Integrated Pest Management
IPM Oklahoma!
Integrated Pest Management can be thought of as “Intelligent Pest Management,” backed
by science and designed to provide safe, effective, economical and sustainable solutions
that protect people, pets and resources from pests. IPM makes use of the latest research-based
biological, cultural, mechanical, regulatory and chemical tools.
IPM Oklahoma from OSU Extension uses a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing upon scientists and professionals from
many applicable fields, to create a first-line resource that can be applied to both
agricultural and non-agricultural settings. Program professionals work closely with
the Pesticide Safety Education Program to ensure pesticides are used only as needed,
and applied in a safe, environmentally responsible manner.
Mission Statement
IPM OKLAHOMA! is a diverse, highly interdisciplinary program intended to be a first-line
resource for IPM information to the rural and urban communities of Oklahoma.
Purpose
The purpose of the IPM OKLAHOMA! is to solve pest problems through the application
of IPM methods outlined in the National IPM Roadmap, 2018. We do this by developing and providing IPM solutions to stakeholders that are entrusted
to manage:
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Existing, new and expanding plant and animal industries in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma's recreational and natural resources.
Non-agricultural resources such as schools, urban communities, landscapes and home
gardens.
IPM OKLAHOMA! is field oriented and encourages collaboration with crop consultants, pest control operators, grain elevator managers, flour millers, retail nursery and greenhouse managers, natural resource managers, municipal and school system employees and other interested stakeholders.
IPM OKLAHOMA! is field oriented and encourages collaboration with crop consultants, pest control operators, grain elevator managers, flour millers, retail nursery and greenhouse managers, natural resource managers, municipal and school system employees and other interested stakeholders.
Support
IPM OKLAHOMA! receives core support from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's CPPM EIP program and through Oklahoma State University's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service and the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment
Station.
IPM OKLAHOMA! works closely with the Pesticide Safety Education Program, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Environmental Protection Agency in Region 6 to ensure that pesticides are used only as needed, and applied in a safe, environmentally
responsible manner.
Contact
Dr. Tom Royer
Professor and IPM Coordinator
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
(405) 744-9406
tom.royer@okstate.edu
OR
Contact your Local Extension Office
Professor and IPM Coordinator
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
(405) 744-9406
tom.royer@okstate.edu
OR
Contact your Local Extension Office