Nursery IPM Projects Coordinated
by IPM Florida, the UF, IFAS
Integrated Pest Management
Program
Norm Leppla, Director
Nursery IPM for FNGLA
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What is IPM?
IPM Florida
Why we have pests
Nursery IPM projects
Additional resources
IPM information
What is IPM?
 IPM is the coordinated use of pest
and environmental information and
available pest control methods
 To prevent unacceptable levels of
pest damage by the most
economical means
 With the least possible hazard to
people, property and the
environment
Approach
 Scouting
 Diagnosis
 Thresholds
 Management
Tactics of IPM
Sustainability
Cultural Practices
Biological Control
Chemical Control
Physical Methods
IPM Florida provides statewide,
interdisciplinary and inter-unit coordination
and assistance for UF, IFAS integrated pest
management research, extension and
education faculty.
National IPM Program Goals
To improve the economic benefits of
adopting IPM practices and to reduce
potential risks to human health and the
environment caused by the pests
themselves or by the use
of pest management
practices
Nursery IPM
• Profitability- cost of pest management
(knowledge, licensing, storage,
reporting, equipment, resistance
management, invasive species)
• Human health- worker protection
(pesticide application, reentry)
• Environmental safety- surface
and ground water, air pollution
Why Do We Have Pest
Outbreaks?
 Alien Invasive Species
 Local Invasions
 Pesticide Resistance
 Disrupted Environments
 Perceptions
Alien Invasive Species
 Florida has > 13,000 insect species
 New alien invasive species arrive
 A few become established pests
Local Invasions
Pesticide Resistance
The (mistaway) system uses a bio-degradable
insecticide derived from the chrysanthemum
flower called pyrethrum.
Disrupted Environments
Perceptions
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ChemSearch provides rapid searching of label information.
Search criteria consist of any combination of:
crop or site
pest(s)
state/county
manufacturer
product name
type of product (herbicide, insecticide, etc.)
application time
label type (24C etc.)
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Certificate in Pest Control
Technology
24 credits of
course work
selected from
the certificates
in Urban Pest
Mgmt. and
Landscape Pest
Mgmt.
Certificate in Landscape Pest
Management
(15 credits from this list of courses)
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Principles of Entomology/Graduate Survey (2)
General Entomology Laboratory (1)
Insect Pest and Vector Management (3)
Fundamentals of Pest Management (3)
Fundamentals of Plant Pathology (3/4)
Landscape IPM: Ornamentals and Turf (3)
Tree and Shrub Insects (3)
Principles of Nematology (3)
Dr. Robert J. McGovern
Professor and Director
rjm@ifas.ufl.edu
352-392-3631 Ext. 213
Dr. Jarvier Garces
Plant Health Specialist
Skinner Nurseries
Jacksonville, FL
•Licenses and Certification Exams
•CEU Programs
•Labels & MSDS
•Chemically Speaking Newsletter
•Fact Sheets & Publications
•Contacts for Pesticide Questions
Plant Disease Clinic
http://plantpath.ifas.ufl.edu/pdc/
Dr. Robert J. McGovern, Director, Plant Pathologist
http://spdn.ifas.ufl.edu/
Regional Director: Dr. Gail C. Wisler, Professor and Chair
Insect and Mite Update
http://www.mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/PESTALERT.HTM
Information related to new or increasingly significant pest
problems. PESTUP-L
Dr. Lance S. Osborne, Professor
Trade Shows
Ecolabeling Components
Certification
Standards
3rd Party
Auditor
Eco-Label
Chain of
Custody
Education &
Outreach
Marketing
Increasing Adoption of IPM
in the Production of
Woody Ornamentals
The objective is to create a
measurable increase in the number
of producers of woody ornamentals
using reduced risk practices and
products by creating a credible IPM
certification program
Reduce Pesticide Use
and Risk Through IPM
A. Biological knowledge
B. Monitoring and Inspection
C. Act to Control Pests When Necessary
D. Choose Least-Risk Options
E. Long-Term, Preventative Practices
F. Evaluation and Records
G. Pesticide Management
H. Continual Improvement
IPM Florida Project Coordination
For more information on
IPM in Nurseries
http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu