Whole Farm Integrated Pest Management
The Whole Farm Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy is to design and establish agricultural systems that are pest resistant and as a result, rarely requires potentially disruptive pest control practices. Whole Farm IPM is the pest management segment of agroecology, the design and management of sustainable farms or agroecosystems. These systems support agricultural production in healthy environments, consider economics and the viability of agricultural communities, and take advantage of ecosystem services, such as biological control of pests and crop pollination. Whole Farm IPM is particularly applicable to small farms which include more than 90% of farms in the Southeast.
Whole Farm IPM
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Whole Farm IPM Project Overview
Presenters
Bob Hochmuth is a multi-county Extension agent at the NFREC - Suwannee Valley working in the areas of small farms, commercial vegetables, and protected culture. His specialties include alternative crops, hydroponics, plastic mulch, and drip irrigation technology. Bob was raised on a commercial vegetable farm and has been an Extension agent since 1982.
Dr. Norm Leppla serves as a professor of Entomology and Director of the UF/IFAS Integrated Pest Management Program. He established IPM Florida in 2001 to provide statewide, interdisciplinary and inter-unit coordination and assistance in integrated pest management to protect agriculture, communities and the environment. As Florida’s first comprehensive statewide IPM program, IPM Florida encourages collaboration in advancing IPM among UF/IFAS faculty members and our clientele. As the director, Dr. Leppla serves as a primary contact for IPM in Florida and facilitates associated research, Extension and education.
Resources
- IPM Florida - Integrated Pest Management in Florida
- A Whole Farm Approach to Managing Pests
Publications
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Introduction to the Whole Farm IPM Field Sites
Presenters
Bob Hochmuth is a multi-county Extension agent at the NFREC - Suwannee Valley working in the areas of small farms, commercial vegetables, and protected culture. His specialties include alternative crops, hydroponics, plastic mulch, and drip irrigation technology. Bob was raised on a commercial vegetable farm and has been an Extension agent since 1982.
Dr. Norm Leppla serves as a professor of Entomology and Director of the UF/IFAS Integrated Pest Management Program. He established IPM Florida in 2001 to provide statewide, interdisciplinary and inter-unit coordination and assistance in integrated pest management to protect agriculture, communities and the environment. As Florida’s first comprehensive statewide IPM program, IPM Florida encourages collaboration in advancing IPM among UF/IFAS faculty members and our clientele. As the director, Dr. Leppla serves as a primary contact for IPM in Florida and facilitates associated research, Extension and education.
Publications
Developing Habitat Areas
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Native Plants and Other Habitats
Presenters
Carolyn Saft, Suwannee County Extension Director, works with native plants, Florida Friendly Landscaping, landscape design, orchids, Master Gardener volunteer development and is a sixth generation Floridian. She grew up working in the family orchid nursery and has worked for UF IFAS Extension in Palm Beach and Suwannee counties.
Publications
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Plants That Attract Beneficial Insects
Presenters
Lei Lani Davis, IPM Project Coordinator, coordinates and manages the various IPM projects at SVAEC’s Living Laboratory. Prior to her current position she spent 13 years as Greenhouse Manager at SVAEC overseeing greenhouse and hydroponic research and demonstrations. At that time she was introduced and learned the various aspects of IPM in both protected culture and the field.
Publications
The Role of Birds, Bats and Owls
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The Role of Bats and Owls
Presenters
Dr. Holly Ober is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. She conducts applied research in wildlife ecology to better understand mechanisms that explain the abundance, distribution, and diversity of wildlife, as well as to develop management practices that reduce conflicts between humans and wildlife. She is also director of the Natural Areas Training Academy, an outreach program that provides continuing education for natural resource professionals.
Publications
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Habitats for Birds and Other Predators
Presenters
Dr. Katie Sieving is an avian conservation ecologist who has been working for over a decade on projects related to enhancing the positive relationships between fresh produce growers and the farmland bird species that consume insect pests in cropped areas. She teaches courses in Research Design for Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (graduate), Wildlife Behavior and Conservation (undergraduate), and Avian Field Research (undergraduate field intensive), and mentors graduate students working on wildlife conservation internationally and in Florida.
Publications
Insect Traps and Trap Crops
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The Role of Insect Traps
Presenters
Dr. Oscar Liburd is a Professor and Extension specialist in the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida, where he does research, teaching, and extension in the area of small fruits and vegetable pest management. Dr. Liburd has over 20 years of experience doing IPM research in small fruits. He is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in small fruit and vegetable pest management and has published more than 150 papers, including peer-reviewed and extension articles.
Resources
Publications
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The Role of Insect Trap Crops
Presenters
Dr. Russ Mizell is a courtesy Professor Emeritus of the North Florida Research and Education Center (Quincy) and has a combined 46 years of entomology experience, and has research and extension responsibilities for deciduous fruits, pecan, and woody landscape plants with a focus on the development of IPM systems. He also works with citrus pests. He has authored or coauthored ~400 publications concerned with arthropod IPM, including biology, ecology, and behavior.
Publications
Managing the Pest Population
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Managing the Pest Population
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Dr. Susan Webb is a retired Associate Professor with the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department, where her research program focused mainly on insect vectors of plant viruses and the ecology of insect-vectored plant viruses in vegetable crops, primarily cucurbits. She conducted research on managing insect pests of vegetables with multiple tactics, including cultural and biological controls, host plant resistance, and pesticides, and is interested in organic and sustainable vegetable pest management.
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Whole Farm IPM Pollinators
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Whole Farm IPM Pollinators
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Dr. Jaret Daniels is the Assistant Director of Exhibits and Public Programs with the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, and his research focuses on Insect ecology, population dynamics, and conservation, with particular emphasis on Lepidoptera and native insect pollinators. He also has an interest in Integrated crop pollination, road ecology (as it pertains to pollinators and roadside wildflowers), and Imperiled species recovery.
Publications
Resources
- Ask IFAS: Topic - Integrated Pest Management
- AskIFAS: Insect Traps
- AskIFAS: Pest Control Equipment
- IPM Florida - Integrated Pest Management in Florida
- Small Farms - Pests and Pollinators