Virginia IPM Priorities: Research Priorities

IPM Research Needs

GENERAL IPM/PEST MANAGEMENT

More research into organic and biocontrols (Spinosids, Harpin, etc.). (Hanover)
Research comparing organic controls with chemical including efficacy and environmental effects. (Hanover)
Effective and practical non-chemical control methods. (Washington)
Disposal of various Ag Plastics – greenhouse, field plastic, baler twine, net wrap, pots, etc. (Campbell)
Sustainable/organic production pest management. (Loudoun)
Beneficial insect attraction and management /i.e. – farmscaping, etc. (Loudoun)
Degree day models for better timing of insecticides. (Rappahannock)
Mating disruption products for a wider range of insects. (Rappahannock)
Weather stations for improved efficiency of pesticide applications. (Rappahannock)
Nematodes in continuous no-till management. (Middlesex/Mathews/Gloucester)
Use of cover crops and their relation to IPM (weed and insect pressure). (Middlesex/Mathews/Gloucester)
Continued research for insect and weed control in crops. (Wythe)
Fungicides and fungal control. (Wythe)
Organic weed control options that work and are labeled in VA. (Scott)
“Natural and Organic”. (Brunswick)
I think research is on track in needed areas. (Caroline)
Organic weed and insect controls. (Pulaski/Powhatan/Goochland)
Detailed data on bio-controls. (Pulaski)
Establishment, nutrient management (is there a link between increased pest population and manure application). Pest (insect) control option and potential impact of control option such as secondary pest outbreak from insecticide applications and harvest management. (Madison)
Research new/replacement pesticides for known pesticides being phased out as soon as the info comes about so that we may relay updated info to our growers ASAP. (Henry/Martinsville)
Comparisons of approved organic chemicals to “traditional” or non-organic methods. (Floyd)
More research into desirable and undesirable environmental impacts of bioengineered/genetically altered plants. (Hanover)
Effective and practical non-chemical control methods. (Washington)
Disposal of various Ag Plastics – greenhouse, field plastic, baler twine, net wrap, pots, etc. (Campbell)
Rural pests (household, landscape, farm, orchard, vineyard, garden). (Albemarle/Charlottesville)
Nematodes in row crops - Are we losing valuable yields to these pests? (Essex/King and Queen/King William)
More peer-reviewed research into organic pest controls. (Bedford)
Herbicide demonstration plots. (Bland/Giles)
Honey Bees and the mites…where are we now? (Bland/Giles)
Heat unit accumulation data. (Stafford)
Targeting pests using plant phenological predictors. (Stafford)
Insect and weed management for establishment of native WSG Switchgrass seeded bermuda). (Mecklenburg)
Grub control in (ORG) organics? (Mecklenburg)
Alternatives to fumigants for nematode and bacterial wilt control. (Mecklenburg)
Hagood. (Brunswick)
Results from plots. (Brunswick)
Latest updates on insects and diseases. (Brunswick)
Data showing effectiveness of traditional pesticide use vs. IPM. (Danville)
Organic plant calendars (similar to conv. lawn care) for vegetables, ornamentals, tree fruits, etc. (Chesapeake)
Use of whole-farm strategies for pest management, including all tools, NOT just chemical inputs - include cover crops, trap crops, varietal selection, rotation, etc.). (Rockingham/August)
Sweepnets, black light traps, money. (Middlesex)
Soil amendments for organic content and moisture retention. (Carroll)

INVASIVE SPECIES AND RESISTANCE

Fire ant control. (Norfolk)
IPM for Hemlock wooly adelgid. (Washington)
Research-based pesticide recommendations for use when red imported fire ant quarantine occurs – commercial and homeowner products. (VA Beach)
Multiflora rose and autumn olive continued research for control. (Wythe)
Control of kudzu, paradise tree, honeysuckle. (Nelson)
Herbicide research on control of invasive species such as autumn olive. (Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise)
Invasive controls. (King George)
Pest Resistance research. (Middlesex)
More research and options for pest resistance to all pesticides, especially herbicides. (Isle of Wight)

FIELD CROPS: CORN/COTTON/SOYBEAN/SMALL GRAIN/TOBACCO/PEANUTS IPM

Secondary insect pests in soybeans and cotton. (Sussex)
Disease control (hardlock) in cotton. (Sussex)
Effect of fungicides on small grain straw yield. (Campbell)
Secondary grain pests (See above) especially nematodes. (Middlesex/Mathews/Gloucester)
Organic grain production. (Middlesex/Mathews/Gloucester)
Head scab control on wheat. (New Kent/Charles City)
Control volunteer cereal rye, barley, oats in wheat. (New Kent/Charles City)
Weed control in high residue, greater than 2% soil organic matter, in no-till corn production systems. (New Kent/Charles City)
Faster registration of new chemicals for soybean rust. (Surry)
Prediction model for European corn borer activity. (Northumberland/Lancaster)
Fall sampling methods for grubs in corn. (Northumberland/Lancaster)
Corn weed control in continuous no-till cropping systems. (Essex/King and Queen/King William)
Foliar fungicides on corn - This is being pushed in eastern Virginia. We have done some work, but more is needed. (Essex/King and Queen/King William)
Horsenettle control in tobacco and other broadleaf crops. (Pittsylvania)
Fumigants for tobacco. (Pittsylvania)
Continued work on field crop insect thresholds. (Greensville/Emporia)
Continued work on strategies to preserve glyphosate effectiveness. (Greensville/Emporia)
Soybean Rust. (King George)
Late season soybean aphid control information. (Middlesex)

FRUIT IPM

Grape fungal pathogen resistance to pesticides. (Loudoun)
Grapevine yellows/sharpshooters. (Loudoun)
Bramble viruses. (Loudoun)
Stinkbugs in tree fruit. (Nelson)
Pest management for organic fruit and vegetable production. (Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise)

ORNAMENTAL AND TURF IPM

Turfgrass weed control. (Warren, Clarke)
Develop support materials that demonstrate the cost savings for IPM in the landscape (Pesticide application vs. use of cultural/IPM technique). (York)
Dogwood anthracnose. (Middlesex PD18)
Expand the key plant/key pest/location model to cover the diversity of Virginia landscapes. (Henrico)
New options for chemical suppression of common Bermudagrass in tall fescue turf. (Henrico)
Thresholds for ornamental pests. (Stafford)
Non-chemical controls of ornamental insect pests. (Stafford)
Herbicides for weed control in warm season grasses (label). (Pittsylvania)
Landscape Management/Maintenance for diseases and insects. (Arlington)
Turf Management and Maintenance. (Arlington)
Urban Wildlife Management for deer, birds, and rodents. (Arlington)

HORT CROPS/GREENHOUSE

Greenhouse monitoring. (Rappahannock)
Christmas tree IPM and alternatives. (Grayson)
Additional fumigants for use in tobacco, vegetables, and greenhouses. (Campbell)
Continued research for insect control for hort. (Wythe)
Sanitation disinfection procedures for cold storage warehouses (specific need: cold storage of Frazier Fir seedlings and contamination from Phythophera root rot). (Carroll)
IPM for weed control in row crops. (Washington)
Organic/natural pesticides for vegetable producers. (Lunenburg)

PASTURE/FORAGE IPM

Insect management in orchardgrass – aphids, mites, billbugs and switchgrass – flea beetle. (Campbell)
Pre-emergence crabgrass control in orchardgrass/fescue hayfields. (New Kent/Charles City)
Pasture weeds and weed management. (Amelia, Buchanan, Clarke, Dickenson, King George, Warren, Wise)
Pasture improvement. (Nelson)
Further work on management intensive grazing as part of IPM for pastures. (Grayson)
Need to look at all areas of dry grass hay production. (Madison)
Develop varieties of orchardgrass resistant to leaf streak (and maybe other rusts). (Shenandoah)
Develop a control for Cereal Rust Mite in timothy. (Shenandoah)
Develop control strategies to control grubs in grass hay (timothy and orchardgrass). (Shenandoah)
Insect control in grass forages – economic thresholds, cultural vs. chemical control. (Bedford)
Crabgrass and Johnsongrass control in hay fields. (Pittsylvania)
Herbicides for weed control in warm season grass (label). (Pittsylvania)

LIVESTOCK IPM

Livestock. (Brunswick)
Alternative external and internal pest control in livestock. (Bedford)
Dewormers for goats. (Pittsylvania)
Organic parasite control products for livestock. (Brunswick)

URBAN IPM

Research into better vole controls (baits). (Hanover)
IPM recommendations for wildlife management – chemical and non-chemical options. (VA Beach)
IPM use with sediment and erosion control ponds. (York)
Asian lady beetles in homes. (Nelson/Smyth/Pulaski/Grayson)
How to effectively control pests such as the Asian lady beetle and boxelder bug. (Washington)
Boxelder bugs and harlequin bugs in homes. (Smyth)
More wildlife repellants – deer, moles, voles. (Chesapeake)
Aquatic weeds (herbicide trials and management to avoid weed problems). (Amelia)
Urban pests (bedbugs, cockroaches, termites, ants, bees, rodents). (Albemarle/Charlottesville)
Suburban pests (household, landscape, garden, interface with rural and urban neighbors). (Albemarle/Charlottesville)
Alternative pest control in ponds and aquatic settings. (Bedford)
Biorational, alternative, or non-traditional controls for nuisance pests like camel crickets or millipedes. (Chesterfield)
Indoor controls for "sugar" ants. (Chesterfield)
Vulture roost disruption, prevention. How to protect your home without "depopulating."
Aquatic weed control. (Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise)
Tree health, pest/disease problems & solutions. (Arlington/Chesapeake)
Household pest/parasite control. (Arlington)
Role of air quality in insect control. (Arlington)