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Western IPM Center
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We promote smart, safe and sustainable pest management to protect the people, environment and economy of the American West.
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Our updated website now has a section comparing pests to thieves with integrated pest management as pest-theft prevention. Learn more and see our newest #IPM feature stories and videos in our November newsletter. icont.ac/519Fp #IntegratedPestManagement
The Big World of IPM just added three new episodes! Hear about our guests' journeys to their #IPM fields, whether roundabout or straightforward, and their current work studying root maggots in Alaska, replicating click beetle semiochemicals, and tracking ticks in Wyoming. 🧪🌱 buff.ly/SzmtjLh
The Big World of IPM • A podcast on Spotify for Creators
Welcome to the big world of IPM - integrated pest management! Pests are everywhere and ways to manage them safely and effectively are as diverse as the pests themselves. Throughout the Western United…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Houseplants have pest problems too! Learn how to identify and manage houseplant problems at the next Cultivating Healthy Plants webinar 11/20 at 11 AM PST. buff.ly/Se9bRf7
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Western SARE announces 2 new Calls for Proposals releases - Sabbatical Research & Education and the Graduate Student Research & Education grant programs. Due March 5, 2026. Reminder: 4 other grant programs due Nov 20, 2025. All Calls: https://ow.ly/BhcQ50XnZTx photo: Vo von Sehlen
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Learn how grapevine red blotch virus affects grape production, how to manage this disease with #IPM, and how to detect the virus with loop-mediated isothermal amplification at @ucipm.bsky.social's next Ag Experts Webinar 11/12 at 3 PM PST. #agriculture 🧪 buff.ly/xouUNCw
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our updated website now has a section comparing pests to thieves with integrated pest management as pest-theft prevention. Learn more and see our newest #IPM feature stories and videos in our November newsletter. icont.ac/519Fp #IntegratedPestManagement
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
One month left to submit a proposal for our annual grant program! This program funds integrated pest management research, outreach and work groups. The Request for Applications can be found on our website, westernipm.org. 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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We are happy to announce that Western SARE now has five open Calls for Proposals. Supporting grantwriting webinars and drop in Q&A office hours will be provided. Deadlines in November, day depending on grant program. https://ow.ly/gyBp50X7hVx. photo by LD Productions
October 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Learn tips for encouraging actions to reduce pests and pesticide use in schools from the example of the Oregon State University School IPM Program in a webinar from The Pest Defense for Healthy Schools 10/24 at 10 AM PDT. buff.ly/D4xvhgb
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Don't miss a webinar from @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social about how IPM can support conservation in programs from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 10/23 at 10 AM PDT! You will need a Science Societies account to attend. buff.ly/4SY2uxq
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Our podcast, The Big World of IPM, will have new episodes soon -- have you listened to the ones we've released yet? Hear the stories of four integrated-pest-management scientists and their research in various pests in agricultural and community settings. 🧪 #Entomology #WeedManagement buff.ly/iZFt5IP
October 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hear how New Mexico State University researchers study ways to help gardeners grow healthy tomatoes, and how volunteers get to take home a bounty of produce, in our latest video. youtu.be/MF7NvKdQYsQ?... #gardening #IPM 🧪🌱
Volunteers Help Tomato Disease Research in New Mexico
At the Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center, volunteers help New Mexico State University researchers study ways to help home gardeners grow healthy tomato plants and produce an abundant harvest of…
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October 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Why isn't #TargetedGrazing used more often to manage U.S. national forests? Read about research answering this question and efforts made to address barriers in our newest feature story. 🧪 buff.ly/HieIhbb
October 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Learn about pests of #olive in CA and how to manage them with #IPM in the next UC Ag Experts Talk from @UCIPM. 10/15 at 3 PM, register for the webinar here: buff.ly/CgoO3Qn
October 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Detector dogs for spotted lanternfly? Learn more about this area of research at the next Invasive Species Webinar from Utah State University Extension. 10/14 at 11 AM PDT, register here: buff.ly/r5DDgDy
October 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What do Wyoming and Hawaii agriculture have in common? They can both benefit from enclosed space production! Read our new story on work promoting geodesic domes to protect plants from cold temps, dry winds and volcanic ash in rainfall (you guess which applies to which state). buff.ly/ipdO1XG
October 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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October is National Firewood Month! Harmful pests like the spotted lanternfly can hitchhike on firewood. Help keep our forests safe: buy it where you burn it. 🪲🌲🏕️

To register for free webinars from the Don’t Move Firewood organization, visit www.dontmovefirewood.org/firewood-mon...

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October 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Learn about polyphagous shot-hole borer, how this tree pest is being managed in CA, and how Western Australia is applying lessons learned from CA to their more recent invasion at the North American Invasive Species Management Association's webinar 10/8 at 11 AM PDT. naisma.org/event/webina...
Webinar: Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer: Applying California’s Lessons to Support Management Efforts in Western Australia - NAISMA
The polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) is a tiny but devastating invasive beetle that poses a major threat to urban forests and natural ecosystems.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Integrated pest management at its best reduces pesticide risk and protects crops, human health, the environment and farmers' livelihoods. The IPM Institute has launched a campaign to increase federal funding for IPM research and outreach. 🧪 Read more here: ipminstitute.org/initiatives/...
Join the Call: Support Smarter, Safer Pest Management - IPM Institute
We are inviting organizations nationwide to sign a letter to the U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture, urging a $100 million annual
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October 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Western IPM Center's 2026 Request for Applications is now available! Get the details and read other news -- like a new feature story about organic cotton in AZ and a call for more integrated pest management investment from the IPM Institute -- in our October newsletter. icont.ac/5188D
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Learn about native bees, how they differ from honeybees and how to protect them at the next Cultivating Healthy Plants webinar "Getting to Know the Bees in Your Backyard" on 10/2 at 11 AM PDT. Register here: usu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Don't miss the next UC Ag Experts Talk from @ucipm.bsky.social 9/24 at 3 PM PDT, which will discuss pest challenges and #IPM solutions for small grains, garbanzo beans and alfalfa! Register here: buff.ly/A5VZ0IC
September 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Healthy plants are more resistant to #pests. Learn how to build healthy soil for healthy plants in the next webinar in the Cultivating Healthy Plants series 9/18 at 11 AM PDT. Register here: usu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Don’t miss our next webinar on September 18! Learn about problems caused by wildlife commonly found in urban areas. Our speaker will also discuss the beneficial ecosystem services wildlife provide and how to live harmoniously with our wild animal neighbors.🦨 Register at ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Check out the upcoming webinar from the North Central IPM Center, "IPM Network – Measuring Capacity, Framing the Future," which will cover goals to strengthen the IPM network in the U.S. for the ultimate goal of protecting people and the environment. 9/17 at 10 AM PDT. zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IPM Network – Measuring Capacity, Framing the Future. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This presentation highlights the continued need for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and outlines strategic goals for strengthening the public IPM enterprise. Despite shifts to competitive funding following...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Wyoming is the star of this month's newsletter! Read three stories about IPM-related work happening in the state: monitoring ticks and tick-borne diseases on hiking trails, fighting back against invasive annual grasses and managing pyrethroid-resistant alfalfa weevils. icont.ac/516UM
September 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM