1. Meet the Regional IPM Centers
Hi, I’m Robin, the developer of the National IPM Database. You may know it as the Crop Profile (CP) and Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) Component Databasing project.
We have extended the functionality, so we changed the name to the National IPM Database. I refer to this project as IPM Data for short.
We even have our own secure domain name now ipmdata.ipmcenters.org.

2. Your partners for Integrated Pest Management
Thank you for the opportunity to present to you all on what the regional IPM centers are bringing to you on a national basis to support Integrated Pest Management in the United States. For those that may not be immediately familiar with the IPM centers, there are 4 regions - mention regions and leaders
What we bring to you today are some of our technology offerings that are available to each and every one of you.

3. We’re not just agriculture!!!
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a science-based, decision-making process that identifies and reduces risks from pests and pest management related strategies.
IPM provides an effective strategy for managing pests in all arenas from developed agricultural, residential, and public lands to natural and wilderness areas.
IPM provides an effective, all encompassing, low-risk approach to protect resources and people from pests.

4. What do IPM Centers do? Be enablers!!
Funded by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM)
Increase coordination and improve efficiency of IPM research and extension efforts
Promote further development and adoption of IPM through regional pest management information networks, collaborative team building and broad-based stakeholder participation
Help people to know who is doing what, try to get them to work together and help them fill gaps
Be enablers!!

5. Grants Not a lot of money – but…
Every IPM Center is different, but there are come themes!
Request for Application usually come out in the fall
$10k - $40k (Indirects - 30% Total Project Funds)
WIDE range of topics and project types
IPM Documents
Critical Issues
Projects
Working group / Parnership grants
Not a lot of money – but…
Start something
Finish something
Build momentum

6. Working Groups Get together – Plan – Do – Show impact!!!
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Northeast & South)
Spotted Wing Drosophila (Northeast & South)
Invasive Species (Northeast)
Invasive Plants in Trade (North Central)
Native American IPM/Invasive Species Management (North Central)
Montana Invasive Species Strategic Plan - Pest Component (Western)
Invasive Species Signature program (Western)
Subgroups on Weeds, Pathogens, Insects (Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, South American Palm Weevil)
Tawny Crazy Ant (Southern)
Sugarcane Aphid (Southern)
Crape myrtle bark scale (Southern)
Kudzu bug (Southern)
Invasive Conehead Termite (Southern)

7. Western www.westernipm.org
Emergency workshop on South American Palm Weevil
California and Arizona represents more than 90% of all dates produced in the United States
125 people, representing agricultural and ornamental producers, scientists, extension educators and regulators
Participants developed a series of collaborative efforts to report new weevil finds, conduct educational meetings, and find additional funding for research and eradication efforts.
Avoiding Palmageddon!!
recently found in Southern California.
Affects date palm and other ornamental palms

8. North Central www.ncipmc.org
Working groups involved in invasive species issues
Invasive Plants in Trade
Providing resources to address issues on Tribal lands
Assist with pest alerts and webinar organization

9. Northeastern www.northeastipm.org
Rural and Urban IPM Signature program and list-serv
Quarterly newsletter IPM Insights on the topic of invasive species
Coordinating meetings/forums with follow-up promotion
National Forum on Climate and Pests
Washington DC last October. Almost all of the presentations were focused on some aspect of invasive species. The video recordings are free and available for viewing ( I wrote a summary paper on the NFCP that is now published and freely available in the Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (

10. Southern www.sripmc.org
LOTS of Invasive Working Groups
Technology Support
Invasive species response kit – Fast and Free
Send Images, Text, Logos, Presentations
Use Existing App (SEEDN)
Setup species pages/site
Take embed-able forms and use them
Setup verifiers & testing labs
Let the system do the work!
Consulting on solutions
Also National support through IPM Information Supplement
Tawny Crazy Ant (Southern)
Sugarcane Aphid (Southern)
Crape myrtle bark scale (Southern)
Kudzu bug (Southern)
Spotted wing drosophila
BMSB
Invasive Conehead Termite
Easy to setup - Zero to limited cost
Contact Info and Logos for Working Group
Send Images (Bugwood Images)
Send text for site
List of Verifiers (EDDMapS)
Send Known Occurrence Data with Reporter, Dates, and Location (EDDMapS)
News feeds to be watched (Resource Database)
Vanity URL ($) or within existing site
Round 2
First Detector Presentation
Pest Alert
iPiPE

11. How can we help?
Thank you for the opportunity to present to you all on what the regional IPM centers are bringing to you on a national basis to support Integrated Pest Management in the United States. For those that may not be immediately familiar with the IPM centers, there are 4 regions - mention regions and leaders
What we bring to you today are some of our technology offerings that are available to each and every one of you.