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The 1994 IPM Innovators Awards
The 1994 Awardees are:
- The Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems Project (BIOS) provides customized orchard management plans
and a comprehensive pest monitoring program for almond growers who want to reduce the use of pesticides and chemical
fertilizers. Contact: Michael Spezia, BIOS Program Coordinator, 916/756-8518.
- The California Processed Tomato Foundation is a joint organization of growers and processors dealing
with environmental and food safety issues. They emphasize grower education about IPM, including seminars and field
demonstration plots. Contact: Pam Jones, 415/598-9905.
- The East Bay Regional Park District established a public oversight committee on pesticide use; tracks
and maps numbers of major pests; and researches alternatives to pesticides for pest control. Contact: Nancy Brownfield,
510/635-0135.
- The Fillmore Citrus Protective District organized a nonprofit cooperative in 1926 to rear and release
natural enemies on 9000 acres of citrus for some 350 growers. Their efforts have achieved nearly complete control
of pests. Contact: Stan Zervas, 805/524-2733.
- The Getty Conservation Institute researched and introduced less toxic methods to fumigate museum artifacts,
replacing methyl bromide. Contact: Bill Ginell, 310/440-6262.
- The Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission has brought IPM practices to some 180 grape growers, including
use of cover crops and encouraging owls for gopher control. Contact: Cliff Ohmart, 209/367-4727.
- The Los Angeles, Fremont, and San Diego City Unified School Districts have all developed and encouraged
policies that include inspection, pest identification, record-keeping, assessment of damages, and selection of
reduced-risk alternatives. Contact: Fremont-Fred Okal, 510/657-0693; L.A.-Dianne Doi, 213/743-5086 and Bill Hicks,
213/763-2974; San Diego-Ray Palmer, 619/627-7223.
- The PACE Turfgrass Institute, a group of 25 golf courses, organized to coordinate and fund research
on major pest problems, and to provide technical support for identifying and monitoring turf diseases. Contact:
Dr. Wendy Gelernter, 619/272-9897.
- The Randall Island Regional Management Project organized a region-wide experiment involving five growers
and 760 acres of pears, to evaluate alternative controls, such as sex attractants for the codling moth. Contact:
Dr. Steve Welter, 510/642-2355.
- The San Luis Obispo County Department of Agriculture organized a network of land managers, parks personnel,
and local researchers and citizens to release natural enemies of pests, and to spread information on reduced-risk
methods. Contact: Brenda Ouwerkerk or Cathy Darling, 805/781-5910.
If you would like to find out more about IPM, our IPM Innovators, or the IPM Innovators Program, you can contact:
IPM Innovators Program
c/o Bob Elliott
Department of Pesticide Regulation
Pest Management & Licensing Branch
P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015
916/324-4100
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