Preserving the Pest Control Toolkit with Dr. Bryan Ulmer

Field, Lab, Earth

“IPM Toolkit Preservation” with Dr. Bryan Ulmer.

Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is a system by which pests are controlled using informed decision-making techniques. These techniques are many are varied, but so are the threats to their continued use. This episode, for the third episode in our IPM miniseries, Bryan will walk us through the types of tools in the IPM toolkit, the kinds of threats they face, and how we can protect these valuable pest management resources.

Tune in to learn:

• What tools are in the pest control toolkit
• What are the major threats these tools face
• How we can preserve these tools

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20110

It will be freely available from May 14 to May 28, 2021.

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Resources

CEU Quiz: https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/961

American Society of Agronomy and Certified Crop Advisor Program Webinars: https://www.agronomy.org/education/online-courses/kellogg

Certified Crop Adviser Program IPM classes: https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/by-category#category7

Crop Life International: https://croplife.org/

Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC): https://www.hracglobal.com/

Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC): https://irac-online.org/

Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC): https://www.frac.info/

Regional IPM Centers: https://www.ipmcenters.org/

The Kellogg Company is committed to supporting one million farmers and workers globally by the end of 2030 with programs focused on climate, social and financial resiliency. Kellogg’s Origins™ program provides farmers with training, funds, and technical assistance to adopt conservation and regenerative agriculture practices. To strengthen these programs across North America, Kellogg is investing in science-based integrated pest management (IPM) training for the agronomy professionals farmers turn to for practical guidance. Visit www.KelloggCompany.com or www.OpenforBreakfast.com to learn more.

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