University of Connecticut Department of Extension

Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

MAINTAINING FARM VIABILITY PRESERVING OPEN SPACES

ENHANCING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROVIDING PEST CONTROL ALTERNATIVES

PROTECTING WATER QUALITY

CONNECTICUT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM

2012-2013 Annual Report Publications and Presentations

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IPM Program Funding

The IPM program is the result of a joint effort between the University of Connecticut Department of Extension and the Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture. Several private, state and federal funding sources support the program, including the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Section 319 Non-Point Source Pollution Prevention Grants Program, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture/USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) continued to partner with the IPM program in order to provide IPM information through pest messages, conferences, and training to fruit growers. In addition, the IPM program staff acknowledges support from the following entities:

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Connecticut Department of Agriculture Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Grower donors throughout Connecticut Hartford Vegetable Grower’s Association IPM Institute of North America Multi-state Hatch Project NE-1032 New England Grows New England Vegetable & Berry Growers’ Association Northeastern IPM Center (USDA) The University of Connecticut U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program USDA Northeast Region IR-4 Program USDA Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Program

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IPM Program Partners

A number of individuals, organizations, and groups were instrumental in the success of many IPM program efforts. The IPM program staff is grateful for their cooperation and assistance. In addition, the IPM program team acknowledges the assistance of municipal staff (departments of public works, parks and recreation, conservation commissions, inland wetlands commissions, and Town Mayors /Managers/First Selectman) from many Connecticut towns.

AgriPoint, Nova Scotia All America Selections Audubon Society of Connecticut Bartlett Arboretum John Bartok, Jr., UConn Faculty Emeritus Greenhouse and Nursery Engineering Dr. Mark Brand, UConn Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture Nelson Cecarelli, Cecarelli Farms, Northford, CT Richard Calarco, Director, Town of Hebron Parks and Recreation Department The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Connecticut Association of Conservation and Inland Wetland Commissions (CACIWC) Connecticut Botanical Society Connecticut Department of Agriculture Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) Connecticut Farm Bureau Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association (CGGA) Connecticut Grounds Keepers Association (CGKA) Connecticut Horticultural Society Connecticut Invasive Plants Council Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association (CNLA) Connecticut Pomological Society Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge Cornell University Cooperative Extension Dr. Bill Dest, UConn Emeritus Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture Donny and Joe Dzen, Dzen Brothers Farm, Ellington, CT Connecticut River Coastal, Eastern, North Central, Northwestern, and Southwestern Connecticut Conservation Districts Robert Durgy, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc. John Gill of Gill Corn Farms Inc., Hurley, NY John Hand of Hand Melon Farm, Greenwich, NY Hartford Vegetable Grower’s Association Dr. Jason Henderson, UConn Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture Russ Holmberg, Holmberg Orchards, Gales Ferry, CT Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) Jamie Jones of Jones Family Farm, Shelton, CT Rob Johanson of Goranson Farm, Dresden, ME Dr. Jim LaMondia, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Dr. Yi Li, UConn Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture Mad Gardeners, Inc. Maple Lane Farms, Preston, CT Dr. Robert Marra, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Massachusetts Tree Fruit Growers’ Association Dr. Richard McAvoy, Professor and Head, UConn Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture Joyce Meader, Assistant Extension Educator, UConn Department of Extension Fred & Stacia Monahan, Stone Garden Farm, Shelton, CT

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The Nature Conservancy, Connecticut Chapter New England Invasive Plant Center New England Floriculture, Inc. New England Invasive Plant Group New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference Steering Committee New England Vegetable & Berry Growers’ Association New England Vegetable Management Guide Editing Committee New Jersey Department of Agriculture Mark Parlee of Parlee Farms, Tyngsboro, MA Penn State University Dawn Petinelli, Assistant Extension Educator, UConn Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory Lorren Pogson of Mountain View Farm, Farmington, CT Dr.Carl Salsedo, Extension Educator, UConn Department of Extension Logan Senack, Connecticut Invasive Plant Coordinator Tolland County Extension Council Tolland County Agricultural Center Trustees UConn Home and Garden Education Center UConn Master Gardener Program UConn Plant Diagnostic Clinic UConn Plant Science Research and Education Facility UConn Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Maine University of Massachusetts University of New Hampshire University of Rhode Island University of Vermont USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Jim Wilson of Wilson Farms, Lexington, MA

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Publications & Presentations, and Other Outreach Fruit IPM Program Contributed by Mary Concklin Publications, Newsletters, Factsheets Concklin, M. 2012. Strawberries: To Renovate or Not To Renovate, Who Cares? Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 3, p.1, 3. Concklin, M. 2012. Strawberries: To Renovate or Not To Renovate, Who Cares? Horticultural News, Vol. 92, No.4, p. 7-9. Concklin, M. 2013. Stubs, Nubs and Bugs. Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, p.1, 6-7. Concklin, M. 2013. Approaches to Pruning Tree Fruit. www.ipm.uconn.edu Concklin, M. 2013. Pruning Blueberries Guidelines. www.ipm.uconn.edu Concklin, M. 2013.Grafting and Top-Working Tree Fruits Guide. www.ipm.uconn.edu Concklin. M. July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013.Fruit newsletters. email list serve – 122 e-newsletters

reaching 298 each time Schloemann, S. (ed.). 2013. M. Concklin (Bramble chapter editor). 2013-2014 New England Small Fruit Pest Management Guide. Presentations & Posters Concklin, M. and L. Los. 2012. Posters. (1) Stone Fruit IPM: Plant Bugs, (2) Stone Fruit IPM: Plum Curculio, (3) Stone Fruit IPM: Peach Tree Borers, (4) Stone Fruit IPM: Oriental Fruit Moth, (5) Stone Fruit IPM: Invasive Pests. CT Pomological Society Annual Conference, December 4, 2012. Glastonbury, CT. Concklin, M. and L. Los. 2012. Posters. (1) Stone Fruit IPM: Plant Bugs, (2) Stone Fruit IPM: Plum Curculio, (3) Stone Fruit IPM: Peach Tree Borers, (4) Stone Fruit IPM: Oriental Fruit Moth, (5) Stone Fruit IPM: Invasive Pests. CT Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers’ Conference, January 17, 2013 Vernon, CT. Concklin, M. 2013. Spotted Wing Drosophila Update. CT Vegetable & Small Fruit Conference. January 17, 2013, Vernon, CT. Concklin, M. 2013. Tree Fruit Pruning Workshop. Feb. 5, 2013. Blue Hills Orchard, Wallingford, CT Concklin, M. 2013. Tree Fruit Production and IPM. CT Master Gardener Program Class Concklin, M. 2013. Small Fruit Production and IPM. CT Master Gardener Program Class. Concklin, M. 2013. Fruit IPM. NRCS Training. March 1, 2013. Vernon, CT Concklin, M. 2013. Blueberry Pruning Workshop. March 7, 2013. Bishop’s Orchard, Guilford, CT. Concklin, M. 2013. Growing Berries in the Landscape. April 6, 2013. Western MA Master Gardener Spring Gardening Conference. Holyoke, MA. Concklin, M. 2013. Grafting Fruit Trees Workshop. April 9, 2013. Bishop’s Orchard, Guilford, CT.

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Concklin, M. 2013. Early Season Pest Management and Thinning Twilight Meeting. May 22, 2013. Clark Farms at Bushy Hill, Granby, CT. Greenhouse IPM Program Contributed by Leanne Pundt Poster Displays Pundt, L. Poster Display. Greenhouse IPM. August 15, 2012. Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery Supply Grower Expo. West Springfield, MA. 610 attended. Pundt, L. Poster Display. Greenhouse IPM. Sept 20, 2012. WH Milikowski Open House. Stafford, CT 286 attended. Extension Presentations Pundt, L. Preventing Pesky Perennial Pests. Perennial Plant Association National Meeting. Boston, MA. July 8, 2012. 30 attendees. (400 overall) Pundt, L. Downy Mildew on Garden Impatiens. WH Milikowski Open House. Stafford, CT. 40 attended. Pundt, L. Greenhouse Pests and Biological Controls. October 11, 2012. Herbaceous Ornamentals Course, Naugatuck Valley Community College. Waterbury, CT. 16 horticulture students. Pundt, L. Key Insects and Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials. Nov 1, 2012. Herbaceous Ornamentals Course, Naugatuck Valley Community College. Waterbury, CT. 14 horticulture students. Pundt, L. Managing Pests in Retail Greenhouses. Nov. 7, 2012. Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo. Worcester, MA. 80 attended. Pundt, L. A. Legrand and S. Douglas. New Ornamental Plant Diseases in Connecticut including Downy Mildew on Impatiens (in Spanish). January 4, 2013. CNLA Meeting, Manchester, CT. Presented by A. Legrand. 80 attended. Pundt, L. Greenhouse IPM. NRCS IPM Training Workshop. January 15, 2013. West Hartford, CT. 17 attended. Pundt, L. What Bugged you in 2012-Tales from the Field. February 14, 2013. Spring Bedding Plant Meeting – 2013. Vernon, CT. 33 attendees. Pundt, L. What Bugged you in 2021- Tales from the Field. February 20, 2013. Spring Bedding Plant Meeting – 2012. Torrington, CT. 39 attendees. Pundt, L. Abiotic Disorders. Plant Diagnostic Clinic. Sponsored by Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association, UCONN and CT Agricultural Experiment Station. June 26, 2013. Southington, CT. 45 attended. Publications Pundt, L. 2012. Downy mildew confirmed in three Connecticut counties. 7/23/12. Greenhouse Management. Pundt, L. 2012. How to Handle Downy Mildew on Impatiens. CGGA Plugged In newsletter. Issue 1. 2012.

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Pundt, L. 2012. Plant Health: Wiping Out Rust. Managing Rust Disease on Ornamentals. Greenhouse Management. July 2012. Pundt, L. 2012. Managing Algae in the Greenhouse. Greenhouse Management. October 2012. Pundt, L. 2012. Pest Patrol. GrowerTalks/Green Profit. December 2012. Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Integrated Pest Management and Insect Biology (118 pp) (with input from R. Cloyd). In New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide. A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators. Editor L. Berg Stack. November 2012. Published by NEF Inc. and New England Extension Universities. 268 pp. Pundt, L. Weeds and Algae. In New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide. Editor L. Berg Stack. November 2012. Published by NEF Inc. and New England Extension Universities. 268 pp. Pundt, L. Problems with Powdery Mildew. Greenhouse Management. February 2013. Pundt, L. Spider Mites. In Today’s Pests: What you Need to Watch Out for. GrowerTalks. April 2013. Pundt, L. Battling the Leafhopper Blues. Greenhouse Management. June 2013. Pundt, L. and J. Allen. Impatiens Downy Mildew in the Home Garden. UCONN Factsheet. New England Greenhouse Update Website 600 greenhouse growers and retailers retailers in Southern New England (MA, CT, and RI) increased their knowledge on the use of biological controls, and best management practices through the New England Greenhouse Update website. 38,000 visitors each year. (www.negreenhouseupdate.info) Alerts Published on New England Greenhouse Conference Alert website Smith, T. and L. Pundt. Scheduling Spring Crops. January 7, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Getting Started with Biological Control. January 18, 2013 Smith, T. and L. Pundt. Impatiens Downy Mildew. January 23, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Storm Alert. February 7, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Sticky Cards. February 22, 2013. Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Inspecting Incoming Plants. February 22, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Aphids and Thrips. February 28, 2013 Smith, T. and L. Pundt. Edema on Spring Crops. March 12, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Mealybugs. March 15, 2013 Smith, T. and L. Pundt. Gerbera Growing Tips. March 20, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Managing Two-Spotted Spider Mites. March 29, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Western Flower Thrips Update. April 11, 2013 Smith, T. and L. Pundt. Iron Deficiency. April 18, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith INSV, Aphid BCA and TSSM. April 18, 2013 Smith, T. and L. Pundt. Moving Plants Outdoors in Early Spring. April 25, 2013

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Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Powdery Mildew. April 26, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Late Season Treatment for Insects and Mites. May 2, 2013. Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Shoreflies. May 2, 2013. Smith, T. and L. Pundt. Lily Leaf beetles. May 9, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. TSWV. May 24, 2013 Smith, T. and L. Pundt. Fertilizing Plants in Retail Yards. May 30, 2013 Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Thrips and Leafhoppers. June 25, 2013. Pundt, L. and T. Smith. Slugs. July 2, 2013. Invasive Species, Nursery, and School IPM Contributed by Donna Ellis

Teaching University of Connecticut SAPL 810, Plant Pest Control, fall semester, 2012, Storrs, CT. Instructor for course that included general pest detection and control of insects, invasive plants and weeds, and pathogens. Master Gardener Training Program: March 4, 6, 7, 26, and April 4, 2013; instructor for five full-day classes on exotic invasive plants to the 2013 class of Master Gardeners at the Bethel, Brooklyn, Haddam, Stamford, and West Hartford Cooperative Extension System locations in Connecticut. 250 students. Ornamental and Turf Short Course, West Hartford, CT, February 21, 2013. Invited speaker to teach entomology and exotic invasive species to students preparing for pesticide applicator license certification. 25 students. Ornamental and Turf Short Course, North Haven, CT, December 11, 2012. Invited speaker to teach entomology and exotic invasive species to students preparing for pesticide applicator license certification. 12 students.

University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, November 15, 2012. Invited speaker for seminar on invasive plants. 40 students and other attendees. Conferences, Symposia, Workshops, and Other Presentations Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association Summer Field Day, Madison, CT, July 17, 2013. Staffed exhibit on invasive plants and answered questions during day-long event. 400 attendees. K-8 School Grounds Ornamental Plant Management Workshop, Madison, CT, July 15, 2013. Planned and presented by the Connecticut School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coalition (D. Ellis, Co-chair). Invited speaker for presentation on IPM for ornamental plant pests and common invasive plants on school grounds. 58 attendees. Master Gardener Summer Tour, Storrs, CT, July 10, 2013. Invited speaker to present a guided walking tour of the UConn Research and Educational Facility, with emphasis on IPM for ornamental plant pests. 40 attendees. Glastonbury Partners in Planting, Glastonbury, CT, June 5, 2013. Invited speaker for Invasive Plant Presentation and Walking Tour. 50 attendees.

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Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program State Survey Committee meeting, May 22, 2013. Presentation to the CAPS State Survey Committee on exotic pest updates. 25 attendees. Ridgefield Conservation Commission and Ridgefield Tree Committee, Ridgefield, CT, April 25, 2013. Invited speaker for presentation on exotic invasive species. 40 attendees.

Science Day, Housatonic Valley High School, Falls Village, CT, April 12, 2013. Invited speaker for presentation on exotic invasive species. 45 attendees.

Lyme Garden Club, Lyme, CT, April 9, 2013. Invited speaker for presentation on exotic invasive plants and native alternatives. 35 attendees. Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group general meeting, East Hartford, CT, March 27, 2013. Convened meeting as Co-chairperson of working group. 40 attendees. University of Connecticut Garden Conference, Storrs, CT, March 22, 2013. Served as a member of the Ornamental Plant Extension Team to plan and present the 11th annual conference, which was attended by 300 garden enthusiasts, which included Master Gardeners, garden club members, and home gardeners. Also presented an exhibit on exotic invasive plants developed by the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group and answered questions from the attendees during the conference. University of Connecticut Perennial Plant Conference, Storrs, CT, March 21, 2013. Served as a member of the Ornamental Plant Extension Team to plan and present the 18th annual conference, which was attended by 325 professional horticulturists from garden centers, the green industry, landscape designers, landscape maintenance firms, retail and wholesale greenhouses, and retail and wholesale nurseries. Also presented an exhibit on exotic invasive plants developed by the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group and answered questions from the attendees during the conference. Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, Hartford, CT, February 21-24, 2013. Set up and staffed exhibit on exotic invasive plants and their alternatives and answered questions from the public. 35,000 attendees. Mile-a-minute Weed Biological Control Cooperators Meeting, West Trenton, NJ, February 19, 2013. Attended annual Cooperators Meeting to network with others in the Northeast who are conducting biological control for mile-a-minute vine and other invasive plants. 125 attendees. New England Grows, Boston, MA, February 7, 2013. Invited speaker for “Invasive Plant Update,” one of the Sprint Sessions at the Great Ideas Pavilion. 15 attendees; approximately 14,000 people attended New England Grows. Connecticut Grounds Keepers Association Turf and Landscape Conference, Cromwell, CT, January 23, 2013. Set up and staffed exhibit on exotic invasive plants and their alternatives and answered questions from the public. 150 attendees. Connecticut Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Conference, Vernon, CT, January 17, 2013. Served as a member of the Steering Committee and assisted with registration during the conference. 190 attendees. Simsbury Garden Club, Simsbury, CT, January 14, 2013. Invited speaker for presentation on exotic invasive plants and native alternatives. 60 attendees. Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association Winter Symposium and Expo, Wallingford, CT, January 3-4, 2013. Served as a member of the Winter Symposium Planning Committee. Participated as a conference exhibitor; served as a moderator for one presentation, staffed exhibit on exotic invasive plants and their alternatives, disseminated literature, and answered questions. 496 attendees.

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Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group Steering Committee meeting, East Hartford, CT, December 12, 2012. Convened meeting as Chairperson of Steering Committee. 14 attendees. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program State Survey Committee meeting, December 10, 2012. Presentation to the CAPS State Survey Committee on exotic pest updates. 25 attendees. Windsor Garden Club, Windsor, CT, November 5, 2012. Invited speaker for presentation on invasive plants. 40 attendees. “Getting Real About Invasive Plants: Prioritize, Strategize, Mobilize.” The all-day symposium on invasive plants was convened by the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (Donna Ellis, Co-chair) at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT on October 25, 2012. Total attendance for the symposium was 475, which was a sell-out attendance. The full-day symposium featured presentations and exhibits on non-native, exotic plants and their alternatives. Ms. Ellis served on the Symposium Planning Committee, gave a presentation, presented a poster, gave the opening remarks to the symposium attendees, and moderated the morning general session. Connecticut Invasive Plants Council meeting, Hartford, CT, October 9, 2012. Invited presentation on mugwort at the council meeting. 15 attendees. Conducted 14 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) bi-weekly training sessions and hands-on field demonstrations from July through September 2012 with nursery and garden center staff in New London County, CT. The training sessions included information on exotic insects and plants. 10 participants. Cornucopia-Fest 2012, Storrs, CT, September 23, 2012. Question-and-answer sessions on Integrated Pest Management and exotic invasive plants and insects. Approximately 5,000 attendees. Adjusting to Pesticide Ban Legislation: K-8 School Grounds Ornamental Plant Management Workshop, Hebron, CT, August 15, 2012. Planned and presented by the Connecticut School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coalition (D. Ellis, member). Invited speaker for presentation on IPM for ornamental plant pests and common invasive plants on school grounds. 65 attendees. Food, Land, and People Annual Meeting, Madison, CT, July 31-August 2, 2012. Presented exhibit on exotic invasive plants and insects and Integrated Pest Management for national meeting. 50 attendees. Plant Science Day, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Hamden, CT, August 1, 2012. Staffed exhibit on exotic invasive plants and insects and answered questions during day-long event. 1,000 attendees. Television and Radio Interviews WLIS/WMRD Radio, Middletown and Old Saybrook, CT, April 23, 2013. Invited guest for Suzanne Thompson’s Connecticut Outdoors weekly broadcast to discuss invasive plants. The radio interview was also available on the radio station’s website and was rebroadcast in May. Radio station interview on mile-a-minute weed, CT Public Radio (WNPR), October 2, 2012. The story was also published on the WNPR website.

“State battling invasion weed with insect.” Television interview on mile-a-minute weed, News 12, August 21, 2012. Newspaper and Newsletter Articles (based on interviews with Donna Ellis and other project cooperators) “A mile-a-minute, and on the move.” Article written by Nancy Schoeffler for the Hartford Courant on October 2, 2012. “Mile-a-minute vine is spreading in state.” Article written for the Home Monthly on October 2, 2012.

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“Mile-a-minute vine: a growing problem.” Article written by Judy Benson for the New London Day on October 1, 2012. The article was also published in the New Haven Register. “Rapidly growing vine spotted in 5 more Conn. towns.” Article published on the WTNH News Channel 8 website on October 1, 2012. The story was also featured on radio 96.5 and was published in the Manchester Journal Inquirer.

“Mile-a-minute vine, found in Ridgefield, is spreading in state.” Article written for the Ridgefield Press on September 29, 2012. “So what’s all this I hear about invading plants?” Article written by Will Rowlands for the Fairfield Sun on September 27, 2012.

“Offers caution about mile-a-minute vine.” Article written for the New Milford Spectrum on September 19, 2012. “The demise of a disgusting invader.” Article written by Robert Miller for the Danbury News Times on September 7, 2012.

“Waging battle against invasive species in Middlefield.” Article written by Michael Hayes for the Durham-Middlefield Patch on September 1, 2012. “Weevils making a dent in invasive vine growth, officials say.” Article written by Frank MacEachern for the Greenwich Time on August 31, 2012. “Weevils continue battling invasive vines.” Article written by Frank MacEachern for the Stamford Advocate on August 28, 2012.

“Combating the invasive mile-a-minute vine in Newtown.” Article written by Kendra Bobowick for the Newtown Bee on August 24, 2012. “Experts monitor weevil’s work against rapid vine.” Article written by Frank MacEachern for the Greenwich Time on August 22, 2012.

“Scientists happy: bugs bedevil the vine.” Article written by Robert Miller for the Danbury News Times on August 21, 2012. Websites Managed Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group, www.cipwg.uconn.edu. University of Connecticut website for information on invasive plants (identification, management, use of alternative plants, contact information, links to related websites). The statewide working group promotes awareness of invasive plant issues and convenes biennial symposia. Connecticut Purple Loosestrife Program, www.purpleloosestrife.uconn.edu. University of Connecticut website for information on the invasive plant purple loosestrife (identification, management, including biological control, use of alternative plants, contact information, links to related websites, etc.). List Serves Moderated Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (800 subscribers) Connecticut Purple Loosestrife Program (345 subscribers)

Extension Publications Legrand, A., J. Boucher, M. Concklin, D. Ellis, L. Los, and L. Pundt. 2012. Connecticut Integrated Pest Management Program 2011-2012 Annual Report. UConn Department of Extension and Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture. 45 pp.

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Landscape & Turfgrass IPM Contributed by Ana Legrand, Piyumi Obeysekara, and Laura Eckman Publications Legrand, A. 2012. Survey of Tiphia parasitoids of the Japanese and oriental beetles in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. 2012 Annual Turfgrass Research Report, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut. Legrand, A. 2012. Use of peonies to increase Tiphia vernalis parasitism on white grubs. Turfgrass Field Day Research Summaries. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut. Legrand, A. 2013. May is the time for Spring Tiphia. Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals Newsletter. May 2013. http://www.organiclandcare.net/education/olc-articles/may-time-spring-tiphia Legrand, A., Boucher, J., Concklin, M., Ellis, D., Pundt, L. 2013. Connecticut Integrated Pest Management Program 2011-2012 Annual Report. UConn Cooperative Extension System and Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture. 46 pg. Obeysekara, P. and A. Legrand. 2012. Behavioral defenses of Japanese and oriental beetle larvae against tiphiid wasps. 2012 Annual Turfgrass Research Report, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut. Obeysekara, P. and A. Legrand. 2012. Analysis of preovipositional behaviors of summer tiphia (Tiphia popilliavora) on larvae of Japanese and oriental beetles. 2012 Annual Turfgrass Research Report, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut. Obeysekara, P. and A. Legrand. 2012. Systemic release of herbivore-induced plant volatiles by cool season turfgrasses infested by root feeding larvae of Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman) and Oriental beetle (Anomala orientalis).Turfgrass Field Day Research Summaries. July 2012. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut. Obeysekara, P. and A. Legrand. 2012. The ability of tiphiid wasps to detect kairomones and frass from scarabaeid grubs at some distance in the soil. Turfgrass Field Day Research Summaries. July 2012. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut. Obeysekara, P., A. Legrand and G. Lavigne. In press. Use of herbivore-induced plant volatiles as search cues by Tiphia vernalis and T. popilliavora (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae) to locate their below-ground scarabaeid hosts. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. Internet Resources Boucher,J., M. Concklin, D. Ellis, A. Legrand, L. Los and L. Pundt. 1991-2013. UConn IPM Program Website, (www.ipm.uconn.edu). Archives of fact sheets, newsletters, pest messages, events calendar, etc. Presentations Eckman, L. and A. Legrand. 2012. Feeding preferences of the Asiatic garden beetle. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. November 12, 2012. Eckman, L. and A. Legrand. 2013. Host plant feeding preferences of the Asiatic garden beetle. Entomological Society of America EB Annual Meeting. Lancaster PA. March 17, 2013. Legrand, A. 2012. Use of entomopathogenic nematodes for insect management. Connecticut Nursery & Landscape Association Summer Field Day. July 11, 2012. CAES Lockwood Farm, Hamden, CT.

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Legrand, A. 2012. IPM Principles and Practice Webinar. Connecticut Partnership for Public Health Workforce Development Webinar Series. October 18, 2012. Legrand, A. 2012. Survey of Tiphia parasitoids of the Japanese and oriental beetles in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. November 13, 2012. Legrand, A. 2013. Update on Invasive Insects: Emerald ash borer and Asiatic longhorned beetle. Spanish Program for Green Industry Employees. CNLA-CGGA Winter Symposium. Manchester Community College. January 4, 2013. Legrand, A. 2013. IPM Principles and Practice Training for NRCS staff. UConn West Hartford campus. January 15, 2013. Legrand, A. 2013. Survey of Tiphia parasitoids of the Japanese and oriental beetles in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Entomological Society of America EB Annual Meeting. Lancaster PA. March 17, 2013. Legrand, A., L. Pundt and S. Douglas. 2013. New ornamental plant diseases in Connecticut. Spanish Program for Green Industry Employees. CNLA-CGGA Winter Symposium. Manchester Community College. January 4, 2013. Obeysekara, P. and A. Legrand. 2013. Analysis of Tiphia parasitoids pre-ovipositional behaviors and of scarab host defensive responses", Biological Control in Agricultural, Natural, and Ornamental Landscapes Symposium, ESA EB Annual Meeting, Lancaster PA. March 19, 2013. Conferences & Workshops Organized Legrand, A. 2013. Annual Meeting of the Northeast Region Technical Committee on IPM. March 5, 2013 - March 6, 2013. Simsbury, CT Legrand, A. 2013. Community Professional Development training workshop for IPM workers. NEERA IPM Annual Meeting. March 5, 2013. Legrand, A. and L. Pundt. 2013. IPM Training for NRCS staff. One day workshop on IPM concepts and greenhouse IPM. UConn West Hartford campus. January 15, 2013. Legrand, A. 2013. Spanish Program for Green Industry Employees. CNLA-CGGA Winter Symposium. Manchester Community College. January 4, 2013. One day session of talks in Spanish focusing on pest management, natural resources and community resources. Legrand, A. 2012. Use of entomopathogenic nematodes for turf insect pest management, UConn Turfgrass Field Day, UConn Storrs, CT. July 17, 2012. Public Exhibits Legrand, A. and L. Eckman. 2012. IPM Program exhibit for Celebrating Agriculture Fair, Woodstock, CT September 22, 2012. Legrand, A., D. Ellis, L. Eckman. 2012. IPM exhibit for CANR Cornucopia Fest, Storrs, CT . September 23, 2012. Legrand, A. 2012. IPM Program exhibit for Fall Festival at Auer Farm, 4H, Bloomfield, CT October 13, 2012. Legrand, A. 2012. IPM display and invasive insects (ALB, EAB) display at Agriculture Day at Rock Cats Baseball game, Rock Cats Stadium (5,000 tickets a day). New Britain, CT. July 15, 2012. Legrand, A., M. Concklin and L. Senack. 2013. IPM Program Exhibit. Connecticut Ag. Day at the Capitol. March 20, 2013.

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School IPM, Landscape & Turfgrass IPM Contributed by Victoria Wallace Presentations-Invited Wallace, V. (April 23, 2013) “An Update on Public Act 12-55 and Phosphorus Reduction Protocols,” CT Recreation & Parks Association/CT Parks Association, Rocky Hill, CT (85-in attendance). Wallace, V. (April 17, 2013) “Strategies for Maintaining Turfgrass in Response to No Pesticide Legislation,” CT School Buildings & Grounds Association, Cromwell, CT (25-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Feb. 15, 2013) “Addressing Turf Care Challenges While Reducing Inputs,” Keystone Athletic Field Manager’s Organization Athletic Field Conference, Hershey, PA (295-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Jan.3, 2013) “Sustainable Practices for the Landscape Professional,” CNLA-CGGA Winter Symposium, Manchester, CT (150-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Dec. 5, 2012) “Best Management Practices for High Traffic Sports Fields,” New Jersey Green Expo & Landscape Conference, Atlantic City, NJ (82-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Dec. 4, 2012) “Turfgrass Selection to Minimize Pesticide Inputs on School Sports Fields,” New Jersey Green Expo & Landscape Conference, Atlantic City, NJ (115-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Nov.19, 2012) “Turfgrass Selection and Identification,” CT Parks & Recreation Annual Conference, Preston, CT (20-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Nov.22, 2012) “IPM in K-8, Regulatory Impact to Playing Fields and School Grounds,” CTEC Annual Meeting, Plantsville, CT (175-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Nov. 14, 2012) “Turfgrass Sod Sustainability Issues and Current Turfgrass Research at UConn,” New England Sod Producers Annual Meeting, Canton, MA (11-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Sept.10, 2012) “Turfgrass Selection and Seeding Tips in an IPM Program,” CTEC Fall Education Program, New Haven, CT (55-in attendance). Media Wallace, V. (5/13) Interview with Kathy Connolly, “Less is more with lawn care” Spring Gardening Section, The New London Day. Technical Publications/Field Day Reports Wallace V. and S. Rackliffe (2013) Cooperative Turfgrass Breeder’s Test 2012. In UConn CANR 2012 Annual Turfgrass Report Summary, pp. 60-62. Wallace, V. and S. Rackliffe (2012) Cooperative Turfgrass Breeder’s Test, 2012 UConn Turfgrass Field Day Program and Research Summaries, pp. 20-23. Henderson, J., Inguagiato, J., Wallace, V. and B. Tenza (2012) Alternative weed control strategies and overseeding on percent cover, turfgrass quality and stand composition of an existing turfgrass stand., 2012 UConn Turfgrass Field Day Program and Research Summaries, pp. 44-45. Extension Presentations Wallace, V. (April 23, 2013) “Using the Field Assessment Tool,” CT Recreation & Park Association/CT Parks Association, Rocky Hill, CT (85-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Feb. 12, 2013) “Weed Management,” Ornamental & Horticulture/Golf Course Short Course, Pesticide Safety Education Certification Program, E. Haven, CT (25-in attendance).

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Wallace, V. (Feb. 5, 2013) “Turf Management,” Ornamental & Horticulture/Golf Course Short Course, Pesticide Safety Education Certification Program, W. Hartford, CT (38-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Jan. 31, 2013) “Weed Management,” Ornamental & Horticulture/Golf Course Short Course, Pesticide Safety Education Certification Program, W. Hartford, CT (38-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Jan. 24, 2013) “Turf Management,” Ornamental & Horticulture/Golf Course Short Course, Pesticide Safety Education Certification Program, E. Haven, CT (25-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Nov. 20, 2012) “Weed Management,” Ornamental & Horticulture/Golf Course Short Course, Pesticide Safety Education Certification Program, North Haven, CT (29-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Nov.13, 2012) “Turf Management,” Ornamental & Horticulture/Golf Course Short Course, Pesticide Safety Education Certification Program, North Haven, CT (29-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Oct. 18, 2012) “Low Maintenance Grass Application in the Landscape” Colonial Seed Field Day, Windsor, CT (20-in attendance). Wallace, V. (Oct. 4, 2012) “Lawns/Turf Management,” CT Nursery Landscape Professional (CANP) Certification Course, Southington, CT (95-in attendance). Wallace, V. and R. Calarco (August 15, 2012) “Controlling Weeds in Landscapes,” CT K-8 IPM Coalition Workshop, Hebron, CT (72-in attendance). Other Extension Publications (newsletter articles/web fact sheets) Wallace, V. (April 22, 2013) “Spring Sports Turf Update”, Cornell Turfgrass ShortCutt, Online Newsletter. Wallace, V. (July 14, 2012) “Cooperative Turfgrass Breeder’s Trial- Fine Fescues,” UConn Turfgrass Field Day (293-in attendance). Bartholomew, C., Dest, W., Ellis, D., Henderson, J., Jorsey, D., and V. Wallace. (2012) Field Condition Assessment Form. UConn/CT K-8 IPM Coalition, UConn Extension, 3 pp. Bartholomew, C., Ellis, D., Lubell, J., and V. Wallace. (2012) Landscape Planting Assessment Form UConn/CT K-8 IPM Coalition, UConn Extension, 2 pp. Wallace, V. and J. Henderson (July 14, 2012) “Alternative Weed Control Strategies,” UConn Turfgrass Field Day (293-in attendance). Educational Session Organization/Moderator Wallace, V. and J. Lubell (June 6, 2013) Native Plant Demonstration Garden, Elizabeth Park, W. Hartford, CT. Wallace, V. and J. Lubell (2013) Co-Advisors, UConn Native Plant Advisory Board. Wallace, V. (April 16, 2013) Low Maintenance Turfgrass Demonstration Trials, New London County Extension Center, Norwich, CT. Wallace, V. (May 29, 2013) State Legislative Reception, Exhibitor, Hartford, CT. Wallace, V. (March 22, 2013) UConn Garden Conference, Planning Committee, Storrs,CT. Wallace, V. (March 21, 2013) UConn Perennial Plant Conference, Moderator, Planning Committee, Storrs, CT. Wallace, V. (March 12, 2013) New England Fertilizer Initiative Meeting, Providence, RI.

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Wallace, V. (January 16 & 17, 2013) Sports Turf Managers’ Association Conference, Moderator, Educational Sessions, Daytona, FL. Wallace, V. (March 6 & 7, 2013) New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation Conference, Moderator, Landscape Session & Sports Turf Session, Providence, RI. Wallace, V. (Jan. 22 & 23, 2013) Connecticut Groundskeepers Educational Conference, Moderator, Turf and Landscape Programs, Cromwell, CT. Wallace, V. (December 10, 2012) Long Island Sound-Lawn Care/ Social Marketing Focus Group Workshop, Participant, Bridgeport, CT Wallace, V., J. Henderson, K. Guillard, S. Rackliffe, T. Morris, (October 17, 2012) Madison Town Council-meeting discussion with turf faculty, selectmen & commission chairs about care of new athletic fields, Madison, CT. Wallace, V. (July 17, 2012) UConn Turfgrass Field Day, Planning Committee, Presenter. Wallace, V. (July 11, 2012) CT Nursery & Landscape Field Day, Panel Discussion, Moderator, Hamden, CT. Vegetable IPM Contributed by Jude Boucher Formal Outreach/Extension Programs Boucher, J. 2000-2013. Commercial Vegetable Crops Sustainable Agriculture/IPM Program. Provides diverse crop production, pest management and environmental training through a variety of educational delivery methods to help maximize farmer income and protect human health. UConn Extension. Statewide/regional program delivery (see entries below). Boucher, J. 1986-2013. Vegetable Crops IPM Field Training Program. Provided weekly/biweekly, on-farm IPM educational training for 6 vegetable growers in 2012. UConn Extension. May-October. Statewide program delivery. Boucher, J. 2008-2013. Reduced-tillage/ Deep Zone Tillage Educational Program. Provide Soil Health, compaction and organic matter surveys; research plots; lectures; posters; fact sheets; case studies; newsletter articles; twilight meetings; advising; grower panels; workshops; and a demo machine. NE Regional Program Delivery. Extension Manuals/Bulletins/Proceedings/Guides Boucher, J. 2013. Updates on Reduced Tillage, Celery and Spinach chapters. In, 2013-2014 New England Vegetable Management Guide. J. Howell & R. Hazzard, Editors. New England Coop. Ext. Sys. Pub. pp. 302. www.nevegetable.org. 1,500 hard copies sold biennially to vegetable producers. (submitted) Bonanno, A. R. (Editor). Emerging Pests ID Guide 2013. Supplement to the Northeast Pest ID Guide. UMass Cooperative Extension System Pub. (22 of 46 new photos by J. Boucher). pp.6. Martin, J., S. Camboulives, B. Isnard, B. Gresczyk Jr., J. Nichols, J. Bonelli, J. Boucher, K. Huber, M. Chatey, M. Collins, P. Bucciaglia, R. Hermonot, S. Monahan, S. Stearns and S. Munno. 2012. Tools for CSA Farms. UConn Cooperative Extension Pub. pp. 36. Fact Sheets (Printed) Boucher, J. 2013. Getting Started with Deep Zone Tillage. UConn Cooperative Extension System Pub. pp. 8.

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Other Extension Publications (Newsletter Articles/Web Fact Sheets) Boucher, J. 2013. Are You Ready for Late Blight? Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 2, p. 2 &10-11. www.ipm.uconn.edu. Boucher, J. 2013. Effects of Fungicide Timing and Tillage on Resistant Pumpkins. Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 2, p. 4-6. www.ipm.uconn.edu. Boucher, J. 2013. Entomology News: Diamondback Moth Expands Host Range. Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 2, p. 7. www.ipm.uconn.edu. Boucher, J. 2013. We’re Growing and Moving: CT Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers’ Conference. Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 2, p. 1 & 7. www.imp.uconn.edu. Boucher, J. 2013. Stink Bug Boom of 2012. Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 4-5. Boucher, J. 2012. Getting Started with Deep Zone Tillage. Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 1 & 6-9. www.ipm.uconn.edu Boucher, J. 2012. CSA School: BY Farmers for Farmers. Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 3. www.ipm.uconn.edu Boucher, J. 2012. Plant Only NCLB-Resistant Sweet Corn Varieties. Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 3, p. 4-5. www.ipm.uconn.edu. Boucher, J. 2012. Would You Like to Try A Deep Zone Tillage (DZT) Machine Next Spring? Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Crops Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 3, p. 11. Magazines/Newspapers/Radio Kure-Jensen, S. 2012. CSAs Can Be Very Profitable. Providence Sustainable Living| Examiner.com, www.examiner.com/article/value-added-options-and-chef-partnerships. 1/13/13. pp.3. and in New England Country Folks http://issuu.com/leepublications/docs/cn-130114, 1/14/12. Kure-Jensen, S. 2012. Value Added Options and Chef Partnerships. Providence Sustainable Living| Examiner.com, www.examiner.com/article/value-added-options-and-chef-partnerships. 1/2/13. p.3. and in New England Country Folks http://issuu.com/leepublications/docs/cn-121224, 12/24/12. Kure-Jensen, S. 2012. Good Communications Keep Customers Coming Back. Providence Sustainable Living| Examiner.com, www.examiner.com/article/value-added-options-and-chef-partnerships. 1/2/13. p.3. and in Eastern Edition Country Folks http://issuu.com/leepublications/docs/go-1301, 12/24/12. Boucher, J. 2012. The Benefits of Using Deep Zone Tillage. The Pumpkin News. Vol. 1, Issue 4, Aug. 2012. pp. 1 & 4. Spiegal, J. E. 2012. Cut to Pest Control Program Leaves Farms Vulnerable This Summer. The CT Mirror. http://www.ctmirror.org/story/16739/cut-agriculture-pest-control-program-leaves-farms-vulnerable, 6/29/12. p. 2. Spiegal, J. E. 2012. Cut to Pest Control Program Leaves Farms Vulnerable This Summer. WNPR broadcast 6/28/12. Technical Reports Boucher, J. 2012. Bringing Deep Zone Tillage (DZT) to Connecticut & New England Vegetable Growers. Specialty Crop Grant Annual Report. CT DoAg. December, pp.2.

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LeGrand, A., J. Boucher, M. Concklin, D. Ellis, and L. Pundt. 2013. Connecticut Integrated Pest Management Program 2011-2012 Annual Report. UConn CES Pub. www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/. Also delivered to CT legislators. Los, L. and J. Boucher. 2012. Integrated Pest Management and Nutrient Management Demonstration Programs in Designated Watersheds. Final Report. CT DEEP. pp. 13. Publication reviewing/advising Caldwell, B., E. Sideman, A. Seaman, A. Shelton, and C. Smart. 2013. Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management, 2nd edition. J. Boucher served on advisory team for content. NYSAES Pub. pp. 201. Conference Organization, Editorial Positions, Judge Boucher, J. and M. Concklin (Editors). 2005-2013. Crop Talk: Commercial Vegetable and Fruit Crops Newsletter. UConn Coop. Ext. Sys. Pub. Vol. 1-8(1-4): pp. 12. Mailing list: 870 growers/educators. Boucher, J., General Chairman 2012-2016/Steering Committee 1993-2013. New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference & Trade Show. A New England Cooperative Extension System Consortium Effort. 35 member steering committee. 13-15 December, 2011. Manchester, NH (attendance 1,654; 132 booth trade show; 36 topic sessions; 156 presentations; 10 discussion groups; pesticide license re-certification credits; awards program; proceedings). Biannual/regional. Boucher, J. (Chairman), M. Concklin , R. Durgy, D. Ellis, L. Pundt, S. Bengtson, J. LaMondia and J. Bonelli. Steering Committee 1987-2013. Annual Connecticut Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers’ Conference. 17 January 2013, Vernon, CT (attendance 197 growers/service industry reps). Boucher, J. (Judge). 2004-2013. All-America Selection Trial Gardens. Test and judge new vegetable varieties for breeders for international All-America Selection Awards. Dept. Plant Science/Research Farm, Storrs, CT. Educational Workshops/Sessions Organization/Moderator Boucher, J. 2013. (Organizer/moderator/speaker) Getting Started With Deep Zone Tillage: Workshop for Growers Who Might Like to Try DZT. 1/24/13, Tolland County Extension Center. Vernon, CT. Attendance 18. Martin, J., J. Boucher and J. Bonelli. (Co-organizer/Moderator), 2012. CSA School: By Farmers, For Farmers. Middlesex County Extension Center, Haddam, CT. Attendance: 81 Internet Resources Boucher, T. J. 1987-2012. "Vegetable Crops IPM Recorded Telephone/Web Site Pest Message" (www.ipm.uconn.edu). Provides the latest pest data from traps and crop scouting around the state with cutting-edge crop management recommendations. Weekly updates provided May-September. (over 4,000 hits/calls annually). Howell, J. and R. Hazzard (Editors). 2011. J. Boucher, editorial committee. 2012-2013 New England Vegetable Management Guide. New England Coop. Ext. Pub. pp. 302. Used as a reference guide for vegetable production and pest management issues on over 40 vegetable commodities. Includes color pictures, IPM recommendations and lists of registered pesticides for each pest. Updated biennially. www.nevegetable.org. LeGrand, A., J. Boucher, D. Ellis, M. Concklin and L. Pundt. 1991-2013. UConn IPM Web Site, (www.ipm.uconn.edu). Archives of fact sheets, newsletters, pest messages, events calendar, etc. Maintain/update vegetable pages.

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Boucher, J. (General Chairman – NEVFC Steering Committee). Recent or upcoming Programs and archived Proceedings of the New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference. www.newenglandvfc.org. Undergraduate Guest Lectures/Farm Tours/Career Programs Boucher, J. 2012. Sweet corn IPM, Deep Zone Tillage and Late Blight. SAPL 810 Plant Pest Control. Department of Plant Science. 3 December. 6 enrolled. Instructor: D. Ellis. Boucher, J. and S. Bengston. 2012. Guest lecture/farm tour, Cold Spring Brook Farm, Berlin, CT. SAPL 017/PlSC 212 Vegetable Production. Department of Plant Science. 3 credits. 31 August. 19 enrolled. Instructor: G. Berkowitz. Consultancies to State or Federal Government Agencies Boucher, J. 2005-2013. Crop Weather (Newsletter and web site). USDA New England Agricultural Statistics. Report weekly on weather and crop interactions/conditions. April-October. Delivered to 700 people. Extension Presentations Boucher, J. Benefits of Deep Zone Tillage & Getting Started with DZT. Building Healthy Soils, USDA NRCS, 4/25/13, Rehoboth, MA. Attendance: 36. Boucher, J. and M. Concklin. 2013. Integrated Pest Management Training for USDA NRCS Staff, Part II. 3/1/13. Tolland County Extension Center. Vernon, CT. Attendance 16. Boucher, J. 2013. Edible Vegetables. Bedding Plant Meeting, 2/20/13, Litchfield County Extension Center, Torrington, CT. Attendance: 45 Boucher, J. 2013. Edible Vegetables. Bedding Plant Meeting, 2/14/13, Tolland County Extension Center, Vernon, CT. Attendance: 38 Boucher, J. 2013. Getting Started With Deep Zone Tillage. Workshop for Growers Who Might Like to Try DZT. 1/24/13, Tolland County Extension Center. Vernon, CT. Attendance 18. Cecarelli, N and J. Boucher. 2013. DZT, Cover Crops and Fertilizer Application. Workshop for Growers Who Might Like to Try DZT. 1/24/13, Tolland County Extension Center. Vernon, CT. Attendance 18. Boucher, J. (Moderator), T. Scott, N. Cecarelli, J. Wilson, G. Burson, D. Dzen, S. Bengtson, V. Malerba. Farmer-to-Farmer Discussion Group. Workshop for Growers Who Might Like to Try DZT. 1/24/13, Tolland County Extension Center. Vernon, CT. Attendance 18. Boucher, J. 2013. Effects of Fungicide Timing and Tillage on Resistant Pumpkins. CT Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers’ Conference. 1/17/13. Tolland County Extension Center. Vernon, CT. Attendance: 193. Durgy, R and J. Boucher. 2013. Effects of Plant Density and Tillage on ‘Montauk’ Sweet Corn. CT Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers’ Conference. 1/17/13. Tolland County Extension Center. Vernon, CT. attendance: 193. Boucher, J. (Moderator), 2012. CSA School: By Farmers, For Farmers. Middlesex County Extension Center, Haddam, CT. Attendance: 81 Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Contributed by Joan Allen Publications

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Allen, J. 2012. Organic control of basil downy mildew. Article on UConn IPM website: http://www.ipm.uconn.edu. Allen, J. 2012. Downy mildew of basil. Fact sheet on UConn IPM website: http://www.ipm.uconn.edu. Allen, J. E. and M. Saska. 2012. Basil downy mildew control using organic fungicides and nitrogen fertilization rate, 2012. Plant Disease Management Reports. Report No. 7:V045. Allen, J. and L. Pundt. 2012. Impatiens downy mildew in home gardens. Fact sheet. http://www.ipm.uconn.edu and http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu. Allen, J. 2012. Late blight of tomato and potato. Fact sheet. http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu. Allen, J. 2012. Pear trellis rust. Fact sheet. http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu. Allen, J. 2012. Squash vine borer. Fact sheet. http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu. Allen, J. 2012. Bacterial wilt of cucurbits. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2012. Clematis pests and diseases. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2012. Fireflies for slug control? News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2012. Common problems of spruce. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2012. Our native trees: sassafras. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2012. Disappearing impatiens. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2012. A new pear disease for Connecticut. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2012. Mistletoe. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2013. Grow your own tea. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2013. Why fruit trees fail to bear. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2013. Basil downy mildew. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2013. Hemlock woolly adelgid - what’s new? News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2013. Green lacewings – delicate and fierce! News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2013. Powdery mildew of cucurbits. News column sent to several publishers in CT. Allen, J. 2012. Queen Anne’s lace. Blog. http://uconnladybug.wordpress.com/ Allen, J. 2012. Yellow-shoulder tomato. http://uconnladybug.wordpress.com/ Allen, J. 2012. Acorn weevils. http://uconnladybug.wordpress.com/ Allen, J. 2012. Pear trellis rust. http://uconnladybug.wordpress.com/ Allen, J. 2012. Spotted salamander. http://uconnladybug.wordpress.com/ Allen, J. 2013. Pawpaw tree. http://uconnladybug.wordpress.com/ Allen, J. 2013. Impatiens downy mildew. http://uconnladybug.wordpress.com/ Allen, J. 2013. The green lacewing. http://uconnladybug.wordpress.com/

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Allen, J. 2013. The gray tree frog surprise. http://uconnladybug.wordpress.com/ Allen, J. 2012. Sustainable plant pest control. UConn Home & Garden News. July/August. Allen, J. 2012. Things to watch for from UConn Plant Diagnostic Lab. UConn Home & Garden News. July/August. Allen, J. 2012. 2012 Year of the lizard. UConn Home & Garden News. September/October. Allen, J. 2012. Pests and diseases of Hosta. UConn Home & Garden News. November/December. Allen, J. 2013. A new pear disease. UConn Home & Garden News. January/February/March. Allen, J. 2013. A complete guide to growing carrots. UConn Home & Garden News. April/May/June. Allen, J. 2013. Impatiens downy mildew update. UConn Home & Garden News. April/May/June. Allen, J. 2013. New plant diagnostic App. UConn Extension e-newsletter. May 29. Presentations Allen. J. 2012. All about beetles. Summer camp program, Whisconier Middle School, Brookfield, CT. July 18. Allen, J. 2012. Hot topics for Master Gardeners. Middlesex County Extension. July 26 and September 20. Allen, J. 2012. Hot topics for Master Gardeners. New Haven County Extension. August 23. Allen, J. 2012. Hot topics for Master Gardeners. Fairfield County Extension. September 25. Allen, J. 2013. Organic control of basil downy mildew. Connecticut Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Conference. Vernon, CT January 17. Allen, J. 2013. Plant pathology for Master Gardeners. Windham County Extension. January 25. Allen, J. 2013. Plant pathology for Master Gardeners. Hartford County Extension. February 6. Allen, J. 2013. Plant pathology for Master Gardeners. Fairfield County Extension. February 14. Allen, J. 2013. Plant pathology for Master Gardeners. Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, Ct. March 18. Allen, J. 2013. Plant pathology for Master Gardeners. Middlesex County Extension. March 19. Allen, J. 2013. Vegetables for Master Gardeners. Massachusetts Master Gardener Training. Holyoke, MA. March 5. Allen, J. 2013. Connecticut Curiosities. Connecticut Natural History Museum, Storrs, CT. March 23. Allen, J. 2013. Diagnostics and First Detector Training for Master Gardeners. Fairfield County Extension. April 11. Allen, J. 2013. Diagnostics and First Detector Training for Master Gardeners. Windham County Extension. April 12. Allen, J. 2013. Diagnostics and First Detector Training for Master Gardeners. Hartford County Extension. April 17. Allen, J. 2013. Diagnostics and First Detector Training for Master Gardeners. Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, CT. April 22.

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Allen, J. 2013. Diagnostics and First Detector Training for Master Gardeners. Middlesex County Extension. April 23. Allen, J. 2013. Winter tree identification. Simsbury Land Trust, Simsbury, CT. February 17. Allen, J. 2013. Connecticut curiosities. Storrs Women’s Club. Storrs, CT. May 6. Allen, J. 2013. Biocontrol and non-chemical control of insect pests. Eighth graders at Sayles School, Sprague, CT. Allen, J. 2013. Connecticut curiosities. Litchfield County Extension Annual Business Meeting. Torrington, CT. May 23. Allen, J. 2013. Questions to ask when diagnosing plant health problems. Diagnostic workshop for green industry workers. Southington, CT. June 26.

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IPM Program contacts and contributors to this report: IPM Program Coordinator Donna Ellis 860-486-6448 donna.ellis@uconn.edu Fruit IPM Mary Concklin 860-486-6449 mary.concklin@uconn.edu Greenhouse IPM Leanne Pundt 860-626-6240 leanne.pundt@uconn.edu Invasive Species IPM Donna Ellis 860-486-6448 donna.ellis@uconn.edu Ana Legrand 860-486-0869 ana.legrand@uconn.edu Landscape & Turf IPM Ana Legrand 860-486-0869 ana.legrand@uconn.edu Victoria Wallace 860-885-2826 victoria.wallace@uconn.edu Nursery IPM Donna Ellis 860-486-6448 donna.ellis@uconn.edu School IPM Victoria Wallace 860-885-2826 victoria.wallace@uconn.edu Donna Ellis 860-486-6448 donna.ellis@uconn.edu Candace Bartholomew 860-570-9067 candace.bartholomew@uconn.edu Vegetable IPM Jude Boucher 860-875-3331 jude.boucher@uconn.edu Mary Concklin 860-486-6585 mary.concklin@uconn.edu IPM Curriculum Donna Ellis 860-486-6448 donna.ellis@uconn.edu Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Joan Allen 860-486-6740 joan.allen@uconn.edu This report was edited by Donna Ellis, IPM Program Coordinator. Additional copies are available from: Donna Ellis University of Connecticut Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture 1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4067, Storrs, CT 06269-4067 (860) 486-6448