IPM Success Stories
IPM is good for people, the environment, and the pocketbook
Since 2000, we’ve fostered the development and adoption of integrated pest management, supporting projects that focus on important pest problems and provide economic, environmental, and human health benefits to our region. Read on to learn about the impacts of projects we’ve funded and about the work of our partners nationwide.
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- Foundations of IPM, Organic Point Way Over Barriers
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Adherents of organic and IPM practices share a basic principle: emphasis is placed on human health, the environment, and economics.
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- Ecologically-Based Growers Face Obstacles and Market Could Help
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Money has spun the world of food, particularly food produced using IPM and organic practices.
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- IPM and Organic Moving Forward Together
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Is it time to re-assess and re-label both IPM and organic as ecologically-based?
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- Antibiotic-Resistant Fire Blight
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Since 1972, streptomycin resistance of Erwinia amylovora in apples has spread, making control of fire blight even more difficult.
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- End of an Era of Easy Pest Solutions
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The Colorado potato beetle attacks one of Maine’s most reliable and stable crops, and its resistance to insecticides is now prevalent.
- Photographers Lift Pests' Poise
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The Bugwood Network archives and catalogs high-quality images of pests by taxonomic category.
- Hoarding and Pests: Researchers See Link
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Individuals affected by hoarding disorder excessively save items. Hoarding also creates conditions favorable to pests.
- IPM with a Focus on People
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When you think IPM, you might first picture agriculture, crops, and turf. Or perhaps insect biology and behavior. However, there’s an important human component.
- Asthma Meets Its Match
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A new partnership could bring healthier outcomes at urban sites with high levels of asthma.
- New England Bees Have New Ally
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A group of professionals are protecting existing bee habitat on farms, open land, and in natural areas.