Introduction

Pete Goodell of the UC Statewide IPM Program uses a sweep net to monitor insect populations in a cotton field.

Integrated Pest Management seeks to manage pests in sustainably and profitably but at the ecosystem level, considering cultural, biological and chemical approaches. IPM has had a long association with cotton in the San Joaquin Valley. Beginning in the 1940s and through the 1960's the concept of Supervised Control was practiced in which a trained entomologist inspected fields to ensure pest pressure warranted an insecticide treatment. From this early concepts of field scouting to the development of integrated control concepts in the 1960’s IPM progressed to include decision support tools involving plant based measurements linked to population pressure.

This web sites is dedicated to the continual progress of IPM in cotton and should serve as a touchstone for the research and knowledge that has lead us here.

Click here for more information about Pete Goodell's Extension Program.

IPM in field crops update

It is Time to Strip Alfalfa for Lygus Management
Posted 5/17/2013 - Useful resources: Monitoring Lygus in cotton Stripping alfalfa hay Movement of Lygus in the Landscape Natural enemies in cotton With growing conditions continuing to look favorable for cotton growth and...

Cotton Incorporated’s 2012 Crop Management Seminar
Posted 4/1/2013 - Keeping up on all the activities going on nationally in cotton is sometimes difficult. Here is an opportunity to hear from experts in the South and Southeast regarding production issues. Phil Bogdan of Plant Management Network encourages you to listen in...

Timing Cotton Planting with Degree-day Forecasts
Posted 3/13/2013 - Useful resources: Accuracy of cotton-planting forecasts assessed in the San Joaquin Valley, California Agriculture 2004. Cotton planting 5-day degree-day forecast UC ANR Pest Management Guidelines for Cotton Planting season for cotton is already upon...

‘Focus on Cotton’ Webcast Resource from Cotton Incorporated
Posted 2/20/2013 - This news release was provided by Plant Management Network which announced an online resource for the cotton industry through the support of Cotton Incorporated. These webcasts are narrated PowerPoints and include a broad range of topics throughout the...

IPM Tools - From UC IPM
Posted 2/11/2013 - View new year-round IPM program video & year-round IPM program to protect field crops from agricultural pests Got pests and want to use integrated pest management? Use a year-round IPM program. If you’re not familiar with...