Florida Statewide CSREES IPM Report

The Florida statewide IPM reports for CSREES represent the work of extension specialists and county extension faculty throughout the state. The concept is to include the main IPM activities in Florida, regardless of how closely they are connected to IPM Florida, the IFAS IPM program. It provides an opportunity to organize and increase the visibility of individual IPM efforts but combines them into a single IFAS statewide program. University of Florida faculty members select reporting categories based on “areas of emphasis” and, currently, there are five: cotton, ornamentals, school IPM, tomato and turfgrass. Additional areas of emphasis, such as citrus, will be added in the future as program activities expand. The report also includes a general overview of IPM activities beyond the areas of emphasis. IPM Florida prepares the annual reports and associated workplans as a service to the IFAS faculty. Dean Dusky and CSREES must approve them before funds are released to IFAS.

IPM Reports for all states can be found on the USDA, CSREES Performance and Planning web site. On the right side, under Annual Reports, select the state and year. The Plan of Work for each state is found on the left side. Florida’s reports and 2000-2005 Plan of Work can also be accessed in pdf format:

2003 IPM Report (479KB pdf)

2002 IPM Report (730KB pdf)

2001 IPM Report (327KB pdf)

IPM Florida 3-year Plan of Work 2006-2008 (195KB pdf)

Florida IPM Plan of Work, 2000-2005 (338KB pdf)

The federal reporting guidelines provide an opportunity to briefly describe how IFAS' IPM activities have provided health, environmental and economic benefits, and enhanced stakeholder collaboration throughout the state. The IPM Florida reports have been assembled in part by extracting selections of relevant activities and numbers of extension events and publications from individual FAS and design team reports. Unfortunately, reporting guidelines at the federal level do not allow authorship to be included for individual report sections. We would therefore like to recognize the following colleagues who have developed or contributed to extension programs in IPM that were used in the most recent report:

  • Martin B. Adjei, Agronomy Dept., Range Cattle REC-Ona
  • Gary H. Brinen, Alachua County Extension
  • Philip Busey, Environmental Horticulture Dept., Fort Lauderdale REC
  • Eileen A. Buss, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • Ronald D. Cave, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Indian River REC, Fort Pierce
  • William T. Crow, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • James P. Cuda, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • Monica L. Elliot, Plant Pathology Dept., Fort Lauderdale REC
  • Thomas R. Fasulo, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • J. Howard Frank, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • Joseph E. Funderburk, Entomology and Nematology Dept., North Florida REC-Quincy
  • Joseph F. Garofalo, Miami-Dade County Extension
  • James P. Gilreath, Horticultural Sciences Dept., Gulf Coast REC-Bradenton
  • Phyllis R. Gilreath, Manatee County Extension
  • Robert C. Hochmuth, Extension, North Florida REC - Suwannee Valley
  • Adrian G. Hunsberger, Miami-Dade County Extension
  • Rebecca L. Jordi, Nassau County Extension
  • Gene A. Joyner, Palm Beach County Extension
  • Waldemar Klassen, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Tropical REC-Homestead
  • Philip G. Koehler, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • Thomas A. Kucharek, Plant Pathology Dept., Gainesville
  • Mary L. Lamberts, Miami-Dade County Extension
  • Gary L. Leibee, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Mid-Florida REC-Apopka
  • Norman C. Leppla, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • Oscar E. Liburd, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • Catherine M. Mannion, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Tropical REC-Homestead
  • James J. Marois, Plant Pathology Dept., North Florida REC-Quincy
  • Pamela R. Mattis, Duval County Extension
  • Eugene J. McAvoy, Hendry County Extension
  • Robert McSorley, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • Frank M. Melton, Manatee County Extension
  • Laura M. Miller, Hillsborough County Extension
  • Russell F. Mizell III, Entomology and Nematology Dept., North Florida REC-Quincy
  • Timur M. Momol, Plant Pathology Dept., North Florida REC-Quincy
  • Anita S. Neal, St. Lucie County Extension
  • O. Norm Nesheim, Food Science and Human Nutrition Dept., Pesticide Information Office
  • Joseph W. Noling, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Citrus REC-Lake Alfred
  • David J. Norman, Plant Pathology Dept., Mid Florida REC-Apopka
  • Gregg S. Nuessly, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Everglades REC-Belle Glade
  • Faith M. Oi, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • Teresa Olczyk, Miami-Dade County Extension
  • Stephen M. Olson, Horticultural Sciences Dept., North Florida REC-Quincy
  • Lance S. Osborne, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Mid-Florida REC-Apopka
  • David K. Palmer, Hillsborough County Extension
  • Sydney Park-Brown, Hillsborough County Extension
  • Jorge E. Peña, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Tropical REC-Homestead
  • Kenneth L. Pernezny, Plant Pathology Dept., Everglades REC-Belle Glade
  • Juanita Popenoe, Lake County Extension
  • James F. Price, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gulf Coast REC-Bradenton
  • Jimmy R. Rich, Entomology and Nematology Dept., North Florida REC-Quincy
  • Pamela D. Roberts, Plant Pathology Dept., Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
  • Steven A. Sargent, Horticultural Sciences Dept., Gainesville
  • Sally A. Scalera, Brevard County Extension
  • William L. Schall, Palm Beach County Extension
  • David J. Schuster, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gulf Coast REC-Bradenton
  • Dakshina R. Seal, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Tropical REC-Homestead
  • Edward A. Skvarch, St. Lucie County Extension
  • Richard K. Sprenkel, Entomology and Nematology Dept., North Florida REC-Quincy
  • William M. Stall, Horticultural Sciences Dept., Gainesville
  • Philip A. Stansly, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee
  • Carol M. Stiles, Plant Pathology Dept., Gainesville
  • Laurie E. Trenholm, Environmental Horticulture Dept., Gainesville
  • Richard V. Tyson, Seminole County Extension
  • Joseph B. Unruh, Environmental Horticulture Dept., West Florida REC-Jay
  • Susan E. Webb, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Gainesville
  • Jennifer L. Welshans, Osceola County Extension
  • Celeste T. White, Orange County Extension
  • Wendy L. Wilbur, Alachua County Extension
  • Susan W. Williams, Food Science and Human Nutrition Dept., Pesticide Information Office
  • Raymond H. Zerba, Clay County Extension

We apologize if we have missed anyone's efforts in IPM programming. We are looking for better ways to gather data on the dissemination of IPM information and the adoption of IPM practices in Florida. It is especially helpful if UF, IFAS faculty members can indicate how CSREES IPM funds are leveraged to enhance IPM in the state. That data will be useful not only for complying with the federal reporting requirements but also for bringing together resources that all state and county faculty members can use to make their programs more effective. At the same time, it will allow us to promote IFAS IPM-related programs and highlight individual faculty achievements on the IPM Florida Web site, in our newsletter, and in IPM Florida publications and correspondence. Ultimately, IPM Florida's value as a source of IPM resources depends to a great extent on the amount and quality of shared information. We welcome ideas and suggestions to help improve this process. Please contact us (e-mail to NCLeppla@ifas.ufl.edu or BCLarson@ifas.ufl.edu) with your comments about the reports, or to tell us about your IPM activities.