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IPM Program Deals with Diverse Pest Concerns |
Nebraska has one of the most diverse Extension IPM programs in the nation, covering crop, urban and wildlife issues. Field crop programs include an annual conference, a weed-management computer program, informational newsletters, and scout training sessions. Urban IPM programs include an annual conference, mini-grants, an informational news- letter, and cockroach workshops for homeowners and realtors. Programs on vertebrate pests include a reference manual on North American vertebrates, computer kiosks on rodents and birds, and educational displays on black-footed ferrets.
In 1995, Nebraska's three Field Crop IPM Scout Training sessions provided training in problem identification and management of insects and mites, diseases, weeds, soil fertility, and irrigation. As a result, participants promised to use several IPM practices more frequently on 700,000 Nebraska acres for which they make, or have influence on, crop and pest management decisions.
Respondents to a survey on the 1994 Crop and Pest Management Update Conference also indicated that they are more likely to use IPM practices because they attended the conference.
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[Integrated Pest Management in the North Central States] |
[National Integrated Pest Management Network] |