Assistant Professor The Ohio State University Wooster, Ohio
Integrated pest management is critical to securing long-term sustainability and viability of agricultural production. Extension offers unique opportunities to further the success of IPM in the field both through experimentation and implementation. In this talk, I will review success stories in specialty crop pest management including the use of 3D printing, curated IPM programs and stakeholder networking. The goal of this talk will be to further the conversation of extension in IPM implementation and iniaitie discourse over best extension practices for the 21st century.