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In the States
Connecticut Dr. Ana Legrand, an entomologist in the Department of Plant Science at the University of Connecticut, has been named IPM Coordinator for the state. She stepped into the position in November 2003, replacing Richard Ashley, who has retired but remains involved in some of the program’s activities. In addition to leading Connecticut’s IPM program, Legrand will continue her research, which focuses on tritrophic level interactions in agricultural systems and biological control of insect pests. She will also continue extension work at the university and will teach courses including “Insect Pests of Ornamentals and Turf” and “Insects, Food, and Culture.” |
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New York
The New York IPM Program has recently revised administrative roles. Curt Petzoldt is now the IPM Coordinator, responsible for federal reporting and primary liaison to USDA and other federal agencies. This role was previously carried out by Mike Hoffmann, the Program Director, who remains the primary administrative contact and liaison with state government agencies. Petzoldt also continues to serve as Vegetable Coordinator for the state’s IPM Program. He and Jennifer Grant are both Assistant Program Directors and serve as co-chairs of the statewide Program Work Team.
Massachusetts
IPM Coordinator Bill Coli has initiated a two-year project, supported by CSREES, that will measure IPM adoption and will relate levels of adoption to changes in risk. Coli plans to work with IPM experts at land-grant universities in other regions to develop a standardized method of measurement that would allow the USDA to aggregate information nationally. This information could be useful in reporting IPM impacts to Congress and others. At present, Coli and colleagues are considering ways to standardize the adoption assessment by exploring guidelines already in use in Massachusetts, New York, Florida, and other states that have developed their own IPM definitions. They are also seeking funding to support the next step––relating IPM adoption to changes in various types of risk, including risk to the environment, to nontarget organisms, to human health, and to farm profitability.
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For more information on IPM in the Northeast or for printed copies of this newsletter, contact Jim VanKirk (315.787.2378; jrv1@cornell.edu) or information specialist Liz Thomas (315.787.2626; egt3@cornell.edu), NYS IPM Program Office, NYSAES, 630 W. North Street, Geneva, NY 14456. Writing and design by Elizabeth Myers (315-251-0713; ebm24@cornell.edu).
