SNIPM
The Southern Nursery Integrated Pest Management (SNIPM) working group comprises a group of extension professionals from Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia representing Entomology, Horticulture, and Plant Pathology are collaborating on a multi-state nursery crops project that includes the development of a Crop Profile and a Pest Management Strategic Plan (CP/PMSP).
Resources for Growers and Landscapers
IPM Books for Southeastern Nursery Growers
"IPM for Shrubs in Southeastern US Nursery Production: Volume II" please visit the IPM Shrub Book II or iBooks.
For more information "IPM for Shrubs in Southeastern US Nursery Production: Volume I" please visit the IPM Shrub Book or iBooks.
For more information about "IPM for Select Deciduous Trees in Southeastern US Nursery Production" please visit the IPM Tree Book or iBooks.
Pest Control Guide for Nursery Crops and Landscape Plantings
This pest control guide for Southeastern US nursery crops and landscape plantings was released in 2017. In it, you will find up to date information about pest control products used in nursery crops, greenhouse crops and ornamental landscape plantings. The information provided in this publication is, as much as possible, up to date at the time of publication. However, product registrations can differ between states and labels can change. Thus, this information is intended as a guide to aid in pest control decision-making and not a substitute for reading and following the directions and guidelines on the pesticide label. Download your copy of the 2017 Southeastern U.S. Pest Control Guide for Nursery Crops and Landscape Plantings today.
2017 Fungicide efficacy table for Ornamental Crops Released
SNIPM associated Extension specialists at University of Kentucky (Nicole Gauthier), University of Georgia (Jean Williams-Woodward), and University of Tennessee (Alan Windham), along with a past Extension specialists from Cal Poly (Kelly Ivors) just released the resource Relative Effectiveness of Various Chemicals for Disease Control of Ornamental Plants.
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IPM Blog for Southeastern Nursery Growers
For news alerts and tips from Southeastern university research and extension specialists visit [1].
Mission Statement
The Southern Nursery IPM (SNIPM) Working Group is a collaboration among research and Extension professionals to provide timely integrated pest management (IPM) information to commercial horticulture growers, green industry professionals and extension educators; to identify and solve nursery-based IPM problems; develop technology to encourage use of and improve the efficacy of IPM practices and advocate the adoption and retention of IPM principles andpractices to commercial growers and policy makers.
Contributors
| Name | University | Department | State | Contact Info. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Adkins | NC State University | Area Specialized Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Horticulture | Contact Craig | |
| Fulya Baysal-Gurel | Tennessee State University | Otis Floyd Nursery Research Center | Contact Fulya | |
| S. Kristine Braman | University of Georgia | Department of Entomology, Griffin | Contact Kristine | |
| Matthew Chappell | University of Georgia | Horticulture Department | Contact Matthew | |
| Juang-Horng (JC) Chong | Clemson University | School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Science
Pee Dee Research and Education Center |
Contact JC | |
| Adam Dale | University of Florida | Entomology and Nematology Department | Contact Adam | |
| Johanna Del Castillo-Múnera | University of Maryland | Dept. Plant Sciences and Landscape Architecture | Contact Johanna | |
| Jeffrey F. Derr | Virginia Tech | Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, & Weed Science | Contact Jeff | |
| Winston C. Dunwell | University of Kentucky | Department of Horticulture | Contact Win | |
| Steven Frank | NC State University | Department of Entomology | Contact Steven | |
| Amy Fulcher | University of Tennessee | Department of Plant Sciences | Contact Amy | |
| Frank Hale | The University of Tennessee | Entomology and Plant Pathology Department | Contact Frank | |
| Francesca Peduto Hand | The Ohio State University | Ornamental/Turf Pathology | Contact Francesca | |
| Bill Klingeman | The University of Tennessee | Department of Plant Sciences | Contact Bill | |
| Gary Knox | The University of Florida | Environmental Horticulture Department
North Florida Research and Education Center |
Contact Gary | |
| Anthony LeBude | NC State University | Horticultural Science,
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension |
Contact Anthony | |
| Christopher Marble | University of Florida, | Environmental Horticulture Department,
Mid-Florida Research & Education Center |
Contact Chris | |
| Joe Neal | NC State University | Department of Horticultural Sciences | Contact Joe | |
| Erfan Vafaie | Texas A&M University | AgriLife Research and Extension Center - IPM | Contact Erfan | |
| Nicole Ward Gauthier | University of Kentucky | Department of Plant Pathology | Contact Nicole | |
| Sarah White | Clemson University | School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Science | Contact Sarah | |
| Jean Williams-Woodward | University of Georgia | Department of Plant Pathology | Contact Jean | |
| Alan Windham | The University of Tennessee | Entomology and Plant Pathology Department | Contact Alan |
Meetings
Rationale
Nursery crop production (both field and container) of ornamental trees and shrubs, is an important sector of US agriculture, especially in the southeastern United States. Ornamental plants are the second most valuable crop in the United States with a market value of $14.7 billion in 2002 (USDA, 2002). More recent state agricultural statistics indicate that the nursery and greenhouse industry is valued at $889,693,000 in North Carolina and at $316,000,000 for nursery crops (excluding greenhouse crops) in Georgia (Boatright and McKissick, 2008; NCDA, 2007b; USDA, 2002). Additionally, nursery crops ranked 1st and 5th among crops for NC and GA, respectively. Collectively, nursery production in GA, KY, NC, SC, and TN represent over one billion dollars in farm gate values annually. Nurseries in these southeastern states employ tens of thousands of workers.
2011 Survey
A regional group of Extension specialists from TN, GA, NC, SC, & KY surveyed current pest (insect, disease, & weed) management practices and current pest priorities of growers in southeastern, wholesale, ornamental nurseries. Our efforts have been funded by the Southern Region Integrated Pest Management Center (SRIPMC) and supported by each cooperating state’s nursery and landscape trade organization.
Workshop
Conducted 30-31 July 2009 at the Mountain Horticulture Research and Extension Center (MHREC) in Mills River, NC. Nursery crop producers from five states (GA, KY, NC, SC, and TN) were identified and contacted about participating in an effort to identify pest priorities for nursery production. Growers ranked weed, disease, and insects pests prior to meeting as a focus group. Nursery crop growers and University personnel met over a 2 day period to discuss pest problems of trees and shrubs in container and field production. The group further prioritized insect, disease, and weed pests and identified regulatory,extension, and research needs.
Pest Management Strategic Plan
Pest Management Strategic Plans (PMSPs) are widely recognized as a conduit for communication from growers and other IPM practitioners to regulators and granting agencies. These documents give a realistic view of pest management issues and strategies used in the field and provide a forum to set meaningful research, regulatory, and educational priorities. Pest Management Strategic Plans (PMSPs) are developed by growers or other stakeholders to identify their pest management needs. Each plan has a state, region or national focus. The plans take a pest-by-pest approach to identifying the current management practices (chemical and non-chemical) and those under development. Plans also state priorities for research, regulatory activity, and education/training programs needed for transition to alternative pest management practices.
