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The Southern Region Integrated Pest Management Center (SRIPMC) fosters the development and adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), a science-based approach to managing pests in ways that generate economic, environmental and human health benefits. We work in partnership with stakeholders from agricultural, urban and rural settings to identify and address regional priorities for research, education and outreach.

2010 IPM Enhancement Grant RFAs have been released

The RFAs for the IPM Enhancement Grants Part 1 and Part 2 can be accessed here. For more information, please click here.


IPM South - the latest from our blog

Feb-06-2010 IPM Centers a No-Show in the President’s 2011 Budget
The President's USDA budget request for 2011 does not include Regional IPM Centers, CAR, RAMP, MBT and other programs including Water Quality and Food Safety. We have some hope that the Section 406 budget is being moved, not eliminated.
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Southern Region News and Updates

Feb-05-2010 Researchers identify predator of coffee berry borer
By identifying a natural predator of the troublesome coffee berry borer, a group of international researchers, which includes entomologists from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, made an important discovery that could potentially give an economic boost to coffee growers worldwide. [More]
Feb-05-2010 UK researcher studies miscanthus for biofuels
A turfgrass scientist in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture is part of a regional team of university researchers studying the feasibility of growing miscanthus for biomass and biofuels. [More]
Feb-05-2010 Weed resistance headlines Farm and Gin Show
The timing of this year’s Mid-South Farm and Gin Show comes at a critical junction for the region’s farmers, says Tim Price, manager of the annual event to be held Feb. 26-27 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. [More]
Jan-26-2010 Bed bug resistance to insecticides is widespread
In a recent study, entomologists at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture found the majority of bed bugs in the United States appear to have developed genetic mutations, making them resistant to the most commonly used insecticides called pyrethroids. [More]
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Oklahoma State University (1862) and Langston University (1890) teamed up on a research project involving the parasite load in goats and cattle. This project was the result of an 1890-1862 collaboration meeting sponsored by SRIPMC.

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Jim VanKirk
phone: 919-513-8179

Associate Director (Information Technology)
Ron Stinner
phone: 919-515-1648

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Steve Toth
phone: 919-513-8189

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Danesha Seth Carley
phone: 919-515-1967

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JoAnne Scoggins
phone: 919-513-1432

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Rosemary Hallberg
phone: 919-513-8182

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Yulu Xia
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Last updated: February 09, 2010