NEWARK, Del. What does IPM, integrated pest management, have to do with you and me? The answer is a lot! IPM is a system of controlling agricultural pests, including in sects, rodents, weeds and diseases. University of Delaware Co operative Extension recently led several Master Food Educators, who are trained extension volun teers, on a one-day tour of farms, greenhouses, and research facili ties. The purpose: to familiarize them with the concept of IPM and to let them see a side of production agriculture that most people aren’t privy to. “So much goes into food pro duction that the average consumer never sees,” said Dr. Sue Snider, extension food and nutrition spe cialist. Snider, who coordinates the training of Master Food Edu cators, planned the IPM tour with Joanne Whalen, IPM specialist; Marty Spellman, IPM associate; and Carl Davis, New Castle Coun ty agricultural agent “We felt it was important for the Master Food Educators to have a deeper understanding of the behind-the-scenes aspects of food production,” Snider said. “IPM was a good choice because Lancaster Farming 1 E. 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Benefits can include a more abundant food supply, a safer food supply because of reduced chemi cal controls, and reduced produc tion costs for farmers resulting in reduced food prices for consum ers. Whalen says that IPM controls fall into the broad categories of logical, mechanical, cultural, and chemical. Cultural controls in clude crop rotation and planting dates. Use of beneficial insects falls under the umbrella of biolo gical control. Plowing under weeds is an example of mechani cal control. And monitoring the pest population is essential to de termine if chemical control is needed. Constant vigilance and pain staking attention to detail is re quired to monitor pest popula tions. Cooperative extension hires IPM scouts to help with the moni toring process during the growing season. 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Examining leaves with a magnify ing glass, shaking insects into sheets, or sweeping them into nets YORK (York Co.) There is no gypsy moth suppression pro gram planned for York County in 1997. The gypsy moth population is low due to natural controls and in the entomophaga maimeiga fun gus. There was a good potential for a major outbreak in the county, which did not occur due to ento mophaga/natural causes. This fimgus affects the gypsy moth in the caterpillar stage. Moisture is critical for disease de velopment and the rains during the larval stage is May and June made for ideal conditions. The gypsy moth populations were impacted not only in York, but statewide as well as all of the North East The potential existed UY, SI State Phone( ) word ad issue. Classify under No Gypsy Moth Suppression ENT Tim (Word Ada Only) PLEASE CALL OUR CLASSIFIED AD DEPT. IF YOU WANT TO ADVERTISE A DISPLAY BOX IN OUR PAPER times (PHONE NUMBERS COUNT AS ONE WORD) UncMter Farming, Saturday, December H 1996-015 are all labor-intensive techniques that can save bundles of money and gallons of chemicals that would be used unnecessarily on food crops. “You appreciate food more when you realize all the work that goes into it,” said Snider. “On the tour, our Master Food Educators for 200,000+ acres of defoliation (30% of tree’s leaves eaten by the caterpillars) statewide. Actual defoliation was 9,027 acres which is the lowest state to tal since 1979. York County ex perienced 18 acres of defoliation as compared to 3,021 acres in 1995. The entomophaga fungus is na tive to Asia and was first found in Pennsylvania in 1989. The first evidence of the fungus in York County was in 1994. As a result of egg mass surveys conducted in York County, low to no gypsy moth population should be evident in 1997. These egg masses are deposited by adults in July and hatch into f * i 45c per word per week -1 or 2 times j \ 40c per word per week -3 or more times a j/ 11 word minimum ( I t Words Uims 2 Times 3 Times f. up to 11 4.95 9.90 13.20 \ 12 5.40 10.80 14.40 * i 13 5.85 11.70 15.60 K i 14 6.30 12.60 16.80 f p 15 6.75 13.50 18.00 i r 16 7.20 . 14.40 19.20 \ I 17 7.65 15.30 20.40 \ I 18 8.10 16.20 21.60 K 19 8.55 17.10 22.80 A f 20 9.00 18.00 24.00 J DEADLINES: SECTION C - WEDNESDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. SECTION 0 - THURSDAY AT 9:00 A.M. had an opportunity to examine young cabbage plants for any evi dence of insect invasion. And along with an appreciation for the hard work involved, they came away with a better understanding of the food industry and the man agement techniques that go into ensuring a safe food supply.” in 1997 caterpillars the following spring. Studies show that there needs to be at least 250 healthy egg masses per acre to cause damaging levels of defoliation (i.e. 30%+). That also is the minimum re quirement for spray purposes. No area of the county even approach es that level. This year only 15 requests for egg mass surveys were received by this office. That compares to 710 in 1995. The county gypsy moth coor dinator and DEP Bureau of Fores tery continues to monitor the population and will offer the pro gram in the future if and when gypsy moth populations warrant.
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