Pest Management
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Integrated Pest Management and Irrigated Agriculture
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Searches for article citations in the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) on integrated pest management and irrigated agriculture from 1985 to the present.
Population Dynamics and the Control of Insect or Weed Pests
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Offers a current search of NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) article citations on population dynamics in both weed and insect pest management.
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Offers dynamic searches of the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) article and book citations on intgrated pest management and its effects on erosion and sedimentation and fish and wildlife.
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Searches the WQIC database of "Online Publications Covering Water and Agriculture" for pest management concepts.
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
A bibliography of 189 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) covering 1993-1996. An earlier version covers 1991-1994.
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
A bibliography of 219 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) covering 1994-1996. An earlier version covers 1992-1993. Also find, IPM and Biological Control of Plant Pests: Field Crops.
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
A bibliography of 414 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) covering 1990-1992.
ARS Pesticide Properties Database
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
"Provides water quality modelers and managers a list of the pesticide properties most important for predicting the potentials of pesticides to move into ground and surface waters under a range of weather and soil conditions."
USDA. Agricultural Marketing Service.
"Ensures that Federal pesticide recordkeeping regulations are being followed through compliance and educational outreach activities. Also, "AMS Pesticide Data Program "manages the collection, analysis, data entry, and reporting of pesticide residues on agricultural commodities, with an emphasis on those commodities highly consumed by infants and children."
USDA. National Agricultural Statistics Service; NSF. Center for Integrated Pest Management.
Provides "interactive access to data from NASS including comodity acreages and active ingredient agricultural chemical use data."
USDA. National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Provides information on one of NIFA's program areas. Related Emphasis Areas include: Pesticides and Biobased Pest Management.
USDA. National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Offers material on commodities, pests and pest management practices including the Crop Profiles, Pest Management Strategic Plans and IPM Expertise databases along with information on pesticide use, current pest management research, and funding opportunities."
Pest Management Practices
USDA. National Agricultural Statistics Service.
"Information on percent of acres and farms that used selected management practices to control crop pests such as insects, weeds, and diseases."
USDA. Economic Research Service.
"Describes the use of pest management practices, including integrated pest management (IPM), for major field crops and selected fruits and vegetables."
EPA. National Center for Environmental Assessment.
"A database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances found in the environment" which include pesticides and other agricultural chemicals.
EXtension TOXicology NETwork
University of California-Davis; Oregon State University; Michigan State University; Cornell University; University of Idaho.
Provides pesticide information profiles, toxicology information briefs, newletters, and fact sheets.
Synthetic Organic Contaminants: Technical Fact Sheets
EPA. Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
Provide information on synthetic organic contaminants, which include pesticides and herbicides. Consumer fact sheets for synthetic organic contaminants are also available.
Oregon State University; Environmental Protection Agency.
Offers information services to members of the general public with questions about pesticides. Maintains the NPIC Pesticide Fact Sheets.
DOI. United States Geological Survey.
"Producing a long-term assessment of the status of and trends in the quality of the nation's water resources -- with pesticides one of its highest-priority issues."
DOI. United States Geological Survey.
"Describes the data sources and methods used to construct spatial data layers in GIS format (coverages) on agricultural-chemical use and agricultural practices that may help in future research concerning the presence and distribution of agricultural chemicals in water resources of the United States."
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.
Includes the traditional certification and training of pesticide applicators; integrated pest management in a variety of environments; pesticide safety awareness for the general public, youth, master gardeners; and many other information and technology transfer programs.
Purdue Research Foundation.
"Designed to help quantify the environmental benefits of potential management alternatives using the GLEAMS model to estimate pesticide and nutrient movement."
Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
Cornell University.
Provides an introduction to biological control and IPM through tutorials and photographs and descriptions of biocontrol agents of insect, disease and weed pests.
Purdue University.
Provides information on pests, listed by common and scientific names, and state-level information inclucing advisories, pest surveys, and press releases. PestTracker is sponsored by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
National Academies. Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Describes an "alternative approach to pest management that can complement and partially replace current chemically based pest-management practices."
Center for Integrated Pest Management
National Science Foundation.
"Serves a lead role in technology development, program implementation, training, and public awareness for IPM at the state, regional, and national levels."