scholarly journals Master Gardener's Confidence and Use of Integrated Pest Management

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 812-816
Author(s):  
Mary H. Meyer ◽  
Rhoda Burrows ◽  
Karen Jeannette ◽  
Celeste Welty ◽  
Aaron R. Boyson
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Cultural Control ◽  
Advanced Training ◽  
North Central ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
Question Survey

The North Central Consumer Horticulture Working Group developed and distributed a 14-question survey to determine the confidence of north-central U.S. extension Master Gardeners (MGs) in making integrated pest management (IPM) recommendations and their use of IPM. The online survey was completed by 3842 MGs in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. MGs indicated they personally engaged in a range of IPM practices, including prevention, monitoring, cultural, and chemical controls. However, 81% indicated a need for more training in identifying diseases, and 65% say they needed more training in identifying insects. Only 16% indicated they had received advanced pest management training within the past 5 years. These MGs had higher mean scores for confidence, as well as prevention, monitoring, and cultural control and chemical awareness/control practices than those not participating in advanced training. Years of experience as an active MG and confidence in using IPM-related garden activities were correlated positively (r = 0.261). MGs with advanced pest management training were more confident in making IPM recommendations to other gardeners and were much more likely to use IPM practices than MG without advanced training.

scholarly journals Effects of Different Water Regimes and Spacing on Insect Pest Infestation and Efficacy of Control Measures in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
A. A. Oso ◽  
G. O. Awe
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Cultural Control ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Yield Attributes ◽  
Pest Infestation ◽  
And Control

Aim: Information on the influence of water availability during different seasons of rainfed or irrigated agriculture as it relates to insect pest population build-up in crops could assist in the development of integrated pest management. A study was therefore conducted to investigate effects of spacing, pest infestation and control on cucumber under rainfed and irrigated conditions. Place and Duration of Study: At the Teaching and Research Farm, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria during the 2016/2017 rainy and dry seasons. Methodology: The experiment was laid out using randomized complete block design (RCBD) in a split-plot arrangement in five replications, with spacing (60 x 60 cm, 60 x 90 cm and 60 x 120 cm) as the main plot treatments and the sub-plot treatments were different pest control strategies. The pest control strategies include synthetic insecticide (Lambda-cyhalothrin), botanical insecticide (Anogeissus leiocarpus) and control. Growth parameters and yield attributes were recorded. Insect pest occurrence, their build-up and percentage infestation on cucumber and the efficacy of the management strategies were monitored. Results: The results showed that yield was enhanced in irrigated system with the widest spacing of 60 x 120 cm botanical treatment interaction. Bemisia tabaci was the most prominent insect pest attacking cucumber under irrigated system. Conclusion: Other cultural control practices such as the use of trap crops with little or no financial implication should also be added to botanical pesticides as an integrated pest management tactic for effective management and control of the pest.

scholarly journals Special Issue: Integrated Pest Management in Arable and Open Field Horticultural Crops

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Andrew G. S. Cuthbertson
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Pest Management ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Open Field ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
The Past ◽  
Chemical Products ◽  
Invertebrate Pests

Invertebrate pest control within both agricultural and horticultural production systems continues to present many challenges. Over the past decades the commonly used method for pest control has been the direct application of chemical products. However, in response to environmental, economic, and other problems associated with the over-reliance on chemical insecticides there has been an increasing drive towards the development of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches. Many IPM strategies are now well developed under protected environments. However, within the open field in many situations targeted success is yet to be achieved. This special issue will seek to showcase original articles and reviews by leading research entomologists and associated experts. Articles presented will focus on the development and implementation of IPM strategies against various major arable and horticultural invertebrate pests (both indigenous and invasive species).

Reinstatement of Aloe davyana (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a winter-flowering species endemic to central-northeastern South Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 475 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-208
Author(s):  
GIDEON F. SMITH ◽  
RONELL R. KLOPPER ◽  
NEIL R. CROUCH ◽  
ESTRELA FIGUEIREDO
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Plant Size ◽  
Inflorescence Architecture ◽  
North Central ◽  
The Past ◽  
Leaf Colour ◽  
The North

Aloe davyana (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae), a winter-flowering aloe that is endemic to the north-central interior of South Africa, is reinstated at the rank of species based on plant size, clumping habit, leaf colour and ornamentation, inflorescence architecture, and several flower characters. In the past it was sometimes treated as A. greatheadii var. davyana.

scholarly journals International perceptions of an integrated, multi-sectoral, ecosystem approach to management

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 414-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony R. Marshak ◽  
Jason S. Link ◽  
Rebecca Shuford ◽  
Mark E. Monaco ◽  
Ellen Johannesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Atlantic Region ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
Fisheries Conservation ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Abstract The Ecosystem Approach to Management (EAM) has emerged over the past decades, largely to promote biodiversity conservation, and more recently sectoral tradeoffs in the management of marine ecosystems. To ascertain the state of practice of EAM operationalization, a workshop was held, which included a pre-workshop online survey. The survey gauged international participants’ perspectives regarding capacity, knowledge, and application of EAM. When asked about the subject, most survey respondents had a general understanding of EAM, and provided a clear definition. Major perceived challenges to EAM objectives by those surveyed included limited knowledge, conflicting interests, insufficient communication, and limited organizational legal frameworks or governance structures. Of those directly involved in an ecosystem approach, the majority responded that processes were in place or developed for application of integrated knowledge toward assessing key issues within their respective sectors (i.e. fisheries, conservation, energy), and that capacity was generally high. Our results show that most respondents, irrespective of sector or geography, see value in considering an integrated, broader ecosystem approach as they manage their sector. Although many participants were from the North Atlantic region, our results suggest that much of the international community is converging toward continued understanding of broad-scale, integrated approaches to marine resource management.

Progressive Politics: Wisconsin an Example

1940 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 920-935
Author(s):  
Harold F. Gosnell ◽  
Morris H. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Elections ◽  
The United States ◽  
North Central ◽  
Progressive Politics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Electoral Vote ◽  
The North ◽  
La Follette ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

An examination of the relationship of the Democratic percentages in the various states to the Democratic percentage for the nation as a whole during the past forty years shows that several general patterns are discernible. In the north central and northwestern parts of the United States, one of these patterns may be clearly defined. When the country swings in one direction, the states in this region swing with it, but more strongly than the country as a whole. During the twenties, these states were more decidedly Republican than the nation, but during the thirties they became more strongly Democratic. This tendency to shift from one extreme to another is related to the progressive background of these states of which Wisconsin is typical. “Wisconsin,” “La Follette,” “progressive”—for decades these three terms have been almost indissolubly linked in the minds of politically aware observers of the American scene.While Wisconsin has followed the Republican standard in presidential elections almost without exception from 1870 to 1932, it has shown progressive leanings. In 1912, Robert La Follette, Sr's. sulking greatly cut down the Progressive vote, but it was still large enough to split the normal Republican strength and throw the electoral vote to Wilson, and in 1924 the state went overwhelmingly for its own favorite son.

scholarly journals Temporal Variability of Dissolved Organic Radiocarbon in the Deep North Pacific Ocean

Radiocarbon ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 1115-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen R M Druffel ◽  
Sheila Griffin ◽  
Ning Wang ◽  
Brett D Walker
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Temporal Variability ◽  
North Pacific Ocean ◽  
Spatial Inhomogeneity ◽  
Central Pacific ◽  
North Central ◽  
Central Pacific Ocean ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
C Value

ABSTRACTWe report marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) ∆14C from seawater collected from the North central Pacific Ocean (NCP) in 2015. These measurements show DOC ∆14C values averaged –235±5‰ (n=3) in the mixed layer (24–81 m) and –544±5‰ (n=5) in the deep water (1500–5139 m). A comparison of these data with two previously published DOC ∆14C profiles from the NCP in 1985 and 1987 reveals that deep DOC ∆14C values have decreased. We discuss several possible mechanisms that could cause such a shift in DOC ∆14C values, including spatial inhomogeneity and temporal variability due to changes in the dissolution and ∆14C value of surface derived particles in the deep sea. We find that forthcoming profiles of DOC ∆14C results from the NCP will determine the primary mechanisms controlling deep DOC ∆14C distributions, and changes over the past three decades.

scholarly journals An Online Plant Diagnostics Module for Extension Master Gardeners

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 589-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Hockenberry Meyer ◽  
Cynthia Haynes ◽  
Denise Ellsworth ◽  
Sarah Ellis Williams ◽  
Celeste Welty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Working Group ◽  
The Self ◽  
Diagnostic Process ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
North Central ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
The North ◽  
Plant Pest

The North Central Consumer Horticulture Integrated Pest Management Working Group developed an online learning module entitled, “Introduction to Diagnostics for Master Gardener Volunteers: Approaches to Plant Pest Diagnosis.” The module is online in the campus or learn section of eXtension and is composed of three parts: part 1 covers the difficulties in diagnosing plant problems; part 2 discusses how to gather the information necessary for the diagnostic process; and part 3 covers the Ohio State Fact Sheet, “20 Questions on Plant Diagnostics.” The self-paced module takes a minimum of 2 hours to complete, although participants have access to the information for 10 weeks. The module costs $10 and the income is distributed between the module author(s), the state which the Extension Master Gardener (EMG) is from, and eXtension. Within 11 months, 451 people purchased the training. Participants reported a higher comfort and knowledge level of diagnostics after taking the training.

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