DATABASES

The Database of IPM Resources
Database of IPM Resources (DIR) is an information retrieval and referral system and a compendium of customized directories of worldwide IPM information resources accessible through the Internet.

Entomology Index of Internet Resources
The Entomology Index of Internet Resources is an attempt to organize the thousands of informational resources available to entomologists.

EDUCATIONAL LINKS

UC Davis - Degree Day Concepts & Methods

UC Davis Integrated Pest Management
Located in the single largest fruit producing region worldwide, UC Davis has researchers working on tomorrow’s agricultural solutions to reduce pesticides and increase output. For the professional, there are models for degree days and plant and pest phenology as well as straight insect control guidelines.

Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center
The Integrated Plant Protection Center is organized to emphasize strong interdisciplinary collaboration among the crop protection disciplines of entomology, weed science, plant pathology, and pesticide chemistry/toxicology, as well as related fields of crop science, horticulture, range management, and forestry.

New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
The primary mission of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, N.Y., is to support New York state's fruit and vegetable industry. Researchers at the Station work to improve the health of the population by developing good farming and food storage/processing practices so that consumers are assured a year-round supply of safe, economical, high-quality fruits and vegetables.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Cooperative Extension focuses on issues and needs relating to agriculture and the environment; management of natural resources; food safety, quality, and health; family stability; economic security; and youth development.

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

United States Department of Agriculture

USDA National Agricultural Library
The National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is one of four National Libraries in the United States. NAL is a major international source for agriculture and related information.

USDA Agricultural Research Service
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS, one of the Research, Education and Economics (REE) agencies, is charged with extending the Nation's scientific knowledge across a broad range of program areas.

National Weather Service
This system is located at the National Weather Service Headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. It obtains raw data from a telecommunications gateway, satellites, and other multilayered redundant links.

INDUSTRY RESOURCES

Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA)  The biopesticide industry has joined together to form a new coalition called the Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA). The mission of the BPIA is to improve the global market perception of biopesticides as effective products and to facilitate the successful registration process of biopesticides.

California Agricultural Production Consultants Association (CAPCA)   CAPCA represents 75% of the nearly 5,000 California EPA licensed pest control advisers (PCA's) that provide pest management consultation for the production of food, fiber and ornamental industries of California.

California Agriculture
News and peer-reviewed research form the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California

California Plant Health Association (CPHA)
The California Plant Health Association (CPHA) represents the interests of the fertilizer and crop protection manufacturers, distributors, formulators and retailers in California, Arizona and Hawaii. The purpose of the California Plant Health Association is to promote the environmentally sound use and handling of plant health products and services for the production of safe and quality food, fiber and horticultural products.

Meister Publishing Company
Meister Publishing Company is a leading, communication and information center for worldwide specialized agriculture. They strive to provide hands-on, how-to information to the market communities they serve, giving customers the knowledge they need to grow.

Good Fruit Grower Magazine
An excellent Northwest publication focusing on orchard crops, but also good articles on agricultural politics and developments. They have an internal search engine for back issues, online classifieds, and selected articles from the current issue.

Cotton Pickin Web
This site was set up by the National IPM Network and Cotton Incorporated to serve everyone who grows, buys and uses cotton. The site includes specific information on worker safety, pest control, extension services by state, and local cotton grower associations.