Southern IPM Center

is collaboration.

The IPM Resource Database on the This is IPM website makes it easier than ever to share and access Integrated Pest Management resources across agriculture, forestry, natural areas, schools, and urban communities. Users can upload newsletters, publications, guides, graphics, and more while reaching a broad network of IPM professionals and programs nationwide.

By contributing to the database, you make your resources easily accessible, documented, and trackable, which strengthens IPM outreach, education, and collaboration across the field.

Follow is IPM and explore the IPM Resource Database on the This is IPM website: https://thisisipm.org/resources/

IPM is… access to knowledge that supports real-world solutions.

The IPM Resource Database on the This is IPM website serves as a contributor-generated clearinghouse for Integrated Pest Management and Invasive Species resources across all settings, including agriculture, forestry, natural areas, schools, and urban communities. Developed to support outreach and program goals, the database helps academic, non-profit, agency, and industry professionals share content that is both easily accessible and trackable.

Follow This is IPM and explore the IPM Resource Database to discover tools, publications, and educational materials that highlight the people, science, and practice behind IPM: https://thisisipm.org/resources/

IPM is collaboration. Connect helps make those collaborations possible.

The This is IPM website includes networking resources designed to help connect researchers, Extension professionals, growers, industry partners, students, and others across the IPM community.

Strong collaboration drives stronger solutions, and Connect helps bring together the people working to advance practical, science-based pest management across diverse systems and environments.

Follow This is IPM and check out the This is IPM networking resources on our new website: https://thisisipm.org/

🗞️ Our June Newsletter is Out!🗞️

Last week, we published the June 2026 edition of our newsletter. This edition highlights the Two-Spotted Cotton Leafhopper Working Group meeting, the 2026 Friends of IPM Award winners, and the IR-4 Southern Region priority setting.

Read this month's edition to learn more: https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=84900cd50d729c4f28f999684&id=61d1cd0f4c

Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on IPM news in the southern region: https://mailchi.mp/245fa04a547f/southernipm

🚨 Upcoming Webinar 🚨

Join us on Wednesday, June 24, at 1:30 PM ET for a webinar, "Inside the Average American Brain: A Path to Better IPM Communications," with speakers Kelsey Gosch and Michael Rozyne from Red Tomato.

In this webinar, the speakers will talk about how communicators contribute to the public understanding of IPM and sustainable farming by equipping them with communication tools for strategic framing. They will also create an understanding of framing, share the dominant mental models of farming held by the U.S. public, and present six general strategies for framing communications on IPM and farming.

The webinar will be recorded for anyone unable to attend the live session.

Register for the webinar: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g-hMEvkfR4Si_5MSopqwKg #/registration

IPM is practiced everywhere…with boots on the ground, in the lab, and everywhere in between.
Integrated Pest Management supports production agriculture, residential and public spaces, and natural resources such as forests and water systems through practical, science-based solutions.

From researchers and Extension professionals to growers, land managers, and communities, IPM connects people and practices to address real-world challenges across many different environments.

Follow This is IPM and explore the new This is IPM website to learn more about the people and process behind IPM: https://thisisipm.org/

🌶️ Help the Future of Pepper Research at NC State! 🌶️

Help support Lauren Turner, a master's student under the advisement of Emmanuel Torres Quezada at NC State, by participating in this survey on pest management experiences in the pepper industry. Please use the link below to access and complete the questionnaire, which will take approximately fifteen minutes.

Please distribute this survey to pepper growers and other pepper industry professionals in your network.

Please note that for Extension personnel, there are only two options provided for your role in the industry: Extension Agent and Extension Specialist. Please choose the role that aligns best, regardless of your Extension level appointment. If you fall into another role in the pepper industry, please select the role that aligns best with your current role.

Visit this link for the consent form and the online survey:
https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ygMsQ4RAdcusHc

Your participation is voluntary and confidential. You may stop participating at any time by closing the survey.

Participating in this study isn't an expectation nor requirement of any affiliation you have with NC State or any member of the research team. You must be 18 years of age or older, reside in the United States, and be involved in the pepper industry to participate in this study. You will not be compensated for participating. Participation involves only minimal risk, no more than encountered in everyday life.

If you have any questions, please contact Tegan or Lauren using the information below.

Tegan Walker: [email protected]

Lauren Turner: [email protected]

🎉 IPM Ambassador Spotlight 🎉

We are proud to highlight one of the recipients of our IPM Ambassador Travel Grant, Dr. Vilma Cooper!
The IPM Ambassador Travel Grant Program supports individuals who intend to speak at national and international conferences to advance the development, communication, and effective implementation of IPM strategies and technologies.
Vilma received the IPM Ambassador Travel grant in 2024 while pursuing her Ph.D at the University of Florida’s Medical Entomology Laboratory.
Check out the link to learn more about the impact of the IPM Ambassador Travel Grant on Vilma's journey from graduate student to industry leader: https://southernipm.org/2026/06/02/vilma-cooper-montenegro/

IPM is… a process, a science, and a community.

It is dynamic, reflexive, and always adapting to solve real-world challenges through practical, science-based solutions.

“This is IPM” highlights the people behind Integrated Pest Management and explores how science, collaboration, and applied knowledge come together to protect crops, farms, forests, homes, schools, businesses, parks, and communities.

Follow This is IPM and explore the new This is IPM website to learn more about the process, the network, and the impact of IPM: https://thisisipm.org/