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Tackling Pest Resistance in Iowa
Set goals, work to achieve them
Larry leads the Iowa Pest Resistance Management Program in Harrison County, which focuses on pest resistance.
“We’ve had the privilege of working with Larry on creation, development and implementation of the Iowa Pest Resistance Management Program for the past four years. Larry has been a leader in the Iowa program from its inception in 2015,” says Evan Sivesind, program manager at ISU.
Harrison County Project Finds Local Weeds Resist Common Herbicides
Tackling pest resistance in Iowa
Resistance to pesticides, genetic traits and other control practices continues to show up in weeds, insects and disease pathogens in Iowa. If this problem isn’t addressed, crop yields will decrease, or crop production costs will increase — or both. Iowa has taken the lead on the issue by creating and implementing the Iowa Pest Resistance Management Program.
Community Collaboration--Why Pest Resistance Management must Involve Group Action
By Paul Lasley, Iowa State University Sociologist
In my last editorial I argued that group action is required if we are to effectively manage field crop pests by concluding, “Some things are too big for anyone to accomplish alone and too important not to try to do together.”
There is little doubt that productivity gains in corn and soybeans can be attributed, in part, to better pest management, which often relies upon herbicides and insecticides. However these pesticides are becoming less effective.
Community Collaboration--Lessons from a Community Project
By Paul Lasley, Iowa State University Sociologist
Community Collaboration--Then and Now
By Paul Lasley, Iowa State University Sociologist
Harrison County Project to Combat Weeds Resistant to Herbicides
AMES, Iowa — Harrison County is home to a new project focused on combating weed resistance as part of a statewide pest resistance management program led by Iowa State University.