Presentations

Fostering Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Agriculture and Communities

2008. BMP Workshop. Emmetsburg, IA. BMP CHALLENGE: How Much Can You Save?

2008. Linn County Nutrient Management Workshop. Marion, IA. BMP CHALLENGE: How Much Can You Save?

2008. SYSCO Sustainable/IPM Conference. West Palm Beach, FL. EcoApples: Producer, Agency and NGO Partnership Hits $1.3 Million in Annual Sales of IPM-Grown, Fresh Apples in the Northeast.

2008. Scotia Hort Conference, Kentville, NS. IPM and Sustainable Farming: Building Credibility through Third-Party Certification. 

2008. Scotia Hort Conference, Kentville, NS. The Greening of the Marketplace: Opportunities for Producers, Processors, Distributors and Retailers. 

2008. Nutrient Subcommittee, Chesapeake Bay Commission. Annapolis, MD. SYSCO Sustainable/IPM Program: Overview and Update. 

2007. Minnesota Association of Conservation Districts, Rochester, MN. BMP CHALLENGE: How Much Can You Save? 

2007. BMP CHALLENGE Workshop. Owatonna, MN. BMP CHALLENGE SM and Water Quality Trading: Opportunities for Farmers, Advisors and Educators.

2007. Red Tomato, Eco OkeUSA and Equal Exchange. Canton, MA. EcoApple Training.

2007. New York City Pest Management Committee, NYC. Green Shield Certification and IPM for Public Agencies.

2007. New York Pest Management Association, Suffern, NY. The Greening of the Pest Management Marketplace. 

2007. New Jersey Pest Management Association, Piscataway, NJ. The Greening of the Pest Management Marketplace. 

2007. Western Region School IPM Working Group. Portland, OR. IPM STAR, Green Shield Certification and the National Strategic Plan for School IPM.

2007. Food Industry Summit, US EPA, Crystal City, VA. Overview of Food Industy-Led Stewardship Initiatives.

2007. National Dialogue on IAQ and IPM, US EPA, Crystal City, VA. Healthy Indoor Environments: IPM Works! 

2007. Southern Region School IPM Working Group, Atlanta, GA. IPM STAR and the National Strategic Plan for School IPM.

2007. Maine Governor’s Task Force to Promote Safer Chemicals in Consumer Products, Augusta, ME. Reducing Hazards through IPM: Opportunities & Incentives in the Marketplace and in Public Agencies.

2007. Buying Structural Pest Management Services: Smart Purchasing Reduces Pesticide Use and Pest Complaints, Los Angeles, CA. Organized by the IPM Institute. The Case for IPM; Certification Options.

2007. Michigan BMP CHALLENGE and Water Quality Trading Workshop, Shelbyville, MI. Organized by Agflex. BMP CHALLENGE.

2007. SYSCO Sustainable Agriculture/IPM Initiative Conference, Woodland, WI. Organized by the IPM Institute, SYSCO and the USDA Western Region IPM Center. Moderator.

2007. Meeting the Growing Demand for Natural and Organic Lawn and Landscape Care, Madison, WI. Organized by the IPM Institute. Why Bother?; Certification Options.

2007. Department of Defense Pest Management Workshop, Jacksonville, FL. IPM in Child Development Center Initiative.

2007. Northwest Food Processors Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. IPM in the Sustainable Marketplace.

2006. North Central Leadership Forum on Nutrient Management and Water Quality, Madison, WI. BMP CHALLENGE: Protecting corn farmers who adopt BMPs from yield and income risk

2006. USDA Southern Region IPM Center. IPM STAR; IPM and NRCS.

2006. Minnesota River Board, Gaylord, MN. BMP CHALLENGE: Protecting corn farmers who adopt BMPs from yield and income risk, and documenting economic and environmental outcomes. 

2006. National IPM Interagency Group, Dallas, TX. SYSCO and Wal*Mart: What’s Our Place at Their Table?

2006. NRCS and IPM Working Group, St. Louis, MO. Organized by the IPM Institute. Emerging private sector stewardship initiatives from SYSCO and Wal*Mart, with large potential impacts on the agricultural landscape, and BMP CHALLENGE update, Opportunities, challenges, progress and plans.

2006. Building a Sustainable Norfolk Community, Simcoe, ON. The Greening of the Marketplace: Meeting Growing Demand from Consumers to Wholesale Giants.

2006. North Carolina School IPM Awards Ceremony, Raleigh, NC. IPM Belongs in our Schools.

2006 Departmental Seminar, Departments of Crop Science and Entomology, Raleigh, NC. IPM and the Sustainable Marketplace.

2006. Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality, Strengthening the Science Base, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Kansas City, MO. BMP CHALLENGE: 
Protecting corn farmers who adopt BMPs from yield and income risk, and documenting economic and environmental outcomes

2006. Community IPM Working Group, Albany, NY. Community IPM: Issues and Opportunities.

2006. School IPM Working Group, Albany, NY. IPM STAR and the Greening of the Marketplace.

2006. Penn State Community IPM Partnership. Philadelphia, PA. IPM STAR and the Greening of the Marketplace.

2006. Arizona Pest Management Center, Maricopa, AZ. Greening the Marketplace. 

2006. IPM Center Directors Meeting, Washington D.C. Documenting IPM impacts in the SYSCO sustainable agriculture initiative.

2006. CleanMed, Seattle, WA. Integrated Pest Management for Health Care Facilities.

2006. Fifth International IPM Symposium, St. Louis, MO. (1) Welcome; (2) IPM STAR: Reducing pest and pesticide risks in our communities; (3) IPM and eco-labels: A billion dollar enterprise?; (4) Eco Apples for the Teacher: Northeast Eco Apples and IPM STAR for School Systems and Childcare Facilities

2006. Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch Annual Meeting, Bloomington, IL. Corn Rootworm IPM Performance Guarantee.

2006. Becker Forum, Syracuse, NY. Successes and failures with Eco-labels.

2006. Fourth Annual IPM Technical Update Meeting for Consultants, Guelph, ON. Greening the Marketplace: Opportunities and Challenges for IPM and BMP Adoption.

2006. Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Hershey, PA. (1) Marketing our IPM Products; (2) Why documentation is important for IPM and Sustainability; (3) Incorporating IPM into my Sustainable Production Plan; (4) Why should I care about IPM for my vegetable crops?

2005.  Annual Meeting, Entomological Society of America , Ft. Lauderdale , FL.   Marketing IPM “Low Spray” Apples to Consumers: A Tale of Woe & Success at Last.

2005.  NRCS and IPM, Harrisburg , PA.   Market Pull for BMPs & NRCS: Synergies to Explore?

2005. USDA IPM Center Directors National Meeting, Washington , DC .  Greening of the Marketplace: Consumer Demand for IPM & Sustainable Practices.

2005.  US EPA Mississippi River Basin Nutrients Science Workshop, St. Louis , MO.   Financial Safety Net for Corn Farmers:  An Educational Tool to Increase Adoption of BMPs

2005.  Annual Meeting, American Chemical Society, Washington , DC .  Biopesticides & the Marketplace: Opportunities for Eco-Products in Ag and Communities.

2005.  North American Pesticide Applicator Certification Conference, Madison , WI .  IPM STAR: Reducing Pest and Pesticide Risks in our Communities.

2005.  Annual Meeting, American Society of Healthcare Environmental Services.  Working the Bugs Out:: Healthier Hospitals Through Integrated Pest Management.

2005.  Barriers to IPM Adoption, Halifax , NS .  Greening the Marketplace: Opportunities and Challenges for IPM and BMP Adoption.

2005.  Northeast Community IPM Conference, Manchester , NH .  IPM STAR Certification for Schools. 

2004. US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Pre- State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group Meeting.  Harnessing Marketplace Power to Drive Environmental Improvements.

2004.  Seventy-Eighth Annual Conference of the American School Health Association, Pittsburgh , PA.   IPM in Schools: How to Get the Bugs Out the Less-Toxic Way .

2004.  IPM Training for Arizona School IPM Coalition Members, Tempe , AZ.   IPM STAR Certification for Schools.

2004.  Twelfth National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop, Ocean City , MD.   Financial Safety Net to Support Farmer Adoption of Nutrient Best Management Practices.

2004.  School Pesticide Reform Coalition Summit , Washington , DC.  Choosing Least-Toxic Pest Control Options.

2004.  US EPA & Water Environment Federation, Chicago , IL .  Financial Safety Net for Farmers Who Take Full Nutrient Credit for Manure and Biosolids.

2004.  Cornell University School IPM Workshop, Middletown , NY .  IPM STAR Certification for Schools.

2004.  Santa Clara County , California , Office of the County Executive , San Jose , CA .  IPM for Public Agencies.

2004.  USDA-CSREES Best Education Practices for Water Quality, Madison , WI .  Financial Safety Net for Corn Farmers:  An Emerging Educational Tool to Increase Adoption of Nutrient and other BMPs.

2004.  Minnesota Water 2004 Conference, Water Resources Center , St. Paul , MN .  Financial Safety Net for Corn Farmers:  Market-based Incentives to Increase Adoption of Nutrient and other BMPs.

2004. Bio-Integral Resource Center IPM Certification Project, Oakland , CA .  IPM STAR Certification: Reducing Pest and Pesticide Risks in our Communities.

2004.  SYSCO Corporation Selected Supplier Seminar, Houston , TX  IPM’s Home in the Sustainable Marketplace. 

2004.  University of Illinois IPM Steering Committee, Champaign , IL .  Financial Safety Net for Corn Farmers Who Use IPM and other BMPs.

2004.  USDA-CSREES National Water Quality Conference, Clearwater , FL.   Financial Safety Net for Corn Farmers Who Use Nutrient BMPs.

2004.  General Mills Management Seminar, Minneapolis , MN . IPM’s Place in the Sustainable Marketplace.  Minneapolis , MN .

2003.  BMP Insurance Seminar, Mankato , MN .  Nutrient BMP Insurance.

2003.  Fourth National IPM Symposium and Workshop, Indianapolis , IN.   Building Alliances between IPM Practitioners and Consumers.  Session co-moderator and presenter. 

2003.  Fourth National IPM Symposium and Workshop, Indianapolis , IN.   Defining and Measuring Reduction in IPM Adoption Risk.

2003.  Fourth International IPM Symposium and Workshop, Indianapolis , IN.   Developing IPM Education for Younger Audiences: Who Wants to be an IPM Super Sleuth?

2003. Wisconsin Apple Growers Association Annual Meeting.  Invited presentation: CORE Values Northeast: One of the first IPM Eco-Labels.

2002.  International IPM Symposium.  Toronto , ON .  Invited presentation: IPM in the Marketplace: Do Consumers Care?

2001.  Annual Meeting of the Entomology Society.  San Diego , CA .  National IPM in Schools Week.

2001.  Ontario Food Processors Association.  Invited presentation: Marketing IPM to consumers.

2001.  US EPA PREP, E. Lansing MI .  Invited presentation: Marketplace incentives for IPM Adoption.

2001. IPM Coordinators’ Workshop, San Francisco City and County Department of the Environment, San Francisco CA .  Invited presentation: IPM certification in agriculture and communities.

2001.  US EPA, Washington DC .  Invited presentation: IPM:  Opportunities for accelerating adoption.

2000.  Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomology Societies of America and Canada . Montreal QC .  Invited presentation: IPM insurance: Protecting the players from injury.  Symposium; Designing an ecologically grounded IPM game plan: Development, Adoption and Implementation.

2000.  Read the Label.  Eco-labeling conference hosted by The Food Alliance, Portland OR .  IPM and eco-labels: opportunities for collaboration.

2000.  University of Maine Department of Biological Sciences, Departmental Seminar, Orono ME.  Invited presentation: Strategies for reducing pesticide risks.

2000.  Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Stevens Point WI .  Invited presentation: IPM marketing.

2000.  New Brunswick Horticultural Congress, Fredericton NB.   Invited presentation: Marketing your crop with an IPM label. 

2000.  Association of Applied Insect Ecologists Annual Conference.  Sacramento CA .  Invited presentation: IPM insurance project.

1999.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.   Atlanta GA.   The IPM Institute: A new avenue for IPM products and services identification.

1999.  Wisconsin Fertilizer, Ag Lime and Pest Management Conference.   Madison WI.  Creating safety nets for good management: Rootworm and N credit insurance.

1999.  NY Vegetable Growers Association Annual Meeting, Syracuse NY .  Insurance: A new tool for managing late blight.

1999.   Wisconsin ’s Annual Potato Meeting, Stevens Point WI .  Insurance: A new late blight management tool for potato growers.

1997.  Southeastern Apple Growers Meeting, Asheville NC .  Using computer models to predict disease infection.

1997.   Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress, Toledo OH . (1) Advanced IPM Workshop, and (2) New technologies in apple IPM.

1997.  National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX .  New technology for in-field monitoring and diagnostic tests.

1996.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Louisville KY. (1) GEMPLER’S IPM Catalog: A new avenue for delivery of IPM technology and information, and (2) The Macroscope LWD microscope.

1995.   Illinois Specialty Growers Annual Meeting, Springfield IL .  Weather monitoring for insect and disease management.

1994.   Virginia Horticultural Society Annual Meeting, Williamsburg VA.   Weather monitoring for pest management.

1994.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis IN.   Parasites of Mediterranean Fruit Fly and Oriental Fruit Fly in Hawaii .

1994.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis IN.   Competition between Mediterranean Fruit Fly and Oriental Fruit Fly in Hawaii .

1994.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis IN.   Effect of multiple ovipositions on pupal weight of Mediterranean Fruit Fly and Oriental Fruit Fly in Hawaii .

1990.  Chicago Botanic Garden , Integrated Pest Management: Making a Difference, Glencoe IL .  Products for IPM: Their availability and use.

1988.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, St.Louis MO.   Distance of response of apple maggot flies to host tree visual and olfactory stimuli.

1988.  Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting,

Annual Meeting, Syracuse NY .  IPM in the private sector: Pest Management Supply Co.

1987.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno NV . Distance of response of apple maggot flies to host tree visual and olfactory stimuli.

1986.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno NV . Distance of response of apple maggot flies to host tree visual and olfactory stimuli.

1986.  Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA.   Behavior of the apple blotch leafminer moth, Phyllonorycter crataegella (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), and implications for management.

1985.  New England Fruit Meetings, Concord NH .  Behavior and monitoring of adult leafminers.

1984.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX .  Presentation: Oviposition behavior of the apple blotch leafminer, Phyllonorycter cralaegella.

1984.  NEW ENGLAND , NEW YORK , AND CANADIAN PEST MGT.  CONFERENCE, Fairlee VT.   Presentation: Distribution of apple blotch leafminers within orchards and implications for monitoring and control strategies.

1983.  Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Detroit MI .  Presentation: The crepuscular activity of the apple blotch leafminer, Phyllonorycter crataegella.

1983,82.   New England , New York and Canadian Pest Management Conference, Fairlee and Stratton Mt. VT.  Presentation: Results, field evaluation of insecticides and miticides against apple arthropod pests.

1983.  Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Providence RI .  Presentation: A visual monitoring trap for the apple blotch leafminer, Phyllonorycter crataegella.

1983.  Eastern Branch Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Hartford CT.   Presentation: A comparison of the laboratory oviposition behavior of the plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar.

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