesticide exposure, signs and symptoms of illness, emergency medical care, proper use of personal protective equipment, safe handling and transportation of pesticides, and laws and regulations regarding labels and safety data sheets.
Who Should Attend?
• Ag Supervisors • Growers • Farm Labor Contractors • Safety Managers • Safety Trainers
Cost
$200 per person. Payment is by credit card only.
Continental breakfast, lunch and materials provided. Includes a certificate of completion.
No refunds will be given.
Space is limited, register early!
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/IPMPROJECT/workshops.html
February 21, 2018 – Ventura (English)
February 23, 2018 - Santa Paula (Spanish)
February 27, 2018 – Monterey (English) (FULL)
February 27, 2018 – Monterey (Spanish) (FULL)
March 8, 2018 – Ceres (English)
March 8, 2018 – Ceres (Spanish)
March 14, 2018 – Tulare (English)
March 15, 2018 – Tulare (Spanish)
March 20, 2018 – San Diego (Spanish)
March 28, 2018 – Oroville (English)
March 29, 2018 – Oroville (Spanish)
April 11, 2018 – Sonoma (English)
April 12, 2018 – Sonoma (Spanish)
April 17, 2018 – Imperial (English)
April 17, 2018 – Imperial (Spanish)
Talleres de Formación de Instructores
Actualicé su conocimiento sobre los cambios regulatorios!
Este curso cumple con los requisitos revisados por la Norma de Protección del Trabajador, que es un mandato de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos y el Departamento de Regulación de Pesticidas de California. Este taller, presentado por el Programa de Manejo Integrado de Plagas de la Universidad de California y AgSafe, calificará a los participantes que completen el programa con la capacidad de entrenar a trabajadores de campo y manejadores de pesticidas bajo estas regulaciones revisadas. Los temas cubren la exposición a plaguicidas, síntomas de la enfermedad, la atención médica de emergencia, el uso adecuado del equipo de protección personal, manipulación y transporte seguro de los plaguicidas y las leyes y reglamentos relativos a las etiquetas y fichas de datos de seguridad.
¿Quién debe asistir?
• Supervisores agrícolas • Productores • Contratistas de trabajadores agrícolas
• Supervisores de seguridad • Entrenadores de seguridad
Costo
$200 por persona. El pago es solamente con tarjeta de crédito y en.
Desayuno, almuerzo y los materiales serán proporcionados. Incluye un certi cado de nalización. No se
darán reembolsos.
¡El espacio es limitado, regístrese temprano!
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/IPMPROJECT/workshops.html
February 21, 2018 – Ventura (English)
February 23, 2018 - Santa Paula (Spanish)
February 27, 2018 – Monterey (English) (FULL)
February 27, 2018 – Monterey (Spanish) (FULL)
March 8, 2018 – Ceres (English)
March 8, 2018 – Ceres (Spanish)
March 14, 2018 – Tulare (English)
March 15, 2018 – Tulare (Spanish)
March 20, 2018 – San Diego (Spanish)
March 28, 2018 – Oroville (English)
March 29, 2018 – Oroville (Spanish)
April 11, 2018 – Sonoma (English)
April 12, 2018 – Sonoma (Spanish)
April 17, 2018 – Imperial (English)
April 17, 2018 – Imperial (Spanish)
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