Purpose Your task is to create a comprehensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan in a crop (e.g. tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes) or cropping system (turfgrass, landscape) for a selected arthropod pest, a disease or nematode issue, and weed problems. Imagine that you are a crop consultant and you are creating a plan for problems that have occurred in the past on this crop. You are providing specific IPM recommendations to this farmer. This project will encompass the identification, monitoring, and specific management strategies before, during, and after the planting phase. Keep in mind that this is for a professional setting rather than a home garden. The strategies should take into account the effectiveness and feasibility of the methods, as well as the potential environmental impacts and cost- effectiveness. Learning Objective • Research the biology and control of pests. • Design an integrated pest management program. Project Instructions Part 1 - PowerPoint: Choose one arthropod pest and one disease/nematode problem for a Florida crop of your choosing and create a PowerPoint presentation with photos. Include the below required information. Submit your presentation. The information should be research- ◄ Previous Next ▸ based information and not found on Wikipedia or a general garden site. Points will be taken off for general, rather than specific IPM strategies. In the Reply section, state what crop you chose and attach your presentation to the discussion. Part 2 - Replies to Peers: Review your peers' presentations. Reply to 2 peers stating 3 things you learned in their presentation. Required Components (click on the three dots to the upper right for the entire rubric) • Crop Description - Identify your crop and area it would be growing (e.g. central Florida, south Florida, etc.), describe how it is grown for production in general (especially if grown in a greenhouse), example photo of how the crop is grown, and the when the crop is typically planted and harvested in that area. (5 pts) • Arthropod Pest Description - Provide the scientific name and common name of the arthropod pest, describe the immature and adult stages, identifying key features and describe the symptoms it causes (include photos of the pest and its symptoms). (6 pts) • Arthropod Pest Lifecycle - Describe the life cycle of the pest, including number of days for maturity and time in each stage (4 pts) • Arthropod Monitoring - Describe how to monitor for this pest and describe at what time during the growing season this insect/mite has the greatest effect on the crop (4 pts) • IPM Plan for Arthropod - Describe specific biological, mechanical, cultural, and/or chemical control methods to manage pests. (10 pts) • Disease or Nematode Description - Provide the scientific name, common name and type (fungus, bacteria, virus, migratory endoparasite, etc.) and describe the signs and symptoms of the disease or nematode (include photos) (5 ntal ◄ Previous Next ▸ symptoms of the disease or nematode (include photos) (5 pts) • Disease or Nematode Lifecycle - Describe the disease or nematode cycle in detail and conducive environmental conditions (e.g. temperatures above 70 degrees, excessive soil moisture, etc.). (4 pts) • Disease or Nematode Monitoring - Describe how to monitor for this disease/nematode and describe at what time during the growing season this disease has the greatest effect on the crop (4 pts) • IPM Plan for Disease/Nematode - Describe specific biological, mechanical, cultural, and/or chemical control methods to manage disease or nematode. (10 pts) • Most Troublesome Weeds - Describe in detail three of the most troublesome weeds for your crop, including what they look like, classification (summer annual, perennial, etc), and type (grass, broadleaf, sedge). Include photos of each weed. (8 pts) • IPM Plan for Weeds - Describe specific biological, mechanical, cultural, and/or chemical control methods to manage weeds. (10 pts) • Timeline - Provide a holistic timeline, incorporating a monitoring plan and control strategies based on months of the year (10 pts) • Evaluation - Evaluate (can use ratings such as 1-5 or Low, Med, and High) and explain the IPM methods based on effectiveness, environmental impacts, and cost- effectiveness (10 pts) • References - References are documented in APA format (need at least 5 references) (5 pts) • Replies to Peers (5 pts) - Reply to 2 peers stating 3 things you learned in their presentation. Example Here is an example IPM Plan for Cabbage in Florida that you can use and follow to create your own IPM plans. Estimated Time of Completion ◄ Previous Next ▸