Southern Region IPM (S-RIPM) Grants Program

Projects Previously Funded

FY 2008

Title	Extension	Research	Total	Lead Institution	PI
Enhancing Sustainable Use of Transgenic Bt-Corn Through Resistance Management for the Mid-Southern Region of the United States		133,900	133,900	Louisiana State University	Fangneng Huang
Novel Feeding Disruption Assay for Monitoring Insecticide Resistance in Adult Lepidoptera		126,300	126,300	North Carolina State University	Michael Roe
Expanding IPMImages to Meet the Needs of Southern IPM Extension Education and Plant Diagnostic Communities	33,454		33,454	University of Georgia	Keith Douce
Development of a Pocket Guide for the Identification and Control of Invasive Weeds in the Southern Region	36,546		36,546	The University of Tennessee	Gregory Armel
Argentine Ant IPM in the Urban Landscape with Food Source Reductions and Baits		94,432	94,432	North Carolina State University	Jules Silverman
Integrated Weed Management Strategies to Increase Pasture Productivity	21,248	94,940	116,188	University of Kentucky	Jonathan Green
Implementation of a Regional Fungicide Resistance Monitoring and Brown Rot Disease Management Program to Sustain Peach Production in the South	64,062	93,576	157,638	Clemson University	Guido Schnabel
Push-Pull Fly Management for Deep Bedded Swine Barns		97,897	97,897	North Carolina State University	Wes Watson

 

FY 2007

Title	Extension	Research	Total	Lead Institution	PI
Evaluation of IPM in the Southern Region		$99,719	$99,719	Virginia Tech	George Norton
Multi-state Evaluation of School IPM Cost-Calculator and Training Model	$26,648	$53,606	$82,254	Texas A&M	Michael Merchant
Developing an IPM program to control small hive beetles in bee hives		$162,138	$162,138	University of Georgia	Keith Delaplane
Enhancing IPM programs through deregulation and release of genetically modified Virginia-type peanuts with resistance to Sclerotinia blight		$119,998	$119,998	Virginia Tech	Patrick Phipps
TALLER MIP (IPM Workshop)- a bilingual worker education program on integrated pest management for the southern nursery and floriculture industry	$52,585		$52,585	Texas A&M	Carlos Bogran
Molecular and Pheromone Studies of Acrobasis nuxvorella Neunzig (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) to Improve Pecan IPM		$81,107	$81,107	Texas A&M	Raul Medina
Biotic Factors Associated with the Spread and Suppression of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug		$77,921	$77,921	Virginia Tech	J. Christopher Bergh
Synergistic activity in mixtures of copper and garlic-derived products to enhance control of bacterial spot of peach		$106,708	$106,708	University of Georgia	Harald Scherm
Development of the Regional Multi-State Insect Trapping Network for Use in Issuing Scouting Alerts and Predicting Potential Field Crop Insect Damage in the Heartland	$22,799		$22,799	University of Kentucky	Patricia Lucas

FY 2006

Title	Extension	Research	Total	Institution	PI
Development of the “Elementary Entomology” Extension Program	18,134		18,134	TAMU	Jeffery Tomberlin
Management and Retrieval Systems for Extending IPM Information in Southeastern	49,164		49,164	NCSU	Frank Louws
Biologically-based management of the citrus leafminer and other key citrus nursery pests in Puerto Rico: A Research and Education project	25,500	47,500	73,000	U.P.R.	Alex Segarra
Integrated management of cucurbit downy mildew	41,201	99,012	140,213	NCSU	Gerald Holmes
Integrated management of bacterial speck and bacterial spot on tomato		121,779	121,779	UF	Jeffrey Jones
Host Resistance to Balsam Woolly Adelgid in an IPM Strategy for Christmas Trees		59,316	59,316	NCSU	Fred Hain
Integrated methods for sustainable control of glyphosate-resistant horseweed (Conyza canadensis) and other problematic winter weeds		80,000	80,000	NCSU	Robert Richardson
Prescription Brown Rot Management in Peach Based on Site-Specific Fungicide Resistance Profiles in Monilinia Fructicola		115,000	115,000	Clemson	Guido Schnabel
Breeding A Better Cover Crop: Development of Allelopathic Rye Cultivars for Use in Sustainable Production Systems		121,824	121,824	NCSU	David Danehower
Validation of Fecal NIRS Technology for Tick Management on Range Cattle		27,000	27,000	TAMU	Jerry Stuth

FY 2005

Title	Extension	Research	Total	Institution	PI
A Multi-State Network for Predicting Pest Activity in Pecans	$40,000	$44,500	$$84,500	Texas Cooperative Extension	Allen Knutson
Building an education, training and outreach image support system for the Southern Region plant diagnostics network	$60,000		$60,000	University of Georgia	K. Douce
Development of Weather-based Regression Models for Predicting Flights of Tobacco Thrips and Spread of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus		$97,424	$97,424	North Carolina State University	George Kennedy
Integrated management of anthracnose, botrytis and phytophthora in southeastern strawberry plasticulture systems		$111,338	$111,338	North Carolina State University	Frank Louws
Novel Approaches to Integrated Management of Armillaria Root Rot of Peach		$150,000	$150,000	Clemson University	Guido Schnabel
Pheromone based management of dogwood borer		$151,827	$151,827	Virginia Tech	J. Bergh
Reducing Homeowner Pesticide Use and Increasing Consumer and Student Knowledge of IPM Through Public Outreach/Education	$14,620		$14,620	University of Georgia	Mila Pearce
Use of brassicaceae cover crops and other integrated weed management strategies for control of nutsedge species in high-risk crops	$22,092	$122,908	$145,000	Clemson University	Jason Norsworthy

FY 2004

Application of NIRS Fecal Analysis for Tick Management on Range Cattle	$60,755	Texas A&M University	Jerry Stuth
Argentine Ant IPM in the Urban Landscape Employing the Trap-Cropping Concept	$61,074	North Carolina State University	Jules Silverman
Cultural Practices for Management of Pod Decay Diseases of Snap Bean	$64,676	Oklahoma State University	John Damicone
Development of Stable and Predictable Deployment Populations of Loblolly Pine to Minimize Fusiform Rust Impacts in Southers Pine Plantations	$86,900	North Carolina State University	Henry Amerson
Gulf Coast Tick Pheromone IPM Application Across Geographic Strains	$60,094	Texas A&M University	Pete Teel
IPM Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool for School Training Sessions	$35,193	Texas A&M University	Janet Hyrley
IPM Economic Threshold for a Two-Pest Complex in Honey Bees	$104,855	The University of Georgia	Keith Delaplane
IPM for Mosquito Control Program Development, Training, and Educational Materials	$44,625	University of Florida	Cynthia Rutledge
Management Alternatives for Bacterial Spot of Peach	$47,400	University of Georgia	Harald Scherm
Management of RIPM Panel	$20,246	North Carolina State University	Ron Stinner
Management of Twospotted Spider Mite on Vegetables in a Multicrop Agroecosystem	$67,912	North Carolina State University	James Walgenbach
Optimizing Alternative Pest Management for Turfgrass in the Southeast	$72,680	University of Georgia	Kristine Braman
Teaching Kids About IPM A Curriculum for K-5 Education in Urban and Landscape IPM	$43,430	Clemson University	Geoffrey Zehnder
Training School Purchasing Officers and Extension Agent Trainers to Increase IPM Adoption in Tennessee's Child-Serving Facilities	$25,339	University of Tennessee	Karen Vail
Using DNA Diagnostics to Predict Potentially Damaging Isolates of Greenbug	$39,767	Texas A&M University	Keyan Zhu-Salzman

A database of IPM projects funded through the Regional IPM Grants Program and other programs can be accessed on the IPM Centers site. Select project type "Regional IPM Grants".

This page is for informational purposes only. Should any information in it conflict with information in the Request for Applications the latter should be used.