Leanne S. Pundt
Extension Educator
Department of Extension
University of Connecticut
Litchfield County Extension Center
Torrington, CT 06790
EDUCATION
Cornell University, M.P.S. in Plant Protection, 1992
Cornell University, B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture, 1980
EMPLOYMENT
Extension Educator, 1993 – present, Department of Extension, University of
Connecticut, Litchfield County Extension Center, Torrington, CT. Developed
and offered outreach education programs for the greenhouse industry statewide.
IPM Program Associate, 1988-1990, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, New
Brunswick, N.J. Assisted in statewide Ornamental Horticulture IPM Program.
Extension Educator, 1985-1987, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester
Country, White Plains, NY. Developed and offered outreach education programs
in ornamental horticulture for consumers and the commercial horticulture
industry.
TEACHING EXPERTISE: My teaching expertise is in the areas of integrated pest
management specially relating to bedding plants, specialty herbs and herbaceous
perennials.
MAJOR OFFICES, EDITORSHIPS, COMMITTEES
Program Committee, member, 1993 to present. Connecticut Greenhouse Growers
Association.
Publicity Committee, co-chair, 1997 to present, Northeast Greenhouse
Conference & Expo.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture, Certificate of membership,
March 2009
Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association, Distinguished Service to the
Industry Award, 1999
Epsilon Sigma Phi, Educator of the Year, 1997
MAJOR GRANTS
Legrand, A, J. Boucher, L. Los and L. Pundt IPM Technical Assistance for
Environmental Quality Incentive Program. USDA NRCS (Natural Resource
Conservation Service) 3/31/11-1/13/12 $229,182
Los, L. J. Boucher, D. Ellis, and L. Pundt. Integrated Pest Management and Nutrient
Management Demonstration Project. Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection. 6/30/10-12/31/11 $69,000.
Legrand, A., J. Boucher, L. Los and L. Pundt. IPM Technical Assistance for the
Environmental Quality Incentive Program. USDA NRCS. 5/1/2010-9/30/2010.
$229,182.
Legrand, A., J. Boucher, L. Los, and L. Pundt. IPM Technical Assistance for the
Environmental Quality Incentives Program. USDA/NRCS Contribution
Agreement. 5/1/09 – 9/30/09. $96, 972.
Los, L. J. Boucher, D. Ellis, and L. Pundt. Integrated Pest Management and
Nutrient Management Demonstration Project. Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection. 6/30/09-12/31/10 $75,000.
Smith, T., L. Pundt, and P. Lopes. 2009. Web-based Photo Library for Northeast
Greenhouse Pests. New England Floriculture Inc. 3/22/2009 - 6/30/2010 $5,000
Legrand, A., J. Boucher, L. Los, L. Pundt. IPM Technical Assistance for the
Environmental Quality Incentives Program. USDA/NRCS Contribution
Agreement. 4/1/08 – 9/30/08. $124,198
Los, Boucher, Ellis, and L. Pundt. Integrated Pest Management and Nutrient
Management Demonstration Project. Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection. 4/3/08- 12/31/09 $70,000.
Pundt, L. Implementing a Sustainable Greenhouse Health Maintenance Program.
USDA NE SARE 4/1/ 2005 to 6/30/09 $11, 112.
Los, L., J. Boucher, D. Ellis and L. Pundt. CT Department of Environmental
Protection, Section 319 Non-Point Source Pollution Prevention Grants Program.
Reduced Pesticide/Nutrient Loading Demonstration Project in the Thames River
Basin, Year 3. 6/1/07-12/31/08. $70,000.
Los, L., J. Boucher, D. Ellis and L. Pundt. CT Department of Environmental
Protection, Section 319 Non-Point Source Pollution Prevention Grants Program.
Reduced Pesticide/Nutrient Loading Demonstration Project in the Thames River
Basin, Year 2. 6/1/06-12/31/07. $75,000.
Pundt, L. Pest Management for Herb Bedding Plants Grown in the Greenhouse.
New England Floriculture Inc. 2/05 – 2/06. $900
Pundt, L. and A. Legrand. Evaluation of a Physical Insecticide Against Western
Flower Thrips New England Greenhouse Conference. 2001. $2000
Pundt, L. Integrated Pest Management Series - Herbaceous Perennials. New
England Greenhouse Conference. (2001-2003). $2000.
Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Integrated Pest Management Fact Sheet Series- Specialty
Crops- Herbaceous Perennials, Herbs and Vegetable Bedding Plants. New
England Greenhouse Conference. (1999-2002) $2000
Ellis, D. and L. Pundt. "Biological Control of Whiteflies on Bedding Plants with
Serangium parcesetosum" USDA APHIS PPQ National Biological Control
Institute. (2002) $13,400.
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
Pundt, L. 2010. Section Editor. Weeds and Algae. Co-editor of Integrated pest
Management and Insect Biology In New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide.
A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators. 20112012. Published by New England Floriculture, Inc. and the New England State
Universities.
Pundt, L. & T. Smith. 2007. Pest Management for Vegetable Bedding Plants. 12
pp. NE SARE, UConn Cooperative Extension System and UMass Extension.
Pundt, L. and T. Smith. 2005. Pest Management for Herb Bedding Plants Grown
in the Greenhouse. 19 pp. The University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources, Storrs, CT.
Pundt, L. and T. Smith. 2003. Integrated Pest Management Handbook for
Herbaceous Perennials. 50 pp. The University of Connecticut, College of
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Storrs, CT.
Pundt, L. (contributing author) 2001. Greenhouse Insects. Chapter 19 (pages 105
to 110). In Northeast Pepper Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Manual. Edited by
T. J. Boucher and R. Ashley.
Pundt, L. 1997. New England Integrated Pest Management Scouting Guide for
Poinsettias- A Manual for Growers and Scouts. 30 pp. The University of
Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Storrs, CT.
Pundt, L. 1997. Implementation of a Statewide Poinsettia IPM Education Program
in Connecticut. Journal of Extension. 35(6) 1-2.